FreeCrochetPattern

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BabyOwlCornertoCorner(C2C)Blanket
PatternNumber:BabyOwl

DesignedbySarahZimmermanofRepeatCrafterMe

FreeCrochetPatternfromLionBrandYarn
LionBrandVanna'sChoice
BabyOwlCornertoCorner(C2C)Blanket
PatternNumber:BabyOwl
SKILLLEVEL:Intermediate(Level3)
SIZE:OneSize
35x35inches
41x41pixelsquares

CORRECTIONS:NoneasofJul1,2016.Tocheckforlaterupdates,clickhere.
MATERIALS
860102LionBrandVanna'sChoice
Yarn:Aqua
2Balls
860107LionBrandVanna'sChoice
Yarn:Sapphire
2Balls
860105LionBrandVanna'sChoice
Yarn:SilverBlue
*Vanna'sChoice(Article#860).100%Premium
1Ball
Acrylic
860099LionBrandVanna'sChoice
400,401,403:92%Acrylic,8%Rayon
Yarn:Linen
402:96%Acrylic,4%Rayonpackagesize:
Solids:3.5oz(100g),170yards(156m)
4Balls
Prints,Tweeds,&Heathers:3ozs(85g),145
860134LionBrandVanna'sChoice
yards(133meters)
Yarn:Terracotta
Twists:2.5oz(70g),121yards(111meters)
1Ball
860100LionBrandVanna'sChoice
Yarn:White
1Ball
860153LionBrandVanna'sChoice
Yarn:Black
1Ball
LionBrandCrochetHookSizeH8

(5mm)
LionBrandLargeEyeBluntNeedles

(Setof6)

GAUGE:
5squares=4inches

Whenyoumatchthe gaugeinapattern,yourprojectwillbethesizespecifiedinthepatternand
thematerialsspecifiedinthepatternwillbesufficient.Theneedleorhooksizecalledforinthe
patternisbasedonwhatthedesignerused,butitisnotunusualforgaugetovaryfromperson
toperson.Ifittakesyoufewerstitchesandrowstomakeyourswatch,tryusingasmallersize
hookorneedlesifmorestitchesandrows,tryalargersizehookorneedles.
MakingaGaugeSwatch

ExplanationofC2Cstitch:
TheCornertoCorner(C2C)techniqueofcrochetingismadebystartinginonecornerofapixelsquaregraph(typicallythe
bottomrighthandcorner)andfollowingthegraphrowbyrowdiagonallytotheothercorner(typicallythetoplefthand
corner).TheC2Cblanketshavebecomeapopulartrendbecauseoftheeaseandspeedastowhichtheseblanketswork
upandevenmoreappealingbecauseyoucancrochetanypicturegraph(likethisowl)usingthisC2Cmethod.

Eachsquareinthegraph=chain3+3DC
IncreaseRows:
Thefirstpartofthegraphisworkedbymakingincreasesattheendofeachrow.Youwillstartbychaining6,makingaDC
inthe4thchainfromhookandthen1DCineachoftheremaining2chains.Youmaynownoticeyouhaveachain3+3
DC's.
DecreaseRows:
Thesecondhalfofthegraphisworkedbymakingdecreasesattheendofeachrow.Insteadofchaining6likeyouwould
whenincreasing,youwillturnyourworkandslipstitchacrossthe3DC'sinthelastsquaremade.Joinwithslipsttothe
chain3andchain3+3DC.
Howtofollowthepattern:
Printoutyourgraph.Startinthelowerrighthandcornerandmarkoffeachsquareasyougo.Thefirstsquareinthe
cornerisrow1.Youwillworkbackandforth(downonerowandbackupthenext).Sorow2ofthegraphwillberead
diagonallyfromlefttorightandrow3fromrighttoleft.
Orinsteadoffollowingthegraph,youcanfollowthewrittenpatternbelowthatliststhecolorchanges,rowbyrow.
WrittenPatternforColorChanges:
S=Sapphire
A=Aqua
SB=SilverBlue
L=Linen
B=Black
W=White
T=Terracotta
Row1:1L
Row2:2L
Row3:3L
Row4:4L
Row5:5L
Row6:6L
Row7:7L
Row8:8L
Row9:9L
Row10:10L
Row11:11L
Row12:12L
Row13:13L
Row14:14L
Row15:15L
Row16:16L
Row17:17L
Row18:18L
Row19:6L,5S,8L
Row20:4L,5A,5S,6L
Row21:6L,5S,6A,1T,3L
Row22:3L,1T,4SB,3A,5S,6L
Row23:6L,5S,3A,5SB,1T,3L
Row24:4L,6SB,3A,5S,6L
Row25:7L,4S,3A,7SB,1T,3L
Row26:3L,1T,8SB,2A,5S,7L
Row27:8L,4S,2A,9SB,1T,3L
Row28:4L,10SB,1A,5S,8L
Row29:9L,4S,2A,9SB,1A,4L
Row30:4L,1A,10SB,2A,4S,9L
Row31:10L,3S,3A,9SB,1A,5L
Row32:5L,1A,10SB,3A,2S,11L
Row33:12L,5A,9SB,1A,6L
Row34:6L,1A,10SB,7A,10L
Row35:10L,8A,9SB,1A,7L

