A brand new granddaughter is arriving soon, which means a new baby blanket in honour of her. This crochet project features a series of cross stitches and bobbles, or X’s & O’s, which is how this became the Hugs & Kisses Baby Blanket.
I used the new Caron Baby Cakes in Dreamy Rose for this, but feel free to substitute regular Caron Cakes or any worsted-weight yarn of your choice.
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Hugs and Kisses Baby Beanie Hats
The Crochet Hugs and Kisses Baby Beanies are designed to pair with the Hugs and Kisses Stitching concepts by Jeanne Steinhilber.
The Hugs and Kisses Band really lends itself to unique colour play. The pattern is written for the Pink Version in changing the colours. You could do the band a solid colour or even do the entire hat in one colour and let the light make the texture pop off. The aqua version changes colour on the single round before and after the popcorn.
I felt this design is not ideal for preemie size due to the texture. With my sponsorship with Yarnspirations, I cross-referenced the Teeny Weeny Baby Caps, (posted below) for sizing and design consideration.
Have fun with colour play with the Hugs and Kisses Stitching Texture. Looks great in colours and solids.
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Question about Row 5
The crochet diagram below is a splice of Row 5.
5th row: Ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), 1 hdc in same st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st, *hdc3tog over next 3 sts, [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] four times, 3 hdc in next st, [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] four times; rep from * until 9 sts remain, hdc3tog over next 3 sts, [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] twice, 1 more hdc in last st. Turn.
If you look at the bobble just before the valley of the chevron, how many hdc are there before the hdc3tog? It’s just one. So you cannot generalize that there are 2 HDC after each bobble.
If you look at the chart where I have circled the shapes. The repeat is 1 HDC, BOBBLE, 1 HDC. Not BOBBLE, 2 HDC. Jeanne’s repeat makes it easier to comprehend if you think about the sets as working in three stitches. It’s less wordy the way she wrote it.
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The stitches all come from the Stitch is Right Wave Game we played here on The Crochet Crowd in 2016. I chose four of the eight stitches we learned in pattern to create this blanket. All the video tutorials of each stitch are below to help you. You can easily adapt this chevron blanket to any size you’d prefer. The finished size is 36″ x 40″.
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Crochet Diagram
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Tutorial
Designed by Jeanne Steinhilber
Caron® Baby Cakes™ Yarn 3.5 oz./ 100 g, 231 yds. / 211 m
Dreamy Rose 6 balls or equivalent of any worsted weight #4 yarn.
Size U.S. H/8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook.
Measurements Approx 36” X 40” [91 x 101 cm].
Abbreviations List
Ch(s) = Chain(s)
Dc = Double crochet
Dc3tog = Double crochet 3 together
Hdc = Half double crochet
Hdc3tog = Half double crochet 3 together
Rep = Repeat
Sc = Single crochet
Sc3tog = Single crochet 3 together
Sk = Skip
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
Yoh = Yarn over hook
Special Stitches
X-st = Sk next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st.
Bobble = Dc5tog in the same st. In next st, *yoh, pull up a loop, yoh, pull through 2 loops; rep from * 4 times, until you have 6 loops on hook, yoh and pull through all to complete 5 dc together. These are worked on the wrong side.
Stitch Multiples = 28 + 18.
I’ve seen several blankets made into a throw size of 54” X 66” with a starting chain of 214 with about 4000 yards of worsted weight yarn.
Helpful Tip = If you have trouble recognizing the “peaks” and “valleys” of the chevron, use stitch markers until you are comfortable. This is especially helpful on the hdc and bobble row. The hdc3tog tends to lean off to the side and can be hard to spot.
Instructions
Ch 158
1st row: (WS) Dc in 4th ch from hook (ch and dc counts as 2 dc in same st), 1 dc in next 5 chs, *dc3tog over next 3 chs (valley or bottom of chevron), 1 dc in next 12 chs, 3 dc in next ch (peak or top of chevron), 1 dc in next 12 chs; rep from * until 9 chs remain, dc3tog over next 3 chs, 1 dc in next 5 chs, 2 dc in last ch. Turn.
2nd row: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 1 dc in next st, cross back and place 1 dc in base of ch 3 (X-st made), X-st 2 more times, *dc3tog over next 3 sts, X-st 6 times, 3 dc in next st, X-st 6 times; rep from * until 9 sts remain, dc3tog over next 3 sts, X-st 3 times, 1 more dc in last st. Turn.
4th row: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn.
5th row: Ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), 1 hdc in same st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st, *hdc3tog over next 3 sts, [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] four times, 3 hdc in next st, [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] four times; rep from * until 9 sts remain, hdc3tog over next 3 sts, [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] twice, 1 more hdc in last st. Turn.
6th row: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn.
7th row: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 1 dc in next st, cross back and place 1 dc in base of ch 3 (X-st made), X-st 2 more times, *dc3tog over next 3 sts, X-st 6 times, 3 dc in next st, X-st 6 times; rep from * until 9 sts remain, dc3tog over next 3 sts, X-st 3 times, 1 more dc in last st. Turn.
8th row: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next 5 sts, *sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in last st. Turn.
9th row: Ch 3, 1 dc in same st, 1 dc in next 5 sts, *dc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 dc in next 12 sts, 3 dc in next st, 1 dc in next 12 sts; rep from * until 9 sts remain, dc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in last st. Turn.
Rep rows 2 thru 9, until blanket measures 40”. 11 pattern repeats total. Finish off.
*Update*
This proud Gigi was able to wrap the precious bundle in Hug & Kisses just a few hours after she was born.
I wanted to point out an error in the written pattern, for row 5 it says to do a pattern of 1 bobble and 1 hdc 4 times you get to the top to do the increase. The chart and the youtube video say to separate the bobble stitches with 2 half double crochet stitches, not just one. If you stich one it will give you more than 4 bobbles before you get to the top.
Meredith, I will have Jeanne circle back. It’s possible my video is incorrect or slightly modified as well.
The repeat is [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] four times. So that means, there will be 2 hdc between each bobble. We each just stated it a bit different.