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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
When it comes to light crochet, pastel colors are perfect. A lightweight blanket goes hand in hand with the lighter pastel colored yarn. Find some of the sweetest patterns in 9 Pastel Colored Patterns for Crochet Baby Blankets free eBook
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.
If you are in need of more baby blanket afghan patterns, be sure to take a look at this collection:
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Morehouse17
Mar 28, 2018
Love it, love it a lot. A christening blanket with matching layette. This will be passed down for generations. I know I held on to the blanket my boys were christened in and I plan to pass it to the first grand baby. What a precious baby shower gift.

Delphine Bryant
Mar 21, 2018
Truth be told this does not have to be just a Christening blanket and layette set. You can select any color of the rainbow to crochet this and you would simply have a matching set for any baby.
shanahan 2854729
Aug 12, 2017
Love the blanket but there is no instruction for the shell.........is it 2dc ch1 2dc..............thanks

KathrynAllison
Aug 14, 2017
Hello shanahan 2854729, yes, that is correct! We have added the shell instruction to the pattern. Our apologies for the inconvenience! -Editors of AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns
shanahan 2854729
Aug 16, 2017
Thanks so much..............make blankets for the children's hospital.......this will be a nice addition.

Hippie Chick
Mar 13, 2017
Not being Catholic, I have never had a child Christened before, but this outfit is absolutely adorable. I love that it included options for a girl and a boy. This is a very elegant set and I would be proud to make it for any number of my friends who are Catholic if they ever needed an outfit for their child or grand child.

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