Whether you’re crafting for a little one on the way or creating a thoughtful handmade gift, this pattern is designed to bring warmth and comfort. With its soft texture and gentle color palette, this blanket is perfect for wrapping a baby in love. Ideal for beginners and experienced crocheter’s alike, the pattern features simple stitches and a soothing, repetitive design. You can easily customize the size and colors to suit any nursery theme, making it a timeless keepsake. Let’s get started on this beautiful project!
Tools and Materials you will need to make Crochet Baby Blanket
- Crochet hook 3.5 mm
- Cotton Kings Sultan (46) = 200g/800m x 2 cakes or Hobbii Dahlia (03) = 200g/800m x 2 cakes
- Embroidery needle
- Scissors
Gauge
- Round 5 = 9 x 9 cm
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- MR – Magic Ring
- Unf. – Unfinished
- Ch – Chain
- SP – Space
- SLST – Slip Stitch
- ST – Stitch
- SC – Single crochet
- HDC – Half double crochet
- DC – Double crochet
- 2DCtog – Crochet 2 double crochet together
- 3DCtog – Crochet 3 double crochets together
- BPSC – Back post single crochet
- FPDC – Front post double crochet
- BPDC – Back post double crochet
- 2BPDCtog – Crochet 2 back post double crochet together
- 2FPDCtog – Crochet 2 front post double crochet together
- 3TRtog – Crochet 3 treble crochets together
- V – ST – Crochet in indicated stitch DC + Ch2 + DC
- Pico ST – Make Ch3, insert hook from right to left under the front loop and bottom vertical bar of the chain, yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook.
- SW Puff ST – In the beginning of your Sideways Puff ST you always have 3 DC ST. Yarn over hook, insert hook into the base of the first DC out of 3 (Not the DC itself), pull up a long loop through that stitch (3 loops on a hook). Repeat 3 more times, yarn over hook, into the same ST and pull up a loop = 9 loops total. Yarn over and pull through 8 loops, yarn over and pull through both loops.
Notes:
- This blanket doesn’t have a particular size – you can make it as big as you want.
Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
Round 1
- Make MR.
- Ch2 (counts as DC) + 11 DC in MR.
- Join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- Total 12 ST.
Round 2
- Ch3 (counts as unf. TR) + next 2 unf. TR in the same ST and crochet together = your 1st 3TRtog, Ch2.
- (Crochet 3TRtog on next ST, Ch2) – repeat until the end.
- Join with SLST into the top of the 1st 3TRtog.
- Total [3TRtog x 12, Ch2 x 12] 36 ST.
Round 3
- Make FPSC around the 1st 3TRtog + Ch2 + unf. FPDC around the next 3TRtog and crochet them together = 1st 2FPDCtog, Ch3.
- [2FPDCtog (RIGHT leg goes around the same 3TRtog and LEFT leg goes around the next 3TRtog), Ch3] – repeat until the end.
- Join with SLST into the top of the 1st 2FPDCtog.
- Total 48 ST.
Round 4
- SLST to Ch3 SP, Ch2 (counts as DC) + DC + Ch1 + 2 DC in the same Ch3 SP.
- (Skip 2FPDCtog of R3 and crochet 2 DC + Ch1 + 2 DC in the next Ch3 SP) – repeat until the end.
- Join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- Total 60 ST.
Round 5
- SLST to next ST, SLST to Ch1 SP.
- Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch1 SP.
- [(Make DC in next ST, crochet next 2 FPDC tog, crochet DC in next ST, DC in next Ch1 SP) – repeat 2 more times, DC in next ST, crochet 2FPDCtog, DC in next ST. Crochet 2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in next Ch1 SP = corner] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into the 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 4 sides (exc. corners) of 11 ST
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 68 ST
Round 6
- SLST to Ch2 SP.
- Ch3 (counts as SC + Ch2) + 2 SC in the same Ch2 SP – your unfinished corner that will be closed in the end of this round.
- [Crochet BPSC around each ST until the next Ch2 SP, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat this on all sides.
- In the end, crochet SC over SLST you made in the beginning of this round and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 4 sides (exc. corners) of 15 ST.
- 4 corners: (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC)
- Total 84 ST
Round 7
- SLST to Ch2 SP.
- Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2 ) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP.
