Easy Crochet Baby Blanket

How to Crochet an Easy Crochet Baby Blanket

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Let’s make an easy crochet baby blanket. I will guide you through the process of crocheting an easy crochet baby blanket. This crochet blanket is created in a way that even beginners can make with confidence. Crocheting is not just a hobby, it’s a form of art that has been passed down through generations. From intricate doilies to cozy blankets, it has the power to create beautiful and functional pieces that can be cherished for years to come. But if you’re a beginner, the thought of creating a baby blanket may seem daunting. Fear not this easy-to-follow pattern and video tutorial will help you create a cherished memory. So grab your favorite crochet hook, and some yarn, and let’s get started!

Wrap your little one in love with our cozy and cute Crochet Baby Blanket! It’s so simple, that even beginners can join the fun.

The Easy Crochet Baby Blanket is created using a beautiful stitch pattern, Sedge stitch. The pattern is created using a basic single crochet, half-double crochet, and double crochet stitch, in a pattern of clusters.

Type of Yarn:
Mandala Ombre’

Yarn Characteristics:
Mandala Ombre’s color changes are subtle. Each color gradually blends into the other in both tonal and multi-colored versions.

100% acrylic
5.3 oz/150g
344 yards

Colorway:
Pure

Yarn Needed:
You will need approx. 1032 yards-2064 yards; Depending on the blanket size.

3- skeins for a Baby Blanket 30”x 32”
6- skeins for Throw 48”x 60”

MATERIALS Easy Crochet Baby Blanket

Yarn -Your Choice– Mandala Ombre Yarn
Crochet Hook- Corresponding with the Yarn 5.5mm U.S I/9
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Measuring Tape
Stitch Markers (Optional)

VIDEO TUTORIAL

A video tutorial is available for this pattern, scroll down.

NOTEs

This pattern is written in US terms and a key is provided to help with any abbreviations.
Additional NOTES are placed throughout the pattern, for additional tips and instructions.
There are hyperlinks included, within this pattern. If viewing, on an electronic device, you can click on the link(s), and you will be taken to the products used and helpful instructional video(s).
Chain (ch) 3 counts as a dc stitch.
[ ] denotes the stitch count at the end of the row.

ABBREVIATIONS

English (US) Terms
ch- chain
hdc- half double crochet
dc- double crochet
sc- single crochet
sk st- skip stitch
st(s)- stitches
sp- space
sl st- slip stitch
tw- turn work
yo- yarn over
R- Row

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Approx. 30”x32” Baby Blanket

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Skill Level

For a better understanding of skills, and learning Click Here. You’ll be led to the Craft Yarn Council for a deeper dive into skill levels.This is a project for the advanced-beginner. If you are new to crocheting you need to be comfortable completing a chain, single crochet, half-double crochet stitch, and double crochet stitch. This is a project for the advanced beginner. If you are new to crocheting you need to be comfortable completing a single crochet stitch, half-double crochet stitch, and double crochet stitch.

PATTERN DETAILS

Gauge
12 Rows = 4″ in/10cm
5 Sedge stitches= 4″ in/10cm

NOTE:

To Adjust Width

To change the size of the blanket (bigger or smaller), make the foundation ch in a multiple of 3.

STITCHES

SINGLE CROCHET– (sc) Insert your hook, yarn over (yo) and pull up a loop, yo pull through two loops.

HALF DOUBLE CROCHET (hdc) yo, insert your hook, yo and pull up a loop, yo, pull through three loops.

DOUBLE CROCHET (dc)- yo, insert your hook, yo and pull up a loop, yo, pull through two loops, yo, pull through last two loops.

SPECIAL STITCH

SEDGE: [sc, hdc, dc]

R1. Skip 2 chain stitches [1 single crochet (sc), 1 half double crochet (hdc), 1 double crochet (dc)] into the same (ch) stitch (st). *skip 2 chain stitches, [1 single crochet,1 half double crochet,1 double crochet] into the next chain stitch. Also, Repeat from * to the last 3 stitches, skip 2 chain stitches, 1 single crochet in the last chain stitch; and turn work.

R2. Chain 1 (will count as first sc), [1hdc, 1dc] into next st, *skip [1hdc, 1dc] prev row, work [1sc,1hc,dc] into next sc, rep from *to last 3 sts, skip [1dc,1hdc] 1sc, ch 1 tw.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Approx. 15”in/38.1cm (width) without Border/Trim 17”in/43.18cm (width) with Border/Trim
Approx. 109”in/276.86cm (length)

WRITTEN PATTERN (With Some Illustrations)

ch. 120

Note: To change the size of the blanket (bigger or smaller), make the foundation ch in a multiple of 3.

R1: In 2nd ch from hook [sc, hdc, dc] in the same stitch, *sk 2, ch sts, [sc, hdc, dc], in the next ch st, repeat from *, to last 3 ch sts, sk 2 ch sts, place 1sc in last ch st; tw.

R2-R120: ch1 (counts as first sc), hdc, dc] into next st, * skip [1hdc, 1dc] from previous row, place [1sc, 1hc, 1dc] into next space (the sc st from the previous row), repeat from *to last 3 sts, skip [1dc,1hdc] 1sc; ch 1, tw.