Yeah, it is done, and I love how it turned out. The finished sized is 35 inches wide by 42 inches long. I ended up using 2 skeins of Bernat Baby Softee in Baby Denim Marl and 3 in Pale Blue, though I had plenty of left over yarn in both colors. I used an I size crochet hook, and alternated 5 stripes, starting and ending with the Pale Blue yarn. Each striped section is made up of 19 rows of scallop stitch. The entire afghan is made using this stitch except for the straight sides of the blanket, which I finished off using Pale Blue yarn and just a simple single crochet down each side.
The scallop stitch is great because you end up with a really nice texture and no holes like you get if you do granny square or V-stitch. Hopefully, the baby who receives this will get years of use from it.
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