- [(Crochet DC in next 9 ST, 2 DC in next ST, DC in next 9 ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat this on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 4 sides (exc. corners) of 20 ST.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 104 ST
Round 8
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as SC + Ch2 ) + 2 SC in the same Ch2 SP (unf. corner)
- [Make BPSC around each ST on a side, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat this on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner crochet SC over the SLST you made in the beginning of this round and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 4 sides (exc. corners) of 24 ST
- 4 corners: (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC)
- Total 120 ST
Round 9
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4(counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [FPDC around next 2 ST, (skip one ST, DC in next ST, DC in skipped ST) = DC cross and you will repeat this 12 times, crochet FPDC around the last 2 ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 SC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat this on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 28 ST per side (exc. corners) = FPDC x 4, DC cross x 12
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 136 ST
Round 10
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [FPDC around the next 4 ST, (skip one ST, DC in next ST, DC in skipped ST) = DC cross and you will repeat this 12 times, crochet FPDC around the last 4 ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat this on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 32 ST per side (exc. corners) = FPDC x 8, DC cross x 12
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 152 ST
Round 11
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [FPDC around the next 6 ST, crochet BPDC around 24 ST, FPDC around last 6 ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat this on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 36 ST per side (exc. corners) = FPDC x 12, BPDC x 12.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 168 ST
Round 12
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(Skip 2 ST, make V-ST in next ST) x 2, skip 2 ST, (make SW Puff ST, skip one ST) x 6, (skip 2 ST, crochet V-ST in next ST) x 2, skip 2 ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 40 ST per side (exc. corners) = V-ST x 4, SW Puff ST x 6.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 184 ST
Round 13
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(Make V-ST in Ch2 SP of V-ST of R12) x 2, skip one ST, crochet SW Puff ST x 6, V-ST in Ch2 SP of V-ST of R12, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 40 ST per side (exc. corners) = V-ST x 4, SW Puff ST x 6.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 184 ST
Round 14
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as HDC + Ch2) + 2 HDC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [Crochet HDC in every ST until the next Ch2 corner SP and crochet 1 HDC in every Ch2 SP of every V-ST, (2 HDC + Ch2 + 2 HDC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet HDC over SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 40 ST per side (exc. corners) = HDC x 40.
- 4 corners: (2 HDC + Ch2 + 2 HDC)
- Total 184 ST
Round 15
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- All round in 3rd loop only!
- [DC in every 3rd loop until the next corner, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 44 ST per side (exc. corners) = DC x 44.
- 4 corners; (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 200 ST
Round 16
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [Crochet 3DCtog using next 3 ST, Ch2) x 15, crochet 3DCtog using next 3 ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 46 ST per side (exc. corners) = 3DCtog x 16, Ch2 x 15.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 208 ST
Round 17
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [DC in next 2 ST, Ch2, 3DCtog (using the top of the 1st 3DCtog of R16 + Ch2 SP + top of the next 3DCtog of R16), Ch2, {crochet next 3DCtog using the top of the previous 3DCtog of R16 + Ch2 SP + top of the next 3DCtog of R16, Ch2} x 14, DC in next 2 ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into the 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 51 ST per side (exc. corners) = DC x 4, Ch2 x 16, 3DCtog x 15.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 228 ST
Round 18
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [3DCtog using next 3 ST, Ch2, 3DCtog using the next ST + Ch2 + the top of the next 3DCtog of R17, {crochet next 3DCtog using the top of the previous 3DCtog of R17 + Ch2 SP + top of the next 3DCtog of R17 + Ch2 SP + top of the next 3DCtog of R17, Ch2} x 14, 3DCtog using the top of the next 3DCtog + Ch2 SP + next ST, Ch2, 3DCtog using the next 3 ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 52 ST per side (exc. corners) = Ch2 x 17, 3DCtog x 18.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 232 ST
Round 19
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as HDC + Ch2) + 2 HDC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- (Crochet HDC in every ST and 2 HDC in every Ch2 SP until the corner, (2 HDC + Ch2 + 2 HDC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet HDC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning an join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 56 ST per side (exc. corners) = HDC x 56.
- 4 corners: (2 HDC + Ch2 + 2 HDC)
- Total 248 ST
Round 20
- Crochet all round in 3rd loop only except corners!
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as HDC + Ch2) + 2 HDC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- (Crochet HDC in every 3rd loop until the next corner, (2 HDC + Ch2 + 2 HDC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet HDC over SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 60 ST per side (exc. corners) = HDC x 60.
- 4 corners: (2 HDC + Ch2 + 2 HDC)
- Total 264 ST
Round 21
- Crochet all round in 3rd loop only except corners!
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- (Crochet 2 DCtog, crochet DC in next 60 ST, last 2DCtog, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 60 ST per side (exc. corners) = DC x 60, 2DCtog x 2.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 272 ST
Round 22
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as SC + Ch2) + 2 SC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(SC in next 2 ST, Ch2, skip 2 ST) x 16, SC in the last 2 ST, (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet SC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 66 ST per side (exc. corners) = SC x 34, Ch2 x 16.
- 4 corners: (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC)
- Total 288 ST
Round 23
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as SC + Ch2) + 2 SC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [SC in next 2 ST, Ch2, (2 SC in next Ch2 SP, Ch2) x 16, SC in last 2 ST, (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet SC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 70 ST per side (exc. corners) = SC x 36, Ch2 x 17.
- 4 corners: (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC)
- Total 304 ST
Round 24
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as SC + Ch2) + 2 SC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(SC in next 2 ST, Ch2, (2 SC in the next Ch2 SP, Ch2) x 17, skip 2 ST, SC in last 2 ST, (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet SC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 74 ST per side (exc. corners) = SC x 38, Ch2 x 18.
