Yes, dear crocheters, I am finally sharing the pattern for my Banksia Baby Blanket with you. I hope you enjoy making it!

This blanket has accompanied me on many adventures and through quite a few trials (I spoke about that – at length – in the WIP post I did two weeks ago), so it is very VERY special to me. I was wondering who I could gift it to, not having a baby of my own anymore, when I realised that my sister-in-law is about to have a baby girl any day now. So even though these are not traditional girl colours, I am going to send this blanket to her. I will pretend that I am holding that baby across the water, and that I am there to hear her snuffly hungry-cries and see her first sleepy wind-smile.

Banksia Baby Blanket Pattern

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Materials

• 3mm crochet hook
• Scheepjes Whirl
  • Yarn A – Jade JimJam (560) x 1 ball
• Scheepjes Whirlette
  • Yarn B – Frosted (852) x 1 ball
• Yarn Needle

Gauge

At the end of Round 8, your motif should be 9cm x 9cm (3.5” x 3.5”)

Size

82cm x 82cm (32.3” x 32.3”)

Abbreviations

US Terminology Used

• Beg – Beginning
• Ch – Chain
• Dc – Double Crochet
• Hdc – Half-double Crochet
• Rem – Remains/remaining
• RS – Right side
• Sc – Single crochet
• Sl st – Slip Stitch
• Sp/sps – Space/spaces
• St/sts – Stitch/Stitches
• WS – Wrong side

Punctuation

* An asterisk indicates pattern repeats. You will need to repeat all the instructions between asterisks the number of times specified. This is a hard-core repeat and will consist of multiple instructions.

Square Brackets [] indicate repeats. You will need to repeat the instructions between square brackets the number of times specified. This is a lower level repeat.

Parentheses () are used to indicate a group of stitches to be worked into the same stitch/space. Parentheses are also used to indicate a repeat when using square brackets would be too confusing.

Special Stitches

Flower:  Ch 3, skip the next 2 sts and sl st in the next st.  Ch 8 and sl st in the same st to form a loop.  Ch 3 and skip the next 2 sts.

Popcorn – Make 5 dc in the same stitch. Remove your hook from the last stitch. Insert your hook into the first dc of the 5-dc group.  Grab the last stitch with your hook and pull it through the first stitch to create the Popcorn.

(FP) Front Post – Identify the post of the stitch you want to work around. Insert your hook from the front to the back and then from the back to the front around the post of the stitch so that the post lies in front of your hook.  Complete your stitch as normal.

Notes

• You will turn at the end of every round except for when you make the border!  This will ensure that your blanket doesn’t ‘twist’.
• Ch-2 corner spaces are NOT included in the stitch counts.
• I suggest not working away your ends until you have completed the body of the blanket, at which point you can decide which side will be your right side and which will be your wrong side.  This will ensure that all your ends are worked away on the same side and your work will be neat.
• For the photo tutorial below, I have used a different colour for each round so that you can better see the stitches and how they interact with previous rounds.

Chart

Instructions

©Dedri Uys 2019.  All Rights Reserved.

With Yarn A, make a magic ring.

Round 1

Into the magic ring:  Ch 3 (counts as first dc throughout), 2 dc.  (Ch 2, 3 dc) 3 times.  Ch 2 and join to the top of the beg ch-3 with a sl st.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook.  TURN.

Stitch Count Per Side:  3 dc

Round 2

WS facing, insert hook into ch-2 corner sp {Photo 1} and pull loop through to front of sp {Photo 2}.  Ch 1 (doesn’t count as a st throughout) – Photo 3.  Sc in the same ch-2 sp.  [Sc in the next 3 sts {Photo 4}, (sc, ch 2, sc) in the next ch-2 corner sp {Photo 5}] 3 times.  Sc in the next 3 sts, sc in the last ch-2 sp.  Ch 2 and join to the first sc with a sl st {Photo 6}.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook.  TURN.

Stitch Count Per Side:  5 sc

Round 3

RS facing, insert hook into ch-2 corner sp and pull loop through to front of sp {Photo 1}.  Ch 3, dc in the same ch-2 sp {Photo 2}.  Ch 3, skip the next 2 sts, sl st in the next st.  Ch 8 and sl st in the same st to form a loop.  Ch 3 and skip the next 2 sts {Photo 3}.  This is your first Flower made. 

[(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner sp {Photo 4} .  Make a Flower over the next 5 sts] 3 times. 

Make 2 dc in the last ch-2 sp.  Ch 2 and join to the top of the beg ch-3 with a sl st.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook.  TURN.

