Chevron Blanket Tutorial - Crochet

I started crocheting about 4-5 years ago and have been waiting for the day I can start making things for my own baby. And that time has finally come!

I of course started with a blanket as those are the most useful and common. Max and I didn't find out the sex of our baby so I stuck with neutral colors but feel free to use whatever colors you would like.

A few things to note about the pattern below:

1. I chose 4 colors but feel free to choose as many or as little as you want
2. I made each color line two rows wide but you can do as many as you want. I would suggest the less colors you have the wider the rows.
3. Hook size: I-5.5mm 

Stitches you will need to know:

• chain
• double crochet (dc)
• double crochet 3 together (dc3tog)
• joining colors

Let's begin!

1. With the first color chain 115.
• If you chain 115 and it doesn't seem large enough either try moving up a hook size or you can increase the blanket size by increasing your chain in increments of 16. This is not an exact science as it's my first time making it so this might involve some trial and error. Good news is you will know if the pattern will work if row 2 works out so you wont waste much time.
2. Dc in third chain from hook and in the next 6 stitches (7 dc total), dc3tog, dc in next 6 stitches. REPEAT until last stitch: 3 dc in next stitch, dc in next 6 stitches, dc3tog, dc in next 6 stitches. 2 dc in last stitch. Turn.
• This should make 7 ripples if you chained 115.
3. Ch 3, dc in first 7 dc, dc3tog, dc in next 6 dc. REPEAT to last stitch: 3 dc in next dc, dc in next 6 dc, dc3tog, dc in next 6 dc. 2 dc in top of ch-3 changing to the next color in the last dc. Turn.
4. Ch3, dc in same dc and next 6 dc, dc3tog, dc in next 6 dc. REPEAT to last stitch: 3 dc in next dc, dc in next 6 dc, dc3tog, dc in next 6 dc. 2 dc in top of ch-3. Turn.
5. Ch 3, dc in first 7 dc, dc3tog, dc in next 6 dc. REPEAT to last stitch: 3 dc in next dc, dc in next 6 dc, dc3tog, dc in next 6 dc. 2 dc in top of ch-3 changing to next color in last dc. Turn.
6. REPEAT rows 4 and 5 until the blanket reaches your desired length. Fasten off.

Here are few pictures of mine: Don't worry it's not finished yet, it will get bigger :).

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to leave a comment!