I designed this border for my Banksia Baby Blanket. I have called it Whipsiderry because the popcorns remind me of the beautiful rocks at Whipsiderry beach, and the waviness of the border reminds me of the way the tide creeps in slowly at first, before swallowing the beach in minutes.

If you would like to add this border to an existing blanket, please note that you will need a multiple of 10 + 5 stitches per side (not including corner chain spaces).

If you would like to attach it to my Banksia Baby Blanket, please see THIS post.

Whipsiderry Border Photo Tutorial

© Dedri Uys 2019.  All Rights Reserved.  Tested by Anna Moore of the Jeanette at Sunset blanket.

Abbreviations and Charts

US Terminology Used

• Beg – Beginning
• Ch – Chain
• Dc – Double Crochet
• Hdc – Half-double Crochet
• Rem – Remains/remaining
• Sc – Single crochet
• Sl st – Slip Stitch
• Sp/sps – Space/spaces
• St/sts – Stitch/Stitches

Punctuation

* An asterisk indicates pattern repeats. You will need to repeat all the instructions between asterisks the number of times specified. This is a hard-core repeat and will consist of multiple instructions.

Square Brackets [] indicate repeats. You will need to repeat the instructions between square brackets the number of times specified. This is a lower level repeat.

Parentheses () are used to indicate a group of stitches to be worked into the same stitch/space. Parentheses are also used to indicate a repeat when using square brackets would be too confusing.

Special Stitches

Popcorn – Make 5 dc in the same stitch. Remove your hook from the last stitch. Insert your hook into the first dc of the 5-dc group.  Grab the last stitch with your hook and pull it through the first stitch to create the Popcorn.

(FP) Front Post – Identify the post of the stitch you want to work around. Insert your hook from the front to the back and then from the back to the front around the post of the stitch so that the post lies in front of your hook.  Complete your stitch as normal.

I have included a few charts in this pattern. Here is the Stitch Legend:

Instructions

The square I am using to demonstrate the border on is the first 8 rounds of the Banksia Baby Blanket.

Border Round 1

With RS facing, join Yarn B by making a standing dc in any ch-2 corner sp.  (Dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Dc in each st across.  (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.* 

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first dc with a sl st. 

Border Round 2

Sl st in the next st and into the ch-2 corner sp.  Ch 3.  (Dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Dc in each st across.  (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.* 

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the top of the beg ch-3 with a sl st. 

Border Round 3

Sl st in the next st and into the ch-2 corner sp.  Ch 2 (counts as hdc throughout).  (Hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Skip the first (hidden) st.  Hdc in each rem st across.  (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in the next ch-2 corner sp.* 

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the top of the beg ch-2 with a sl st. 

Border Round 4

Sl st in the next st and into the ch-2 corner sp.  (Ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Skip the first (hidden) st.  Sc in the next st.  (Ch 2, skip the next st, sc in the next st) twice.  [Skip the next 2 sts, 6 dc in the next st, skip the next 2 sts, sc in the next st.  (Ch 2, skip the next st, sc in the next st) twice] until no sts rem before next corner sp.  (Sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner sp.*  

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first sc with a sl st.  

Border Round 5

Sl st into the ch-2 corner sp.  (Ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*(Ch 2, sc in the next ch-2 sp) twice.  Working into the 6-dc group:  (Dc in the next dc, ch 1) five times.  Dc in the last dc of the 6-dc group.  [Sc in the next ch-2 sp.  Ch 2, sc in the next ch-2 sp.  Working into the 6-dc group:  (Dc in the next dc, ch 1) 5 times.  Dc in the last dc of the 6-dc group] until you have worked into every 6-dc group.  (Sc in the next ch-2 sp, ch 2) twice.  (Sc, ch 2, sc) in the ch-2 corner sp.*

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first sc with a sl st. 

Border Round 6

Sl st into the ch-2 corner sp.  (Ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*(Sc in the next st, 2 sc in the next ch-2 sp) twice.  (Sc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 4 times.  Sc in the next ch-1 sp.   [Ch 1, sc in the next ch-2 sp, ch 1.  (Sc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 4 times.  Sc in the next ch-1 sp] until 2 ch-2 sps rem before the ch-2 corner sp.  (2sc in the next ch-2 sp, sc in the next st) twice.  (Sc, ch 2, sc) in the ch-2 corner sp.* 

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first sc with a sl st. 

Border Round 7

Sl st into the ch-2 corner sp.  (Ch 1, hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Sc in the first 7 sts. Ch 1 and skip next sc.  (Sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 3 times.  Sc in the next ch-3 sp.  [Ch 1, skip next sc, FPdc around next sc, ch 1.  (Sc in the next ch-3 sp, ch 3) 3 times.  Sc in the next ch-3 sp] until no ch-3 sps rem.  Ch 1 and skip next sc.  Sc in the last 7 sts.  (Hdc, ch 2, hdc) in the ch-2 corner sp.*

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first sc with a sl st.

Border Round 8

Sl st into the ch-2 corner sp.  (Ch 1, sc, ch 2, sc) in the same ch-2 sp.  This is your first corner made. 

*Sc in the first 8 sts.  Skip the ch-1 sp and the next sc.  (2 sc, hdc) in the next ch-3 sp.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next ch-3 sp.  (Hdc, 2 sc) in the next ch-3 sp.  [Make a Popcorn in the next FPdc. (2 sc, hdc) in the next ch-3 sp.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the next ch-3 sp.  (Hdc, 2 sc) in the next ch-3 sp] until no ch-3 sps rem.  Skip the next sc and the ch-1 sp.  Sc in last 8 sts.  (Sc, ch 2, sc) in the ch-2 corner sp.*

Repeat from * to * 3 more times, omitting the last corner on the last repeat.  Join to the first sc with a sl st.  Fasten off and work away your ends.

I hope that this border brings you as much joy (and more) as I felt when designing it.

More Border Patterns

• Betty’s Beautiful Border
• Banksia Border
• Rose Border

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