I made this blanket for a pregnant friend. I thought a Teddy bear and hearts in white would be perfect for either a girl or boy. The only thing that would change is the colour of the ribbon and the corner hearts.
The pictures in this blanket are made using around-the-post treble stitches.
The charts I made for the pictures are for the smallest size need for each picture. To view and download the charts please follow these links:
All the around-the-post stitches go around the front of the posts from the right side.
If you are going to make it a different size here is how I calculated my starting chains. Before you start you need to decide:
1. How much padding you would like around the picture.
2. What type of border, if any, you would like.
Once you have decide it's time to calculate your starting chains:
(Border x 2) + (Padding x 2) + Chart
Also remember that you will have to change the number of padding rows and padding stitches in each pattern.
For my blanket I decide the have one large Teddy in the center, 4 Squares with hearts in the corners and 4 rectangles with hearts for the edges.
As I love the braided the join I decide to use it. So I wouldn't have to do a setup round I decide to add it to the squares as I made them.
I used KATIA FAMA yarn and a 4.5mm hook.
As I normally make my starting chain too tight I like to use a larger hook for the chain.
The Center Teddy
Has mesh border.
Make starting chain (69)
Row 1 (Border). Turn. Chain 4 (counts as 1 dc + 1 ch). dc into 5th chain. *ch 1, skip 1 and dc into next stitch. Repeat from * until end.
Rows 2 - 5 (Padding). Turn. Chain 4. Skip the previous chain 1 and dc into each stitch. Stop before just before the starting chain. Chain 1 and dc into the 3er chain.
Rows 6 - 36 (Teddy). Turn. Chain 4. Skip the previous chain 1 and dc into the next 12 stitches (Padding). Follow the chart for the next 41 stitches. dc into the next 12 stitches (Padding). Chain 1 and dc into the 3er chain.
Rows 37 - 40 (Padding). Repeat rows 2 - 5.
Row 41 (Border). Repeat row 1.
Cut and weave in the ends.
Corner Hearts (make 4)
Has mesh border.
Make starting chain (41)
Row 1 (Border). Turn. Chain 4 (counts as 1 dc + 1 ch). dc into 5th chain. *ch 1, skip 1 and dc into next stitch. Repeat from * until end.
Rows 2 - 3 (Padding). Turn. Chain 4. Skip the previous chain 1 and dc into each stitch. Stop before just before the starting chain. Chain 1 and dc into the 3er chain.
Rows 4 - 23 (Heart). Turn. Chain 4. Skip the previous chain 1 and dc into the next 6 stitches (Padding). Follow the chart for the next 41 stitches. dc into the next 6 stitches (Padding). Chain 1 and dc into the 3er chain.
Rows 24 - 25 (Padding). Repeat rows 2 - 3.
Row 26 (Border). Repeat row 1.
Cut and weave in the ends.
Top and Bottom (make 2)
No border.
Make starting chain (65)
Row 1 (Padding). Turn. Chain 3. Dc into 4th chain. dc into each chain.
Row 2 (Padding). Turn. Chain 3. Dc into each stitch including the top of chain 3.
Rows 3 - 22 (Heart). Turn. Chain 3. 19 dc (Padding). Follow chart. 20 dc (Padding).
Rows 23 - 24 (Padding). Turn. Chain 3. Dc into each stitch including the top of chain 3.
Cut and weave in the ends.
Side Panels (make 2)
No border.
Make starting chain (37)
Row 1 (Padding). Turn. Chain 3. Dc into 4th chain. dc into each chain.
Rows 2 - 9 (Padding). Turn. Chain 3. Dc into each stitch including the top of chain 3.
Rows 10 - 30 (Heart). Turn. Chain 3. 5 dc (Padding). Follow chart. 6 dc (Padding).
Rows 31 - 41 (Padding). Turn. Chain 3. Dc into each stitch including the top of chain 3.
Cut and weave in the ends.
Braided Join
Join by first taking the loop off the hook and passing though the hole on the other panel. Place the loop back on the hook and do the join stitch (in this case a chain stitch).
On the top and bottom of the panels place the dc into every other stitch. As long as the starting chains are an odd number it will fit perfectly.
On the sides of the panels place the dc stitches where the rows meet.
Each corner is dc, 3 ch, dc. Each chain should join to a different panel. If there is no panel to join to just do a chain stitch.
On the outside edges do a mesh (1 dc, 1 ch). I prefer to start each round on an outside edges.
On the outside edges do a mesh (1 dc, 1 ch). I prefer to start each round on an outside edges.
The Edge
At the moment the blanket has a mesh edging. This is where the ribbon will go.
Rnd 1: dc all the way around (one in each dc and one in each ch). For the corners, between the two dc's do: 3dc 1ch 3dc.
Rnd 2: 6dc into the same stitch. *skip 2 stitches and sc into next stitch. skip 2 stitches and 6dc into next stitch. repeat from *. In the corners do 9dc. If the shells don't line up with the corners all you need to do is only skip 1 stitch in a few places. No one will notice. And if they do it only makes it unique!!
All that is left is to block and then to thread the ribbon though the mesh edge.
To see how I block my blankets click HERE.
To hold the ribbon on place I decide to use 3 small hearts. The pattern for which can be found HERE. I used the tails for the hearts to sew them and the ribbon in place. On the last corner I made a bow and used normal sewing thread to sew it in place.
To see how I block my blankets click HERE.
To hold the ribbon on place I decide to use 3 small hearts. The pattern for which can be found HERE. I used the tails for the hearts to sew them and the ribbon in place. On the last corner I made a bow and used normal sewing thread to sew it in place.
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