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Ridged Chevron Cradle Blanket Pattern

All I see over my social media sites lately are pictures of babies and pregnant bellies (Which I love seeing, I'm always so happy for people that are welcoming a new baby into their family). So it's got me in this baby kick, I've been looking all over Pinterest for a baby blanket pattern but couldn't exactly find what i was looking for. I decided to start crocheting and see where it lead to, and i have to say, I'm not disappointed with the result. I have a few other patterns in my mind that i want to bring to life, so hopefully this is the first of a few. Plus i found the CUTEST newborn bear sack that i want to make. ( I have no clue who i would give it to, but it's too cute not to make.) 



This pattern is made using the ridged chevron stitch. It's super easy and once you do the first couple rows you won't even have to look at the pattern anymore.



It's worked in multiples of 12, for this pattern I chained 60, but if you'd like to customize this blanket and make it bigger make sure you add 12 chains until it is your desired width.



To make this blanket you'll need to know how to:
- double crochet
- work in the back loops only
- dc2tog
(If you are unsure on how to do any of these, YouTube was my best friend when learning how to crochet)

Materials:
- 2 Sweet Rolls from Premier Yarns or any medium (4) weight yarn
- K/6.50 MM crochet hook
- I/5.50 MM crochet hook 


Pattern:

Using K-6.50 MM hook chain 60, switch to I-5.50 MM hook and chain 3 more

Row 1:

Skip 3 chains (counts as 1 DC), DC into 4th chain from hook
*1 DC in the next 3 chains, over the next 2 chains work dc2tog, over the next 2 chain work another dc2tog, 1 DC in the next 3 chains, 2 DC in next chain, 2 DC in next chain*
Repeat from, * to * until end of chain, ending with 2 DC in last ch, turn.

Row 2:

Chain 3 ( counts as 1 DC), (starting now you will be working in the back loop only) 1 DC into first stitch, *1 DC into next 3 stitches, over the next 2 stitches work dc2tog, over the next 2 stitches work another dc2tog, 1 DC in next 3 stitches, 2 DC in next stitch, 2 DC in next stitch*
Repeat from * to * until end of row. 

Row 3 - End:

Repeat row 2 until your blanket has reached about 33 inches.



For me that meant 49 rows total, everyone crochets different but at least that will give you a general idea of how many rows. My blanket measured 17 1/2 inches wide by 33 inches long.


Products used:
Sweet Rolls Yarn from JoAnn, in the color "Melon".
Boye Aluminum Crochet Hooks, I got mine at Walmart. 

Happy Crocheting!
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