Chains in Line Baby Blankets

Easy, fast pattern for variegated yarns!

My recommendation:  I chained 147 to make blanket larger than pattern suggests.

Yarn: Patons Astra    Color: Happy Days

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo  Color: Spring Green

Crochet Pattern at:

http://www.niftynnifer.com/2014/04/chains-in-line-baby-blanket-free.html

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Party! Baby Blanket

This reversible blanket is quick to crochet

in any combination of colors.

Yarn: Caron One Pound    

Colors: White, Aqua & Blue Danube

Crochet pattern at:

my.blanket.pattern

V-Stitch Crochet Ripple Afghan Pattern

My recommendation:  I chained 134 but I think I would like to make it somewhat larger next time. This size is great for a car seat cover.

Yarn: Caron One Pound   Colors: Light Violet, Lavender Blue &  Cream

Crochet Pattern at:

https://www.petalstopicots.com/2014/10/v-stitch-crochet-ripple-afghan-pattern/

Summer Mist Throw

Top: I used up my scrap yarns of

purples and lilacs for this fun, easy pattern.


Bottom: More colorful yarn scraps and

a picot edging for this baby blanket.


Crochet pattern at:

http://www.yarnspirations.com/patterns/summer-mist-throw.html

Circle to Square Granny Square

Using the  directions for the granny square pattern, I continued the stitch pattern to make a blanket.

Yarn is a donation from my neighbor Linda.


Crochet pattern at:

http://justbcrafty.com/2017/04/circle-to-square-granny-square-tutorial.html

Granny Stripe Blanket

Yarn: Scraps of yarn

Crochet Pattern at:

https://daisycottagedesigns.net/granny-stripe-blanket-tutorial/

Hushabye Simple Shell Afghan

Yarn: Caron One Pound

Colors: Blue Grotto, White & Blue Danube

Crochet Pattern at:

https://www.favecrafts.com/Crochet-Baby-Blankets/Hushabye-Simple-Shell-Afghan

Chunky Blanket by Sara Sach

Yarn: scrap yarn donations

Colors: cream, orange, peach, beige, rust

Crochet Pattern at:

https://poshpoochdesignsdogclothes.blogspot.com/2014/09/chunky-blanket-free-crochet-crochet.html

Hushabye Simple Shell Afghan

Yarn: Premier Yarns ‘Sweet Roll’

Color: Pink Swirl

Crochet Pattern at:

https://www.favecrafts.com/Crochet-Baby-Blankets/Hushabye-Simple-Shell-Afghan

Stripes Blanket

Yarn: scrap yarn donation

Colors: four greens

This crochet pattern is a combination of triple crochets and half double crochets for the stripes with a single and half double crochet border. 

Chunky Ribbed Crochet Blanket

Yarn: Bernat Satin

Color: Sage

Although this pattern called for a bulky yarn,

this medium weight yarn worked fine. 

http://moderngracedesign.blogspot.com/2015/02/chunky-ribbed-crochet-blanket-free.html

Starburst Blanket

Yarn: scrap yarn donation

Colors: pinks, yellow, white, watermelon

This crochet pattern is a combination of triple crochets and half double crochets.

WoolEater Blanket

This is a fun pattern to mix up the yarn colors

and make several blankets for twins, triplets or quads.


Yarn: Caron One Pound

Top Colors: Orange, White, Yellow, Peach,

Robin’s Egg & Cream

Second Colors: Peach, Yellow and Cream

Third Colors: Peach, Robin’s Egg and White

Bottom Colors: Yellow, Orange and White

Crochet pattern at:

http://sarahlondon.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/crocheted-wool-eater-blanket.pdf

OhLaLa Baby Blanket

Yarn: Caron One Pound – White

Red Heart – Pale Plum

I Love This Yarn – Purple & Mixed Berry

Crochet Pattern at:

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ohlala-baby-blanket

OhLaLa Baby Blanket

I changed the pattern for the center (white) to

double crochets then used the border from the pattern.

Yarn: Caron One Pound – White,

Soft Pink, Lilac & Light Violet

Crochet Pattern at:

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ohlala-baby-blanket

Shell Stitch

For this blanket, you need groups of 6 so I chained

102 +1 for a total beginning chain of 103.

Yarn: Caron One Pound: Soft Pink, Lilac & Light Violet

Crochet Pattern at:

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/how-to-crochet-a-shell-stitch-979096

Border of Flowers

I combined two patterns to create this baby blanket. Start by crocheting the center panel from the

“OhLaLa Baby Blanket” pattern then add a border of flowers from the “Flowers in a Row” pattern.

Links to both patterns are below.

Top: Yarn: Caron One Pound – White & Light Violet

Red Heart Super Saver – Spring Green

Bottom: Yarn: Caron One Pound – White & Soft Pink

Red Heart Super Saver – Spring Green

Crochet Patterns at:

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/ohlala-baby-blanket


http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/flowers-row

Buffalo Check/ Plaid Stitch

This pattern requires multiples of 6 so for a

baby-sized blanket I used 102 chains to start +5.

