Caramel Stitch Stashbusting Crochet Baby Blanket

This pattern is also available for FREE on my website [HERE][1]. It’s time to bust that yarn stash! Hold three strands of yarn together and work up the Caramel Stitch Stashbusting Crochet Baby Blanket. The caramel stitch is a cluster spike stitch with a gorgeous, luxurious appearance! Though the stitch definition is muted slightly when you hold so many strands together, the spiked stitches add a fun pop of texture and interest to all the color changes featured in this blanket! The pattern is finished with a simple single crochet border. I hope you enjoy this pattern! Abbreviations (US) ch(s): chain(s) pm: place marker in the st just worked rep: repeat rnd(s): round(s) rs: right side sc(s): single crochet(s) sl st: slip stitch st(s): stitch(es) ws: wrong side yo: yarn over Special Stitch Caramel Stitch: Yo, insert your hook in the next st, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yo, insert your hook beneath the st you’d just worked into (the top of the st from two rows back), pull up a loop (5 loops on hook), yo, insert your hook beneath the st you’d just worked into (the top of the st from three rows back), pull up a loop (7 loops on hook), yo and pull through all seven loops on your hook. Materials About 1,200 yards of weight 1 yarn and 2,000 yards of weight 4 yarn total from your stash. The blanket weighs 38.38oz. See Notes in pattern for more details on the yarns I used plus tips for choosing your own. L/11 8mm crochet hook Scissors Stitch markers Tapestry needle Finished Size 35″ x 35″ with border | 31″ x 31″ before border Gauge 7.5 sts x 10.5 rows = 4″ x 4″ A throw-sized version of this pattern is also available at Knitty! More details: [Hefty Caramel Weighted Blanket][2] [1]: https://dananield.com/caramel-stitch-stashbusting-crochet-baby-blanket/ [2]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hefty-caramel-weighted-blanket