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Pippin Poppycock Oh Baby Blanket

Oh Baby Blanket

1 | P a g e Copyright Emma May Goodgion

The oh baby blanket is series of squares in bright pastels, a magical array of rainbow colors

against a smoothing cream backdrop, This a special blanket for a special baby. A fun blanket

which makes for a great play mat or tummy time blanket.

Pattern is written in US terms

Size 21cm

Hook: 4mm

Yarn: Stylecraft Special DK - #3

Colors

Stitches Used

ML Magic Loop SL ST Slip Stitch SK Skip Stitch SS Standing Stitch

SC Single Crochet DC Double Crochet HDC Half Double Crochet TR Treble Crochet

FPTR Front Post Treble DTR Double Treble

BPDC Back Pots Double Crochet FPDC Front Post Double Crochet

Knit Stitch Hdc in the third loop of each hdc stitch of previous round. FSC Folding Single Crochet {After a round of treble in the front loops, Insert hook in the back loop of treble and Single crochet into the free back loop of the single crochet from previous round. Folding the trebles over.} PS Puff Stitch Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull loop through st and make loop same height as previous sts in working row, (yo, insert hook in same st, yo, pull loop through st and make lp same height as working row) three times, yo, pull through all 9 loops on hook, ch1. (You will insert your hook into indicated st 4 times) PC Popcorn Work 5 double crochet (dc) stitches in the same stitch. Insert your hook from front to back under the top 2 loops of the first double crochet of the group. Grab the dropped loop with your hook and pull it through the stitch.

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The first thing to do is to decide on your layout, you can use a combination of squares as many or as little as you

like.

There are 6 squares in total.

Here are some layout ideas.

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Jack Be Nimble

We will start of by making a seamless solid granny square of 5 rounds. Chain 3 counts as a dc throughout. If

you’re not comfortable with doing the seamless solid granny then you can do a regular solid granny as long as

your stitch count is on point.

Round 1 (Cream)

Make a ML and ch5, (counts as 1st DC plus ch2), 3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch2, 3dc, ch2, 2dc in to ml. slip st to the 3rd chain

of starting ch5. = 4 sets of 3dc’s and 4 sets of ch2

Round 2 (Cream)

Slip st into ch2 space, ch3, dc, ch2, 2dc into same ch2 space (Corner made),

*dc in next 3 stitches. In next ch2 corner space 2dc, ch2, 2dc* repeat 3 times, dc in the next 3 stitches, join with

a sl st into 3ch. Slip st into the next stitch, slip st into ch2 sp

= 7 dc on each side, Total 28 dc, 4 ch2 spaces.

Round 3 (Cream)

Ch3, dc, ch2, 2dc into same ch2 space (Corner made),

*dc in next 7 stitches. In next ch2 corner space 2dc, ch2, 2dc* repeat 3 time, dc in the next 7 stitches, join with

a sl st into 3ch. Slip st into the next 2 stitches (you should end up with your last slip stitch in the ch2 corner

space.


Round 4 (Cream)


*dc in next 11 stitches. In next ch2 corner space 2dc, ch2, 2dc* repeat 3 time, dc in the next 11 stitches, join

with a sl st into 3ch. Slip st into the next 2 stitches (you should end up with your last slip stitch in the ch2 corner

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space.


Round 5 (Cream)


*dc in next 15 stitches. In next ch2 corner space 2dc, ch2, 2dc* repeat 3 time, dc in the next 15 stitches, join

with a sl st into 3ch. Slip st into the next 2 stitches (you should end up with your last slip stitch in the ch2 corner

space.


Round 6 (Cream)

Note: this round is different from previous rounds

Ch2, hdc, ch2, 2hdc into same ch2 space (Corner made),

*hdc in next 19 stitches. In next ch2 corner space 2hdc, ch2, 2hdc* repeat 3 time, hdc in the next 19 stitches,

join with a sl st into 2ch, fasten off


Rainbow Rounds

Note: You will be skipping the first and last stitches of each side in the knit rounds these should be the sc made in

the corners of the previous rounds (8-13), you will be working the 3rd loops of previous hdc stitches

Round 7 (Parma Violet)

In any ch2 corner space sc, ch2, sc, hdc (Partial Corner made), *skip next stitch (Hidden Stitch), hdc in the 3rd

loop of the next 22 stitches, (hdc, sc, ch2, sc, hdc in ch2 corner space)* Repeat, hdc in the beginning corner

space to complete, join to sc, fasten off.

= Side 24 hdc, 2sc. Total 96 hdc, 8 sc, 4 ch2 sp

Round 8 (Cloud Blue)


loop of the next 24 stitches, skip the last stitch, (hdc, sc, ch2, sc, hdc in ch2 corner space)* Repeat to end hdc in

the beginning corner space to complete, join to sc, fasten off.


