6-Day Sweetheart Rainbow Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern by Betty McKnit

This blanket is a variation on the classic 6-Day Kid Blanket. It utilizes the striping effect known as Australian Confetti, created by Glynis Robertson, aka Oldboiler Robo. Glynis was inspired by the crochet pattern Confetti Waves designed Kate Rowell.

The rainbow stripes are accented by contrasting granny cluster rows and a custom sunshine border finishes off this cheerful blanket.

Details
US Terminology
Finished Size: 41” x 41” (baby blanket size)
Gauge: 3.5 st/in and 4 rows/in dc
Skill Level: Easy
2000m/2400 yards total DK weight in 11 colors
Shown in: Stylecraft Special DK, Color A: Tomato, Color B: Spice, Color C: Sunshine, Color D: Citron, Color E Sage, Color F Kelly Green, Color G Teal, Color H Turquoise, Color I Empire, Color J Lavender, Color K Lobelia (one ball of each).
Hook: Furls Odyssey G (4 mm) hook

What’s the difference between this pattern and the original 6DKB?
Size - the original blanket was toddler size, this is a baby blanket.
Yarn Weight - The original blanket used chunky weight yarn, this pattern uses DK weight.
Edge and Border - this pattern has instructions for an edge and a custom border, the original only gave instructions for tassels.
Stitches: this pattern uses the same six rows of stitches as the 6-Day Kid Blanket with one repeated row and color changes on different rows than the original.

Crochet Pattern