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Hydrangea Baby Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern

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July 26, 2019 By amanda 24 Comments

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I adore making baby blankets and the Caron Cotton Cakes was simply outstanding for this one.  I named the Hydrangea Baby Blanket after the color way I chose for this blanket and it’s really lovely.

This amazing baby blanket is made from only sc and dc! It's so easy and elegant - and a FREE crochet pattern!

If you haven’t checked out Caron Cotton Cakes I really urge you to!  Pick up 2 cakes and create this blanket with plenty of yarn left to make a hat or other matching item.

This blanket uses very simple construction and is made of only single and double crochets.  It uses a stitch called the Lemon Peel Stitch, which is simply an alternating sc and dc.

The border is a simple row of sc followed by dc shells.  The close up video tutorial will walk you through every step!

In this article...

  • Find this pattern on Ravelry here!  Save to your favorite or buy the ad-free PDF for $2.99
  • View the Left Handed Tutorial Video Here
  • Hydrangea Baby Blanket
    • What You’ll Need
  • Pattern
    • Border

Find this pattern on Ravelry here!  Save to your favorite or buy the ad-free PDF for $2.99

How to Crochet: Hydrangea Baby Blanket

View the Left Handed Tutorial Video Here

Hydrangea Baby Blanket

What You’ll Need

Yarn: Caron Cotton Cakes, 2 skeins Hydrangea

Hook: K/10.5 (6.50mm)

Notions: Yarn needle, scissors

Skill Level: Easy

Gauge: 13 sts and 13 rows = 4″ in pattern st (sc, dc)

Finished Size: Approximately 25″ x 34″

This amazing baby blanket is made from only sc and dc! It's so easy and elegant - and a FREE crochet pattern!

Pattern

Ch 101. (To make this larger or smaller simply chain an odd number of sts)

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, dc in next ch, *sc in next ch, dc in next ch; repeat from * to end; turn – 100 sts.

Row 2: Ch 1, *sc in next dc, dc in next sc; repeat from * to end; turn.

Rows 3-72 (or to desired size): Repeat row 2.

This amazing baby blanket is made from only sc and dc! It's so easy and elegant - and a FREE crochet pattern!

Border

Round 1: Ch 1, sc evenly around, working (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner.  Join with slip st to first st; turn.

Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in ch-1 sp, *skip next st, sc in next st, skip next st, 5 dc in next st; repeat from *, working a 5-dc cluster in each corner until you reach the beginning, 2 dc in same space as t-ch.

Fasten off.

Weave in ends.

If you’d like a different border, be sure to check out this post of 25 crochet border patterns.

**If you want the blanket to have a single color border like mine, you will need to cut the yarn when it gets to a color change and go to the next section of the yarn in that color.  I used my ball winder to wind up the other colors and have some super cute mini cakes!  This is totally optional.

That’s it!  Such a simple yet elegant blanket!  I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial.  If you make this blanket, I’d love for you to tag me on Instagram. I love seeing what everyone makes!

Check out the rest of my free crochet patterns here – including a lot more blanket patterns!

Happy Crocheting!
Amanda

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Such an easy pattern! Uses only sc and dc to create this gorgeous blanket made with Caron Cotton Cakes yarn! #freecrochetpattern #crochetbabyblanket

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Comments

  1. WENDY

    July 26, 2019 at 8:22 pm

    Amanda, Beautiful and looks cushy. You did not tell us what the finished size would be using
    initial 100 stitches at the beginning of your pattern.

    Reply
    • amanda

      July 27, 2019 at 1:31 am

      Thanks for pointing this out to me Wendy! This summer mom brain must be out of it. I went in and added that info plus the gauge. 🙂

      Reply
    • Julie Morris

      April 19, 2020 at 2:24 pm

      I am wondering if I can use bernat baby blanket yarn for this pattern?
      Thank you

      Reply
      • amanda

        April 20, 2020 at 12:32 am

        I think it would work out okay, it would just be a lot bigger. 🙂

        Reply
  2. Kathie

    September 16, 2019 at 2:23 am

    You did not state total yardage needed. What size cake? Thank you

    Reply
    • amanda

      September 16, 2019 at 3:17 am

      Hi! Each of the Caron Cotton Cakes has 530 yards and I used just a little of the second cake. 750 yards should be plenty to make this size.

      Reply
  3. L J Floyd

    January 7, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    I’m all about easy and this is just what I was looking for. Thanks.

    Reply
  4. Diane Eacrett

    March 9, 2020 at 4:54 pm

    Amanda, How to I print free crochet pattern? I can’t figure it out.

