Free Blue Plaid Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern

Create a beautiful blue plaid crochet baby blanket using soft yarn and a classic colorwork design. This pattern features a combination of white, light blue, and country blue, finished with a simple crochet border.

Materials

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft (6 oz/170 g; 315 yds/288 m)

• Main Color (MC): White (9701) – 3 balls
• Contrast A: Light Country Blue (9709) – 2 balls
• Contrast B: Country Blue (9710) – 1 ball
• Size U.S. H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Yarn needle.
• Recommended: 3 small zip top bags and 3 clothespins or clips.

Abbreviations

• Approx: Approximately
• Beg: Begin(ning)
• Ch: Chain(s)
• Ehdc: Extended half double crochet: Yoh. Draw up a loop in next st. Yoh and pull through first loop on hook. Yoh and pull through all loops on hook.
• Pat: Pattern
• Rep: Repeat
• Rnd(s): Round(s)
• RS: Right side
• Sc: Single crochet
• Sl st: Slip stitch
• St(s): Stitch(es)
• WS: Wrong side
• Yoh: Yarn over hook

Finished Measurement

Approximately 34" [86.5 cm] square.

Gauge

16 sts and 10 rows = 4" [10 cm] in pattern.

Crochet Instructions

Important Notes

• To facilitate colorwork, wind B into 3 baseball-sized balls. Put each in a separate zip top bag. Refer to the tutorial for detailed instructions on this technique.
• To change colors, work to last 2 loops on hook of first color. Draw new color through last 2 loops and proceed with new color.
• Carry yarn not in use across top of previous row and work sts around it to prevent stranding.
• Ch 2 at beg of row does not count as st.
• Blanket is worked over a starting ch of 44 + 2.

Starting Chain

With MC, ch 134.

Row-by-Row Pattern

1st row (WS): 1 ehdc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 ehdc in each of next 10 ch. *With A, 1 ehdc in each of next 6 ch. With MC, 1 ehdc in each of next 4 ch. With B, 1 ehdc in each of next 2 ch. With MC, 1 ehdc in each of next 4 ch. With A, 1 ehdc in each of next 6 ch. With MC, 1 ehdc in each of next 22 ch. Rep from * to end of ch, ending final rep with 11 ehdc in MC. Turn.

2nd row: Ch 2. *With MC, 1 ehdc in each of first 11 sts. With A, 1 ehdc in each of next 6 sts. With MC, 1 ehdc in each of next 4 sts. With B, 1 ehdc in each of next 2 sts. With MC, 1 ehdc each of next 4 sts. With A, 1 ehdc in each of next 6 sts. With MC, 1 ehdc in each of next 11 sts. Rep from * to end of row. Turn.

3rd to 6th rows: As 2nd row.

7th row: Ch 2. *With A, 1 ehdc in each of first 11 sts. With B, 1 ehdc in each of next 6 sts. With A, 1 ehdc in each of next 4 sts. With B, 1 ehdc in each of next 2 sts. With A, 1 ehdc in each of next 4 sts. With B, 1 ehdc in each of next 6 sts. With A, 1 ehdc in each of next 11 sts. Rep from * to end of row. Turn.

8th to 10th rows: As 7th row.

11th and 12th rows: As 2nd row.

13th and 14th rows: With B, ch 1. 1 sc in each st to end of row. Turn.

15th and 16th rows: As 2nd row.

17th to 20th rows: As 7th row.

21st to 27th rows: As 2nd row.

Pattern Repeat: Rep 2nd to 27th rows twice more.

Fasten off.

Crochet Blanket Border

Weave in ends before beg border.

With RS facing, join MC with sl st to any corner.

Border Round 1

1st rnd: Work 3 sc in each corner. Work 1 sc in each st across top and bottom, and 2 sc per hdc row and 1 sc per sc row up and down sides. Join with a sl st to first. Turn.

Border Round 2

2nd rnd: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each st around, working 3 sc in center st of each corner. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in any remaining yarn ends securely. Your Blue Plaid Crochet Baby Blanket is complete!