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Rice Cakes Easy Preemie Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern

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18 Nov

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Snuggle your precious little one in this cozy Rice Cakes preemie baby blanket. It uses a simple crochet stitch pattern and makes a quick gift for the tiniest little bundles of joy. Scroll down for the free pattern.

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Thank you, Red Heart, for sending me this yummy and luscious Baby Hugs Medium yarn to work with. I absolutely love how soft this yarn feels and works up! This yarn has been discontinued but you can use Red Heart With Love as a substitute.

Level of Difficulty

  • Beginner/Intermediate

Yarn

  • #4 worsted weight Red Heart Baby Hugs Medium ~ 3 skeins (I used 1 skein of Happy & 2 skeins of Aloe)

Hook and Notions

  • Size Hook: I (5.5mm)

Measurement

  • 19×32 Inches (before blocking) 21×35 Inches (after blocking)

Gauge

  • Not important

Abbreviations

  • Ch/chs = chain/chains
  • Hdc = half double crochet
  • Dc = double crochet
  • St/sts = stitch/stitches
  • FPdc = front post double crochet

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Preemie Blanket Instructions

Chain 107,
Foundation Row (RS): Dc in 4th chain from hook and in each chain across (dc)
Row 1 (WS): Chain 2 (counts as a half double crochet here and throughout), skip the first stitch, * FPdc in the next stitch, BPdc in the next stitch; repeat from, * across, ending with FPdc in the next stitch, hdc in the top of turning chain 2. Turn (104 sts)

Repeat row 1 till piece measures desired length. (I worked up 45 rows)

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