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The Blackberry Salad Striped Blanket CHART!

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Tamara Kelly

I’ve had a request for the charted version of the Blackberry Salad Striped Blankets. Now, I don’t have that fancy crochet software, but I DOhave a sharpie and paper. It’s not the prettiest chart, but it should get the job done. 

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Obviously, this isn’t a chart for a full sized blanket – more like a nice little scrubby washcloth. But it should give you the idea. The startingchain is a multiple of 4, plus 3 which count as the first dc. In the chart, it’s 16 stitches (4 x 4), plus 3, for a starting chain of 19. So, for the

Blackberry Salad Striped Baby Blanket, it’s 112 stitches (4 x 28) , plus 3, for a total of 115 in the starting chain. For the Blackberry SaladStriped Afghan, it’s 164 stitches (4 x 41), plus 3, for a starting chain of 167.

I hope this helps, and clears up any confusion! I know charts have helped me visualize a project more than once. Have a great weekend!

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Blackberry Salad Striped Baby Blanket

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Tamara Kelly

About three years ago, I was lucky enough to become an aunty yet again, and to celebrate I decided to make a pretty little baby blanket for 

the new niece or nephew. Using some hot new colors available in Lion Brand Cotton Ease that year, I came up with this:

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I loved it, the new parents loved it, and my sister-in-

law tells me even complete strangers remarked on it. I put it in my Ravelry notebook (a notebook I’ve sadly neglected lately), and it wentcrazy in the favorites, if I do say so myself. It’s cute, fun, and easy, and it’s time to share. 

Ok, one more look. And can I say, they’re still using it, and it still looks great!

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Blackberry Salad Striped Baby Blanket Add this pattern to your Ravelry Queue

  Yarn: 1449 yards Lion Brand Cotton-Ease (7 skeins in desired colors) or same quantity other worsted weight yarn

  Hook: 5.0mm (H/8)

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 I didn’t measure the finished product, but it was about the same size as other baby blankets we had around at the time – more than big enough to cover a newborn or infant carrier car seat. In order to change the size, add or subtract in the chain row by multiples of 4 stitches.

Go all the way down to 27 and make a scrubby washcloth! If you want to make an afghan, go here for details on the perfect  BlackberrySalad Striped Throw! 

 As for the color changes, I used seven skeins in seven different colors, and in order to keep it random, I closed my eyes and reached into the

bag each time I needed a new color. To make your own, change colors as desired every two rows. Prefer to plan ahead? Try this free

 Random Stripe Generator at Biscuits and Jam! 

How to Bobble Stitch / dc5tog:

Click here for Bobble Stitch Video Tutorial!Bobble stitches are worked from the “wrong side” – meaning they pop out away from you as you work. They are worked much like a dc dec,

 but all into the same stitch. To dc5tog, work 5 dc all into the same stitch, leaving the last loop unworked on the hook each time. Whenyou’ve got 6 loops on the hook, yarn over and pull through all 6 sts. Work tightly here, and as soon as you make the next (sc) st, the bobble

should pop right out on the other side of your work!

Blackberry Salad Striped Blanket Charted

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Chain 115.

Row 1: (RS) Dc in 4th ch from hook. (Starting chain of each row counts as first dc.) Dc in each st across to end. Ch1, turn. (113 dc)Row 2: (WS) Sc into the first 4 sts, *dc5tog into the next st, sc in the next 3 sts.* Repeat from * to * until the end of the row, ending the row

with 1sc in the top of the turning chain.Row 3: (RS) Change to second stripe color. Ch 3, turn. Dc across row to the end, skipping the turning ch. Ch1, turn.

Row 4: (WS) Sc into the first 2 sts, *dc5tog into next st, sc in the next 3 sts.* Repeat from * to * until the last 3 sts. End the row with one

more dc5tog and sc in the last 2 sts (final st in the top of the turning chain).

Row 5: (RS) Change color to 3rd stripe skein. Work as for Row 3.Row 6 to end: Repeat Rows 2 through 5, changing colors on the odd numbered rows, until you feel the blanket is roughly square or you runout of yarn!

Still having trouble? This video is a quick overview of how it comes together!