Ahhhh I do love a job well done (who am I kidding, I love a job done period at this point) It was fun to work on and figure out what would work out best, I didn't want anything that would be to easy for baby to pull at or get caught in their mouth. That is why I used the half double, it works faster than the single crochet but it doesn't make the tall columns that the double or treble crochet makes. I am happy, once the border was put on it spruced up into a very beautiful and usable gift.
Pattern:
What you need:
- I used 3 balls of Baby Bees Sweet Delight Prints (gageboys') I held 2 yarns at the same time and crocheted them together as if they were one.
- Border: 1 ball of Caron Simply Soft (Blueberry) (also worked 2 together as 1)
- Size H hook (for both body and border)
And this is why I said there isn't much of a pattern, you see I just made as many foundation chains that would make it be a little wider then my lap and then Chained 2, turned, and put a half double crochet in every chain, chain 2 turn and repeat till I ran out of the first 2 balls then I split the 3rd ball in 2 and finished those out as well.
For the border I worked a single crochet all the way around (on the sides making sure that you get 2 per row to make sure everything is spaced the way they should be) in the corner space work 2 single crochet in the same space (to turn the corner) then once you're around slip stitch into your first one, than chain 1 then single crochet all the way around once more and slip stitch the row together, chain 3 this time, skip 2 stitches and make a single crochet in the next stitch ( should end up being: stitch space space stitch) *chain 3, skip 2 stitches, single crochet in next space* repeat until you're all the way around, in the corners I Chain 2 skip 1 single crochet in the next space then repeat once so I get around the corner better, slip stitch into your chain and tie off.
Weave in all your ends and Ta-Da you're done! What I love the most about things like this is that you can just keep playing around with it until you find something you like. You can make it wider, longer, technicolor, it doesn't matter. It can be done in any stitch with really any yarn, don't want a border (dont make one) want a bigger border (go for it). Have fun and figure out what works best for you, the yarn you're working with, and the craft you are trying to make. Now go to that baby shower (show off a little) and anyone who doesn't know better will be incredibly impressed and those of us who do are: 1 impressed that you FINISHED a beautiful creation (we are jealous) and, 2 admire that something so nice, soft, and practical came from something so simple and easy!
