POST UPDATE: This was made for baby James and I’m so so very happy to share a picture of him and his first smile! 

He’s about six weeks old now and growing so big. Thank you all for making this pattern for your little one. I’ve seen quite a few in all sorts of different colors and they are all so beautiful. 

Pattern is below, scroll to the end for the printable version. Thank you! xo Tiffany

Thank you to the many of you on Instagram and in our Daisy Farm Crafters group for suggesting a name for this blanket. 

I’ve settled on Squared-Off Chevron since I think it closely describes the technique of filling in the peaks and valleys. It is such a great look.

I’ve made a tweak to the original chevron pattern I made several years ago by eliminating the skip two for the valleys and substituting 2 sets of single crochet two together as a replacement. I’m hoping that it will help in keeping the counting a bit easier. 

Thank you as always to our friends at Yarnspirations for sending us Bernat Softee Cotton. It’s so so nice for baby blankets and baby sweaters. It’s a cotton blend and the colors in the line are just gorgeous. 

Materials

Bernat Softee Baby Cotton (60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic, 120 g/ 4.2 oz, 232 m/ 254 yds)

4 skeins Dusk Sky, 2 skeins Clear White, 2 skeins Feather Gray

Size G/4.00mm hook, tapestry needle, scissors

Size

Finished size 24 in x 31 in

Gauge 2 inches = 8 rows and 9 st of SC

Stitches

SINGLE CROCHET (SC): Insert your hook, yarn over (YO) and pull up a loop, YO and pull through two loops.

SINGLE CROCHET 2 TOGETHER (SC2Tog): Insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, insert your hook into the next stitch, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through all three loops on hook.

HALF DOUBLE CROCHET (HDC): Yarn over (YO), insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through three loops.

Pattern

Chain 156 with Dusk Sky. (Pattern repeat is 31 x any number, plus 1.)

Row 1: Begin in the second chain from the hook. SC2TOG, *SC in each of the next 13 chains, 3 SC in next chain, SC in each of the next 13 chains, SC2TOG twice, repeat from * across the row ending with SC2TOG across final 2 chains. Ch 1 and turn. 

From now on, work in back loops only. 

Row 2: SC2TOG first 2 sts, SC in each of the next 13 sts, 3 SC in next st, SC in each of the next 13 sts, SC2TOG twice, repeat from * across the row ending with SC2TOG across final 2 sts. CH 1 and turn. 

Tip: SC2TOG twice means that you single crochet across 2 stitches, complete the stitch, then single crochet across the next 2 stitches. You are turning 4 stitches into 2 sts. 

Repeat row 2 instructions until you have the height you want making color changes as follows: *8 rows of blue, 2 rows of white, 2 rows of tan, 2 rows of white, repeat from * and end with 8 rows of blue. 

Squaring Off the first corner: Change to white at the end of the last row of blue, ch 1 and turn. SC2tog first 2 stitches, SC in each of the next 14 sts, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in the 2nd stitch, (skip first sc), SC in each of the next 12 sts, SC2tog last 2 sts, pull through with tan, CH 1 and turn. 

SC2TOG, SC in each of the next 11 sts, CH 1 and turn.

Begin in the 2nd st, SC in each of the next 9 sts, SC2TOG last 2 sts, pull through with white, CH 1 and turn. 

SC2TOG, SC in each of the next 8sts, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in the 2nd st, SC in each of the next 6 sts, SC2TOG last 2 sts, pull through with blue, CH 1 and turn. 

SC2TOG, SC in each of the next 5 sts, CH 1 and turn.

Begin in the 2nd st, SC in each of the next 3 sts, SC2TOG last 2 sts, CH 1 and turn.

SC2TOG, SC in each of the next 2 sts, CH 1 and turn. 

Skip first st, SC2TOG final 2 sts. Tie off.

Filling the Valley: With white, pull up a loop in the st in the top of the peak, ch 1 and SC in that st. SKip the next st, SC in each of the next 12 sts, SC2TOG twice, SC in each of the next 12 sts, SK one st, SC in next, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in the 2nd st, (skipping the first), SC in each of the next 11 sts, SC2TOG twice, SC in each of the next 11 SC, pull through with tan, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in the 2nd st, SC in each of the next 9 sts, SC2TOG twice, SC in each of the next 9 sts, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in the 2nd st, SC in each of the next 7 sts, SC2TOG twice, SC in each of the next 7 sts, pull through with white, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in the 2nd st, SC in each of the next 5 sts, SC2tog twice, SC in each of the next 5 sts, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in the 2nd st, SC in each of the next 3 sts, SC2TOG twice, SC in each of the next 3 sts, pull through with blue, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in the 2nd st, SC in the next st, SC2TOG twice, SC in the next st, CH 1 and turn. 

SC2TOG, SL ST to the next st, tie off. 

Squaring off the second corner: With white, pull up a loop in the top of the peak, CH 1 and SC in that st. SC in each of the next 12 sts, SC2TOG last 2 sts, CH 1 and turn. 

SC2tog first 2 sts, SC in each of next 11 sts, pull through with tan, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in 2nd st, SC in each of the next 9 sts, SC2TOG, CH 1 and turn.

SC2tog, SC in each of the next 8 SC, pull through with white, CH 1 and turn.

Begin in 2nd st, SC in each of the next 6 SC, SC2TOG, CH 1 and turn. 

SC2TOG, SC in each of the next 5, pull through with blue, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in the 2nd st, SC in each of the next 3 sts, SC2TOG, CH 1 and turn. 

SC2TOG, SC in next 2 sts, CH 1 and turn. 

Begin in the 2nd st, SC2TOG, tie off. 

Fill the Valleys on the bottom of the blanket by pulling up your first loop in the starting chain corner. Follow the instructions for “Filling in the Valley’s” above with the exception that the SC2tog are worked across 3 sts instead of 4. The middle “legs” of the stitch share the same st on the first row where you are working on the underside of the starting chain. 

The rest of the instructions for filling in the valley are the same as above. The only exception is on the first row. 

Border: With blue, work 2 SC at the end of each row, skip a row. Work 3 SC into each corner. Join with a slip stitch to the first st and CH 1. Continue in the same direction working 1 HDC into each SC and 3 HDC into each corner st. Do not join, continue in the same direction with 1 round of SC, working the SC in between each HDC and 3 into each corner st.  Don’t join, continue in same direction with working 1 SC into each SC and 3 SC into each corner, slip stitch at the end of the second round of SC and tie off. 

For video help see the Youtube Tutorial below: 

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

XO, Tiffany

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