Sweet heart baby blanket

[brendaKbrown]

This is a pretty simple heart afghan that I designed. if the puff sts don't stand up enough, then use a popcorn st.

 

Popcorn: 4 dc in nt st, drop lp from hook, insert hook in first dc, pick up dropped lp and pull through.

 

SWEETHEART BABY BLANKET

 

BY BRENDA BROWN

 

Size:

 

Materials: Soft worsted weight yarn, white, pink, lavender; H

crochet hook; yarn needle.

 

Note: If the puff st doesn't show up enough, use a popcorn st of 4

dc pulled together.

 

Puff St: Yo and insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a lp, (yo,

insert hook in same st, yo and pull lp through) twice (7 lps on

hook), yo and pull through 6 lps on hook, yo and pull through last

2 lps on hook.

 

With white, ch 109 loosely.

 

Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in next 11 ch s, puff st in next

ch , * dc in next 19 ch s, puff st in next ch ; rep from * across,

dc in last 13 ch s; ch 1, turn.

 

row 2 & all even Rows: (right side) Sc in each st across; ch 3,

turn.

 

row 3: Dc in next 10 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next 3 sts,

puff st in next st, * dc in next 15 sts, puff st in next st, dc in

next 3 sts, puff st in next st; rep from * across, dc in last 11

sts (including top of turning ch ); ch 1, turn.

 

row 5: Dc in next 8 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next 7 sts, puff

st in next st, * dc in next 11 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next

7 sts, puff st in next st; rep from * across, dc in last 9 sts; ch

1, turn.

 

row 7: Dc in next 6 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next 11 sts,

puff st in next st, * dc in next 7 sts, puff st in next st, dc in

next 11 sts, puff st in next st; rep from * across, dc in last 7

sts; ch 1, turn.

 

row 9: Dc in next 6 sts, puff st in next st, (dc in next 5 sts,

puff st in next st) twice, * dc in next 7 sts, puff st in next st,

(dc in next 5 sts, puff st in next st) twice; rep from * across, dc

in last 7 sts; ch 1, turn.

 

row 11: Dc in next 8 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next st, puff

st in next st, dc in next 3 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next st,

puff st in next st, * dc in next 11 sts, puff st in next st, dc in

next st, puff st in next st, dc in next 3 sts, puff st in next st,

dc in next st, puff st in next st; rep from * across, dc in last 9

sts. Fasten off white.

 

row 12: Join pink in and sc in each st across; do not turn, fasten

off.

 

row 13: Join white in first sc of Row 12, sc in each sc across; do

not turn, fasten off.

 

row 14: Join pink in first sc of Row 13 and sc in each sc across.

Fasten off and turn.

 

row 15: Join lavender in last st of last row; ch 3, dc in next 12

ch s, puff st in next st, * dc in next 19 sts, puff st in next st;

rep from * across, dc in last 13 sts; ch 1, turn.

 

rows 17-25: Rep Rows 3-11. Fasten off lavender.

 

rows 26-28: Rep Rows 12-14.

 

rows 29-39: With white, rep Rows 15-25.

 

rows 40-42: Rep Rows 12-14 using lavender in place of pink.

 

rows 43-53: With pink, rep Rows 15-25.

 

rows 54-56: Rep Rows 40-42.

 

rows 57-67: With white, rep Rows 15-25.

 

continue to work in this manner until afghan is desired size (when

there is a lavender heart, the stripes are pink, white and pink.

When there is a pink heart, the stripes are lavender, white and

lavender.) End with a section of white hearts and omit the sc row.

 

Border:

 

rnd 1: With lavender, sc evenly around working 3 sc in each corner.

 

rnd 2: With white, rep Row 1.

 

rnd 3: Rep Row 1.

 

rnd 4: Join white with sc in any corner st, ch 3, dc in side of sc,

* sk2 sts, sc in next st, ch 3, dc in side of sc; rep from *

around, adding or subtracting a st to allow the sc to fall in a

corner st, join in first sc. Fasten off and weave in ends.

[blazin48]

Sounds like a great pattern - can you post a photo? Thanks for sharing your design!

[Peggy85225]

Thank you for sharing, hopefully the first person who works this pattern up will post a picture.

[kittyloverdeb]

Thanks for the pattern! I can't wait to try this one!

[Donna's crochet Designs]

I'd love to see the finished one.

Thanks for sharing!

[brendaKbrown]

Sounds like a great pattern - can you post a photo? Thanks for sharing your design!

 

 

I would, but I am blind and don't have any pictures! Sorry

[kittyloverdeb]

I'm sorry...I don't mean to be rude or offend anyone but...you're blind? And not only do you crochet but you design? I am just so impressed! May I ask how you do it? Forgive me if it is none of my business but I am so intriqued!

