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Baby Rainbow Sampler Blanket (part 9)

KirstenKirsten4 August 2026
Skill level
Beginner

Find the other parts of the Baby Rainbow Sampler blanket here:

Part 9 rainbow 788

Materials and preparation

See part 1 for yarn and hook requirements.

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Abbreviations (US terms)

begin-puff stitch
ch2, (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop) 3x in the same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
ch
chain
ch-space
chain space: the space below the chain of the previous row. The same goes for ch-2 space, ch-3 space etc.
dc
double crochet
hdc
half double crochet
puff stitch
(yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop) 4x in the same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
RS
Right side
ss
slip stitch
st(s)
stitch(es)
tr
treble crochet
WS
Wrong side

Repeat formats

  • *….; rep from * once/twice/3xCrochet the instructions after * and then repeat that section a further number of times as indicated.
  • (…) once/twice/3xCrochet the instructions between brackets the total number of times indicated.
  • […]Indicates the amount of stitches at the end of a row or round.
  • (…) in same st/spIndicates that all instructions between brackets are worked in the same stitch or space.

Notes

  • Don't forget: Blue colour codes are for the Rainbow version!

Colour layout

Pastel version part 9
Rainbow version part 9

Techniques

Puff stitches

Click here for the tutorial about the puff stitch.

Wave stitch

Click here for the tutorial about the wave stitch.

Crochet pattern

Puff Stitch section 4 (rows 115-118)

This will be the last time you will crochet puff stitches in this blanket. Enjoy!

Puff stitch rows
Row 115 (RS)Join Colour U with a ss in first st, begin-puff stitch in same st, *ch1, skip 1 st, puff stitch; repeat from * another 70 times, ch1, skip 1 st, 1dc in last stitch, cut yarn, turn.[1 begin-puff stitch, 71 puff stitches, 72 ch, 1 dc]
Row 116 (WS)Join Colour Q (T) with ss in first st, ch2 (counts as first dc), puff stitch in first ch-1 space, *ch1, skip 1 st, puff stitch in next ch-1 space; repeat from * another 70 times, 1dc in last puff stitch, cut yarn, turn.[72 puff stitches, 71 ch, 2 dc]
Back to solid rows
Row 117 (RS)Join Colour A with a ss in first st, ch1, 1hdc in same st, *1hdc in ch, 1hdc in puff stitch; repeat from * another 70 times, 1hdc in last ch, 1hdc in final puff stitch, ch1, turn.[145 hdc]
Row 118 (WS)145hdc, cut yarn, turn.[145 hdc]

Wave section 2 (rows 119-121)

The second wave section in this blanket. Let’s get into that crochet rhythm!

Wave rows
Row 119 (RS)Join Colour L (T) with a ss in first st, 1sc in same st, *1hdc, 1dc, 2tr, 1dc, 1hdc, 2sc; repeat from * another 17 times, cut yarn, turn.[1 sc, 18 waves consisting of 1 hdc, 1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc]
Row 120 (WS)Join Colour J (U) with a ss in first st (which is the last sc of the previous row), ch4 (counts as first treble), 1tr, *1dc, 1hdc, 2sc, 1hdc, 1dc, 2tr; repeat from * another 16 times, 1dc, 1hdc, 2sc, 1hdc, 1dc, 1tr, cut yarn, turn.[2 tr, 17 waves consisting of 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 2 tr and 1 wave consisting of 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr]
Back to solid rows
Row 121 (RS)Join Colour A with a ss in first st, ch1, 1hdc in same st, 144hdc, cut yarn, turn.[145 hdc]

Continue with part 10 of the pattern.

Diagrams

Diagram part 9
Diagram part 9
Key part 9
Key part 9

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