Easy as 1-2-3 Ripple Blanket
When you're in need of a quick crochet baby blanket, work up the Easy as 1-2-3 Ripple Blanket. This easy crochet pattern features three bright primary colors in a colorblock style, perfect for your baby or toddler at home. This crochet blanket also features a subtle ripple stitch design, making this blanket a little more interesting than your standard striped crochet blanket. Use primary colors as shown or split up your blanket however you want - you're only limited by your imagination!
Crochet HookM/13 or 9 mm hook
Yarn Weight(6) Super Bulky/Super Chunky (4-11 stitches for 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge6 dc and 3 rows = 4" [10 cm]
Finished SizeApprox 46 x 46" [117 x 147.5 cm]
Materials List
- Bernat® Blanket Brights: Contrast A Race Car Red (12001) 2 balls or 381 yds/348 m; Contrast B School Bus Yellow (12003) 2 balls or 381 yds/348 m; Contrast C Royal Blue (12006) 2 balls or 381 yds/348 m
- Size U.S. M/13 (9 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Pattern
Stripe Pattern
With A, work 20 rows.
With B, work 20 rows.
With C, work 20 rows.
These 60 rows form Stripe Pat.
To change colors, work to last 2 loops on hook of previous strand draw new color through.
Pattern
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With A, ch 100
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1st row: (RS). 2 dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 3 dc). 1 dc in each of next 3 ch. (Dc3tog) twice. 1 dc in each of next 3 ch. (Dc3tog) twice. 1 dc in each of next 3 ch. *3 dc in each of next 2 ch. 1 dc in each of next 3 ch. (Dc3tog) twice. 1 dc in each of next 3 ch. Rep from * to last ch. 3 dc in last ch. Turn.
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2nd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 2 dc in first dc. 1 dc in each of next 3 dc. (Dc3tog) twice. 1 dc in each of next 3 dc. *3 dc in each of next 2 dc. 1 dc in each of next 3 dc. (Dc3tog) twice. 1 dc in each of next 3 dc. Rep from * to last dc. 3 dc in last dc. Turn. Rep 2nd row for pat.
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First 2 rows of Stripe Pat are complete. Cont in Stripe Pat until 60 rows of Stripe Pat have been worked. Fasten off.