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Skills required to make moss stitch crochet baby blanket:
To create this moss stitch crochet baby blanket you will need to master (or already know) these stitches and techniques:
Chain, single crochet (sc), working crochet pattern in rows and rounds, weaving in ends, blocking.
Skill level:
Finished measurements of moss stitch crochet baby blanket:
The final moss stitch crochet baby blanket measurements (blocked):
46 x 48.5 cm (approx. 18” x 19”)
Materials and tools used in moss stitch crochet baby blanket:
Yarn:
To get the exact look as on the pictures of my moss stitch crochet baby blanket, you will need:
Stylecraft Special Aran (100% Acrylic | aran weight | 100 g (3.5 oz) = 196 m (214 yds))
- (#1080) Pale Rose (A) 1 ball,
- (#1203) Silver (B) 1 ball,
- (#1005) Cream (C) 1 ball
Other yarn alternatives:
Please always swatch when substituting yarn:
- JAMES C. BRETT: Baby Aran
- YARNSMITHS: Create Aran
For further alternatives, please see:
Stylecraft Special Aran | Substitutes
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Tools and notions:
- Crochet hook size 5 mm (US size H-8) or size to obtain the gauge
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Gauge:
Blocked Gauge:
14 sts x 18 rows = 10 x 10 cm (4 x 4”) over moss stitch pattern
The gauge is not essential for this moss stitch crochet baby blanket, but it will impact the amount of yarn used.
Gauge considerations:
Gauge helps you to understand how the project turns out in terms of the final size. If you would like to achieve the exact size of the final project as in the instructions above, you gauge needs to match exactly to the above.
If you get more stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact hook size as per instructions, your final project will turn out smaller. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows than stated above using the exact hooks size as per instructions, your final project will turn out bigger.
To make adjustments, if you get more stitches and/or rows, you can try using bigger hook size to get closer to the desired size. Conversely, if you get less stitches and/or rows, you can try using smaller hook size to get closer to the desired size.
It may take trial and error to try out a few hook sizes to achieve the exact size.
Alternatively, if you really don’t want to make several samples to achieve the desired size, you can try to alter your tension as you work the simple crochet baby blanket. However, I would advise to try this out once you master the basics of crochet as it may be a bit tiresome to try to master the basics of crochet and focus on alternating your tension while working the project.
Stitch guide for moss stitch crochet baby blanket:
Basic crochet stitches:
Single crochet (sc)- insert hook in the next st, yrh, pull up a lp, yrh, pull through 2 lps on hook.
Abbreviations:
| Abbreviations used in moss stitch crochet baby blanket: | |
| ch- chain | yrh- yarn round the hook |
| st(s)- stitch(es) | pul- pull up a loop |
| lp(s)- loop(s) | approx.- approximately |
| sc- single crochet | rep- repeat |
| RS- right side | sk- skip |
| WS- wrong side |
Notes for moss stitch crochet baby blanket:
- This pattern uses US stitch terminology.
- The basic stitch pattern is worked over 2+1 sts (add one for foundation chain. If starting using foundation single crochet sts, use 2+1 count).
- The Jamie Moss Stitch Baby Blanket is worked flat in rows followed by a border worked in rounds.
- Starting chain 1 does NOT count as a stitch.
- Stitches worked into ch-1 sp 2 rows below need to be pulled up to the height of the working row otherwise the shape of the blanket will be distorted.
- The border consists of 1 round of sc in A, C and B working 3 sc in corner sts.
Instructions to make moss stitch crochet baby blanket:
Moss Stitch Crochet Baby Blanket
With A, chain 60.
Pale Rose section 1
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch to end, turn. 59 sts
Row 2 (WS): Ch 1, sc in 1st st, * ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st; rep from * to end, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, * ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next st; rep from * to end, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, sc in ch-1 sp 2 rows below, * ch 1, sk next st, sc in ch-1 sp 2 rows below; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, sc in next st, *ch 1, sk ch-1 sp, sc in next st; rep from * to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, * ch 1, sk next st, sc in ch-1 sp 2 rows below; rep from * to last 2 sts, ch 1, sk next st, sc in last st, turn.
Rows 7-14: Rep Rows 3-6. Change to B on the last st.
Silver section 1
Rows 15-26: In B, Rep Rows 3-6. Change to C on the last st.
Cream section
Rows 27-50: In C, Rep Rows 3-6. Change to B on the last st.
Silver section 2
Rows 51-62: In B, Rep Rows 3-6. Change to A on the last st.
Pale Rose section 2
Rows 63-74: In A, Rep Rows 3-6.
Fasten off.
Border
Round 1: In A, sc around working 3 sc in corner sts.
Round 2: In C, sc around working 3 sc in corner sts.
Round 3: in B, sc around working 3 sc in corner sts.
Fasten off.
Finishing steps in making moss stitch crochet baby blanket:
Weave in all ends and block the moss stitch crochet baby blanket. to final measurements as above.
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