Bavarian Stitch Baby Afghan Blanket
Bavarian Stitch Baby Afghan Written Instructions
(to the best of my writing abilities...I apologize...but it's better than nothing for those who work better with written instructions)
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Chain in Multiples of 8 + 7
(Chain 15 for a square, Chain 23 for a rectangle, Chain 31 for oblong)
Row 1 circle base build up (Video Marker 5:05)
In 4th chain from your hook 4 Treble Crochet (TC), chain 1, 4 TC all in same stitch
Skip the next 3 chain spaces, 1Single Crochet (SC) in the next space (4th chain)
Skip the next 3 chain spaces, 4TC, Chain1, 4TC, in the next space (4th chain)
Skip the next 3 chain spaces, 1Single Crochet (SC) in the next space (4th chain)
Skip the next 3 chain spaces, 4TC, Chain1, 4TC, in the next space (4th chain)
(Repeat until you reach 4 chains from the end)
1 SC at end of foundation chain, Turn work
*(In the 1st hole, 4TC, Chain1, 4TC
1SC in same space you SC on the previous side)
Repeat * until you are at the end of your row
At the end of the row...join last set with a Slip Stitch (SL)
Chain 4
Row 2 (Video Marker 17:20)
4 Back Post Treble Crochets(BPTC)Together
Chain 1 to close BPTC, Chain 4
**(1SC in next space (where you Chained 1 in the previous row)
Chain 4
8 BPTC together (only on posts from previous row, NOT THE bottom chain)
Chain 1, Chain 4)
Repeat ** until you reach your turning edge
TURNING:(Video Marker 27:30)
Chain 4, 4 BPTC together, Chain 1, Chain 4
1 SC on edge of foundation chain
Chain 4, 4 BPTC together, Chain 1, Chain 4
Repeat **
Final end turn: (Video Marker 33:10)
Chain 4, 4 BPTC together, chain 1, Chain 4
1 SC in foundation chain space
ROW 3 (Video Marker 34:30)
In the area in the previous row’s BPTC is joined together (the “eye”) you are going to do
4 TC, chain 1, 4 TC, Chain1, 4 TC all in that same space
Then tack down with 1 SC in the next SC space from the previous row
***In the next “eye” 4 TC, Chain 1, 4 TC
1 sc in next SC space
Repeat *** until you reach the corner
TURNING (Video Marker 41:55)
At the corner “eyes”
4 TC, chain 1, 4 TC, Chain1, 4 TC all in that same “eye” space
Then tack down with a SC
Repeat ***
End of Row 3
Slip stitch the next 4 stitches and repeat ROW 2 & 3
