Free Make It Pink Crochet Blanket Pattern

Free Make It Pink Crochet Blanket Pattern

Create a beautiful pink crochet blanket with this colorful square blanket pattern. Featuring soft pink shades, granny-style crochet rounds, and a decorative border, this blanket is a lovely project for adding a handmade touch to your home.

What You Will Need

• RED HEART® Soft Baby Steps®:
  • 2 balls 9702 Strawberry (A)
  • 1 ball 9700 Baby Pink (B)
• RED HEART® Gumdrop®:
  • 2 balls 620 Cherry (C)
• Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm [I-9 US]
• Yarn needle
• 4 Stitch markers

Blanket Measurements

Finished Size: 35” x 35” (89 cm x 89 cm).

Gauge

• First 3 rounds = 4” (10 cm) in diameter.
• 14 sts = 4” (10 cm).
• 7 rows = 4” (10 cm) in double crochet.

Yarn Information

RED HEART Soft Baby Steps, Art. E746: Available in solid color 5 oz (141 g), 256 yd (234 m); prints 4 oz (113 g), 204 yd (187 m) balls.

RED HEART Gumdrop, Art. E800: Available in multicolor 4 oz (113 g), 204 yd (187 m) balls.

Crochet Abbreviations

• A, B, C = color A, B, C
• ch = chain
• dc = double crochet
• sc = single crochet
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• ( ) = work directions in parentheses in same st
• [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified
• * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated

Special Stitches

Reverse Single Crochet (reverse sc): Working from left to right insert hook in next st to the right, yo, draw yarn through st, yo, draw yarn through 2 loops on hook.

Special Technique

Adjustable Ring

Wrap yarn into a ring, ensuring that the tail falls behind the working yarn. Grip ring and tail between middle finger and thumb. Insert hook through center of ring, yarn over (with working yarn) and draw up a loop.

Work stitches of first round in the ring. After the first round of stitches is worked, pull gently on tail to tighten ring.

Color Sequence

Work in the following color sequence throughout:

*4 rounds A; 1 round B; 4 rounds C; 1 round B; repeat from * 2 more times; 4 rounds A; 1 round B.

Free Make It Pink Crochet Blanket Instructions

BLANKET

With A, form an adjustable ring.

Round 1 (Right Side)

ch 2 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2 dc in ring, ch 3, [3 dc, ch 3] 3 times in ring; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch – 12 dc; 4 ch-3 spaces.

Round 2

Slip st to first ch-3 space, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in same space, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in each of next 3 ch-3 spaces, join with slip st in top of beginning ch – 24 dc; 4 ch-3 spaces.

Round 3

Slip st to first ch-3 space, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in same space, *3 dc in next ch-1 space, ch 1**, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with slip st in top of beginning ch – 36 dc; 4 ch-3 spaces.

Round 4

Slip st to first ch-3 space, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in same space, *(3 dc, ch 1) in each of next 2 ch-1 spaces**, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with slip st in top of beginning ch – 48 dc; 4 ch-3 spaces. Fasten off A.

Round 5

With right side facing, join B with slip st in next corner ch-3 space, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in same space, *(3 dc, ch 1) in each ch-1 space across to next corner ch-3 space**, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc, ch 1) in next ch-3 space; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, join with slip st in top of beginning ch – 60 dc; 4 ch-3 spaces.

Fasten off B.

Rounds 6–30

Maintaining color sequence, repeat Round 5. Fasten off B.

Blanket Border

Note: Place a stitch marker in center ch of each corner ch-3 space around.

Round 31

With right side facing, join A with slip st in first st, ch 1, sc in each st and ch around, working 3 sc in each marked corner ch st; join with slip st in first sc. Move markers up to the center sc of every corner 3-sc group as work progresses.

Rounds 32–34

Ch 1, sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in marked corner sc; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off A.

Round 35

With right side facing, join B with slip st in first st, ch 1, working from left to right, skip first sc, *reverse sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in ends.