[proudmama762003]

I'm sorry...I don't mean to be rude or offend anyone but...you're blind? And not only do you crochet but you design? I am just so impressed! May I ask how you do it? Forgive me if it is none of my business but I am so intriqued!

 

brenda is a super great lady - i have been emailing her for about a week now!! if you send her a pm i am sure she will give you her email addy - and just ask her whatever you want - she is very open and loves to chat just like me - and oh is she talented - i just keep thinking 'and she's blind' sometimes i have to remind myself because she is sooo good at everything and it has to be a challenge for her - just amazing!!

[multibeavo]

thanks for sharing! I need more time to try all these patterns!

[unicorn37757]

Thanks for sharing, can't wait to see a photo:clap

[brendaKbrown]

Hi, I don't mind any questions about myself! I was seven when the doctors found out that I had a brain tumor. They only gave me a 4 percent chance to live with surgery. If no surgery, I would have died a slow two month death. I was the fourth person to have the surgery and the only one to live. I credit that to all of the prayers by thousands of people of many different churches in Arizona and who knows where else.

 

Because I could see until almost eight years of age, i remember a lot of things. However, some things are of a child's memory! Anyway, I remember color and shapes and so on, so I "vissualize" and I can design. Some times my husband helps, but often it is just me. He is good at coming up with ideas, though! Many years ago I made the alligator from "Safari Friends" book and was double-dared to make a life-sized one. Well, I did and now have a 5 and a half foot one! Later I designed an 18 inch one, a 48 inch one and a 10 inc one! I make-over other patterns to suit what I want, I design clothes for dolls just by holding the doll and getting a picture in my mind. I have now crocheted for 30 years and would be lost without it! If anyone wishes to e-mail me, my e-mail is: bbrown@doglover.com Happy crocheting!

[pasteeater]

Hi, I don't mind any questions about myself! I was seven when the doctors found out that I had a brain tumor. They only gave me a 4 percent chance to live with surgery. If no surgery, I would have died a slow two month death. I was the fourth person to have the surgery and the only one to live. I credit that to all of the prayers by thousands of people of many different churches in Arizona and who knows where else.

 

Because I could see until almost eight years of age, i remember a lot of things. However, some things are of a child's memory! Anyway, I remember color and shapes and so on, so I "vissualize" and I can design. Some times my husband helps, but often it is just me. He is good at coming up with ideas, though! Many years ago I made the alligator from "Safari Friends" book and was double-dared to make a life-sized one. Well, I did and now have a 5 and a half foot one! Later I designed an 18 inch one, a 48 inch one and a 10 inc one! I make-over other patterns to suit what I want, I design clothes for dolls just by holding the doll and getting a picture in my mind. I have now crocheted for 30 years and would be lost without it! If anyone wishes to e-mail me, my e-mail is: bbrown@doglover.com Happy crocheting!

Your life is amazing. Very impressive. I so wish we could see the huge aligator.

[brendaKbrown]

Your life is amazing. Very impressive. I so wish we could see the huge aligator.

 

I will see if my husband can take a picture and post him. We recently got a camera!

[shelley1957]

HI I printed out the pattern and started it and it is beautiful i am doing mine in soft white yellow and blue. I cannot wait to get this done. The hearts are so perfect. I have a new grandson on the way so i will give it to them. I did do one thing different at the beginning I chained 105 and sc a row before the actual pattern. I thought it gave it a solid starting row before the actual pattern and it blends in with all of the other sc rows. I cannot wait to get it done. I have a night blindness and that can eventually will lead into blindness. i enjoy crocheting and i am willing to test patterns for anyone i have been so sick with puenioma and crojulee had a pattern out there that i was going to try but i didn't do to the illness but i feel bettter now and i am ready to tackle testing. soon i will have my awareness ribbone square blanket done to get pics posted

Thank you brenda for the pattern and i cannot wait to get it done.

Shelly

[crs5]

Sorry to hear that you weren't feeling well, but I'm glad that you're feeling better now. I can't wait to see what yours looks like.

 

Carol:hook

[crazycrochet]

Thank you so much for the pattern, I am going to print it off and give it a try. You sound like an amazing person. God Bless.

[e.ldelgado]

you are to be admired!!

[autumncrocus]

Did anyone ever get pictures of the finished blanket? I'd love to see what it looks like!

[goofy]

Do you have the yarn amounts? or an estamit of the amounts?

[brendaKbrown]

Sorry, I don't remeber how much yarn it took to make this. I made it several years ago and I guess I never wrote my amounts down. At the time, I didn't know I would ever share it with others!

