Rainbow Sunshine Blanket by Donna Browne

Rainbow Sunshine Blanket

Crochet
March 2023
DK (11 wpi) ?
9 stitches and 5 rows = 2 inches
in hdc
4.0 mm (G)
1312 - 1422 yards (1200 - 1300 m)
26" x 33"
US
English
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This bright and fun baby blanket is made by making rainbow and sunshine granny squares, then crocheting together with a slst. Then adding a moss stitch border.

Materials

dk, weight 3 yarn in shades:
650 metres white
100 metres red
90 metres orange
280 metres yellow
80 metres green
70 metres blue
60 metres purple

Small amounts of black / pink for the sunshine eyes and cheeks

4mm crochet hook
Or you can use any yarn and hook you choose but the size may change.

Each square measures approx 7.5” x 7.5” inches and the finished blanket measures approx 26” x 33” this could be made larger if you made more squares.

The pattern texture for the squares is worked in lemon peel stitch so it is turned each row / round.

It could also work out just using a hdc and working in rounds and not turning if you prefer. I have included the instructions to make the squares in a hdc stitch so you could make either way.

The PDF is 13 pages with photos.

Written in US terms with abbreviations for UK