Pregnancy Temperature Baby Blanket

There is a FREE version of this pattern available at my website [HERE][1]. Crochet a temperature baby blanket while you or someone you love is expecting! The Pregnancy Temperature Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern is designed to be worked up over the course of about nine months and gifted to a new baby as soon as he or she is born. This was a fun one to design! My goal was to design a blanket where the size worked out well for preemies as early as 28 weeks or late-termers born at 42 weeks! I tried five different stitches that produced gorgeous ribbing, and half double crochet in the front side loop was the winner! I made this one for my fourth baby! She arrived at 37w3d, and the blanket turned out 36 x 39, which is a size I’m quite happy with! 36″ x 39″ is a nice size for toddlers, too! The design features three columns. Instead of doing one row per day, you do 1/3 of a row per day. I liked the effect and also the nod to how pregnancies are broken into trimesters! The design is finished with one of my favorite borders, the camel stitch! Which I use all the time. I hope you enjoy this pattern! Abbreviations (US) ch(s): chain(s) hdc(s): half double crochet(s) rep: repeat rnd(s): round(s) sl st: slip stitch sp: space st(s): stitch(es) Special Stitches Half Double Crochet in the Front Side Loop: When working in rows, yarn over and insert your hook only in the loop closest to you, then complete your half double crochet as usual. This should produce a ribbing on the back of your work. Half Double Crochet in the Back Third Loop: When working in the round, yarn over and insert your hook only in the loop furthest from you, then complete your half double crochet as usual. This should produce a ribbing on the front of your work. Materials Yarn Bee Soft & Sleek Weight 4 Medium Yarn (100% Acrylic, 232 yds/212 m, 5 oz/141 g) >90 degrees: 1 skein Ivory 80-89 degrees: 1 skein Blush 70-79 degrees: 1 skein Clay 60-69 degrees: 1 skein Mauve 50-59 degrees: 2 skeins Spice (border color) 40-49 degrees: 1 skein Bruschetta 30-39 degrees: 1 skein Burgundy <29 degrees: 1 skein Plum J/10 6mm crochet hook Scissors Stitch markers Tapestry needle Finished Size The height of the blanket will fit somewhere in the range below depending on if baby is born anywhere from 28-42 weeks. 36″ x 30-43″ with border | 32″ x 26-39″ before border For example, at 37 weeks and 3 days, or 88 rows, my blanket came to: 36″ x 39″ with border | 32″ x 35″ before border Gauge 13 sts x 10 rows = 4″ x 4″ [1]: https://dananield.com/pregnancy-temperature-baby-blanket-crochet-pattern/