[Ladycrochat]

Wow! What a story.....It is incredible to be able to talk to you! I made that alligator from the Safari Friends book! My son loves it! Some of his friends have asked me to make them one too! Great job......I am sure that this afghan pattern of yours must be beautiful as well.....thanks for sharing it with us!

[bandmemberahs]

This is a pretty simple heart afghan that I designed. if the puff sts don't stand up enough, then use a popcorn st.

 

Popcorn: 4 dc in nt st, drop lp from hook, insert hook in first dc, pick up dropped lp and pull through.

 

SWEETHEART BABY BLANKET

 

BY BRENDA BROWN

 

Size:

 

Materials: Soft worsted weight yarn, white, pink, lavender; H

crochet hook; yarn needle.

 

Note: If the puff st doesn't show up enough, use a popcorn st of 4

dc pulled together.

 

Puff St: Yo and insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a lp, (yo,

insert hook in same st, yo and pull lp through) twice (7 lps on

hook), yo and pull through 6 lps on hook, yo and pull through last

2 lps on hook.

 

With white, ch 109 loosely.

 

Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in next 11 ch s, puff st in next

ch , * dc in next 19 ch s, puff st in next ch ; rep from * across,

dc in last 13 ch s; ch 1, turn.

 

row 2 & all even Rows: (right side) Sc in each st across; ch 3,

turn.

 

row 3: Dc in next 10 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next 3 sts,

puff st in next st, * dc in next 15 sts, puff st in next st, dc in

next 3 sts, puff st in next st; rep from * across, dc in last 11

sts (including top of turning ch ); ch 1, turn.

 

row 5: Dc in next 8 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next 7 sts, puff

st in next st, * dc in next 11 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next

7 sts, puff st in next st; rep from * across, dc in last 9 sts; ch

1, turn.

 

row 7: Dc in next 6 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next 11 sts,

puff st in next st, * dc in next 7 sts, puff st in next st, dc in

next 11 sts, puff st in next st; rep from * across, dc in last 7

sts; ch 1, turn.

 

row 9: Dc in next 6 sts, puff st in next st, (dc in next 5 sts,

puff st in next st) twice, * dc in next 7 sts, puff st in next st,

(dc in next 5 sts, puff st in next st) twice; rep from * across, dc

in last 7 sts; ch 1, turn.

 

row 11: Dc in next 8 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next st, puff

st in next st, dc in next 3 sts, puff st in next st, dc in next st,

puff st in next st, * dc in next 11 sts, puff st in next st, dc in

next st, puff st in next st, dc in next 3 sts, puff st in next st,

dc in next st, puff st in next st; rep from * across, dc in last 9

sts. Fasten off white.

 

row 12: Join pink in and sc in each st across; do not turn, fasten

off.

 

row 13: Join white in first sc of Row 12, sc in each sc across; do

not turn, fasten off.

 

row 14: Join pink in first sc of Row 13 and sc in each sc across.

Fasten off and turn.

 

row 15: Join lavender in last st of last row; ch 3, dc in next 12

ch s, puff st in next st, * dc in next 19 sts, puff st in next st;

rep from * across, dc in last 13 sts; ch 1, turn.

 

rows 17-25: Rep Rows 3-11. Fasten off lavender.

 

rows 26-28: Rep Rows 12-14.

 

rows 29-39: With white, rep Rows 15-25.

 

rows 40-42: Rep Rows 12-14 using lavender in place of pink.

 

rows 43-53: With pink, rep Rows 15-25.

 

rows 54-56: Rep Rows 40-42.

 

rows 57-67: With white, rep Rows 15-25.

 

continue to work in this manner until afghan is desired size (when

there is a lavender heart, the stripes are pink, white and pink.

When there is a pink heart, the stripes are lavender, white and

lavender.) End with a section of white hearts and omit the sc row.

 

Border:

 

rnd 1: With lavender, sc evenly around working 3 sc in each corner.

 

rnd 2: With white, rep Row 1.

 

rnd 3: Rep Row 1.

 

rnd 4: Join white with sc in any corner st, ch 3, dc in side of sc,

* sk2 sts, sc in next st, ch 3, dc in side of sc; rep from *

around, adding or subtracting a st to allow the sc to fall in a

corner st, join in first sc. Fasten off and weave in ends.

 

Can you tell me how many ounces of each color I need? Thanks

[RoseRed]

Sorry, I don't remeber how much yarn it took to make this. I made it several years ago and I guess I never wrote my amounts down. At the time, I didn't know I would ever share it with others!

 

That was a year ago.