Easy Seashore By Moonlight Baby Blanket

If you love lots of texture in a project, then this project is for you! In addition to creating lots of texture, it is super easy! Not only is this beautiful easy Seashore By Moonlight Baby Blanket is soft, snuggly, and warm, the texture of the stitch together create the look of waves on a beautiful crystal clear shore.

EAsy Seashore by moonlight stitch: The crystal wave stitch

The stitch used in this blanket is called the crystal waves stitch. Actually, I found this stitch while searching for something new to try. This beautiful stitch is another stitch that uses simple basic stitches of double crochet, chains, and a front post single crochet. In addition to the sideways look of the grouped double crochet stitches, the Front Post sc helps to create the unique texture of this stitch. It also gives the blanket a look of waves of water.

The yarn: Mandala Ombre’ in Mantra

As soon as I saw the mandala ombre’ yarn by Lion Brand in the color Mantra,I knew it was the perfect yarn. Because it is made with a combination of beautiful blues and greens, it reminded me of tropical waters. Therefore, I felt the colors in the yarn were the perfect touch to go with the crystal waves stitch. Hence the combination of the stitch and the yarn did not disappoint at all! Hence, the Easy Seashore by Moonlight Baby Blanket came to be.

Not only is this blanket full of beautiful texture and soft, but the stitch and yarn also created a beautiful draped fabric that is warm and cozy as well. In fact, I will definitely be using this pattern again in the future.

The free pattern for this baby blanket is below. However, if you prefer, an ad free PDF can be found here at my Esty shop.

easy seashore by moonlight baby blanket pattern

MATERIALS:

• Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala Ombre in the color Mantra 3 skeins at 5.3 oz each.
• Crochet Hook size H/8 or 5.0 mm
• tapestry needle
• scissors

PATTERN NOTES

• The pattern is worked in rows across the blanket.
• The chain 3 at the begining of each row counts as a stitch throughout.

STITCHES:

• Chain-ch
• slip stitch-sl st
• Double Crochet-dc
• Front Post single Crochet-fpsc
• Crystal Wave Stitch: (1 fpsc, ch 3, 3 dc) in the same stitch or space

• Guage: 4 stitches and 10 rows equals 4″
• Finished Size: 32″ X 40″

Seashore By Moonlight, a Beautiful pattern

To begin the pattern, Chain any multiple of 4, I chained 128 for this blanket.

ROW 1: Into the fourth chain from the hook make 2 double crochets,(the three chains count as 1 dc). Skip 3 chains and into the fourth chain make 1 sc. Chain 3. Into the same space as the sc make 3 dc. *Sk 3 chains into the next chain, (1 sc, 3 chs, 3 dc) into the same chain. Repeat across the row to the last 4 chains, sk 3 chains, sc in the last ch. Ch 3 and turn

ROW 2: 2 dc into the first stitch, same as the ch 3. Into the 3rd dc, make a front post sc. Ch 3. 3 dc around the ch 3 from the row below. * front post sc around the 3rd dc. ch 3. 3 dc in the next chain 3 space of the row below.* across to the end of the row. 1 sc in the top of the last chain 3 turning chain. Ch 3 and turn. Do not finish off.

Repeat row 2 until you have reached the desired length.

Final row: Chain 7 and turn. Sc in the third dc. *ch 4, sc in the third dc* across to last group of 3 dc. Chain 4, dc in the last stitch.

Pattern Border

Ch 1 and turn. Make 3 sc in the first corner stitch. Make 3 sc in each ch-4 space and 1 sc in each sc across to next corner. 3 sc in the next corner. 2 sc in the each turning chain and 1 sc in each sc at the end of each row to next corner. 3 sc in the next corner. Make 3 sc in each ch-3 space and 1 sc in each base chain for each group of 3 dc across to next corner. 3 sc in the next corner. 1 sc in in each sc and 2 sc in each turning ch across the ends of the rows back to the first corner. Sl St the the first sc of the first corner.

RND 2: Ch 4, sk middle sc of corner, sc in the next sc. Ch 4, sk 3 sc, sc in the next st. Across to next corner.*sc in the firs sc of the corner sc group, ch 4 sk middle sc, sc in the third sc of corner. chain 4 sk 3 sc, sc in next sc across to next corner* repeat around sl st to the base of the beginning ch.

RND 3: Ch 3, dc into the ch4 space of the row below, ch 2, 2 dc in the same corner space. Working over the ch of the previous row,*2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in the middle sc of first row made.* repeat around, making the corner group in the corner the corner sc .

A FINAL NOTE:

Once again, I hope that you have enjoyed this Easy Seashore By Moonlight pattern. Please be sure to share your versions of this pattern with me. Thanks for stopping by DulceBella Designs! Until next time, sit, relax, and stay a while and always glorify God by creating beautiful crochet art!