Post Update! 

Baby James is enjoying the Bernat Blanket Sparkle Throw! It’s so fun to see the blankets and throws I made in hopes of being a grandma someday put to use. 

Blanket yarn is squishy and soft. It works up very fast too. I think these make nice gifts for new moms, and we have enjoyed having a blanket to set the baby on to practice rolling over and tummy time. 

Pattern with a free printable pdf is at the end of the post. 

XO, Tiffany

P.S. The baby sweater James is wearing is a pattern coming soon! 

*Yarnspirations has sent us a new line of blanket yarn to try called Bernat Baby Blanket Sparkle!

It works up just like regular blanket yarn but has just a bit of sparkle to make this new yarn so fun for baby and kids. 

It’s soft and squishy and crochets up so fast. I used a size M-9mm hook and finished this blanket in about 8 hours total. (I worked just about 2 hours a day.)

It’s hard to see in the photo above the bits of sparkle nestled into the yarn, but it’s there, I promise. 

I decided to use the spider stitch, which is a combo of SC, CH 1, SC, to test this yarn. I love the stitch definition of that combo and hoped that it would still be just as beautiful in blanket yarn. 

Materials

Bernat Baby Blanket Sparkle (100% polyester, 300 g/10.5 oz, 201 m/220 yds) tap name of yarn to see on Yarnspirations.com.

2 skeins Seafoam, 2 skeins Moonlight

Size M/9mm hook, scissors, large eye tapestry needle

Size

Finished child’s size throw 36 in x 52 in

Gauge 4 in = 8 st and 7 rows of pattern

Stitches

Single Crochet (SC): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull a loop back through, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. 

Pattern

Chain 67 (or any ODD number if you’d like to adjust the size) with cream (Moonlight).

Row 1: Work “1 SC, CH 1, 1 SC” in the third chain from the hook. *Skip one chain. Work “SC, CH 1, SC” in the next chain. Repeat from * across the row until 2 chains remain. Skip one chain, SC into the final chain. CH 2 and turn. 

Row 2: Work “1 SC, CH 1, 1 SC” into the first chain space that is in between the first set of SC, CH, SC of the row below. *Skip 2 stitches, work “1 SC, CH 1, 1 SC,” into the next ch space. Repeat from * across the row. Work 1 SC into the top of the turning chain,  CH 2 and turn. 

Repeat row 2 instructions for the remaining blanket, following the color changes according to the chart below: 

(i.e. 4 rows cream, 4 rows seafoam, etc..)

Border

Before beginning the border, tie off and weave in all the ends. 

Round 1: Pull up a loop in any corner, chain 1 and SC into that same space. Work 1 SC into each stitch as evenly as possible. (Generally 1 SC per the end of each row for the sides of the blanket.) Work 3 SC into each corner. Join with a slip stitch to the starting SC. CH 1, do not turn. 

Round 2: Work 1 SC into each SC around, working 3 SC into the middle stitch in each corner. Join with a slip stitch to the starting SC, chain 1 and do not turn. 

Repeat round 2 two or three more times. Join with a slip stitch at the final round, tie off and weave in all ends. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

Click here or on image below for printable pattern

*Stitch Ambassadors for Yarnspirations; yarn has been provided by them.