Round 9 (Spring Green)



the beginning corner space to complete, join to sc, fasten off..


Round 10 (Lemon)


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Round 11 (Apricot)





Round 12 (Clematis)





Round 13 (Pale Rose)





Round 13 (Cream)





Round 14 (Cream)

In any ch2 corner space *dc, ch2, dc, Dc in the next 40 stitches* Repeat 3 more times, Join fasten off.

= Side 42 dc. Total 168 dc, 4 ch2 sp

WEAVE IN YOUR ENDS

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Merry Go Round

Round 1 (Cream)

Make a ML and ch3, (counts as 1st DC), make 11 DC into ML and join with a SL ST to 3rd chain of beginning ch3.

=12 DC

Round 2 (Cream)

Ch3 (counts as 1st DC) and DC into same stitch, 2dc in each stitch, Join with a sl st. = 24 DC

Round 3 (Cream)

Ch1, sc into same stitch, 2sc in next. *sc, 2sc* Repeat 18 times to end, join and fasten off = 36 SC


Working in front loops only.

Start with a standing TR in the Front Loops of any stitch, tr in the next stitch 2tr in the next stitch.

*tr in the next 2 stitches, 2tr in the next stitch* Repeat 12 times to end, join and fasten off. = 48 TR


Working a folding single crochet in back loops only.

Start with a standing folding SC into the back loop of any single TR and the corresponding free back loop from

the sc in round 3. *folding SC in every tr in the round* Repeat to end, Join and Fasten off = 48 SC

Note: When you come to a 2tr in one stitch make both folding sc into the same free back loop


Join with a standing sc to any folding sc. SC in all stitches in the round, join and fasten off = 48 SC



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Start with a standing TR in the Front Loops of any stitch, tr in the next 2 stitches, 2tr in the next.

*tr, in the next 3 stitches, 2tr in the next stitch* Repeat 12 times to end, join and fasten off. = 60 TR



Start with a standing folding SC into the back loop of any TR and the corresponding free back loop from the sc

in round 6 *folding SC in every tr in the round* Repeat to end, Join and Fasten off = 60 SC






Start with a standing TR in the Front Loops of any stitch, tr in the 3 next stitches, 2tr in the next.




Start with a standing folding SC into the back loop of any TR and the corresponding free back loop from the sc in

round 9 *folding SC in every tr in the round* Repeat to end, Join and Fasten off = 72 SC


Round 12 (Lemon)


Round 13 (Lemon)


Start with a standing TR in the Front Loops of any stitch, tr in the next 4 stitch, 2tr in the next.

*tr in the next 5 stitches, 2tr in the next* Repeat 12 times to end, join and fasten off. = 84 TR

Round 14 (Lemon)


Start with a standing folding SC into the back loop of any TR and the corresponding free back loop from the sc

on round 12. *folding SC in every tr in the round * Repeat to end, Join and Fasten off = 84 SC


Round 15 (Apricot)


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Round 16 (Apricot)

Working in front loops only. Start with a standing TR in the Front Loops of any stitch, tr in the next 5 stitch, 2tr in

the next.

*tr in the next 6 stitches, 2tr in the next stitch* Repeat 12 times to end, join and fasten off. = 96 TR

Round 17 (Apricot)



round 15. *folding SC in every tr in the round* Repeat to end, Join and Fasten off = 96 SC


Round 18 (Clematis)


Round 19 (Clematis)




Round 20 (Clematis)



round 15. *folding SC in every tr in the round* Repeat to end, Join and Fasten off = 108 SC







*tr in the next 8 stitches, 2tr in the next* Repeat 12 times to end, join and fasten off. = 120 TR



Start with a standing folding SC into the back loop of any TR and the corresponding free back loop from round

15. *folding SC in every tr in the round* Repeat to end, Join and Fasten off = 120 SC


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Round 24 (Cream)

Join with a standing sc to any folding sc. SC in all stitches in the round, join = 120 SC

Round 25 (Cream)

Ch1, *sc in the next 11 stitches, hdc in the next 2, dc in the next 3, ch2, skip 2, tr in the next, ch2, skip 1, (dtr -

ch2 - dtr) in the next, ch2, skip 1, tr in the next, ch2 , skip 2, dc in the next 3, hdc in the next 2* repeat 3 more

times, Join, Fasten off.

Round 26 (Cream)

In any ch2 corner space (the ch2 in between dtr)

*3sc, ch2, 3sc in the same space, sc in the next st (top of dtr), 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next st (top of tr) 2sc in ch2

space, sc in next 10, 2sc in next, sc in next 10, 2sc in ch2 space, sc in next st (top of tr), 2sc in ch2 space, sc in

the next st (top of dtr), *Repeat 3 more times

Round 27 (Cream)

Start with a standing DC in any ch2 corner space, chain 2, DC in the same space.

