5 Hour Blanket, Free Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
Who wouldn’t love making a free crochet baby blanket pattern that works up super fast and is super squishy to boot? I absolutely love quick projects, do you?
If are a lover of quick blankets, you can see my collection of 13 Crochet Baby Blanket Patterns than can be worked in 3-6 hours.
Using thick yarn and a quick stitch, you will be able to work this beauty up in under 5 hours. And no, this isn’t your regular Moss stitch. See that texture? I used extended single crochet stitches for this blanket and loved it.
For someone who thought crocheting a baby blanket was boring, I cannot believe I am on my sixth blanket already. I am quite enjoying the ride. 2019 is going to be the year of Afghans on my blog :). Of course, you will see other patterns too.
Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
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Materials
- Super Bulky, Size 6 Chenille yarn. Bernat Blanket yarn in colors Dark Grey, Vintage White and Bernat Baby Blanket in color Shell Pink was used for the sample blanket.
- Size N/P(10mm) hook
- Size K(6.5 mm) hook to weave in the ends.
Finished Size
32 X 39 inches when laid flat.
Yardage
1 skein each of the 3 colors. Each skein had 220 yards. I used almost all of the cream color and 170 yards of the grey and pink.
Stitch Abbreviations
ch-chain
ch space- chain space
sc-single crochet
esc- extended single crochet
beg ch- beginning chain
Stitch Explanations
Extended Single crochet (esc): Insert your hook into the next st and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through one loop, yarn over again and pull through the remaining 2 loops on hook.—–1 esc completed
Gauge
5 esc sts= 5 inches
With the cream color yarn, Ch 60. You can ch any even number to increase the width of your blanket.
Row 1 ( work this row tight): 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. Turn.—-59 sc
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as an esc+ ch 1), sk next st, esc in next, *(ch 1, sk next st, esc in next), repeat from * to end. Turn.——-30 esc
Note: At the end of Row 3, I found that working your last st into the beginning ch 1 gave a straighter edge compared to working into beg ch-2.
Row 3: Ch 2 ( counts as esc), esc in adjacent ch-space, *( ch 1, sk next esc, esc in the next ch-space), repeat from * until you work an esc in the ch-space under beg ch-3, esc on top of beg ch-1. Turn.—-31 esc
Row 4: Ch 3 (counts as esc+ ch 1), sk next st, 1 esc in next ch-space, *( ch 1, sk next st, 1 esc in next ch-space), repeat from * to last 2 sts (esc+beg ch), ch 1, sk next esc, 1 esc on top of beginning ch-2, join pink color yarn, fasten off the cream color. Turn.——-30 esc
Note: You will alternate between Rows 3 and 4 with color changes in between.
Row 5: Repeat Row 3 in color pink, join color grey at the end of the row, and fasten off the pink. Turn.
Row 6: Repeat Row 4 in color grey, join color cream at the end of the row and fasten off the grey. Turn.
Row 7: Repeat Row 3 in color cream, join color pink at the end of the row, and fasten off the cream. Turn.
Row 8: Repeat Row 4 in color pink, join color cream at the end of the row, and fasten off the pink. Turn.
Row 9- 23: Repeat Rows 3 and 4 alternately in color cream, join color pink at the end of Row 23, and fasten off the color cream. Turn.
Notes
1. If you want to adjust the length of your blanket, you can crochet more or fewer rows here, but remember to write the number of rows down for the remaining two panels.
2. My cream panel now measured approximately 9 1/2 inches from the top of the pink row.
Row 24-38: Repeat Rows 4 and 3 in color pink for the next 15 rows, join color grey at the end of Row 38, fasten off the color pink. Turn.
Row 39-53: Repeat Rows 3 and 4 in color grey for the next 15 rows, join color pink at the end of Row 53, fasten off the color grey. Turn.
Row 54: Repeat Row 4 in color pink, join color cream at the end of the row and fasten off the color pink. Turn.
Row 55: Repeat Row 3 in color cream, join grey at the end of the row and fasten off the color cream. Turn.
Row 56: Repeat Row 4 in color grey, join pink at the end of the row and fasten off the color grey. Turn.
R0w 57: Repeat Row 3 in color pink, join cream at the end of the row and fasten off the pink. Turn.
Row 58-60: Repeat Row 4, 3 and 4 again in color cream. Turn
Row 61: Continuing with cream color, ch 2 (counts as a hdc), 1 hdc in each ch and st across to end, fasten off.—-60 hdc
Note: The last Row is a hdc row and not a single crochet row like the first row because the hdc made it the same width as the first colorful panel.
Finishing
Using the smaller hook, weave in all the tails left. Take care to weave in through the top part of your esc sts to avoid your tails showing through the gaps.
If you love making blankets, you might also like my 3 Hour Crochet Afghan and my Textured Crochet Afghan.
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Would this work with a size 4 yarn???
I am assuming since I am using a yarn that is already multi-colored that I still follow the pattern the same for each row? I just skip all of the parts where I change yarn color. This is my first attempt at making an afghan and I want to be sure I understand correctly. Thanks!
Hi Heidy, yes, you are right.
Thank you!! I love this pattern. So simple!!
Hello. I’m excited to make this pattern. I saw where you told someone they can add by chaining any even number. What happens to the pattern if you want to add rows?
thanks
Sheila Wagner
You will have to add the same number of rows to each of the middle three panels.
What size hook do you use?
Hi Kim, it is already mentioned in the pattern. I used a 10mm hook.
Under materials, it says hook N/P. Do I just pick one based on knowing if I crochet loose or tight? I didn’t see a hook change in the directions except for working in the ends… and that showed an even different hook size.
An N/P is a 10mm hook and the size is written on the hook as N/P. It is just how the size is named.
im also confused at the end of rows. do u ch 1 before last esc at both ends of row 3 and 4?
Please carefully follow the pattern. At end of Row 3, you will have 2 esc sts close together without a chain between them. However, at the end of Row 4, the pattern asks you to ch 1, sk 1 and then work an esc on top of the beginning ch. Makes sense?
I can’t wait to start this pattern. Your color choice, as well as the pattern, is absolutely beautiful.
I also love quick projects, can’t wait to try. Love making baby blankets because they are quick.
I have chained 60 and done row 1 but it doesn’t seem nearly wide enough. It is only about 24 inches.
What am I doing wrong?
Make a small swatch and check your gauge first.
I love this blanket! It was so easy and really didn’t take long to complete. I had never heard of an extended single crochet stitch so it was exciting to also get to try something new. Thanks for the pattern and the video tutorial. Very helpful.
Can I add a border to this blanket
Yes, why not?