This baby blanket pattern is easy to memorize and crochet with a 2-row repeat. Using light weight yarn, the blanket is a nice weight for any baby! Using a color-changing yarn gives the blanket visual impact for very little effort!

This blanket is made with basic stitches: ch, sc, hdc and dc (as a Spike dc). Instructions are given for the Spike dc, along with step-by-step photos.

The pattern is fully written with symbol crochet charts for the body of the blanket and the edging on the blanket.

SIZE: Approx. 31” (78.5 cm) square

SKILL LEVEL:

Intermediate

MATERIALS:

Light weight yarn, 60% acrylic/40% polyamide, 4 oz/115 g (377 yds/345 m) per ball

3 balls White (MC)

2 balls Bright Multi-colored (CC)

Size G/6 (4.0 mm) crochet hook or size required for gauge

Tapestry needle (for invisible join)

8 stitch markers

Note: Photographed model made with Baby Bee Sweet Delight yarn in #10 Angel and #324 Sprinkles (Note: This is a Hobby Lobby yarn brand).

Alternate Rainbow Blanket (photo shown in pattern) is made with Caron Simply Soft (worsted weight) yarn and H/8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook: 3 skeins of #9701 White (MC), along with 1 skein each of #9775 Neon Pink, #9605 Mango, #9606 Lemonade, #9607 Lime, #9608 Blue Mint and #9747 Iris. Caron Simply Soft 100% acrylic yarn is 6 oz/170.1 gr and has 315 yds/288 m in each skein.