*dc in the next 40, (dc - ch2 – dc) in corner space* repeat 3 more times, omitting last corner space. Join, fasten

off.

WEAVE IN YOUR ENDS

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Pop Goes The Weasel




Round 1 (Cream)



Round 2 (Cream)



a sl st into 3ch. Slip st into the next stitch, slip st into ch2 sp = 7 dc on each side, Total 28 dc, 4 ch2 spaces.

Round 3 (Cream)




space. = 11 dc on each side, Total 44 dc, 4 ch2 spaces.


(Note: The ch1 you use to close the puff stitch does not count as chain in between puffs.)

Start in the 2nd dc after any corner. *PS, ch1, skip st - 5 times. (PS, ch3, PS) in corner space, Ch1 Skip st (Hidden

st)* Repeat 3 more times. Join to 1st PS , Fasten off = 7 Puff St each side, 28 Puff stitches in total


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Starting in the ch3 corner space, *(PS, ch3, PS), (PS in the next ch space, ch1 - 6 times)*

Repeat 3 more times. Join to 1st PS, Fasten off = 8 Puff St each side, 32 Puff stitches in total


*(PS, ch3, PS) in corner. (PS in the next ch space, ch1 – 7 times)*

Repeat 3 more times. Join to 1st PS , Fasten off = 9 Puff St each side, 36 Puff stitches in total

Round 7 (Lemon)



Round 8 (Apricot)


Repeat 3 more times. Join to 1st PS , Fasten off 11 Puff St each side, 44 Puff stitches in total

Round 9 (Clematis)


Repeat 3 more times. Join to 1st PS , Fasten off 12 Puff St each side, 48 Puff stitches in total


*(PS, ch3, PS) in corner. (PS in the next ch space, ch1 –11 times)*


Round 11 (Cream)

*(2hdc, ch2, 2hdc) in corner space, 2hdc in next ch sp, 3hdc in next 10 ch spaces. 2hdc in the next ch space*

Repeat 3 more times to last corner,join with a sl st to 1st hdc, skip st to corner space. = 38 hdc each side, 152

total

Round 12 (Cream)

Ch3 (counts as 1st dc) 1dc, ch2, 2dc in corner, *dc in the next 38 stitches, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in corner Repeat 3

more times to last corner, Join, Fasten Off = 42 dc each side, 168 total

WEAVE IN YOUR ENDS

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Itsy Bitsy Spider

Round 1 (Cream)

Make a ML and ch3, (counts as 1st dc), make 11 dc into ML and join with a sl st to 3rd chain of beginning ch3. =12

DC

Round 2 (Cream)

Ch3 (counts as 1st dc) and dc into same stitch, 2dc in each stitch, Join with a sl st. Fasten off = 24 DC


Start with a standing dc in of any stitch, dc in the same st, fptr around the next stitch.

*2dc, fptr * Repeat 11 times, join and fasten off. = 24dc, 12fptr


Start with a standing dc in the dc after fptr from previous round, dc in the same st, dc in the next, fptr around

the fptr. *2dc, dc, fptr * Repeat 11 times, join and fasten off. = 36dc, 12fptr


Start with a standing dc in the dc after fptr, 2dc in the next, 1dc in the next, fptr around the fptr.

*dc, 2dc, dc, fptr* Repeat 11 more times, join and fasten = 48dc, 12fptr

Round 6 (Lemon)

Start with a standing dc in the dc after fptr, dc in the next 2, fptr around the fptr.

*dc in next 3, 2dc, fptr* Repeat 11 more times, join and fasten = 60dc 12fptr

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Round 7 (Apricot)

Start with standing dc in the dc after fptr, dc in the

*dc in next 2, 2dc, dc in next 2, fptr* Repeat 11 more times, join and fasten = 72dc 12fptr

Round 8 (Clematis)

Start with a standing dc in the dc after fptr, dc in the same stitch, dc in the next 5 stitches, fptr around the fptr

from previous round. Join, Fasten Off *2dc, dc in next 5, fptr* Repeat 11 more times, join and fasten = 84dc,

12fptr

Round 9 (Pale Rose)

Start with a standing dc in the dc after fptr, dc in next 2, 2dc in next, dc in next 3, fptr around fptr.

