Crochet Baby Countdown Blanket (Join)

The Baby Countdown Blanket is a granny square project following baby’s size through each week of gestation (this post: crochet blanket join).

Design Inspiration

The final piece of the project is here: joining! Because of the many shapes and colors used amongst the squares, I chose to use gray yarn and a simple join to accentuate the fruits and veggies. The join method I chose is called the slip stitch join. There are many video tutorial options available via YouTube that may help make this join easier to execute. Thank you all for joining me on this project journey. I’ve truly enjoyed creating each piece and learning multitudes along the way. Happy making!

PATTERN

Description

A crochet granny square pattern used to create a fruit and vegetable themed baby countdown blanket (join).

Materials

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo (weight 4 – medium)
White (14 oz/369 g, 744 yd/681 m)

Hook: I/9 – 5.50mm for granny squares

Stitch markers

Tapestry needle

Scissors

Sizing

Gauge: 12 DC x 6 rows = 4”

Finished Dimensions: 5.00” length x 5.00” width

Abbreviations (US)

st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sk – skip
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
tc – treble crochet

Notes

I made three extra granny squares in this gray color to separate the countdown by trimesters and achieve the layout I wanted for this blanket.

Brackets [ ] indicate directions worked in the same st. For example, sc 5 means sc 1 in five sts; [sc 5] means sc 5 in the same st.

Beginning ch 4 counts as a treble crochet

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Crochet Baby Countdown Blanket – Instructions

Granny Square

Make a magic circle

Round 1: ch 4, *dc 3, tc 1, repeat from * twice, dc 3, sl st in the top of the starting ch 4 (12 dc, 4 tc)

Round 2: ch 4, turn, dc 2 in the same st as the starting ch, *dc 3, [dc 2, tc 1, dc 2] in the tc of the previous row, repeat from * twice, dc 3, [dc 2] in the same st as the starting ch, sl st in the top of the starting ch (28 dc, 4 tc)

Round 3: ch 4, turn, dc 2 in the same st as the starting ch, *dc 7, [dc 2, tc 1, dc 2] in the tc of the previous row, repeat from * twice, dc 7, [dc 2] in the same st as the starting ch, sl st in the top of the starting ch (44 dc, 4 tc)

Round 4: ch 4, turn, dc 2 in the same st as the starting ch, *dc 11, [dc 2, tc 1, dc 2] in the tc of the previous row, repeat from * twice, dc 11, [dc 2] in the same st as the starting ch, sl st in the top of the starting ch (52 dc, 4 tc)

Finish off and weave in ends

Block

Slip Stitch Join

Lay the squares to be joined next to each other. Beginning with the right square, work hook through the bottom loop of the corner tc. Next work the hook through the bottom loop of the corner tc of the square on the left. YO and pull through all loops on the hook. Repeat these steps down the sides that are being joined. When you reach the end of a joined set ch 1 and continue to join the next set of squares. Each join should be 16 sl st.

Edging

For the edging, start in any of the four corner tc,

Round 1: sl st into the tc, ch 1, sc in the same st, continue to sc across the side. In the next corner tc, [sc, hdc,sc]. Continue to sc around the project, working corners as indicated. In the final corner tc, [sc, hdc], sl st into the beginning sc.

Round 2: ch 1, hdc in the same st and across, in the corner hdc of the previous round [hdc, dc, hdc]. Continue to hdc around, working corners as indicated. In the final corner hdc, [hdc, dc], sl st into the beginning hdc.