{"id":5491,"date":"2013-11-02T10:31:25","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T15:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/?p=5491"},"modified":"2013-11-02T10:32:46","modified_gmt":"2013-11-02T15:32:46","slug":"crochet-big-berry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/02\/crochet-big-berry\/","title":{"rendered":"Crochet: Big Berry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/10627274746\/\" title=\"diptych: big berry by Lisa | goodknits, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2842\/10627274746_a1902c0e8a_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" alt=\"diptych: big berry\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><b>Pattern:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/18\/crochet-offset-shell-stitch\/\" target=\"_blank2\">Offset Shell<\/a> stitch blanket<br \/>\n<b>Yarn:<\/b> 6 skeins Red Heart Soft in <i>berry<\/i><br \/>\n<b>Hook:<\/b> 6mm (US J)<br \/>\nStarting chain: 132<br \/>\n40&#8243; x 45&#8243;<br \/>\n10\/18-10\/29: 11 days<br \/>\n<i><a href=\"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/23\/on-the-hook-big-berry\/\" target=\"_blank3\">See previous post for more photos\/details!<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>After working the pattern, I crocheted this row: <i>SC in first ch-1 sp, *Ch 3, SC in next ch-1 sp; Rep from * to end.<\/i> This made the edge a bit more even. At the end of it, I immediately turned the blanket and started working down the side. I made 2 SC in the side of each row and then worked across the back of the beginning chain, up the other side, and across my last row. I made 5 SC rounds, then worked the <a href=\"http:\/\/goodknits.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/07\/crochet-get-crabby\/\" target=\"_blank\">crab stitch<\/a> around once.<\/p>\n<p>The baby shower is today and I&#8217;m super excited to give this to the mama to be! I hope she likes it. <\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yarnattacks\/10627277814\/\" title=\"big berry3 by Lisa | goodknits, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7351\/10627277814_464f4e9f04_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" alt=\"big berry3\"><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgoodknits.com%2Fblog%2F2013%2F11%2F02%2Fcrochet-big-berry%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fgoodknits.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F11%2F01.jpg&description=Big+Berry+blanket+on+goodknits\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"horizontal\">Pin It<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2842\/10627274746_a1902c0e8a_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" alt=\"diptych: big berry\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Pattern: Offset Shell stitch blanket Yarn: 6 skeins Red Heart Soft in berry Hook: 6mm (US J) Starting chain: 132 40&#8243; x 45&#8243; 10\/18-10\/29: 11 days See previous post for more photos\/details!<\/p>\n<p>After working the pattern, I crocheted this row: SC in first ch-1 sp, *Ch 3, SC in next ch-1 sp; Rep from * to end. This made the edge a bit more even. 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