Stitch Count Per Side:  1 Flower and 4 dc

Round 4

WS facing, insert hook into ch-2 corner sp and pull loop through to front of sp.  Ch 3, dc in the same ch-2 sp.  Dc in the next 2 sts.  Ch 5, skip the flower, dc in the last 2 sts. 

[(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.  Dc in the next 2 sts.  Ch 5, skip the flower, dc in the last 2 sts] 3 times.

Make 2 dc in the last ch-2 sp.  Ch 2 and join to the top of the beg ch-3 with a sl st.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook.  TURN.

Stitch Count Per Side:  1 ch-5 sp and 8 dc

Round 5

RS facing, insert hook into ch-2 corner sp and pull loop through to front of sp.  Ch 1, sc in the same ch-2 sp.  Sc in the next 4 sts.  Make 2 sc in the next ch-5 sp {Photo 1}.  Catch the ch-8 loop by making a sc through the ch-8 loop AND the ch-5 sp {Photo 2}.  Make 2 sc in the same ch-5 sp.  Sc in the last 4 sts.

[(Sc, ch 2, sc) in the next ch-2 sp {Photo 3}.  Sc in the next 4 sts.  Make 2 sc in the next ch-5 sp.  Catch the ch-8 loop by making a sc through the ch-8 loop AND the ch-5 sp.  Make 2 sc in the same ch-5 sp.  Sc in the last 4 sts] 3 times.

Sc in the last ch-2 sp.  Ch 2 and join to the first sc with a sl st.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook {Photo 4}.  TURN. 

Stitch Count Per Side:  15 sc

Round 6

WS facing, insert hook into ch-2 corner sp and pull loop through to front of sp.  Ch 3, dc in the same ch-2 sp.  Make a Flower, dc in the next 5 sts, make a Flower.

[(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.  Make a Flower, dc in the next 5 sts, make a Flower] 3 times.

Make 2 dc in the last ch-2 sp.  Ch 2 and join to the top of the beg ch-3 with a sl st.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook.  TURN. 

Stitch Count Per Side:  2 Flowers and 9 dc

Round 7

RS facing, insert hook into ch-2 corner sp and pull loop through to front of sp.  Ch 3, dc in the same ch-2 sp.  Dc in the next 2 sts.  Ch 5, skip the Flower, dc in the next 5 sts.  Ch 5, skip the Flower, dc in the last 2 sts.

[(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.  Dc in the next 2 sts.  Ch 5, skip the Flower, dc in the next 5 sts.  Ch 5, skip the Flower, dc in the last 2 sts] 3 times.

Make 2 dc in the last ch-2 sp.  Ch 2 and join to the top of the beg ch-3 with a sl st.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook.  TURN. 

Stitch Count Per Side:  2 ch-5 sps and 13 dc

Round 8

WS facing, insert hook into ch-2 corner sp and pull loop through to front of sp.  Ch 1, sc in the same ch-2 sp.  Sc in the next 4 sts.  Make 5 sc in the next ch-5 sp, catching the ch-8 loop with the central sc.  Sc in the next 5 sts.  Make 5 sc in the next ch-5 sp, catching the ch-8 loop with the central sc.  Sc in the last 4 sts.

[(Sc, ch 2, sc) in the next ch-2 sp.  Sc in the next 4 sts.  Make 5 sc in the next ch-5 sp, catching the ch-8 loop with the central sc.  Sc in the next 5 sts.  Make 5 sc in the next ch-5 sp, catching the ch-8 loop with the central sc.  Sc in the last 4 sts] 3 times.

Sc in the last ch-2 sp.  Ch 2 and join to the first sc with a sl st.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook.  TURN. 

Stitch Count Per Side:  25 sc

Note:  The next three rounds form the three-round repeat for the remainder of the blanket.

Round 9

Insert hook into ch-2 corner sp and pull loop through to front of sp.  Ch 3, dc in the same ch-2 sp.  (Make a Flower, dc in the next 5 sts) until 5 sts rem before the next corner sp.  Make a Flower over the last 5 sts.

[(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.  (Make a Flower, dc in the next 5 sts) until 5 sts rem before the next corner sp.  Make a Flower over the last 5 sts] 3 times.

Make 2 dc in the last ch-2 sp.  Ch 2 and join to the top of the beg ch-3 with a sl st.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook.  TURN.

