Baby Ocean
This baby blanket features some seashells and waves. This is the first blanket in my ‘Baby Ocean & Others‘ eBook.
Interlocking & Mosaic
Choose your preferred colorwork technique: interlocking crochet or overlay mosaic crochet. You’ll receive both options, so why not try both?
Each file contains the fully written pattern and charts.
Size
With the interlocking crochet technique they begin with 60 windows in the foundation row. The mosaic crochet option is 121 stitches wide.
If you meet gauge, each square will be about 30″ / 76cm. You can use these individually as baby blankets or join them together to create a large one-of-a-kind blanket!
Original Blog Entry
This summer needs more ocean!
I live in the Canadian Prairies; there are a few lakes nearby, but no oceans.
The finished size of this blanket, when using medium, 4 – worsted weight yarn, is about 30? square. This is the perfect size for a baby blanket! It is not so large that it becomes unmanageable in the summer heat but it is not so small that it feels like it will be outgrown too quickly.
Mosaic crochet sample done by Penny Groves McPherson, dark blue used as Main Color (MC).
Interlocking Crochet Size
The chart is 121 x 121. This is larger than my selection of Large Squares (these have a chart size of 81 x 81 and finish to about 20? square). I often put the number “-40” in the title of those squares because they begin with 40 windows when you’re using the interlocking crochet method.
This “Baby Ocean” pattern, along with my other patterns of this size (“Preemie Love Blanket“, “Feline the Deer“, and “Many Hugs“) begin with 60 windows when you use the interlocking crochet technique. You can see a list of baby blankets of this size on Etsy or Ravelry.
Rose in Bloom is a 40-window square. The size is smaller than these ocean-themed baby blankets will be.
Mosaic Crochet Size
When you use the overlay mosaic crochet method you begin with with 62 single crochet stitches (60 for the pattern and one on each side for the joining and ending stitches).
And, for all of you Mosaic Crochet fans, you will be happy to know that this pattern includes a chart marked with X’s! I have been updating my old patterns as fast as fellow designer, Natalie Caruso, can create these charts! Thank you, Natalie!
UPDATE: ALL PATTERNS NOW INCLUDE X-MARKED CHARTS
“Preemie Love Blanket” was the first pattern I designed of this size (baby blanket size). With an envelope border and a larger hook size, the blue and orange mosaic crochet blanket in the image above came out to 35? square.
Gauge
One thing I love about blanket patterns is that gauge is not super critical. I use a 4.5 mm hook with my worsted weight yarn because I like my stitches to be quite tight. Sometimes, with mosaic crochet, I will use a 5 mm hook instead. It uses a little bit more yarn and the finished piece is a tiny bit larger but if I am not joining it to something else than it doesn’t matter to me.
I have used very thin yarn for some pieces and bulky yarn for others. As long as the hook size gets adjusted to match you can really use any kind of yarn!
Baby Blanket or More?
As much as I believe this “Baby Ocean” blanket is perfect on its own, I also have some more ocean-themed blankets in the queue! You could join 4 of these baby blankets together to create one large blanket.
So, keep your eyes peeled for the next pattern in this baby ocean series! If you know you’re going to be getting the whole series anyway then grab the eBook on Ravelry – it will be cheaper for you in the long run! I’ve called it “Baby Ocean & Others” because they will all be ocean-themed baby blankets.
Interlocking crochet sample done by CynCityCrochet, white used as Main Color (MC).
Buy it Now!
You can get the single pattern, “Baby Ocean” on Etsy or Ravelry. Use code, “BABY21” to get 20% off* all my baby blanket patterns! (expired)
Save More!
The eBook saves you 30% versus buying each blanket individually!
Important Pattern Details for “Baby Ocean”
Like all my designs, you’ll receive one file for the interlocking crochet technique and one file for the overlay mosaic crochet technique for this pattern.
On the to-do list: I will be updating this pattern (and many others) to have a second mosaic crochet option where I’ll adjust the charts to be solid. Read more about the different techniques at https://ashleeslint.com/tutorials/interlocking-and-mosaic-crochet/.
Interlocking Crochet
Interlocking crochet is a colorwork technique where you create two layers of mesh locked together. You work one row at a time, alternating between the two contrasting colors.
Interlocking crochet / LFM crochet file includes:
- line-by-line written pattern
- instructions on reading a chart (to be added with next update)
- a one-page chart
Details
- Chart is 121 x 121
- Gauge: 16 DC x 8 rows = 4”
- 30″ x 30″ / 76cm
- 4.5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (1050 – 1075 yards total)
- Main color (MC) (first color, seashell) – 525 yards plus 25 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) (background) – 525 yards
Original Overlay Mosaic Crochet
Baby Ocean was originally published in July 2021. I used the same chart for both the interlocking crochet option and the overlay mosaic crochet option. With this colorwork option you can see the interlocking mesh dots even when you use the overlay mosaic crochet technqiue.
Read more about these techniques at https://ashleeslint.com/tutorials/interlocking-and-mosaic-crochet/.
Mosaic Crochet file includes:
- line-by-line written pattern
- instructions on reading a chart (coming in update along with a one-page chart marked with X’s (good for viewing on a screen)).
- a multi-page chart marked with X’s (better for printing)
Details
- Chart is 121 x 121
- Gauge: 16 sc blo stitches x 16 rows = 4”
- 30″ x 30″ / 76cm
- 4.5 mm hook (US7)
- Worsted weight yarn (1170 – 1370 yards)
- Main color (seashell) – 585 yards
- Contrasting color (background) – 585 yards
- Optional envelope border – 200 yards
Adjusted Overlay Mosaic Crochet
To-Do List: the adjusted overlay mosaic crochet option.
