This adorable preemie crochet blanket in the round pattern uses two strands of yarn held together to work up faster and create unique, tweedy color combinations.

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Skills Used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Crocheting in the round, increasing
Crocheting in chain spaces (includes video tutorial)
Crocheting in the back loop (includes link to video tutorial)
Special stitches: FPdc, FPtr, pf (includes written instructions in pattern and video tutorials)

Skill Level
Easy

Finished Sizes
Micro Preemie (Preemie). Photographed sample is Micro Preemie Size.
Micro Preemie: 18” (45.5 cm) square.
Preemie: 20” (51 cm) square.
Materials
King Cole Melody DK yarn (100% acrylic, 3 oz/100 g, 320 yd/290 m) – 2 skeins in 3191 Orchid, or approximately 385 yd (481 yd)/352 m (440 m) in any light weight, self-striping yarn.

King Cole Smarty DK yarn (100% acrylic, 3 oz/100 g, 317 yd/290 m) – 2 skeins in any color, or approximately 385 yd (481 yd)/352 m (440 m) in any light weight, speckled yarn.

US Size J-10/6 mm crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge.

Bent-tip yarn needle.

Gauge
Through Rnd 3, holding one strand in each yarn = 4” (10 cm) diameter in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this pattern.