Check out a slightly different take on a classic. For this Baby Blanket Pattern, we’re using Cotton Baby Yarn in a variety of vivid colours to bring this to life. We have included all of the instructions on how to work this up and a few helpful video tutorials to get you on your way. Try it out and let me know how it goes! Enjoy!

Pattern Notes:

This pattern has 11 distinct colour blocks both horizontally and vertically. Each rectangle is 10 sts wide and 10 rows long. Each row of colour block will use two different colours and we change colours every 10 stitches WHILE carrying the yarn through the work. Don’t worry, this sounds more complicated than it actually is! I’ve created a video to help you through that part so you’ll cruise right through it.

Materials:

• 4.0mm Crochet Hook
• Bernat Softee Cotton Baby Yarn in the following colors
  • Cotton (x2)
  • Jade Frost (x2)
  • Dusk Sky (x3)

Gauge:

16 sc and 20 rows with a 4.0 mm (U.S. G/6) crochet hook

Abbreviations:

Ch: Chain

Sts: Stitches

Slst: Slip stich

Sc: Single crochet

Sc2tog: Single crochet 2 together

SK: Skip

Dc: Double crochet

Hdc: Half double crochet

Measurements:

Approx. 35in x 40in

Pattern:

With Cotton Ch 131

Row 1 – 10 : Sc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in next st, repeat sc and dc for next 8 st. Before completing final dc, change colour to Dusk Sky, pulling through Dusk Sky to complete the dc loop. Work next 10 sts in Dusk Sky with the sc, dc stitch repeat WHILE carrying the Cotton yarn through the stitches, Before finishing the last dc, change colour back to Dusk Sky that you carried through, complete dc. Repeat the sc, dc pattern alternating between Cotton and Dusk Sky, always carrying the opposite colour through the stitches. End with Cotton block. C1, turn.

Here is a video if you need some help to carry the yarn:

Row 11-20: switch to Dusk Sky, Sc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in next st, repeat sc and dc for next 8 st. Before completing final dc, change colour to Jade Frost, pulling through Jade Frost to complete the dc loop. Work next 10 sts in Jade Frost with the sc, dc stitch repeat WHILE carrying the Dusk Sky yarn through the stitches, Before finishing the last dc, change colour back to Jade Frost that you carried through, complete dc. Repeat the sc, dc pattern alternating between Dusk Sky and Jade Frost, always carrying the opposite colour through the stitches. End with Dusk Sky block. C1, turn.

Repeat Rows 1-20 5 more times, then Rows 1-10, creating 11 colour blocks wide and long.

Bind off, weave in ends.

Border:

With Cotton and starting at bottom right corner, sc evenly along side edge, (sc, ch1, sc) in corner st, sc one each st along top edge, (sc, ch1, sc) in corner st, sc evenly along other side edge, (sc, ch1, sc) in corner st, sc one each st along bottom edge edge, (sc, ch1, sc), join with a slst to first st, ch 1

Row 1-4: working in rounds, *sc in BLO, in every sc to corners, (sc, ch1, sc) within corners*, repeat within ** around, join with a slst, ch1. At final round, join with a slst and bind off.

Weave in ends and enjoy!