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Mom and Baby Elephant

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Mom and Baby Elephant Blanket Materials Needed 2 Caron Simply Soft White (for background color) 1 Caron Simply Soft Grey Heather (for mom elephant) 1 Yarn Bee Soft Secret Mist  (for mom elephant) (Hobby Lobby brand) 1 Caron Simply Soft Soft Pink (for baby elephant and hearts) 1 Bernat Satin Flamingo (for baby elephant and hearts) 1 5mm crochet hook Pattern Details c2c stitch (Corner to Corner) :  This stitch is made by starting in one corner (the bottom right corner or row 1) of a square graph and following the graph diagonally to the opposite square of the graph (ending in row 99).  Here is a video to help you get started. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3MJEwS1FV4&feature=youtu.be Rows 1-50 :  In these rows, you will increase the squares at the beginning of each row. Rows 50-99 : The last half of the graph is worked by making a decrease at the end of each row. Changing colors :  This is the trickiest part of the pattern.  When the

Whale Baby Blanket

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Whale Baby Blanket Materials Needed 2 Caron Simply Soft White (for background color) 1 Caron Simply Soft Grey Heather (for hearts and eye) 2 Caron Simply Soft Soft Blue (for water) 2 Caron Simply Soft Soft Green (for whale) 1 5mm crochet hook Pattern Details c2c stitch (Corner to Corner) :  This stitch is made by starting in one corner (the bottom right corner or row 1) of a square graph and following the graph diagonally to the opposite square of the graph (ending in row 99).  Here is a video to help you get started. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3MJEwS1FV4&feature=youtu.be Rows 1-50 :  In these rows, you will increase the squares at the beginning of each row. Rows 50-99 : The last half of the graph is worked by making a decrease at the end of each row. Changing colors :  This is the trickiest part of the pattern.  When the pattern changes colors, simply pull the new color yarn when you make the slip stitch as you finish the previous sq