Whale Baby Blanket

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 square.  Don’t cut the old color if you are not finished with it.  Simply leave the yarn hanging until you come back to it in the next row.  Fasten off the color only when the color is done in the graph.  Tuck all the ends in.  When I start a new color, after I pull it through the slip stitch, I make a small knot to secure it in place and then tuck in the end.  Here is a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-f-sYAq7u0&t=4s

Other helpful videos:

https://youtu.be/0Kr8xMon1tU

https://youtu.be/0Kr8xMon1tU

Written instructions:

W: White
B: Soft Blue
GH: Gray Heather
G: Soft Green

Row 1:  In B, chain 6.  Make a DC (Double Crochet) in the 4th chain from the hook.  Then do one DC in each of the remaining 2 chains.

Row 2: In B, chain 6 (this chain is where the increase happens).  Make a DC in the 4th chain from the hook.  DC in last two chains.  Turn your work (flip the first square).  Slip stitch to join the chain 3 spaces from the first square.  Chain 3.  Make 3 DC in the space made by the 3 chain.

Row 3-12: Continue chaining 6 and B in the 4th chain from the hook and the next 2 chains.  Turn slip stitch to join the space made by the chain and the last square.  All these rows are in W.

Row 13: 10 B, 3 W.

Row 14: 5 W, 9 B.

Row 15: 9 B, 6 W.

Row 16: 6 W, 10 B.

Row 17: 10 B, 7 W.

Row 18: 8 W, 10 B.

Row 19: 11 B, 8 W.

Row 20: 9 W, 11 B.

Row 21: 11 B, 10 W.

Row 22: 9 W, 1 G, 12 B.

Row 23: 11 W, 4 G, 8 W.

Row 24: 8 W, 6 G, 10 W.

Row 25: 9 B, 8 G, 8 W.

Row 26: 3 W, 2 G, 3 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 9 G, 9 B.

Row 27: 10 B, 4 G, 3 W, 7 G, 3 W.

Row 28: 3 W, 7 G, 4 W, 4 G, 10 B.

Row 29: 10 B, 5 G, 4 W, 7 G, 3 W.

Row 30: 5 W, 1 G, 1 W, 3 G, 5 W, 4 G, 11 B.

Row 31: 11 W, 5 G, 5 W, 3 G, 7 W.

Row 32: 7 W, 4 G, 5 W, 5 G, 11 B.

Row 33: 12 B, 5 G, 5 W, 3 G, 8 W.

Row 34: 8 W, 4 G, 4 W, 7 G, 11 B.

Row 35: 10 B, 9 G, 4 W, 3 G, 9 W.

Row 36: 10 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 G (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 W, 11 G, 9 W.

Row 37: 9 B, 11 G, 17 W.

Row 38: 17 W, 11 G, 10 B.

Row 39: 10 B, 12 G, 17 W.

Row 40: 17 W, 13 G, 10 B.

Row 41: 11 B, 12 G, 18 W.

Row 42: 18 W, 13 G, 11 B.

Row 43: 11 B, 14 G, 18 W.

Row 44: 18 W, 14 G, 12 B.

Row 45: 11 B, 15 G, 19 W.

Row 46: 19 W, 17 G, 10 B.

Row 47: 9 B, 19 G, 19 W.

Row 48: 20 W, 2 G, 2 GH, 15 G, 9 B.

Row 49: 10 B, 15 G, 2 GH, 2 G, 20 W.

Row 50: 21 W, 3 G, 1 GH, 2 G, 2 GH, 11 G, 10 B.

Row 51:  Here is where we start decreasing at the beginning of each row.  After you have done the last slip stitch on row 50 to connect the last two squares, turn you work over. Make a slip stitch from where you are to the 3 DC. Make the Slip stitch loose so you don’t tighten the square.  It may look weird, but you will hide this Slip stitch when you make the border.  You will do this at the beginning of rows 51 through 99.  9 B, 12 G, 2 GH, 2 G (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end) 3 G, 20 W.

Row 52: 20 W, 7 G, 1 GH, 11 G, 9 B.

Row 53: 8 B, 1 W, 11 G (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 6 G, 20 W.

Row 54: 19 W, 19 G, 1 W, 7 B.

Row 55: 7 B, 1 W, 18 G, 19 W.

Row 56: 18 W, 19 G, 2 W, 5 B.

Row 57: 3 B, 4 W, 12 G, 3 GH, 3 G, 18 W.

Row 58: 18 W, 2 G, 3 GH, 13 G, 5 W, 1 B (tie knot, cut and tuck in end).

Row 59: 6 W, 5 G, 1 W, 6 G, 4 GH, 2 G, 4 W, 2 B, 11 W.

Row 60: 10 W, 2 B, 5 W, 2 G, 3 GH, 6 G, 1 W, 1 GH, 5 G, 5 W.

Row 61: 5 W, 5 G, 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 W, 5 G, 2 GH, 3 G, 5 W, 3 B, 9 W.

Row 62: 9 W, 3 B, 5 W, 2 G, 2 GH, 6 G (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 5 G, 5 W.

Row 63: 4 W, 13 G (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 G, 5 W, 4 B, 8 W.

Row 64: 8 W, 4 B, 5 W, 15 G, 4 W.

Row 65: 4 W, 14 G, 1 W, 1 B (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 5 B, 7 W.

Row 66: 7 W, 8 B, 2 W, 14 G, 3 W.

Row 67: 3 W, 13 G, 3 W, 8 B, 6 W.

Row 68: 6 W, 6 B, 5 W, 12 G, 3 W.

Row 69: 3 W, 11 G, 6 W, 5 B (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 6 W.

Row 70: 12 W, 1 B, 2 W, 1 B, 2 W, 9 G, 3 W.

Row 71: 4 W, 6 G, 4 W, 1 B, 2 W, 3 B, 9 W.

Row 72: 8 W, 3 B, 2 W, 1 B, 6 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 G (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 5 W.

Row 73: 14 W, 1 B, 1 W, 4 B, 7 W.

Row 74: 6 W, 4 B, 1 W, 2 B, 13 W.

Row 75: 13 W, 1 B, 1 W, 5 B, 5 W.

Row 76: 5 W, 4 B, 1 W, 2 B, 12 W.

Row 77: 9 W, 5 B, 1 W, 4 B, 4 W.

Row 78: 4 W, 3 B, 2 W, 6 B, 7 W.

Row 79: 6 W, 7 B, 2 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 B (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 W.

Row 80: 8 W, 7 B, 5 W.

Row 81: 5 W, 7 B, 7 W.

Row 82: 7 W, 6 B, 5 W.

Row 83: 4 W, 6 B, 7 W.

Row 84: 6 W, 6 B, 4 W,

Row 85: 4 W, 5 B, 6 W.

Row 86: 6 W, 4 B, 4 W.

Row 87: 5 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 B (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 7 W.

Rows 88-99: Continue decreasing at the beginning of each row.  Finish the rest of the afghan in W.

Border:  In B, I did a single crochet (SC) around.  I make 2 SC in one square and 3 in the next square and 2 SC in the corners.  In GH I did a row of DC doing 2 DC in to corner stitches twice.  I finished with a row of SC in B.