Stitch Count Per Side:  3 Flowers and 14 dc

Round 10

Insert hook into ch-2 corner sp and pull loop through to front of sp.  Ch 3, dc in the same ch-2 sp.  Dc in the next 2 sts.  (Ch 5, skip the Flower, dc in the next 5 sts) until one Flower rem.  Ch 5, skip the last Flower, dc in the last 2 sts.

[(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.  Dc in the next 2 sts.  (Ch 5, skip the Flower, dc in the next 5 sts) until one Flower rem.  Ch 5, skip the last Flower, dc in the last 2 sts] 3 times.

Make 2 dc in the last ch-2 sp.  Ch 2 and join to the top of the beg ch-3 with a sl st.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook.  TURN.

Stitch Count Per Side:  3 ch-5 sps and 18 dc

Round 11

Insert hook into ch-2 corner sp and pull loop through to front of sp.  Ch 1, sc in the same ch-2 sp.  Sc in the next 4 sts.  (Make 5 sc in the next ch-5 sp, catching the ch-8 loop with the central sc.  Sc in the next 5 sts) until one ch-5 sp rem.  Make 5 sc in the last ch-5 sp, catching the ch-8 loop with the central sc.  Sc in the last 4 sts.

[(Sc, ch 2, sc) in the next ch-2 sp.  Sc in the next 4 sts.  (Make 5 sc in the next ch-5 sp, catching the ch-8 loop with the central sc.  Sc in the next 5 sts) until one ch-5 sp rem.  Make 5 sc in the last ch-5 sp, catching the ch-8 loop with the central sc.  Sc in the last 4 sts] 3 times.

Sc in the last ch-2 sp.  Ch 2 and join to the first sc with a sl st.  Pull up a long loop and remove your hook.  TURN. 

Stitch Count Per Side:  35 sc

Rounds 12 – 62

Repeat Rounds 9 – 11.  See Note below and Information Per Round at the end of the pattern.

When you have finished, fasten off and decide which side will be the front of your blanket.  Then work away your ends to the back. 

Note

As you are no doubt aware, I am a very tight crocheter.  If your gauge is looser than mine, you won’t be able to make all 62 rounds with Yarn A.  This is not a cause for concern, though.  Each repeat of Round 11 ends on a multiple of 10 + 5 stitches, which is what you will need in order to start the border.  As long as you stop on a repeat of Round 11, the border will work out.  You can, therefore, make your blanket as big or as small as you like

As a guide, I had 27g Yarn A left at the end of Round 59 (which is the end of the second-to-last repeat).  I used 20g to complete Rounds 60 – 62.  If you have less than 27g of yarn left at the end of Round 59, I suggest that you stop there.  This will not affect the size of the finished blanket as the change in gauge will create a bigger blanket for fewer rounds. 

From this point on, you will always be working with the RS always facing you.

Whipsiderry Border

(Of course, it has to have its own name and I felt it deserved a tutorial of its own, which you can find HERE!)

Border Stitch Counts have been supplied for if you stop at the end of Round 59 AND if you stop at the end of Round 62.  I have also supplied the maths for figuring out stitch counts when stopping at the end of another repeat (please see Information per Round at the end of this post to figure out the maths). Below you will find the written-only instructions with the relevant stitch counts. If you need photographic help (or the charts), please see THIS tutorial.

Border Round 1

With RS facing, join Yarn B by making a standing dc in any ch-2 corner sp.  (Dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Dc in each st across.  (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.* 

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first dc with a sl st. 

• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 59):  199 dc
• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 62):  209 dc

Maths:  Repeat (from the table at the end of the pattern, here and throughout) x 10 + 9 dc

Border Round 2

Sl st in the next st and into the ch-2 corner sp.  Ch 3.  (Dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Dc in each st across.  (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.* 

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the top of the beg ch-3 with a sl st. 

• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 59):  203 dc
• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 62):  213 dc

Maths:  Repeat x 10 + 13 dc

Border Round 3

Sl st in the next st and into the ch-2 corner sp.  Ch 2 (counts as hdc throughout).  (Hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Skip the first (hidden) st.  Hdc in each rem st across.  (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.* 

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the top of the beg ch-2 with a sl st. 

• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 59):  206 hdc
• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 62):  216 hdc

Maths:  Repeat x 10 + 16 hdc

Border Round 4

Sl st in the next st and into the ch-2 corner sp.  (Ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Skip the first (hidden) st.  Sc in the next st.  (Ch 2, skip the next st, sc in the next st) twice.  [Skip the next 2 sts, 6 dc in the next st, skip the next 2 sts, sc in the next st.  (Ch 2, skip the next st, sc in the next st) twice] until no sts rem before next corner sp.  (Sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner sp.*  

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first sc with a sl st.  

• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 59):  65 sc, 120 dc, and 42 ch-2 sps
• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 62):  68 sc, 126 dc, and 44 ch-2 sps

Maths:  (Repeat+1) x (3 sc, 6 dc, 2 ch-2 sps) + 5 sc + 2 ch-2 sps

Border Round 5

Sl st into the ch-2 corner sp.  (Ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*(Ch 2, sc in the next ch-2 sp) twice.  Working into the 6-dc group:  (Dc in the next dc, ch 1) five times.  Dc in the last dc of the 6-dc group.  [Sc in the next ch-2 sp.  Ch 2, sc in the next ch-2 sp.  Working into the 6-dc group:  (Dc in the next dc, ch 1) 5 times.  Dc in the last dc of the 6-dc group] until you have worked into every 6-dc group.  (Sc in the next ch-2 sp, ch 2) twice.  (Sc, ch 2, sc) in the ch-2 corner sp.*

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first sc with a sl st. 

• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 59):  44 sc, 120 dc, 100 ch-1 sps, and 23 ch-2 sps
• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 62):  46 sc, 126 dc, 105 ch-1 sps, and 24 ch-2 sps

Maths:  (Repeat + 1) x (6 dc and 5 ch-1 sps) + Repeat x (2 sc and 1 ch-2 sp) + 2 x (3 sc and 2 ch-2 sps)

Border Round 6

Sl st into the ch-2 corner sp.  (Ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*(Sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next ch-2 sp) twice.  (Sc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 4 times.  Sc in the next ch-1 sp.   [Ch 1, sc in the next ch-2 sp, ch 1.  (Sc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 4 times.  Sc in the next ch-1 sp] until 2 ch-2 sps rem before the ch-2 corner sp.  (2sc in the next ch-2 sp, sc in the next st) twice.  (Sc, ch 2, sc) in the ch-2 corner sp.* 

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first sc with a sl st. 

• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 59):  133 sc, 38 ch-1 sps, and 80 ch-3 sps
• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 62):  139 sc, 40 ch-1 sps, and 84 ch-3 sps

Maths:  (Repeat + 1) x (5 sc and 4 ch-3 sps) + Repeat x (1 sc and 2 ch-1 sps) + 14 sc

Border Round 7

Sl st into the ch-2 corner sp.  (Ch 1, hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Sc in the first 7 sts. Ch 1 and skip next sc.  (Sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 3 times.  Sc in the next ch-3 sp.  [Ch 1, skip next sc, FPdc around next sc, ch 1.  (Sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 3 times.  Sc in the next ch-3 sp] until no ch-3 sps rem.  Ch 1 and skip next sc.  Sc in the last 7 sts.  (Hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the ch-2 corner sp.*

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first sc with a sl st.

• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 59):  94 sc, 2 hdc, 19 FPdc, 40 ch-1 sps, and 60 ch-3 sps
• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 62):  98 sc, 2 hdc, 20 FPdc, 42 ch-1 sps, and 63 ch-3 sps

Maths:  (Repeat + 1) x (4 sc and 3 ch-3 sps) + Repeat x (1 FPdc and 2 ch-1 sps) + 14 sc + 2 hdc + 2 ch-1 sps

Border Round 8

Sl st into the ch-2 corner sp.  (Ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Sc in the first 8 sts.  Skip the ch-1 sp and the next sc.  (2 sc, hdc) in the next ch-3 sp.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next ch-3 sp.  (Hdc, 2 sc) in the next ch-3 sp.  [Make a Popcorn in the next FPdc. (2 sc, hdc) in the next ch-3 sp.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next ch-3 sp.  (Hdc, 2 sc) in the next ch-3 sp] until no ch-3 sps rem.  Skip the next sc and the ch-1 sp.  Sc in last 8 sts.  (Sc, ch 2, sc) in the ch-2 corner sp.*

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first sc with a sl st.  Fasten off and work away your ends.

• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 59):  98 sc, 40 hdc, 120 dc, 19 Popcorns, and 20 ch-2 sps
• Stitch Count Per Side (Round 62):  102 sc, 42 hdc, 126 dc, 20 Popcorns, and 21 ch-2 sps

Maths:  (Repeat + 1) x (4 sc, 2 hdc, 6 dc, 1 ch-2 sp) + Repeat x Popcorn + 18 sc

For best results, you should block your blanket before using it.

Information Per Round

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Thank you for joining me on this nostalgic journey :)

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