Heavenly Shell Stitch Christening Blanket
Christening a child is one of the most important events you will partake in if you and your family practice Christianity. With this Heavenly Shell Stitch Christening Blanket, you can celebrate this blessed event with a pure white shell stitch crochet pattern.
This particular crochet for baby also includes patterns for a matching sweater, booties, and hat (see the bottom of this post for the link to the pattern). This crochet christening set would make a beautiful and thoughtful gift or you can choose to make only the baby blanket for your little one.
Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge 3 rows of shells = 2”. CHECK YOUR GAUGE: Use any size hook to obtain the gauge
Finished Size37" x 38"
Materials List
- Red Heart® Soft Yarn®: 4600 White
- 5mm [U S H-8]
- Yarn needle
Special Stitches
Shell = (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same stitch.
Instructions for BLANKET:
Ch 127.
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Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each remaining ch across (125 dc, counting beginning ch as dc). Ch 3, turn.
Row 2: Dc across and in top of turning ch. Ch 3, turn.
Row 3: Dc in each of the next 5 dc [ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next dc] 56 times, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in each of the next 5 dc and in top of beginning ch-3, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Sc in each dc and each ch-1 space across and in top of beginning ch-3 (125 sc). Ch 3, turn.
Row 5: Dc in each of the next 5 sc, ch 1, skip next sc, dc in next sc, ch 1, [skip 3 sc, shell] 13 times, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc, skip 2 sc, [shell, skip 3 sc] 12 times, shell in next sc, ch 1, skip next 3 sc, dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, dc in each of the last 5 dc and in top of beginning ch-3, ch 3, turn.
Row 6: Dc in each of the next 5 dc, ch 1, skip ch-1 space, dc in next dc, ch 1, [shell in ch-1 space of next shell] 13 times, dc in center single dc, [shell in ch-1 space of next shell] 13 times, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space, dc in each of the last 5 dc and in top of beginning ch-3, ch 3, turn.
Rows 7-54: Repeat Row 6.
Row 55: Repeat Row 6 ending with ch 1, turn.
Row 56: Evenly space 125 sc across working in number of sts and spaces required to match Row 4, ch 3, turn.
Row 57: Dc in each of the next 5 sc, * ch 1, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc; repeat from * across (57 ch 1 sps) dc in last 6 sc, ch 3, turn.
Row 58: Dc in each of the next 5 dc, * dc in next ch-1 space, dc in next dc; repeat from * across, ending with dc in each of the last 5 dc and in top of beginning ch-3, ch 3, turn.
Row 59: Dc in 2nd dc and in each remaining dc across, ch 1, turn.
Row 60: Sc in each st across. Fasten off. On opposite end, join yarn on WS and work 125 sc across beginning chain edge. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Instructions for Set:
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For the matching hat, booties, and sweater, please visit Red Heart for the pattern.