Hello and welcome to the April Flowers Baby Blanket crochet-a-long!

The pattern is also available on the Furls website HERE.

It’s finally springtime with full of flowers, sunshine and warmer weather which inspired me to create this wonderful baby blanket.
My favourite season is Spring when you can take long walks, enjoy the weather and admire the flowers and all the other wonders that this season can offer.

This beautifully textured baby blanket is expressing my love for Spring, showing beautiful colors and filling my soul with sunshine just looking at it!

Supplies:
4 mm (G) size hook (I used Furls Odyssey Lime&Gold)
Stylecraft Special DK in the following shades and quantities:

• Saffron (C1): 193 yards
• Shrimp (C2): 97 yards
• Apple (C3): 258 yards
• Wisteria (C4): 97 yards
• Pistachio (C5): 161 yards
• White (C6): 644 yards

Yarn needle for weaving in ends
Scissors
Stitch markers (optional)

NOTE: Blocking is essential to enhance the textured pattern work of your blanket and make sure your squares are the same size

Difficulty:
Intermediate. Although this is an intermediate/advanced pattern, advanced beginners can join in too as the pattern will have CLEAR and EASY TO UNDERSTAND instructions with some step-by-step photos.

Size:
The finished size is 76 cm x 112 cm / 30” x 44” AFTER BLOCKING.
However, if you use different yarn weight, the finished size will be bigger or smaller.

Gauge:
4 half double crochet stitches and 3 rows = 1″ / 2.5cm
The finished size will also differ if you have loose or tight tension.

Helpful tips:
Don’t get stressed about the time frame. It’s all about the joy of crocheting, so if it takes more time to complete each part it’s still okay! This is not a race. It’s a journey, our journey together to create something unique and beautiful with our creativity.
You should block your squares before joining in part 3, which helps you to make them the same size.
This pattern can be a great stash buster too as you can use as many colors as you want to make a really great, colorful blanket!

Happy crocheting!

Krisztina