Free Little Dots Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern

Little Dots Crochet Baby Blanket

Materials

Bernat Baby Blanket: 10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m per ball.

• Main Color (MC): Vanilla (04008) — 2 balls or 381 yds/348.5 m.
• Contrast A: Seafoam (04736) — 1 ball or 81 yds/74 m.
• Contrast B: Baby Sand (04010) — 1 ball or 76.5 yds/70 m.
• Crochet hook: Size U.S. L/11 (8 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge.

Abbreviations

• Approx: Approximately
• Ch: Chain(s)
• Dc: Double crochet
• Rep: Repeat
• RS: Right side
• Rnd(s): Round(s)
• Sl st: Slip stitch
• Sp(s): Space(s)
• Tog: Together
• Tr: Treble crochet

Measurement

Approx 39" [99 cm] square.

Gauge

• 7 dc and 4 rows = 4" [10 cm].
• Motif: Approx 6½" [16.5 cm] square.

Instructions

Motifs

Make 13 with A as Color 1 and 12 with B as Color 1.

See diagram on page 2.

With Color 1, ch 4.

1st rnd: 11 dc in 4th ch from hook (skipped ch-3 counts as dc). Break Color 1. Join MC with sl st to top of ch 3. 12 dc.

2nd rnd: With MC, ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in same sp as sl st. 2 dc in each of next 11 dc. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. 24 dc.

3rd rnd: Ch 4 (counts as tr). 1 tr in same sp as sl st. *1 dc in each of next 5 dc. (2 tr. Ch 2. 2 tr) all in next dc. Rep from * to last 5 dc. 1 dc in each of next 5 dc. 2 tr in same sp as sl st. Ch 2. Join with sl st to top of ch 4.

Fasten off.

Assembly

Join Motifs tog as shown in Assembly Diagram on page 2.

Border

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

1st rnd: Ch 3. 4 dc in same corner. Work 1 rnd of dc evenly around edges of Blanket, having 5 dc in each corner. Break A. Join B with sl st to top of ch-3.

2nd rnd: With B, ch 3. 1 dc in each dc around, having 5 dc in each corner dc. Break B. Join MC with sl st to top of ch-3.

3rd rnd: With MC, ch 3. 1 dc in each dc around, having 5 dc in each corner dc. Join with sl st to top of ch-3.

Fasten off.