Hello friends, Hannah here with a new fun and relaxing baby blanket pattern!
One of my husband’s coworkers is having their first baby this October, so I wanted to make a baby blanket that had some fall vibes, but would still be cute for a baby girl!
This blanket is made with Bernat Softee Cotton yarn, which is one of our favorite yarns to use for baby blankets because the yarn washes very easily and holds up very well to lots of love from little babies.
The shade I used is called Sandstone, but there are also several other beautiful shades you can choose from on Yarnspirations.com! You can also use Bernat Softee Baby Cotton for this blanket, since the yarns are exactly the same, they just come in different shade collections.
In order to get this woven ridged look I simply alternated Wide Half Double Crochet and Front Bottom Loop Half Double Crochet throughout the blanket. If you’ve never used those stitches before, here is a quick video tutorial you can watch before you get started!
Materials
Bernat Softee Cotton (60% cotton, 40% acrylic, 120 g/4.2 oz, 232 m/254 yds)
6 skeins Sandstone
Size H/5.00mm hook, tapestry needle, scissors
Size
Finished size 35 in x 38 in
Gauge 4 in = 13 st and 13 rows of pattern
Stitches
Half Double Crochet (HDC): Yarn over (YO), insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through three loops on hook.
Wide Half Double Crochet (HDC): YO, insert your hook between the stitch posts of previous row, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through three loops on hook.
Front Bottom Loop Half Double Crochet (HDC): YO, insert your hook up through the front bottom loop of stitch, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through three loops on hook.
Slip Stitch (SL ST): Insert your hook, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly through loop on hook.
Single Crochet (SC): Insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through two loops on hook.
Double Crochet (DC): YO, insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through two loops, YO and pull through remaining two loops.
Pattern
Chain 112, or any odd number multiplied by 10, plus 2.
Row 1: Work 1 HDC in each chain across the row. CH 2 and turn.
Row 2: Work 1 Wide HDC in each of the first 10 stitches. *Work 1 Front Bottom Loop HDC in each of the next 10 stitches, then 1 Wide HDC in each of the next 10 stitches. Repeat from * across the row. CH 2 and turn.
Row 3: Work 1 Wide HDC in each space across the row. CH 2 and turn.
Row 4: Work 1 Front Bottom Loop HDC in each of the first ten stitches. *Work 1 Wide HDC in each of the next 10 stitches, then 1 Front Bottom Loop HDC in each of the next 10 stitches. Repeat from * across the row. CH 2 and turn.
Row 5: Repeat row 3.
Repeat rows 2 through 5 until your blanket measures your desired length.
Border
Round 1: At the end of the last row, CH 1 and begin working SC down the side of your blanket. Work 1 round of SC around the entire blanket, working 3 SC in each corner.
Round 2: At starting corner, slip stitch into starting stitch. Continue working in same direction and work 1 SC in first stitch. *Skip 1 stitch, then work 5 DC in next stitch. Skip 1 stitch and work 1 SC in next stitch. Repeat from * around the blanket. At the end of the round, slip stitch into starting corner, tie off and weave in ends.
Click here or on image below for printable pattern
Thank you for visiting Daisy Farm Crafts! I hope you enjoy making this simple baby blanket! Here are some more fall-themed crochet patterns if you are looking for some more ideas! Happy Crocheting! xo, Hannah
