This quick crochet baby blanket can be made in about 4 hours. The stitch pattern is simple yet looks beautiful with this yarn.
This crochet baby blanket pattern is very beginner-friendly and only requires knowledge of basic crochet stitches. Pick your two favorite colors, some Bernat Blanket yarn and you are on your way to making one of the quickest crochet blankets ever.
I picked neutral shades for this blanket and I absolutely love how soft and delicate it looks. It would look great in pink and white, blue and white and yellow and white too. Don’t you agree?
A new crocheter looking for a sense of achievement or an experienced crocheter looking for a baby shower gift will all love this quick crochet baby blanket pattern.
Quick Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
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Materials
1. Super Bulky(size 6) chenille yarn. I used Bernat Blanket in color Almond and Bernat Baby Blanket in color White.
2. N/P(10mm) crochet hook
3. Tapestry needle to weave in the ends.
Finished Size
35 inches wide and 36 inches long. Size is adjustable.
Yardage
It took me 1-1/2 skein of the Almond color and 1 skein of White. Each skein had 220 yards.
Stitch Abbreviations
The pattern is written in US terms.
ch- chain
sl st- slip stitch
sc- single crochet
sk- skip
hdc- hdc
Gauge
4 repeats(1sc+ch1)=4-1/2 inches
Crochet Pattern
With Almond color yarn, Ch 64. You can chain any even number if you want to make your blanket wider. To make the blanket longer, you can add additional rows to the Almond stripes or add one additional stripe.
Row 1: Work this row tightly. 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and ch across to end, turn. ——63 sc
Row 2: Ch 1(does not count as a st), 1 sc in the same st as ch 1, *(ch 1, sk 1 st, 1 sc in next st), repeat from * to end of the row, turn.——–32 sc+31 chs
Note: In the next row, you will be working a sc on top of the sc and a ch on top of the ch.
Row 3: Ch 1(does not count as a st), 1 sc in the same st as ch 1, *( ch 1, sk 1 ch, 1 sc in next st), repeat from * to end of the row, turn.——–32 sc+31 chs
Note: To join a new color at the end of the row, start working your last sc as usual and when you have 2 loops left on your hook, pull through the new color. You can watch a video on changing colors here:
Rows 4-6: Repeat Row 3 above and at the end of Row 6, join white yarn, turn. Do not fasten off the Almond color.——–32 sc+31 chs
Row 7&8: Repeat Row 3 with white yarn and join back the Almond color at end of Row 8, turn. Do not fasten off the white.——–32 sc+31 chs
Row 9&10: Repeat Row 3 with Almond color and join back the white at end of Row 10, turn. Do not fasten off the Almond color.——32 sc+31 chs
Row 11&12: Repeat Row 3 with white yarn and join back the Almond color at end of Row 12, turn. This time, fasten off the white.——32 sc+31 chs
Row 13-21 (total 9 rows): Repeat Row 3 with Almond color and join back the white at end of Row 21, turn. Do not fasten off the Almond color.——32 sc+31 chs
Row 22&23: Repeat Row 3 with white yarn and join back the Almond color at end of Row 23, turn. Fasten off the white.——32 sc+31 chs
Row 24-33(total 10 Rows): Repeat Row 3 with Almond color and join back the white at end of Row 33, turn. Do not fasten off the Almond color.——32 sc+31 chs
Row 34&35: Repeat Row 3 with white yarn and join back the Almond color at end of Row 35, turn. Fasten off the white.——32 sc+31 chs
Row 36-44(total 9 rows): Repeat Row 3 with Almond color and join back the white at end of Row 44, turn. Do not fasten off the Almond color.——32 sc+31 chs
Row 45&46: Repeat Row 3 with white yarn and join back the Almond color at end of Row 35, turn. Do not fasten off the white.——32 sc+31 chs
Row 47&48: Repeat Row 3 with Almond color and join back the white at end of Row 48, turn. Do not fasten off the Almond color.——32 sc+31 chs
Row 49&50: Repeat Row 3 with white yarn and join back the Almond color at end of Row 50, turn. Fasten off the white.——32 sc+31 chs
Row 50-54: Repeat Row 3 with Almond color and join back the white at end of Row 54, turn. Do not fasten off the Almond color.——32 sc+31 chs
Note: We started the blanket with a sc row but our last row will be a hdc row. This is because the foundation chain adds a little bit of width to the first stripe and a hdc will ensure that both the beginning and ending stripes are of the same width.
Row 55(Last Row): Ch 2(counts as 1 hdc), 1 hdc in each st and ch across to end. Fasten off.———-63 hdc.
Adding a Border to your Crochet Blanket
Sl st to the fasten off the corner with white yarn. distribute sc sts as evenly as possible across the row edges, when you reach the next corner, place 2 sc on each side of the corner to help you turn, work 1 sc in each free loop of the foundation ch, place 2 sc on each side of the corner and work along the remaining 2 sides in the same way . Once you have worked sc all around, sl st to the first sc and fasten off.
Finishing your Crochet Baby Blanket
1. Weave in any tails left into the wrong side of your blanket. The side on which you worked your border will be your right side.
2. Make 4 pom poms with a pom pom maker and tie it to the 4 corners, trim the excess tail to match the length of the rest of the strands. Use pom-poms only if you are making it for an adult or for your home. It may not be safe for babies.
If you love working with Bernat Blanket yarn, check out my 4 Hour Crochet Baby Blanket, 3.5 Hour Quick Crochet Blanket, and Striped Afghan Crochet Pattern.
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Tracey Renshaw
Thursday 27th of August 2020
Can I make it smaller
Shehnaaz
Thursday 3rd of September 2020
Yes, you can. I always give the chain multiples at the beginning so you can adjust the size.
Carole Woods
Sunday 7th of June 2020
I cannot find the video for this blanket; when I click on the video above, it shows how to change colors, but nothing about blanket instructions. I love all your patterns and I am learning to crochet by watching your videos. If you could help me find the video, I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
Shehnaaz
Sunday 7th of June 2020
Hi Carole, I am sorry this pattern does not include a video. I don't find time to shoot a video for all my patterns.
Donna
Tuesday 2nd of June 2020
Hi I was wondering if this picture matches the pattern? My blanket looks like v stitches. Maybe I’m doing something wrong but it seems pretty easy. Thanks Donna
Shehnaaz
Tuesday 2nd of June 2020
The picture does match the pattern. If I see a picture I could maybe guess why yours looks different.
Nikki Oram
Friday 14th of February 2020
That blanket is absolutely beautiful and when I'm finished with the one im working on, I am so going to this pattern.
Lillian
Thursday 13th of February 2020
Very beautiful