Dreamy Basket Weave Baby Blanket Pattern
Try saying this new pattern three times fast: Dreamy Basket Weave Baby Blanket Pattern. We promise that it's easier to work up than it is to say! Basket weave is so cute to use for a baby blanket crochet pattern, especially if you are using it as a gift for a baby shower. As far as beginner crochet patterns go, this one is extremely simple to take for a test run. Don't worry, the expecting mother will love how soft and lovely this crochet pattern is, no matter if it's perfect or not.
Crochet HookL/11 or 8 mm hook
Yarn Weight(6) Super Bulky/Super Chunky (4-11 stitches for 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge9 sts and 5 rows = 4 [10 cm] in Basketweave Pat.
Finished SizeApprox 30" x 36"
Materials List
- Bernat® Baby Blanket™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m) - Little Cosmos (04128) 4 balls
- Size U.S. L/11 (8 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Instructions:
Ch 3 at beg of row counts as dc.
Ch 80.
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1st row: (RS). 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 2 dc). 1 dc in each st to end of chain. Turn. 78 sts.
2nd row: Ch 3. *FPdc around each of next 4 sts. BPdc around each of next 4 sts. Rep from * to last st. 1 dc in top of turning ch 3. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 3. *BPdc around each next 4 sts. FPdc around each of next 4 sts. Rep from * to last st. 1 dc in top of turning ch 3. Turn.
4th row: Ch 3. *BPdc around each of next 4 sts. FPdc around each of next 4 dc. Rep from * to last st. 1 dc in top of turning ch 3. Turn.
5th row: Ch 3. *FPdc around each of next 4 dc. BPdc around each of next 4 sts. Rep from * to last st. 1 dc in top of turning ch 3. Turn.
Rep 2nd to 5th rows for Basketweave Pat until piece measures 35” [89 cm]. Do not fasten off.
Edging: Ch 2. 1 hdc in each st across to last st. 3 hdc in last st (corner). (Work hdc evenly across side to corner. 3 hdc in next corner) 3 times. Work hdc evenly up last side, ending with 2 hdc in base of beginning ch 2. Join with sl st to first hdc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Abbreviations
- BPdc
- Yoh and draw up a loop around post of next stitch at back of work, inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice.
- Ch
- Chain(s)
- Dc
- Double crochet
- FPdc
- Yoh and draw up a loop around post of next stitch at front of work, inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice
- Hdc
- Half double crochet
- Pat
- Pattern
- Rep
- Repeat
- Sl st
- Slip stitch
- St(s)
- Stitch(es)
- Yoh
- Yarn over hook