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Start with granny square idea and then add the adorable motifs.. and spread smiles when you present this to a cute baby .. how do you like it?
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Materials used : Today I’ve used ~ 400 gms in 3 different colors of Spotlight (Semco)acrylic yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook ; embroidery needle & fabric glue to seal ends
This yarn is not specific for this project.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
For Indians : You can use Oswal 4-ply, Vardhaman Millennium for a light blanket or Ganga Alisha for a slightly warmer/heavier finish
Double Crochet : dc :yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk); [yo, draw through 2 lps] twice.One dc made.Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
I used this pattern here. I tweaked it a bit to suit my requirement as I wanted it a bit larger (especially with the slender yarn I was using). So my tweaks were just to start with more stitches and then work more rounds around.
For the ears (again for advanced crocheters), rather than make them separate and then attach, I decided where I wanted them (placed markers for ease of finding them as I worked around), and then when working the head with sc (for a neat finish round), I worked 6 chain ; sc in the 2nd st from hk , hdc in the next 2 sts, dc in the next 2 sts and we're back at the head ; sk the next 2 sts on head and sc in the next st till you reach the 2nd marker for the 2nd ear
and once you've done the motif, attach it to the centre of your little blanket
The link for the kangaroo motif has a pouch - but I added in a little joey too - following the same pattern and making sure it was small enough to fit into the pouch. Cute eh?
Another idea is using that complement the kangaroo (maybe brown and green? along with white or off-white) - I've done this before and I think it really makes all the difference.. (and for Indians : Ganga Alisha yarns have some lovely solid and multi colors that complement one another)
I added pompoms to the ends of my blanket. You could do tassels (nice fat soft ones) too. Here is a video on how to make tassels (the video makes slender ones - you just add on loads more yarn to make this squishy ones)
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