There’s just something about a simple baby blanket pattern. I love having one to work on in the car (when the hubs is driving, of course!) and for when I want to watch some tv and crochet.
I’ve always loved the wattle stitch and wanted to create a blanket with it, so I decided this yummy Paintbox Yarn was the perfect yarn for this project with the wattle stitch.
The Simply Chunky even comes in a 5 ball value pack! That means you can score all the yarn you need for this project at a discount. This is what I did when grabbing the yarn for this project.
Since I knew exactly how many skeins I had I decided to just work the body of the blanket with four of the skeins and save one skein for the border. It worked out perfectly and I still had just a little bit left of the last skein.
I hope you enjoy this free crochet pattern and make one for someone special in your life!
What You’ll Need
Yarn: Paintbox Yarns Simply Chunky in Washed Teal (5 skeins)
Hook: US size K (6.5mm)
Notions: Yarn needle, scissors
Finished Size: Approximately 27″ x 30″
Gauge: 16 sts and 11 rows = 4″ in wattle st
Pattern
Ch 72. (Pattern is a multiple of 3)
Row 1: (Sc, ch 1, dc) in 3rd ch from hook (skipped chains count as sc), *skip 2 ch, (sc, ch 1, dc) in next ch; repeat from * to last 3 ch, skip 2 ch, sc in last ch; turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, *(sc, ch 1, dc) in ch-1 space; repeat from * to last st, sc in turning ch; turn.
Repeat row 2 until desired length. For me, I used up 4 skeins before switching to the border.
Border
Row 1: Ch 1, sc evenly around edge, working (sc, ch1, sc) in each corner.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in corner, *skip 2 sts, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next st; repeat from * to corner, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in corner; repeat to last corner, 2 dc in last corner, hdc in top of turning ch.
Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), dc around post of hdc, *(dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 space, repeat from * to corner, (dc, ch 1) 3 times in corner space, dc in corner space; repeat to last corner, (dc, ch 1, dc) around post of hdc from row below.
Fasten off.
That’s it! I hope you’ve enjoyed this free pattern for the Classic Crochet Baby Blanket! Remember you can always view all of my free crochet patterns here.
Happy Crocheting!
Amanda
Hi Amanda,,,,I hope you are safe…I lived outside of Knoxville several years and miss TN very much. I have a question….what hook size would I use to make this baby blanket with worsted weight? Best to you and your family and your project….Joyce-Anne
Thanks! We are safe but our community was hit hard. We’ve been busy helping our school clean up – it took a direct hit. Thankfully no students were in the building since it was overnight. If you make this blanket with worsted weight, I would recommend going up one hook size from the size recommended on the ball band. That’s typically what I will do when I design a blanket and it usually works out well so just check the ball band of the yarn you want to use. 🙂
Hello! I have watched and followed the video tutorial for this pattern. (Which I love!). I was starting the second row of the border, following the directions for that, but the video seems to end before I get to the first corner of the second row of the border and does not tell me how to finish off the blanket like I thought I said it was going to do? 🤷♀️ Am I missing something?
Thanks!