Baby Dolphin
This baby blanket is the second design in my ‘Baby Ocean & Others‘ series. It features two dolphins swimming around with some bubbles.
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
Just a few days ago we saw the beginning of a short series: ocean-themed baby blankets!
Baby Ocean was the first blanket in this series. It has some waves and shells and a starfish and a sand dollar.
Mosaic crochet sample done by Penny Groves McPherson, dark blue used as Main Color (MC).
New Dolphin Design
This new design is another ocean-themed baby blanket.
This blanket has two dolphins swimming in a circle with some seaweed and bubbles.
The swirl in the middle was supposed to be a bit of a whirlpool. Dolphins use bubbles and water to catch fish! They swim around and around to create a wall that traps the fish – good teamwork on their part!
Crocheted by Altona Newcombe. Black as MC, white single crochet border added after.
EBook Confirmed
I have an eBook on Ravelry called “Baby Ocean & Others” and it is going to be a great deal for you! I originally said I will have at least 4 blankets in this series (so you can create a big blanket if you want) but I have already got 5 ready and it could be 6 or more baby blanket patterns by the time I’m done!
Update from 2024
When I first drew up Baby Ocean I wasn’t sure if I’d do an eBook or how many designs would go in it.
By the time I published Baby Ocean I decided I did need an eBook but as of publishing Baby Dolphin I still wasn’t sure how many designs would be in there. Spoiler alert: this series is complete now and there are 6 designs in the eBook. You can get it on Ravelry (as mentioned in the original paragraph above) but it’s also on Etsy.
As of September 2024, the eBook is now also available on my Webshop!
Baby Blanket Size
These blankets, when matching my gauge using 4 – medium, worsted weight yarn, will be about 30″ square.
Of course, using a lighter or thicker yarn works perfectly well too – just adjust your hook appropriately and expect that the yardage and finished size may change.
Chart Details
The chart is 121 x 121 and includes X’s for overlay mosaic crochet!
The chart attached to the interlocking pattern does not have X’s because that would be distracting for that technique.
This pattern, along with the others in my Baby Blankets category all begin with 60 windows when you use the Locked Filet Mesh (interlocking crochet) technique.
Interlocking crochet sample done by CynCityCrochet.
Buy it Now!
You can get “Baby Dolphin” 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 Dolphin”
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, dolphin) – 525 yards plus 25 for optional border
- Accent color (AC) (background) – 525 yards
Original Overlay Mosaic Crochet
Baby Dolphin 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 (dolphin) – 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.
