Crochet Extra Lemon Square Blanket Pattern + Tutorial

Crochet Extra Lemon Square Blanket

I hope you enjoy my new design, Extra Lemon Square Blanket.  This blanket gets its lovely texture by crocheting the lemon peel stitch in the round from the middle. I’ve added a bit extra by substituting treble crochet stitches for the double crochet stitches on certain rounds for that little something extra.

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I used most of 3 Caron Cakes because I do love the self-striping yarn, but feel free to play with color or give it a try in a solid.  This 35" square is just right for a newborn baby, but you can also simply continue in pattern to make this blanket as big as you'd like.

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Tutorial

Yarn
3 Balls of Caron Cakes Yarn - Berries and Cream

Hook
5 mm / H Hook

Sizing
35” Square

Abbreviations
Beg - Beginning
Ch - Chain
Dc - Double crochet
Hdc - Half double crochet
Rep - Repeat
Rnd(s) - Round(s)
Sc - Single crochet
Sk - Skip
Sl st - Slip stitch
Sp - Space
St - Stitch
Tr - Treble crochet

This blanket gets its lovely texture by crocheting the lemon peel stitch in the round from the middle. I’ve added a bit extra by substituting treble crochet stitches for the double crochet stitches on certain rounds for that little something extra.

Instructions

Rnd 1: Ch 2. All in 2nd ch from hook, *1 sc, ch 2. Rep * 3 times. Join with hdc to beg sc. Hdc counts as a ch-2 sp here and throughout. - 4 sc, 4 ch-2 sps

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, *dc in next st, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner; rep from * twice more, dc in next st, sc into beg ch-2 sp, join with hdc to beg sc. Turn. - 4 dc, 8 sc

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, *dc in next st, sc in next st, dc in next st, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner; rep from * twice more, dc in next st, sc in next st, dc in next st, sc into beg ch-2 sp, join with hdc to beg sc. Turn. - 8 dc, 12 sc

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, *dc in next st, (sc in next st, dc in next st) to corner**, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner; rep from * twice more, then from * to ** once, sc in beg ch-2 sp, join with hdc to beg sc. Turn. - 12 dc, 16 sc

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, *dc in next st, (sc in next st, dc in next st) to corner**, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner; rep from * twice more, then from * to ** once, sc in beg ch-2 sp, join with hdc to beg sc. Turn. - 16 dc, 20 sc

Begin pattern repeat.

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, *tr in next st, (sc in next st, tr in next st) to corner**, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner; rep from * twice more, then from * to ** once, sc in beg ch-2 sp, join with hdc to beg sc. Turn. - 20 tr, 24 sc

Rnd 7: Rep rnd 5.

Rnd 8: Rep rnd 6.

Rnds 9 - 15: Rep rnd 5.

Repeat rnds 6 thru 15, 4 more times.

Border
Rnd 1: Sl st in each st around. Fasten off.