    Reply
  5. Diane Eacrett

    April 8, 2020 at 9:14 pm

    Can I print the Hydrangea baby blanket pattern?

    Reply
  6. Dawn

    April 11, 2020 at 11:47 pm

    Beautiful blanket! I would like to make a wider blanket. What are the multiples? Thank you for sharing your pattern.

    Reply
    • amanda

      April 12, 2020 at 2:27 am

      Hi Dawn! Thank you! This stitch is a multiple of 2 plus 1 so any odd number will work. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Beth McC -- Midwest Redhead

    January 16, 2021 at 7:49 pm

    Oh, lemon peel is my favorite stitch pattern!! I love it for blankets, scarves, and just finished a dish cloth in it for my daughter. It makes a beautiful baby blanket. My granddaughter is 11, and I noticed she still has hers, as a lap blanket. Haven’t tried Caron cakes, but oh, give me some Caron Simply Soft!!

    Reply
  8. Toni

    February 16, 2021 at 11:28 pm

    How did you get the colors so uniform? Did you cut and change to the next color when you wanted to change? This looks too perfect to use the cake in its entirety.

    Is this soft? I’m used to working with baby Bernet yarn.

    Reply
    • amanda

      February 17, 2021 at 3:59 pm

      Hi Toni!

      I did not cut the yarn at all – this is straight from the cake. I am too lazy to weave in all those ends. 🙂 This yarn is soft when you use the larger hook with it, making it more drapable. I love it!

      Reply
  9. Maureen MARSHALL

    April 24, 2021 at 7:24 pm

    Amanda – I so want to thank you for this pattern. I am in late 70’s and a knitter tho had for 55 years never knitted a stitch. I took it up again in last 4 years and also wanted to try to learn to crochet which I had never done. I learned off You Tube and absolutely love it but I get very frustrated and disappointed when doing work and sides are higgelty-pigglety…and uneven. I have tried to hard to improve that aspect of my work …with minor success. This pattern here is the answer….a God send as it precisely instructs to always start with a single and always end with a double………so easy, Brilliant and the results are fabulous.
    Thank you, thank you, thank you.,
    Maureen in Bermuda.,

    Reply
    • amanda

      April 26, 2021 at 2:29 am

      Yay!! So glad I could help 😀

      Reply
  10. Patricia Reichhart

    August 4, 2021 at 2:52 am

    You say using a baby yarn would make the blanket a lot bigger–why?

    Reply
    • amanda

      August 4, 2021 at 1:27 pm

      I’m sorry, I’m not sure where you heard that but a baby yarn would definitely not make the blanket bigger. This yarn used for the blanket is a worsted weight yarn.

      Reply
      • Pat Reichhart

        November 3, 2021 at 8:35 pm

        On April 20, 2020, you replied to Julie Morris that Bernat Baby blanket yarn would make a bigger blanket. You may have miss-spoken or I’ve misunderstood what you wrote. Could you please clarify as I will be using Lion Baby Soft yarn and, like Julie, am wondering about using baby yarn for this pattern too. The colors in your Hydrangea blanket are the most beautiful I’ve ever seen in a baby blanket.
        Also, can you please give me an estimate as to how many hours it will take a person with medium experience crocheting to crochet this blanket? Thank you for sharing this pattern.

        Reply
        • amanda

          November 3, 2021 at 8:46 pm

          A heavier weight yarn will most definitely make a bigger blanket if you use the same stitch count. The yarn used here is worsted weight (category #4). The Bernat Blanket yarn is a super bulky yarn (category #6), so it will make a larger blanket. Even though it says “Bernat Baby Blanket” it is still a heavy weight yarn.
          This blanket works up fairly quickly. I’d say it could be done in a couple of weekends. Not sure about how many hours it would take. I made mine here and there working on it on car rides and in the school pick up line getting my kiddos. 🙂

          Reply
  11. Janet Henderson

    August 11, 2021 at 12:17 pm

    Hi love this pattern, please can you tell me stitch to use for edging.
    Jan from Australia

    Reply
    • amanda

      August 11, 2021 at 4:47 pm

      Hi Jan, the border instructions are in the pattern, and there is also a video tutorial. 🙂

      Reply
  12. Pat

    June 5, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    Amanda, I’m anxious to try making your hydrangea baby blanket and am just wondering whether you follow a pattern for the number of rows you crochet per color. Also, do you coincide your color changes with the end of the rows?

    Reply
    • amanda

      June 6, 2022 at 11:11 pm

      Hi Pat! I made this blanket straight from the cake and did not worry about color changes or how many rows per color, I just used the cake as it was and I love the way it turned out 🙂

      Reply

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