• For the main part of the crochet grit stitch blanket we will be working in rows.

Blanket:

• Row 1: Using 2 strands of the variegated yarn, ch x60 +1 for the turning ch. (60 +1)
• Row 2: Starting in the second chain from the hook make a sc. Then a dc in the next stitch. The lemon peel stitch is made alternating single crochet (sc) and double crochet (dc) stitches. So repeat the process of sc, dc for the rest of the row. Ch x1 and turn. The ch is a turning ch so do not work in it. Skip over it in the next row and go directly to the last stitch worked. (60)
• Row 3-52: If your last stitch in the last row was a dc (which it should have been) start off with a sc, then dc and repeat like the last row. If your last stitch was a sc, then it means your chain was not an even number, but if you don’t want to undo the work, you can just switch the row to being dc and then sc. This will be a bit hard to remember to switch it up for every row so it might just be easier to undo it and restart it with an even ch +1 for turning. (60) Cut yarn and leave a tail to weave in later, do not fasten off.
• [If you feel the blanket needs additional rows feel free to add them!]

Shell edging:

• With 2 strands of white yarn, join yarn to the corner of the blanket. Preferably right where you left off with the baby rainbow yarn. You can join the 2 yarns by making a color change in the same stitch as the last dc. Make a sc like normal, but when you go into the stitch and yarn over, yarn over with the 2 strands of the white yarn. And not the baby rainbow yarn. Once the sc is then completed like you have been for this blanket, the color on your hook should be white!
• Once the color change has been made, you can now crochet the shell edging.
• As a note, each row represents 1 sc space on the blanket, depending on your hook size and tension, you may not have shells in the corners of the blanket, which is fine, but if you want to have the shells on each corner or not on the corners, change your hook size, tension, or fudge it a little until it is what you want. The main point is to not have the edge ripple so keep an eye on that.
• Round 1: Skip the next sc space and make a dc x5 in the following space. Skip the next sc space and make a sc in the following space. You just created a shell! Now repeat the process until the edge is completely done.
• And now you have a complete crochet grit stitch baby blanket.