Monday, July 2, 2012

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 2nd 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.  

3 comments:

  1. The banana pudding colors are so pretty together!

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  2. can you tell me how to make it bigger than 95 sta wide..thanks

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    1. If you follow the link that describes the actual pattern, you'll see that you need to chain a multiple of 6, then add 5. So you could chain 23, 95, or even 605. Any multiple of 6, plus 5.

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