Crochet Baby Blanket
Crocheting a baby blanket is such a delightful and heartwarming project! The soft yarn flowing through your fingers, the soothing click of the crochet hook, and imagining the little one snuggled up in your handmade creation brings so much joy. The intricate stitches and colorful patterns you can incorporate make each blanket unique and special, just like the sweet bundle of joy who will soon be wrapped up in it. Whether you are making it for your own little angel or as a thoughtful gift, a crochet baby blanket is a labor of love that will be cherished for years to come. Happy crocheting!
Skill Level
Beginner
What You Will Need
- Yarn
- 3 Light (DK, light worsted, 8ply) yarn, each skein 3.5 ounces (100 grams) /295 yards (270 meters)
- Color — Variegated blue — 4 skeins
- Color — White — 2 skeins
Hook
12 mm (O-16) crochet hook or size needed to achieve the correct gauge.
Notions
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Finished Size
The finished size of this single crochet baby blanket is about 40 inches x 31 inches (101 cm x 80 cm).
Gauge
10 stitches (single crochet) and 10 rows = 4 x 4 inches (10 x 10 cm) square using a 12 mm (O-16) hook.
Check your gauge: Use any hook size to obtain the correct gauge.
Stitches And Abbreviations Used — US Terms
- ch — chain
- sc — single crochet
- st — stitch
- hk — hook
Pattern Notes
Use two strands of yarn when working on this baby blanket pattern.
Yarn color changes are noted in the pattern rows.
Cut the yarn at the end of the last row before the next color change, and leave at least a 6-inch (15cm) tail for weaving in.
The stitch pattern for this blanket is a repeat of row 2.
Pattern Instructions
Foundation, use 2 strands of blue yarn — Chain 66.
Abbreviated version
Foundation, use 2 strands of blue yarn — Ch 66.
Row One
Row 1 — Single crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook, single crochet in every stitch across, turn.
[65 single crochets]
Abbreviated version
Row 1 — sc in 2nd ch from hk, sc in every st across, turn. [65sc]
Row Two
Row 2 — Chain 1 (not counted as a stitch), single crochet in 1st stitch, then single crochet in each stitch across, turn.
[There should be 65 single crochets in this each row you make]
Abbreviated version
Row 2 — ch1 (not counted as a st), sc in 1st st, sc in each st across, turn, [65sc]
Rows 3 — 24 — Repeat row 2.
Rows 25 — 26, 1 strand blue and 1 strand white — Repeat row 2.
Rows 29 — 30, 2 strands white — Repeat row 2.
Rows 31 — 39 — 1 strand blue and 1 strand white — Repeat row 2.
Rows 40 — 49, 2 strands white — Repeat row 2.
Rows 50 — 51, 2 strands blue — Repeat row 2.
Rows 52 — 83, 2 strands white — Repeat row 2.
Row 54, 2 strands blue — Repeat row 2.
Rows 55 — 56, 2 strands white — Repeat row 2.
Rows 57 — 58, 2 strands blue — Repeat row 2.
Rows 59 — 68, 2 strands white — Repeat row 2.
Rows 69 — 77, 1 strand blue and 1 strand white — Repeat row 2.
Rows 78 — 79, 2 strands white — Repeat row 2.
Rows 80 — 83, 1 strand blue and 1 strand white — Repeat row 2.
Rows 84 — 107, 2 strands blue — Repeat row 2, cut the yarn at the end of the last row, and fasten off.
Note: Weave in all ends before you start the edging.
Edging
Work the edging using two strands of blue yarn.
Slip stitch yarn into any corner stitch and chain 1, make a single crochet in each space around the edges, and make 3 single crochets into each corner, then slip stitch into the 1st single crochet to join, cut yarn and fasten off.
Finishing
Use a yarn needle to weave in the tail ends.