Snowball Baby Blanket

Materials needed:
Baby yarn, 18 0z, white
size F crochet hook

Instructions:

*work in back loops only*

ch 237 loosely
Foundation Row:  sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 4 chs; *3 sc in next ch, sc in next 3 chs, sk next 2 chs, sc in next 3 chs; repeat from* 24 times more; 3 sc in next ch, sc in last 5 chs; ch 1 turn

Row 1: sk first sc, sc in next 5 sts;* 3 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts, sk next 2 sc, sc in next 3 sts: repeat from * 24 times more; 3 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts, sk next sc, sc in last sc; ch1 turn

Row 2: repeat row 1

Row 3: sk first sc, (YO and draw up lp in next sc, YO and draw through 2 lps on hook) twice: YO and draw through all 3 lps on hook: dec made;* dc in next sc, 4 dc in next sc, remove hook from lp, insert hook in top of first dc in 4 dc group, hook dropped lp and pull through lp on hook, ch 1 PC(snowball) made; dc in next sc, 3 dc in next sc, dc in next sc, PC in next sc, dc in next sc, sk next 2 sc; repeat from * 24 times more; dc in next sc, PC in next sc, dc in next sc, 3 dc in next sc, dc in next sc, PC in next sc, dc in next sc; dec in next 2 sc, dc in last sc; ch 1 turn.

Row 4: sk first dc, sc in next 2 sts; *sc in ch-1 sp at top of next PC, sc in next 2 dc, 3 dc in next sc, sc in next 2 dc, sc in ch-1 sp at top of next PC, sk next 2 dc; repeat from * 24 times more; sc in ch-1 sp at top of next PC, sc in next 2 dc, 3 dc in next sc, sc in next 2 dc, sc in ch-1 sp at top of next PC, sc in last 2 sts; ch 1, turn

Repeat rows 1 through 4 in sequence, 24 times more.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 once; finish off and weave in ends.