- 4 corners: (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC)
- Total 320 ST
Round 25
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as SC + Ch2) + 2 SC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(SC in next 2 ST, Ch2, (2 SC in next Ch2 SP, Ch2) x 18, skip 2 ST, SC in the last 2 ST, (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet SC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 78 ST per side (exc. corners) = SC x 40, Ch2 x 1.
- 4 corners: (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC)
- Total 336 ST
Round 26
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as SC + Ch2) + 2 SC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(SC in next 2 ST, Ch2, (skip 2 ST, 2 SC in next Ch2 SP, Ch2) x 19, skip 2 ST, SC in the last 2 ST, (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet SC over SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 82 ST per side (exc. corners) = SC x 42, Ch2 x 20.
- 4 corners: (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC)
- Total 352 ST
Round 27
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(DC in next 4 ST, (2 DC in next Ch2 SP, DC in next 2 ST) x 20, DC in last 2 ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 86 ST per side (exc. corners) = DC x 86.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 368 ST
Round 28
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as SC + Ch2) + 2 SC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [Make HDC in the next 5 ST, (Pico ST, HDCC in the next 5 ST) x 17, HDC in the last 5 ST, (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet SC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 90 ST per side (exc. corners) = HDC x 90, Pico ST x 17.
- 4 corners: (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC)
- Total 384 ST
Round 29
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch3 (counts as SC + Ch2) + 2 SC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [SC in next 2 ST, skip 2 ST, SC in 3rd loop of next ST, (Ch4, skip 4 ST + Picot ST, make SC in 3rd loop of next ST) x 17, Ch2, skip 2 ST, SC in next 2 ST, (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet SC over SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 1st Ch of initial ST.
- 94 ST per side (exc. corners) = SC x 22, Ch2 x 2, Ch4 x 17.
- 4 corners: (2 SC + Ch2 + 2 SC)
- Total 400 ST
Round 30
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [DC in next 4 ST, 2 DC in Ch2 SP,(FPDC around SC of R29, 2DCtog x 4 into Ch4 SP) x 17, FPDC around SC of R29, 2 DC in Ch2 SP, DC in next 4 ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 98 ST per side (exc. corners) = DC x 12, FPDC x 18, 2DCtog x 68.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 416 ST
Round 31
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(FPDC around next ST, BPDC around next ST) x 4, (FPDC around FPDC of R30, 2BPDCtog, Ch2, 2BPDCtog) x 17, (BPDC around next ST, FPDC around next ST) x 4, FPDC around next ST, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 102 ST per side (exc. corners) = FPDC x 26, BPDC x 8, 2BPDCtog x 34, Ch2 x 17.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 432 ST
Round 32
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(FPDC around next FPDC, BPDC around next BPDC) x 5, FPDC around FPDC of R31, 4 DC in Ch2 SP, (5 DC in next Ch2 SP) x 15, 4 DC in next Ch2 SP, (FPDC around FPDC, BPDC around BPDC) x 5, FPDC around FPDC, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach the 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 105 ST per side (exc. corners) = FPDC x 12, BPDC x 10, DC x 83.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 444 ST
Round 33
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(FPDC around next FPDC, BPDC around next BPDC) x 6, FPDC around FPDC, HDC in every ST until you reach FPDC of R32, (FPDC around next FPDC, BPDC around next BPDC) x 6, FPDC around FPDC, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 109 ST per side (exc. corners) = FPDC x 14, BPDC x 12, HDC x 83.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 460 ST
Round 34
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [FPDC around next FPDC, BPDC around next BPDC) x 7, FPDC around FPDC, crochet DC in 3rd loop only in next 83 ST, (FPDC around next FPDC, BPDC around next BPDC) x 7, FPDC around FPDC, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 113 ST per side (exc. corners) = FPDC x 16, BPDC x 14, DC x 83.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 476 ST
Round 35
- SLST to Ch2 SP, Ch4 (counts as DC + Ch2) + 2 DC in the same Ch2 SP = unf. corner.
- [(FPDC around next FPDC, BPDC around next BPDC) repeat until last FPDC, FPDC around last FPDC, (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC in Ch2 corner SP)] – repeat on all sides.
- When you reach 1st unf. corner, you will need to crochet DC over the SLST you’ve made in the beginning and join with SLST into 2nd Ch of initial ST.
- 117 ST per side (exc. corners) = FPDC x 59, BPDC x 58.
- 4 corners: (2 DC + Ch2 + 2 DC)
- Total 492 ST
To make your blanket bigger – continue to repeat Round 35 as many times as you like. Consider that each next round will get bigger for 16 ST total.
Conclusion
Congratulations on completing your beautiful crochet baby blanket! With each stitch, you’ve created a special, handmade gift that will bring warmth, comfort, and love to the little one. Whether you’re gifting it to a family member, friend, or keeping it for your own baby, this blanket is sure to become a cherished keepsake for years to come. Don’t forget, you can always experiment with different yarns, colors, and sizes for future projects. Keep exploring new free patterns on our site to expand your crochet repertoire. Happy crocheting!