Beginner Daydream Baby Blanket

Using fun colors like sunshine, light country peach, orchid and other soft colors will make you feel like you're on a cloud while working up the Beginner Daydream Baby Blanket. This crochet blanket pattern is great for those just learning how to crochet.
The continuous rounds give it that never ending square effect which can be mesmerizing to the eye. Any baby who receives this wonderful blanket will want to stare at it for hours because of the colors and optical illusion. You might also be transfixed as you're working up this easy crochet baby blanket and you won't want to stop.
If you enjoyed working this crochet baby blanket, try the Continuous Crochet Baby Blanket pattern for a similarly worked blanket.
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet GaugeRnds 1–5 = 4"/10cm. Gauge is not critical for this project.
Materials List
- Simply Soft (170 g/6. oz;288 m/315 yds): Contrast A White (9701) 2; Contrast B Sunshine (9755) 1; Contrast C Light Country Peach (9737) 1; Contrast D Soft Pink (9719) 1; Contrast E Orchid (9717) 1; Contrast F Soft Blue (9712) 1; Contrast G Soft Green (9739) 1
- Size 5.5 mm (U.S. I-9) or size needed to obtain gauge
- Yarn needle
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Instructions for BLANKET:
Blanket is worked with RS facing throughout.
Two double crochet rounds are worked with a color, then one single crochet round is worked with white. This color pattern is repeated throughout.
With B, ch 4; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.
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Round 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2 dc in ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times; join with hdc in top of beginning ch-2 (joining hdc serves as a ch-2 sp)—12 dc (consisting of four 3-dc groups) and 4 ch-2 sps.
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Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp (formed by joining hdc), [ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp (corner made)] 3 times, ch 1, 3 dc in first ch-2 sp again, ch 2; join with sl st in top of beginning ch-2—24 dc, and 8 ch-sps. Fasten off.
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Round 3: With RS facing, join A with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same corner ch-2 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-2 sp] 3 times, ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, sc in first ch-2 sp again, ch 3; join with sl st in first sc—12 sc, and 12 ch-sps. Fasten off.
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Round 4: With RS facing, join C with sl st in any corner ch-3 sp, ch 2, 2 dc in same corner ch-3 sp, [ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp] across to next corner ch-3 sp, *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner ch-3 sp, [ch 1, 3 dc in next ch- 2 sp] across to next corner ch-3 sp; repeat from * around, 3 dc in first corner ch-3 sp again; join with ch 1, hdc in top of beginning ch-2 (joining ch 1 and hdc serves as a ch-3 sp)—48 dc, and 16 ch-sps.
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Round 5: Ch 2, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp (formed by joining ch 1, hdc), *[ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp, *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner ch-2 sp, [ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner; repeat from * around, 3 dc in first corner ch-2 sp again, ch 2; join with sl st in top of beginning ch-2—60 dc, and 20 ch-sps. Fasten off.
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Round 6: With RS facing, join A with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same corner ch-2 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp, *ch 2, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-2 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, ch 2, sc in first ch-2 sp again, ch 3; join with sl st in first sc— 24 sc, and 24 ch-sps. Fasten off.
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Rounds 7 and 8: With D, repeat Rounds 4 and 5—96 dc, and 32 ch-sps.
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Round 9: With A, repeat Round 6—36 sc, and 36 ch-sps.
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Rounds 10 and 11: With E, repeat Rounds 4 and 5—132 dc, and 44 ch-sps.
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Round 12: With A, repeat Round 6—48 sc, and 48 ch-sps.
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Rounds 13 and 14: With F, repeat Rounds 4 and 5—168 dc, and 56 ch-sps.
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Round 15: With A, repeat Round 6—60 sc, and 60 ch-sps.
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Rounds 16 and 17: With G, repeat Rounds 4 and 5—204 dc, and 68 ch-sps.
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Round 18: With A, repeat Round 6—72 sc, and 72 ch-sps.
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Rounds 19 and 20: With B, repeat Rounds 4 and 5—240 dc, and 80 ch-sps.
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Round 21: With A, repeat Round 6—84 sc, and 84 ch-sps.
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Rounds 22–39: Repeat Rounds 4–21.
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Rounds 40–47: Repeat Rounds 4–11.
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Round 48: With RS facing, join A with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same corner ch-2 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp, *ch 2, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-2 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, ch 2, sc in first ch-2 sp again; join with ch 1, hdc in first sc. Fasten off.
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Round 49: With A, repeat Round 4. Do not fasten off.
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Round 50: With A, [ch 3, sl st in center dc of next 3-dc group, ch 3, sl st in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, *(sl st, ch 3, sl st) in corner next ch-2 sp, [ch 3, sl st in center dc of next 3-dc group, ch 3, sl st in nextch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp, ch 3; repeat from * around; join with sl st in base of beginning ch-3. Fasten off.
Instructions for FINISHING:
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Using yarn needle, weave in all ends.
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Morehouse17
Feb 28, 2018
Granny squares are a great project for beginners. This daydream baby blanket will have you looking like a real professional when you present this to a new mom. If you know the gender of the baby you could certainly adjust the colors to match or present one in gender neutral colors like this. This will be a treasure for years to com.

Delphine Bryant
Feb 09, 2018
What a beautiful baby blanket and bonus patterns are also attached. This beginner daydream baby blanket will be appropriate for either a boy or a girl. However if the colors are not to your liking changing up the colors to be specific for a boy or a girl would be acceptable as well. There are no losers with this pattern.

Zeemer
Apr 06, 2016
Hi jindaroo, I think this is in American English because it uses the abbreviation dc (double crochet) which is treble in the UK. Here is a link to the abbreviations. I would love to make this pattern. It seems so easy to make. Good thing we have the pattern right here on the same page. Thanks.

jindaroo 6115336
Apr 02, 2016
Hello just wondering if this beautiful pattern is in English or American stitches please

patricia5147 07786 46
Jun 04, 2015
This is my version of the 'Daydream Baby Blanket' using just some of my stash, I used the blue because a baby boy is expected. The mother -to-be was over the moon.

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