Little Boy Blue Block Stitch Afghan

Have you ever had more than a little yarn left over from a project? You know, not enough to make a large project, but more than what a hat or scarf would need. Of course, that happens to me a lot. I hate the thought of buying just enough yarn and actually running short. So I have the tendency to buy extra “Just to be safe”. Therefore this situation has happened to me several times. The Little Boy Blue Block Stitch Afghan was created from a situation just like that!

A STASH BUSTER PROJECT

Therefore, one of the best things about this pattern is that I was able to use up some of my yarn stash. After making a beautiful baby boy afghan for my niece’s baby, I had a small stash of left over yarn. However, it just sat in the basket waiting me to make it into something cute and beautiful. I loved the yarn colors too, but I just could not decide what to do with it.

LittLe Boy Blue BLock Stitch Afghan INspiration

Finally, one day, I picked up one of the skeins and to start crocheting. Carefully checking over what I had left, I found 3 skeins of Baby Bee Tricycle Time Yarn and a little more than a skein of the bare blue marled colors. Since I did not have a lot of yarn, the project would have to use a stitch that does not eat up the yarn. So I chose to try a block stitch pattern.

The block stitch pattern, which is a pretty simple and basic stitch pattern, would not eat up too much yarn. It uses the basic stitches of the double crochet, single crochet, and chain stitch, therefore, making the block stitch is very beginner friendly. If you have mastered these three stitches, then this stitch pattern will come easy for you. Finally, the rhymical repetition of the stitches helps to make it quick and mindless.

THE LITTLE BOY BLUE BLOCK STITCH BABY AFGHAN PATTERN

MATERIALS:

• Color A: 3 Skeins of Tricycle time By Yarn Bee
• Color B: 2 Skeins of Light Marled by Yarn Bee
• Tapestry needle
• scissors
• Crochet hook size: G/6 or 4.25 mm
• Gauge: 25 st and 14 rows =4″
• Finished size: approximately 30″ x 32″

PATTERN NOTES

• The pattern is worked in rows across.
• The chain 1 at the beginning of the odd numbered rows counts as a single crochet.
• The chain 3 at the beginning of the even numbered rows counts a s double crochet.
• The ribbon added into the border is optional and is woven in and out of the spaces created by the double crochet and chain 1.

STITCHES:

• Chain-CH
• Slip stitch-Sl st
• Single crochet-sc
• double Crochet-DC

SPECIAL STITCHES:

The Block Stitch:

• Row 1: Sc, ch 2, sk 2, sc
• Row 2: 3 DC in next Ch-2 sp, ch 2

LITTLE BOY BLUE BLOCK STITCH BLANKET PATTERN

FOUNDATION CHAIN:

With color A Chain or multiples of 190 ,(189+1) or a multiple of 3 +1

ROW 1: With Color A 1 dc in the 4th chain from the hook and in each ch across. Changing to color B in the last step of the final dc. Ch 1 and turn.

ROW 2: With color B, sc in the first stitch. Ch 2. Sk 3 dc, then Sc between the third and fourth dc of the previous row.*Ch 2, sk 3 dc st. Making a group of 3 dc. Sc between the 6th and 7th dc.* Repeat across to the end of the row. 1 sc after the last group of 3 dc and in the top of the turning ch. Change to color A in the last step of the final sc. Ch 3 and turn.

ROW 3: With color A, 3 dc in the first ch-2 space. Then, work 3 dc in each ch-2 space of the previous row across the row. Finish with 1 more dc in the last st of the row. Changing to new color in the last step of the final dc.

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for pattern until you have reached your desired length. Finish off and weave in ends.

LITTLE BOY BLUE BLOCK BABY AFGHAN BORDER

For the border, I simply used the same block stitch pattern around all the edges of the blanket. I did one row with double crochets and ch 2 spaces so a ribbon could be weaved through the holes left by the repeat of those two stitches. Weaving ribbon through the edge of the blanket gives it a beautiful and unique finish.

BORDER STEPS

RND 1: With Color B (sc, ch 2, sc) in the first corner. Ch 2, * sc at the top of the row, ch 2* repeat across to next corner. (Sc, ch 2, sc) in the next corner. *Ch 2, sk 2 st, sc in the next st* across the bottom edge. Again, (sc, ch 2, sc) in the next corner. * Ch 2, sc in the top of the st at the end of each row* repeat up the edge of the blanket. (Sc, ch 2, sc) in the next corner. *Ch 2, sk 2 st, sc in the next st.* across the top edge of the blanket. Sl st to the beginning st of the rnd, ch 3. DO NOT TURN.

RND 2: ( 2 dc, 2 ch , 2 dc) in the first corner ch-2 space. 3 dc in the next ch-2 space, and in each ch-2 space around. Sl st to the beginning tch. Ch 3 DO NOT TURN.

RND 3: *(1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in the first corner. CH 2. Sk 3 dc, work 1 dc after the 3 sk st. Ch 2, across to next corner. (1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) in next corner ch-2 space.*Repeat 2 more times. Sl st to beginning st. CH 3, DO NOT TURN.

RND 4: *(2 dc, ch 2, 2dc) in first corner. Work 3 dc in each ch-2 space across side,* repeat around to beginning corner. Sl st to the beginning st of first corner. Finish off and weave in ends.

A BEAUTIFUL FINISHED TOUCH

Finally, add an accent color of ribbon by weaving a length of ribbon through rnd 3 of the border on each side of the blanket and tying the ends at each corner into a bow. This adds a beautiful finished touch to the blanket.

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A FINAL NOTE

Once again, I hope that you have enjoyed this Little Boy Blue Block Stitch Afghan 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!