The Baby Rainbow Sampler Blanket 2 is a small version of the Big Rainbow Sampler Blanket 2. It features all the different stitches used in the original blanket, just smaller. It's a great project for an ambitious beginner who wants to learn more crochet stitches and perfect for gifting to your loved ones. This blanket is a journey in itself!
You can find the other pattern parts here:
Materials and preparation
The pattern is available in two colourways: A Organicon rainbow colourway, and a Catona gradient colourway. Instructions for both colourways are included in the pattern. Be aware that they do use different amounts of each colour for each version.
Yarn
| Label | Colour name | Code | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colour A | Oxygen | 219 | 4 balls |
| Colour B | Lucky Heather | 259 | 1 ball |
| Colour C | Perfect Plum | 257 | 1 ball |
| Colour D | Dahlia | 246 | 1 ball |
| Colour E | Swaying Tulip | 247 | 1 ball |
| Colour F | Pink Elephant | 248 | 1 ball |
| Colour G | Amaranth | 245 | 1 ball |
| Colour H | Red Rose | 244 | 1 ball |
| Colour I | Deep Tangerine | 224 | 1 ball |
| Colour J | Happy Sunflower | 238 | 1 ball |
| Colour K | Baby Chick | 239 | 1 ball |
| Colour L | Sapling | 213 | 1 ball |
| Colour M | Olive | 228 | 1 ball |
| Colour N | Bright Ocean | 215 | 1 ball |
| Colour O | Happy Thoughts | 264 | 1 ball |
| Colour P | Sleepy Cyan | 268 | 1 ball |
| Colour Q | Ticklish Turquoise | 267 | 1 ball |
| Colour R | Bluebell | 255 | 1 ball |
| Label | Colour name | Code | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colour A | Snow White | 106 | 6 balls |
| Colour B | Primrose | 522 | 1 ball |
| Colour C | Yellow Gold | 208 | 1 ball |
| Colour D | Peach | 386 | 1 ball |
| Colour E | Rich Coral | 410 | 1 ball |
| Colour F | Cornelia Rose | 256 | 1 ball |
| Colour G | Fresia | 519 | 1 ball |
| Colour H | Tulip | 222 | 1 ball |
| Colour I | Icy Pink | 246 | 1 ball |
| Colour J | Light Silver | 172 | 1 ball |
| Colour K | Chrystalline | 385 | 1 ball |
| Colour L | Tropic | 253 | 1 ball |
| Colour M | Sky Blue | 510 | 1 ball |
| Colour N | Lilac Mist | 399 | 1 ball |
| Colour O | Lavender | 520 | 1 ball |
| Colour P | Colonial Rose | 398 | 1 ball |
| Colour Q | Garden Rose | 251 | 1 ball |
| Colour R | Cherry | 413 | 1 ball |
Shop the yarn!
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Crochet hook
3.5mm (US size E/4) for both versions
Measurements
Organicon blanket measures 110 x 85 cm (43 x 33½ in) after blocking. Catona blanket measures 122 x 94 cm (48 x 37 in)
Gauge/tension
Gauge is not critical for this pattern. If you want precise gauge instructions, check out Part 1
Abbreviations (US terms)
- begin-bobble
- ch2, (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook) 5x in the same stitch or space, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- begin-puff stitch
- ch1, (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop) 3x in the same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- bobble
- (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through two loops on hook) 6x in the same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- ch
- chain(s)
- dc
- double crochet
- dc2tog
- double crochet 2 stitches together to decrease the stitch count by 1: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through first two loops on hook) once in each of two stitches, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- dc3tog
- double crochet 3 stitches together to decrease the stitch count by 2: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through first two loops on hook) once in each of three stitches, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- dc7tog
- double crochet 7 stitches together to decrease the stitch count by 6: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through first two loops on hook) once in each of seven stitches, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- FL
- front loop
- hdc
- half double crochet
- hdc2tog
- half double crochet 2 stitches together to decrease the stitch count by 1: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop) in each of two stitches, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
- 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
- sc
- single crochet
- ss
- slip stitch
- s(ts)
- stitch(es)
- tr
- treble crochet
- WS
- wrong side
Repeat formats
- *….; rep from * once/twice/3x — Crochet the instructions after * and then repeat that section a further number of times as indicated.
- (…) once/twice/3x — Crochet 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/sp — Indicates that all instructions between brackets are worked in the same stitch or space.
Notes
- The pattern for this blanket is long. To keep track of where you are, I’ve divided it into different parts. Each part introduces a new section with Techniques and also contains a crochet diagram.
- In most rows you’ll make a ch1 before turning your blanket. This is a turning chain and does not count as a stitch. If you find a ch1 is too small, you can also make a ch2. This depends on how tight you crochet.
Colour layout
Part 7 Weekly overview
Techniques
The techniques for this week have been placed on separate pages:
Crochet pattern
Catherine Wheel section 2 (Rows 87-92)
We’re adding another Catherine wheel row to the blanket. I like the solid look of this stitch - especially after a couple of ‘airy’ stitches!
Since we’re only going to work one row of Catherine wheels, the next row will look like Row 88, but they are not precisely the same. If you crochet 7 chains as the ‘top’ row of the Catherine wheel, you can imagine that all your next rows would have quite a big gap. Instead, we’ll be securing the chain to the Catherine wheels. This way, you can continue with the rest of your blanket without significant gaps. We’re mirroring Row 87.
We’ll need to ensure we’re returning to 145 hdc in the next row. This means counting! Luckily, we can look to Row 87 for help. Each Catherine wheel took up 6 stitches (1 sc, 2 skipped stitches, a wheel, and 2 skipped stitches again). So we just need to make 6 stitches per Catherine wheel, plus the final stitch that we used to fasten the last wheel to get back to 145 stitches.
Puff section 2 (Rows 93-94)
Time to practice your puff stitches again!
Tulip stitch section 2 (Rows 95-98)
Did you enjoy the first Tulip row? We’re making another one!
As you can see, this first row of the Tulip stitch resembles the V stitch. You can see the leaves of each tulip forming. Next, we will make bobble stitches to form the tulip’s flower. Bobbles are yet another way of creating volume.
The white row will most likely pull a bit inward here, especially on top of the first and last bobble stitch. But that’s okay - we’ll sort it out with the edging.
Granny Stripe section 5 (Rows 99-101)
We’re adding an extra row of Granny Stripes. It’s not in the original blanket, but I wanted a small, additional row of green here to enhance the gradient!
Diagrams
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