Hey it’s Hannah, I’m working on a new baby blanket this week using some Yarn Bee Alpaca Twist I found at Hobby Lobby. I know I’ve made several blankets with a variation of bobbles and stripes, but I was inspired by a pillow I saw at Target the other day and wanted to see what would happen if I put different sizes of bobbles right next to each other 😊.

The pink part is extended half double crochet, worked in between the posts of the row below. Then the white lines are regular half double crochet in between the posts and a big puff stitch with two smaller puff stitches on either side.

If you’re not sure what it means to work ‘in between the posts’ here is a video to show you how!

Materials

Yarn Bee Alpaca Twist (90% acrylic, 10% alpaca, 3.5 oz/175 yds)

6 skeins Blush, 1 skein White

Size K/6.5mm hook, tapestry needle, scissors

Size

Finished size 30 in x 36 in

Stitches

Half Double Crochet (HDC) – YO, insert hook, pull up a loop, YO, pull through all loops. 

Extended Half Double Crochet (EHDC) – YO, insert your hook, pull up a loop, YO, pull through one loop, YO, pull through remaining loops

Small Puff Stitch – *YO, insert your hook, and pull up a loop. Repeat from * two more times. Then YO and pull through all loops on hook. 

Large Puff Stitch – *YO, insert your hook, and pull up a loop. Repeat from * four more times. Then YO and pull through all loops on hook. 

Wide HDC – Work a regular HDC, but insert your hook in between the posts of the row below. 

Wide EHDC – Work an extended HDC, but insert your hook in between the posts of the row below. (See graphic below)

Double Crochet (DC): YO, insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO, pull through two loops, YO, pull through remaining two loops.

Front and Back Post Double Crochet (FPDC & BPDC): A front post double crochet means you insert your hook from front to back around the post of the next DC and work a DC. A back post double crochet means you insert your hook from back to front around the post of the next DC and work a DC.

Pattern

Chain 99 with Blush. (To make your blanket bigger or smaller, chain any multiple of 10, then add 9.)

ROW 1: Starting in the third chain from the hook, work an Extended Half Double Crochet (EHDC) in each chain. When you reach the end of the chain, chain 2 and turn. 

ROWS 2 – 5: Work four rows of Wide EHDC. (From now on in the blanket you will always be inserting your hook in between the posts of the row below.) Chain 2 and turn at the end of each row. When you reach the end of the fifth row, pull through with White on the last stitch, when you still have three loops left on your hook. Cut the Blush, leaving about a six inch tail you can weave into the blanket later. Chain 2 with White and turn. 

ROW 6: *Work 7 wide HDC stitches, then one small puff stitch, one large puff stitch, and another small puff stitch. Repeat from * to the end of the row. You should end with 7 wide HDC stitches. (When you are working the puff stitches, you still want to insert your hook in between the posts, in the same way as if you were working a wide HDC). 

(Note: In the video above my mom is working wide EHDCs instead of wide HDCs for the white lines, which you can do if you’d like to make your lines a little bit thicker.)

At the end of the row, pull through with Blush on the last stitch. Cut the White and leave a tail to weave in later. Chain 2 with Blush and turn. 

ROWS 7 – 11: Work five rows of wide EHDC with Blush. At the end of the 11th row, pull through with White, and cut the Blush. Chain 2 with White and turn. (When you are working the row above the puffs, insert your hook on either side of them as if they are regular stitch posts.)

ROW 12: Work 12 wide HDC stitches, then one small puff stitch, one large puff stitch, and another small puff stitch. Then *work 7 wide HDC stitches, then one small puff stitch, one large puff stitch, and another small puff stitch. Repeat from * to the end of the row and after the last puff end with 12 wide HDC stitches. 

At the end of the row, pull through with Blush on the last stitch. Cut the White and leave a tail to weave in later. Chain 2 with Blush and turn. 

ROWS 13 – 17: Work five rows of wide EHDC with Blush. At the end of the 11th row, pull through with White, and cut the Blush. Chain 2 with White and turn. 

Repeat rows 6 through 17 for the remainder of the blanket, until you end with 5 rows of Blush. 

Border

Weave in ends. 

Round 1: Pull up a loop in any corner and chain 2. Work one round of HDC around the blanket, working 3 HDCs into each corner. You can work in between the posts on the ends of the blanket, and work one HDC for each row on the sides. When you reach the corner you started with, do not join the round, but continue working in the same direction. 

Round 2: Work one round of DC, working one DC into the tops of each HDC of the previous round, and work 3 DC into the middle stitch of the 3 HDC that made the corner. Continue on in the same direction, do not join the round. 

Round 3: When you reach the corner you started with, work 3 DCs into the corner, then go around the blanket again, this time alternating front and back post double crochet. When you get to the corners of this row, you will want to continue the pattern of alternating front and back post double crochet, but you will work three stitches around the corner post.