Top: Yarn: Caron One Pound – Yellow, Orange,

Peach & Cream

Bottom: Yarn: Caron One Pound – Soft Pink & Lilac

Craft Smart Never Enough – Mint

Crochet Patterns at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7SuOOaE3Uc

Eye-Catching Larksfoot Pattern

This pattern requires multiples of 4 so for a

baby-sized blanket I used 100 chains to start +1.

Yarn: Caron One Pound

Colors: Aqua, Robin’s Egg & Cream

Crochet Patterns at:

https://www.mybluprint.com/article/how-to-crochet-the-eye-catching-larksfoot-stitch

Snow Berries Throw

This pattern is worked from the center

so you can make it any size you want.

It is great for using up scrap yarns like I did here.

Yarn: scraps

Colors: lilac, violets & purples

Crochet Patterns at:

https://www.fiberfluxblog.com/2016/12/free-crochet-patternsnow-berries-throw.html

Mayflower Baby Blanket

Yarn: Caron One Pound

Color: Soft Pink

This pattern uses multiples of 4+2,

so my starting chain was 102.

Crochet pattern at:

https://www.allfreecrochetafghanpatterns.com/Baby-Blanket-Afghans/Mayflower-Baby-Blanket

Rickrack Rainbow Baby Blanket

Yarn: Caron One Pound

Colors: White, Soft Pink, Yellow, Aqua

Yarn: Craft Smart Never Enough Color: Mint

Crochet pattern at:

http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/rickrack-rainbow-baby-blanket

Round Baby Blanket

I finally found a pattern for the perfect round

baby blanket. This guide suggests the stitch count

for single crochet, half double crochet & double crochet and all will actually lie FLAT!

Yarn: Caron One Pound

Colors: Soft Pink, Peach, Robin’s Egg, Yellow

Yarn: Craft Smart Never Enough     Color: Mint

Crochet pattern at:

https://www.craftsy.com/crocheting/article/crochet-a-flat-circle/

Juicy Fruits & Whipped Cream Throw

Yarn: Caron One Pound

Colors: White, Soft Pink, Peach, Light Violet

If you watch the video with the pattern, you can adjust it to any size. I used 122 chains for a baby sized blanket.

Crochet pattern at:

http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/juicy-fruits-and-whipped-cr%C3%A8me-throw

Colorful Rug Crochet Pattern

Yarn: Scrap Yarns

Colors: Blues and greens

I purchased this rug pattern and used a single strand of yarn to make a round blanket.

Crochet pattern at:

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/colorful-rug

Arrow Stitch Crochet Afghan

Yarn: Caron One Pound

Color: Robins Egg

I adjusted the pattern for a smaller sized baby blanket using multiples of 4 + 3. My starting chain was 127.

Crochet pattern at:

https://www.favecrafts.com/Crochet-Afghans/Arrow-Stitch-Crochet-Afghan-Pattern

Modern Grace Design Baby Blanket

Yarn: Bernat Satin

Colors: Banana & Sage

I followed the original pattern then embellished it

with a wide contrasting border.

Crochet pattern at:

http://moderngracedesign.blogspot.com/2012/09/baby-blanket-free-pattern.html

Arrow Stitch Crochet Afghan

Yarn: Caron One Pound

Colors: Soft Pink, Peach, Robin’s Egg, Light Violet

Yarn: Craft Smart Never Enough     Color: Mint

I began with a chain of 127 for a baby sized blanket.

Crochet pattern at:

https://www.favecrafts.com/Crochet-Afghans/Arrow-Stitch-Crochet-Afghan-Pattern

Summer Mist Throw

Yarn: Caron One Pound

Colors: White and leftover blues

Crochet pattern at:

http://www.yarnspirations.com/patterns/summer-mist-throw.html

Raised Squared Waffle Blanket

This blanket is thick so it is just perfect

for a cold winter outing!

Yarn: Caron One Pound

Colors: White, Robin’s Egg & Yellow

Crochet pattern at:

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/raised-squared-waffle

Chains in Line Baby Blankets

Great corner detail on this pattern!

My recommendation:  I chained 147 to make blanket larger than pattern suggests.

Yarn: Caron One Pound    Color: White

Crochet Pattern at:

http://www.niftynnifer.com/2014/04/chains-in-line-baby-blanket-free.html

Crochet V-stitch Rainbow Blanket

I used white yarn instead of the 7 colors suggested by the pattern. I also started with a chain of 103 to make it slightly larger. This pattern was quick and easy resulting in a unique texture.

Yarn: Caron One Pound    Color: White

Crochet pattern at:

http://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2016/03/crochet-v-stitch-rainbow-blanket.html

Solid Square

This Solid Square pattern is the same pattern I use to crochet squares and donate them for blankets for kids in South Africa. I tweaked the pattern slightly and added a couple open rows here and there.

Yarn: Caron One Pound    Color: White

Crochet pattern at:

http://knit-a-square.com/free-crochet-pattern-solid-square/