Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern – Pretty Simple

The pretty simple crochet baby blanket pattern features a few simple stripes that can be customized to suit any gender, season, or baby room decor. The stitch pattern is easy to learn and pretty enough to use in many patterns. If you like it, check out the pretty simple crochet pattern collection.

A baby blanket is a must-have even during the hot summer months, offering comfort and security. The blanket can help to protect against cold drafts and even protect the baby’s sensitive skin from the hot sun.

This baby blanket crochet pattern measures only 30 inches square, making it the perfect gift for baby showers. A size chart is included to make it easy for you to crochet this to any size you need using any yarn and hook size. Using a thicker yarn and larger hook, here is a crochet lapghan pattern already done for you.

Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern Information

Skill Level: Easy

Materials

• Yarn: Bernat Baby Sport (Light, #3; 100% acrylic; 280g/9.8oz; 1004yds/918m) Colors – 1 ball each: CA = Baby Taupe, CB = Lavender.
• Crochet Hook: H/8-5.00mm

Measurements – Size Chart

• Gauge: 12 sts = 4″
• Finished Size: 30″ by 30″

Abbreviations

• CA = Color A
• CB = Color B
• Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
• Hdc = Half Double Crochet
• Rep = Repeat
• RS = Right Side
• Sk = Skip
• Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
• St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
• V-st/sts = V-Stitch/Stitches
• WS = Wrong Side

Special Stitch Instructions

V-Stitch (v-st): 2 hdc in same ch, st or sp. When you work a v-st into another v-st, work the v-st in between the 2 hdc that make up the v-st.

Stitch Tutorial – Working in Rows and in Rounds.

To Change Colors

Work the last stitch in the previous row as normal until the last step and you have three loops left on the hook; drop the old color, pick up the new color, and draw through all loops to complete the stitch. 

Fasten off the old color after each color change.

Color Sequence

Rows 1-22: CA

Rows 23-24: CB

Rows 25-26: CA

Rows 27-28: CB

Rows 29-30: CA

Rows 31-32: CB

Rows 33-38: CA

Rows 39-40: CB

Rows 41-46: CA

Rows 47-48: CB

Rows 49-54: CA

Rows 55-56: CB

Rows 57-58: CA

Rows 59-60: CB

Rows 61-62: CA

Rows 63-64: CB

Rows 65-86: CA

Pattern Instructions

Ch 91, or any multiple of 2 +1.

Row 1 (WS): Hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, *sk next ch, v-st in next ch; rep from * across to last 2 chs; hdc in last 2 chs. Turn. [4 hdc and 43 v-sts]

Row 2 (RS): Ch 1, hdc in first 2 hdc, v-st in next v-st and into each v-st across; hdc in last 2 hdc. Turn. [4 hdc and 43 v-sts]
Rows 3-86: Rep Row 2, changing colors as per color sequence. Fasten Off after the last Row.

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