Spaced Shell Baby Blankets

You might have been wondering what the other two examples of the Spaced Shell stitch are.  If you thought they're baby blankets, you're right!  I made them exactly the same except in the color scheme.  The Aggie blanket, was made using the half and half color pattern, and the Banana Pudding baby blanket was made using the equal thirds color pattern. The yellow, brown, and white work really well together to look like banana pudding. 

Aggie color pattern:
Work rows 1, 4, and 5 in white, and 2 and 3 in maroon, with a maroon border.

Banana Pudding color pattern:
Start with white, then brown, then yellow, changing every row, ending with a white row, and a brown border.


Here's the pattern;
Chain 95, then work stitch as described here until work is square.
Row 1: sc in 2^nd ch from hook, sk 2, (5 dc in next ch, sk 2, sc, sk 2) across, 3 dc in last ch

Row 2: ch 1, turn, sc in dc, ch 2, sk 2, (dc in sc, ch 2, sk 2, sc in dc, ch 2, sk 2) across, dc in last sc

Row 3: ch 3, turn, 2 dc in dc, (sc in sc, 5 dc in dc) across, sc in last sc

Row 4: ch 5, turn, sk 2,(sc in dc, ch 2, sk 2, dc in sc, ch 2, sk 2) across, sc in last dc

Row 5: ch 1, turn, sc in sc, (5 dc in dc, sc in sc) across, 3 dc in last dc

Repeat Rows 2-5 for pattern, ending with Row 4. 

 

Border:

Round 1: sc around, 3 sc in corner
Round 2: dc around, 5 dc in corner
Round 3: sc around, 3 sc in corner
Round 4: (sc, ch 3, sk 1) around, (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner

 

These blankets were made using a J hook.  The Aggie blanket was made using Bernat Satin yarn in Bordeaux and Snow, and the Banana Pudding blanket was made using Bernat Satin yarn in Sable, Banana, and Snow.