Row36:7L,2A,8SB,9A,10L
Row37:10L,10A,7SB,2A,8L
Row38:8L,3A,6SB,5A,3S,3A,10L
Row39:10L,3A,1S,2W,1S,5A,5SB,3A,1S,8L
Row40:9L,1S,3A,4SB,5A,1S,3W,1S,3A,10L
Row41:10L,3A,1S,4W,1S,11A,2S,9L
STARTDECREASE
Row42:9L,2S,9A,2T,5W,1S,2A,10L
Row43:9L,3A,3W,1B,1W,1S,1T,9A,3S,8L
Row44:8L,5S,6A,1T,1S,1W,2B,2W,1S,3A,8L
Row45:7L,4A,3W,1B,1W,3S,5A,6S,7L
Row46:7L,6S,4A,1S,2W,1S,4W,1S,4A,6L
Row47:5L,5A,1S,3W,1S,3W,1S,3A,7S,6L
Row48:6L,7S,2A,1S,2W,1B,1W,1S,2W,1S,6A,4L
Row49:3L,7A,3S,1W,2B,2W,3A,6S,6L
Row50:6L,6S,2A,1S,2W,1B,2W,6A,6L
Row51:6L,5A,1S,5W,2A,1L,5S,6L
Row52:6L,4S,1L,2A,1S,5W,5A,6L
Row53:6L,4A,1S,4W,1S,2A,11L
Row54:10L,3A,1S,3W,1S,4A,6L
Row55:6L,4A,1S,2W,1S,3A,10L
Row56:10L,3A,3S,4A,6L
Row57:6L,9A,10L
Row58:10L,8A,6L
Row59:6L,7A,10L
Row60:10L,6A,6L
Row61:6L,5A,10L
Row62:11L,3A,6L
Row63:5L,3A,11L
Row64:11L,2A,5L
Row65:4L,2A,11L
Row66:11L,1A,4L
Row67:3L,1S,11L
Row68:14L
Row69:13L
Row70:12L
Row71:11L
Row72:10L
Row73:9L
Row74:8L
Row75:7L
Row76:6L
Row77:5L
Row78:4L
Row79:3L
Row80:2L
Row81:1L
HowtostartyourC2COwlGraphgan:
StartinginthebottomrighthandcornerofthegraphwithLinencoloryarnandasizeHcrochethook.

Step1:Chain6.
Step2:DCin4thchainfromhook.DCinlasttwochains.Younowhaveachain3spaceandatotalof3DCstitches.This
completesyourfirstsquareandrow1.
Step3:Chain6.
Step4:DCin4thchainfromhook.DCinlasttwochains.
Step5:Turnyourwork.Atthispointturningconsistsofjustflippingoverthefirstsquare.
Step6:Slipstitchtojointothechain3spacefromthefirstsquare.
Step7:Chain3.
Step8:Make3DCinchain3space.Thiscompletesyoursecondtwosquaresandrow2.
ContinuebyChaining6,DCin4thChainfromhookandinlasttochains,turnandjointochain3spaceinlastsquare
madefrompreviousrow.
HowtoChangeColors:
Toattachanewcoloryouwillpullthenewcoloryarnthroughasyoumakeyourslipstitchtojoinoveryourchain3space.
Donotfastenofftheoldcolor.Leavethestrandhangingandstillattachedtotheskein.

Bynotcuttingyouryarneachtimeyouchangecolors,youwillhavelesslooseendstoweavein.Youcaneasilycarryyour
yarnstrandupfromthepreviousrow.Asyoucanseeinthepicturebelow,thedarkbluesapphireyarnwasleftattached.
Taketheyarnstrandandpullituptoyourhookwhenyouneedtojointhatcolorbackintoyourproject.

Whenyoustarttohavealotofcolorchanges,ithelpstosplitupyourskeinsbywindingyouryarnaroundmultiple
bobbins,spools,largeclothespinsorevenchipclips!Iusedlargeclothespinsandthenclippedthemtotheblanketwhen
notinusesotheyarndoesn'tgettangled.

HowtoDecrease:
Whenyougettothemiddleofyourgraphyouwillstopincreasingandbegintodecreaseyourrows.Inthiscaserow42
willbeyourfirstdecreaserow.
Steps1and2:Slipstitchinthe3doublecrochetstitchesfromlastsquaremade.
Step3:Slipstitchtojointothechain3fromlastsquaremade.Chain3.
Step4:Make3DCoverchainspace.
Continuemakingsquaresasyouhavebeendoing(Slipstitchtojointochain3spaceandchain3+3DC).Whenyouget
totheendoftherow,join,turnandrepeatsteps14.

Border:
Includingaborderiscompletelyoptional,butisanicefinishingtouchtoyourC2Cblanket.Asimplesinglecrochetborder
isallyoureallyneed!Althoughyoucanfeelfreetocrochetanysortofborderyouwouldlike.Theonepicturedconsistsof
4roundsofsinglecrochets:2roundsoflinencolor,oneroundinsilverblue,andthelastroundinAqua.
Whenyoubeginyourfirstroundoftheborderyouwillwanttomakeonly2singlecrochetsforeverysquarealongthe
edges.Anymoreandyourpiecewillbegintoripple.InthecornersyouwillwanttomakeaSC+2chains+SCallinone
space.Continuetodothatinthecornersforeveryborderround.

ABBREVIATIONS/REFERENCES
Clickforexplanationandillustration

ch(s)=chain(s)

dc=doublecrochet

slst=slipstitch

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