*dc in next 3, 2dc in next, dc in next 3, fptr* * Repeat 11 more times, join and fasten = 96dc 12fptr

Round 10 (Cream)

Join with a standing sc to any st, sc in same st, sc in next 8 stitches, *2dc in same, sc in next 8* Repeat 11 more

times, slip st to 1st sc = 120sc

Round 11 (Cream)


ch2 - dtr) in the next {Corner made}, ch2, skip 1, tr in the next, ch2 , skip 2, dc in the next 3, hdc in the next 2*

repeat 3 more times = 11sc, 4hdc, 6dc, 2tr, 2dtr, 4ch2 each side of corner ch2 = 120 total

Round 12 (Cream)




the next st (top of dtr), *Repeat 3 more times = 40sc each side = 140sc

Round 13 (Cream)



off. = 42 each side = Total 168

WEAVE IN YOUR ENDS

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Hey Diddle Diddle




Round 1 (Cream)



Round 2 (Cream)



a sl st into 3ch. Slip st into the next stitch, slip st into ch2 sp


Round 3 (Cream)




space.



In any ch2 corner space *(2hdc, ch2, 2hdc), (fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st)to last st , fpdc around

last st*= 6 fpdc, 5 bpdc, 4 hdc on each side, Total 24 fpdc, 20 bpdc, 16 hdc, 4 ch2 spaces.

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Round 5 (Cloud Blue






Round 7 (Lemon)



Round 8 (Apricot)



Round 9 (Clematis)






Round 11 (Cream)

In any ch2 corner space *(1dc, ch2, 1dc), skip next st (hidden st) dc in each st across*

= 40 dc on each side, Total 160, 4 ch2

Round 12 (Cream)

In any ch2 corner space *(1dc, ch2, 1dc), dc in each st across*

= 42 dc on each side, Total 168, 4 ch2

Weave in your ends

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Ring O Roses

Round 1 (Cream)

Make a ML and ch3, (counts as 1st dc), make 11 dc into ML and join with a sl st to 3rd chain of beginning ch3. =12

DC

Round 2 (Cream)

Ch3 (counts as 1st dc) and dc into same stitch, 2dc in each stitch, Join with a sl st. Fasten off = 24 DC


Start in any stitch with a SS. *dc, ch1, pc, ch1* repeat to last st, join and fasten off.

= 12 dc, 12 pc, 24 ch1


Start in any popcorn st with a SS *dc in pc, Ch1, pc in dc, Ch1* repeat to last st, join and fasten off.

= 12 pc, 12 dc, 24 ch1


Start in any ch1 space after any dc. You will be working in the ch1 spaces only *pc in ch1 sp, ch2* repeat to last

ch sp, join and fasten off.

= 24pc, 24 ch2

Round 6 (Lemon)

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Start in any ch2 space. You will be working in the ch2 spaces only. *pc in ch2 sp, ch2* repeat to last ch sp, join

and fasten off.

= 24 pc, 24 ch2

Round 7 (Apricot)

Start in any ch sp *pc in ch2 sp, ch2, dc in pc, ch2* * repeat to last st, join and fasten off.

= 24 pc, 24 dc, 48 ch2

Round 8 (Clematis)


and fasten off.

= 48 pc, 48 ch2

Round 9 (Pale Rose)


and fasten off.

= 48 pc, 48 ch2

Round 10 (Cream)

Start in any ch2 space. You will be working in the ch2 spaces only. * 3sc in ch sp, 2sc in next ch sp* repeat to last

ch sp, join.

= 120 sc

Round 11 (Cream)


ch2 - dtr) in the next {Corner made}, ch2, skip 1, tr in the next, ch2 , skip 2, dc in the next 3, hdc in the next 2*

repeat 3 more times = 11sc, 4hdc, 6dc, 2tr, 2dtr, 4ch2 each side of corner ch2 = 120 total

Round 12 (Cream)




the next st (top of dtr), *Repeat 3 more times = 40sc each side = 140sc

Round 13 (Cream)



off. = 42 each side = Total 168

WEAVE IN YOUR ENDS

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Joining Place squares with right side facing, the wrong side should be facing one another.

SC through the corner chain spaces of both squares. SC in each front loops of both squares. Shown in black here. The SC

lay on top of your work giving a little ridge effect

Border Round 1

Start in any corner chain 2 space. (hdc, ch2, hdc corner made), hdc in each stitch across, 1hdc in each ch2 space (were

the corners of the individual squares meet)

Round 2 Start in any corner chain 2 space. (sc, ch2, sc), bphdc around every stitch to end.

Round 3 Start in any corner chain 2 space. (2dc, ch2, 2dc), dc in each stitch to end.

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Pom Pom Edging

Join with a SL ST to the 2nd dc from the chain 2 corner, Chain 8

Dc4tog in the 3rd chain from hook. Ch1 to close. Half of Pom Pom made

Ch2, in to the closing chain make dc4tog, close with a ch1, then sl st round the beginning chain

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Chain 5, sl st in the second st after corner space.

Repeat process along the side edges. Skip 5 stitches inbetween chains

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