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Note:
For all stitches, work through both loops on the
stitch.
Chain a multiple of 3
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Preemie - chain
63
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Baby - chain 84
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Afghan - chain
165
Row
1: hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch
across; ch 4 turn
Row
2: sk 2 hdc, slst in next hdc *ch3, sk 2 hdc,
slst in next hdc repeat from * to end of row; ch
2 turn
Row
3: 3 hdc in each chain space; ch 4 turn
Row
4 - 7: Repeat rows 2 & 3 two more times.
Row
8: hdc in each stitch; ch 4 turn.
Repeat rows 2 - 8 until blanket is the desired
length
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Preemie 19"
long
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Baby 28" long
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Afghan 60" long
Knot off and weave all loose ends back into the
blanket with a yarn needle.
Border:
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Join cc to one
of the shorter sides, several stitches
before the corner - ch2; 1 hdc in each
stitch to the corner; 5 hdc in corner stitch
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Continue border
going up the side of the blanket by
stitching 2 hdc at the end of each row.
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When you get to
the next corner; 5 hdc in the corner stitch
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1 hdc in each
stitch across the other short end; 5 hdc in
the corner
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2 hdc at the
end of each row on 2nd long side
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5 hdc in corner
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1 hdc in each
stitch until you reach where you started
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Join with a
slst to the ch2 at the beginning
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Ch 2; 1 hdc in
each hdc all the way around the blanket
except 2hdc in the corner stitch on each
corner.
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When you get
back to where you started; join with a slst,
knot off and weave loose ends back into your
blanket with a yarn needle.
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