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Occasionally I take on commissions, but its not my go-to. But when Laura messaged me asking for a Kiwi blanket for a baby about to be born to a couple from New Zealand – I couldn’t resist the pun!

With this being a baby blanket, I broke my cardinal rule of avoiding acrylic. Unfortunately for baby blankets, it can’t really be avoided. It’s machine-washable which is a must-have for any new parent. Nobody wants to be handwashing a blanket while their baby is screaming! Why am I opposed to acrylic? Check out this post here.

Laura gave me free reign for this blanket so I could go crazy. I chose to use Deramores Studio Baby Soft DK Acrylic Yarn which is incidentally, available in a colour called ‘Kiwi’ so I was sure that the blanket would be the right shade of green, and as I wanted this to be a chunky, cuddly make, I held the yarn double throughout for bonus plush! I also thought that baby would enjoy texture as they grew, and so I added some textural elements so that this wouldn’t be your usual run-of-the-mill baby blanket.

Unfortunately black isn’t seen as a ‘baby’ colour, so the Deramores yarn doesn’t come in a suitable gothic shade for the Kiwi seeds, rather than opting to avoid them, I dove into the stash for some black DK yarn (lets be honest, we all have it!), and used some leftover Stylecraft Special DK. I suggest you use this as a stash-busting opportunity too!

Abbreviations:

Ch = Chain

MR = magic ring

St = stitch

Sts = stitches

SlSt = slip stitch

DC = double crochet (US = single crochet)

TR = treble crochet (US = double crochet)

BS = bobble stitch. Yarn over and pull through st so that you have three loops on your hook, next yarn over pull through the first TWO loops, yarn over insert hook in same stitch, yarn over pull through first two loops, yarn over insert hook in same stitch, yarn over and pull through first two loops, yarn over insert hook in same stitch, yarn over and pull through first 2 loops, you should now have 5 loops total, yarn over and pull through all 5 loops.) Do not ch1 at the end.

 You will need:

• 6mm crochet hook (I use a KnitPro Waves hook which you can get here)
• 4 balls of Deramores Studio Baby Soft DK Acrylic Yarn in ‘Ice Cream’.
• 1 ball of Deramores Studio Baby Soft DK Acrylic Yarn in ‘Sand’
• 4 balls of Deramores Studio Baby Soft DK Acrylic Yarn in ‘Kiwi’
• 1 ball of Stylecraft Special DK Acrylic Yarn in ‘Black’ (1002)
• Yarn Needle for those pesky ends! (These with big loops for eyes are my favourite add-on EVER!)

Notes:

• Pattern is written in UK terms with US terms given in the Abbreviations section above.
• You will hold the yarn double throughout.
• Pattern is worked in rounds, in a spiral.
• Change colours on the final yarn over of the previous stitch.
• Number of stitches in round is given at the end in (brackets).

Gauge: Gauge isn’t super important so long as there aren’t too many holes for little fingers to get trapped in. However, for reference, I got 11 sts, 4 rows to 10cm, giving a finished blanket diametre of 130cm.

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Pattern:

Using ‘Ice Cream’:

Make MR.

Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as first tr), 11 tr in ring. Do not join this round with a SlSt.

Round 2: 2 tr in the first st (the ch 3) of the first round. 2 tr in every st around (24)

Round 3: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 1 tr, *2 tr in next st, 1 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (36)

Round 4: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 2 tr, *2 tr in next st, 2 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (48)

Round 5: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 3 tr, *2 tr in next st, 3 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (60)

Round 6: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 4 tr, *2 tr in next st, 4 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (72)

Round 7: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 5 tr, *2 tr in next st, 5 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (84)

Round 8: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 6 tr, *2 tr in next st, 6 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (96)

Round 9: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 7 tr, *2 tr in next st, 7 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (108)

Round 10: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 8 tr, *2 tr in next st, 8 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (120)

Round 11: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 9 tr, *2 tr in next st, 9 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (132)

Round 12: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 10 tr, *2 tr in next st, 10 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (144)

Round 13: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 11 tr, *2 tr in next st, 11 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (156)

Round 14: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 12 tr, *2 tr in next st, 12 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (168)

Change to ‘Black’:

Round 15: *Tr, BS* around (84 BS stitches).

Round 16: *BS [in black yarn]; 3 Tr [in ‘Kiwi’ yarn];* around. (42 BS stitches).

Change to ‘Kiwi’:

Round 17: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 13 tr, *2 tr in next st, 13 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (180)

Round 18: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 14 tr, *2 tr in next st, 14 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (192)

Round 19: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 15 tr, *2 tr in next st, 15 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (204)

Round 20: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 16 tr, *2 tr in next st, 16 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (216)

Round 21: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 17 tr, *2 tr in next st, 17 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (228)

Round 22: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 18 tr, *2 tr in next st, 18 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (240)

Round 23: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 19 tr, *2 tr in next st, 19 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (252)

Round 24: 2 tr in the first st of previous round, 20 tr, *2 tr in next st, 20 tr*, repeat from * to * around. (264)

Change to ‘Sand’:

Round 25: tr in the first st of previous round, 1 dc, *1 tr in next st, 1 dc*, repeat from * to * around. (264)

Round 26: dc in the first st of previous round (this should be a tr), 1 tr in next st, *1 dc in next st, 1 tr*, repeat from * to * around (264)

FO and weave in ends.

I’d love to see your finished Kiwi Blanket! Make sure to tag me on Instagram @lovealyuk or hashtag #lovealyuk for a chance for your project to get mentioned!

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