Jumping Beans Blanket

***This crochet pattern is available for free on my website or you can download it here as a print-optimized, ad-free PDF for your convenience.*** **Difficulty:** Intermediate/Advanced *Techniques used: Bean stitch, Bobble stitch, Picot Single Crochet, working in the 3rd loop of an half double crochet, modified Alpine stitch* **Materials Needed:** 4mm (G) hook, or hook needed to obtain gauge #3 light weight Baby Bee Sweet Delight yarn in “Give me the Moon” (oatmeal color), “Green Light” (green color), and “Angel” (white color), or colors of your choice: -2010 yards (685 "oatmeal", 530 "green", 795 "white") - 36" x 40" baby blanket, -2560 yards (970 "oatmeal", 650 "green", 940 "white") - 40" x 40" receiving blanket, -2930 yards (970 "oatmeal", 1040 "green", 920 "white") - crib blanket/lapghan, -3200 yards (1060 "oatmeal", 1140 "green", 1000 "white") - toddler blanket, -4900 yards (1590 "oatmeal", 1510 "green", 1800 "white") - small throw, -6530 yards (1900 "oatmeal", 2170 "green", 2460 "white") - large throw, -8970 yards (2300 "oatmeal", 2950 "green", 3720 "white") - twin blanket, -9920 yards (2520 "oatmeal", 3270 "green", 4130 "white") - double bed blanket Yarn needle Scissors Measuring tape Blocking boards Stitch markers **Stitches Used:** sl st = slip stitch ch = chain sc = single crochet hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet FPdc = front post double crochet rsc = reverse single crochet (crab stitch) **Additional Terms:** *Working in the 3rd loop of an hdc:* Look at the top of the stitch, and locate the sideways “V”, bend the stitch to look at the back, and you should see another “V” made by the “yarn over”. You’ll be working into the back loop of that “V”, this is the yarn over and is called the 3rd loop. *Bean Stitch:* insert hook into designated stitch, [YO, draw up loop] 3 times, YO, draw through all 6 loops on hook, ch 1. Here’s a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVSMJh2wyac *Bobble Stitch:* [YO, insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops], 5 times, YO, draw through 4 loops, YO, draw through all remaining loops on hook. *Picot Single Crochet (psc) (also known as the Granule Stitch):* Insert hook, yo, pull up a loop, [yo, draw through 1 loop] 3 times to make a ch 3, then yo, and draw through both loops on the hook. Pull your ch-3 sp towards the front of your work instead of pushing it toward the back. *Chainless starting hdc:* with slip knot on hook, YO, insert hook into first stitch of row, YO draw up a loop, YO, draw through all 3 loops on hook sp/sps = space/spaces ch/chs = chain/chains Prev = previous sk = skip **Gauge:** 16 sc in 4” across, 20 rows gives 4” of height with 4mm hook **Measurements:** *(These are approximate measurements)* Baby blanket (36” x 40”) Crib/Lapghan (36” x 54”) Receiving blanket (40” x 40”) Toddler Blanket (40” x 54”) Small Throw (52” x 64”) Large Throw (60“ x 77”) Twin and Double Bed Blanket sizes are available in the ad-free PDF **Additional Notes:** -ch-1 at beginning of row does not count as a stitch. -You can make this in a single color or in multiple colors. I’ve written the following pattern with options for 3 colors. *See pattern for additional notes.*