Baby afghan blanket in basketweave stitch

This baby afghan measures 36x 32 "

I started with 1 multiple of 8 + 4 stitches

I made a chain of 164 stitches for this

in 2nd Row- started with ch 3, then dc till the end

In 3rd Row- ch.3 ( at the beginning of all rows ch 3) and also at the end of all rows dc

then 4 fpdc, 4 bpdc , till the end, finish with a dc last

in 4th row, start with ch 3, then 4 bpdc, 4 fpdc till the end, last dc

repeat 3 and 4th row for 2 more rows

next row5, start with ch 3, 4 bpdc, 4 fpdc, rep. till the end,end with dc

next row6 ch 3, 4 fpdc, 4 bpdc, till the end, then dc

repeat. the last2 rows for 2 more rows

then repeat from row 3 till8 till the desired length

for edging- make hdc between each st all around, with 3 hdc in each corner st.

join with sl st to first sc

 next row, ch 3, sc in next 2 stitches, rep. from the beginning till the end, sl st to join

every ch is a loop

next row, ch 3, 2 dc in the loop, sc in next loop, * 3 dc ch 2, 3 dc in next loop, sc in next loop * rep. from * to * till the end ending with 3 dc and ch 2 in the first loop.

fasten off, weave in the ends.

hdc- half double crochet

sc- single crochet

dc. double crochet

fpdc- front post double crochet

bpdc- back post double crochet

sl. st. slip stitch

if you've any doubt, kindly mail

wish you all the best.

this I made for my hubby's niece, who is expecting her 1st baby soon.

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