It’s hard to believe, but our baby Nora turned 2 at the beginning of February! So I made her a new blanket to celebrate!
I’ve been wanting to update our original basketweave baby blanket pattern for a while and I had some leftover Bernat Baby Velvet yarn in my stash so I figured Nora’s birthday was the perfect time for another basketweave!
I love how the basketweave pattern works up in velvet yarn, but you can also make this pattern with most other yarns! I actually have another basketweave-type work in progress going with the new Bernat Future Hope yarn and I love how it is turning out so far! It’s definitely a great option if you are looking for an alternative to velvet!
We also love to find fun picture books to gift with our baby blankets, so I picked this one up for Nora! We have a few different books from this collection and both my kids really love them. You can find You’re My Little Sweet Pea on Amazon!
If you’re looking for some more book ideas to gift with your crochet projects, I made a list at the bottom of this post with a few of the picture books my kids are loving right now!
Now for the pattern! This simple basketweave pattern is made with alternating front and back post double crochet, which gives it such a cozy, squishy texture. Here is the video tutorial for this pattern if you’d like to watch before you get started!
Materials
Bernat Baby Velvet (100% polyester, 300 g/10.5 oz, 450 m/492 yds)
3 skeins Ever After Pink
Size H/5.00mm hook, tapestry needle scissors
Size
Finished size 32 in x 34 in
Gauge 4 in = 15 st and 12 rows of pattern
Stitches
Double Crochet (DC): Yarn over (YO), insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO, pull through two loops, YO, pull through remaining two loops on hook.
Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC): Insert your hook behind the DC post on the front side of your work and work a DC.
Back Post Double Crochet (BPDC): Insert your hook behind the DC post on the back side of your work and work a DC.
Single Crochet (SC): Insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through two loops on hook.
Slip Stitch (SL ST): Insert your hook, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly through loop on hook.
Pattern
Chain 125. (Pattern repeat is 11 multiplied by an odd number, plus 4.)
Row 1: Starting in the 4th chain from the hook, work 1 DC in each chain. CH 2 and turn.
Row 2: Work FPDC around each of the first 11 DC posts. *Work BPDC around each of the next 11 DC posts, then work FPDC around each of the next 11 DC posts. Repeat from * to the end of the row. Work 1 DC into the top of the turning chain. CH 2 and turn.
Row 3: Work BPDC around each of the first 11 DC posts. *Work FPDC around each of the next 11 DC posts, then work BPDC around each of the next 11 DC posts. Repeat from * to the end of the row. Work 1 DC into the top of the turning chain. CH 2 and turn.
Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you have 8 rows total (8 horizontal lines going across either the front of back of each square). After 8 rows, reverse the direction of the posts to create a basketweave pattern.
End the blanket after you have 13 sets of squares.
Border
Round 1: After working the last stitch, CH 1 and turn work to begin working down the side of the blanket. Work 1 round of SC around the blanket, working 3 SC in each corner.
Round 2: Slip stitch into starting corner, CH 1 and continue working in same direction. SC into the first stitch, then skip 1 stitch and work 7 DC into the next stitch. *Skip 1 stitch, work 1 SC into next stitch, skip 1 stitch, work 7 DC into next stitch. Repeat from * around the blanket.
When I reached each of the corners, I continued working the same scallop pattern, but I substituted a slip stitch instead of a SC at each corner. I also worked 5 DCs instead of 7 DCs on each end of the blanket, but you can work 7 DCs all the way around if you like – the border will just have a little more of a ruffled look on the ends of the blanket.
When you reach the final corner, slip stitch into corner, then tie off and weave in ends.
Click here or on image below for printable pattern
Thank you so much for visiting Daisy Farm Crafts! Here’s a list of some of James and Nora’s favorite picture books if you’re looking for some more gift ideas to go with your crochet projects! Happy Crocheting! xo, Hannah
