Crochet a crunch stitch baby blanket with self-striping yarn. Add a fuzzy, soft border and you have a beautiful blanket that babies will love. Keep reading for the Cloud 9 Baby Blanket free crochet pattern.
Use the Crunch Stitch to Make a Snuggly Soft Baby Blanket
In this pattern, I used Loops and Threads Kai for the main part of this blanket. It is a beautiful category 3 acrylic yarn that comes in several different colorways that are so much fun for a baby blanket! If you don't want to use Kai, no worries! There are a number of other Category 3 yarns that would work for this pattern (I'm looking at you, Lion Brand Mandala!). You could even use a worsted weight yarn, just keep in mind your blanket will end up a bit bigger.
See that snuggly, fluffy cloud border? That's made with Bernat Pipsqueak yarn and it is THE. SOFTEST. I liked played with the different textures in this blanket, but again, if you want to crochet a different border, by all means be my guest 😉
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Cloud 9 Baby Blanket - Free Crochet Pattern
Supplies:
- Loops and Threads Kai (‘Snow Cone’ pictured) or approximately 600 yds of a similar category 3 yarn. Approx. 105 yards of Bernat Pipsqueak yarn used for border.
- H/5.0mm and 7.0mm crochet hooks
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Abbreviations (written in U.S. terms):
- st/sts: stitch/stitches
- sl st: slip stitch
- ch: chain
- SC: single crochet
- HDC: half double crochet
Gauge
8 sts x 8 rows = 2" square in alternating HDC and sl st
Finished Size:
- Approx. 28" x 28"
Pattern Notes
- ch st at the beginning of a row does not count as a stitch
- to adjust the width of this blanket, start with any odd number of chain stitches
- to adjust the legnth of this blanket, add or subtract as many rows as you'd like.
Instructions
ch 93 using H hook and Kai yarn
Row 1: HDC in the second ch from the hook, sl st in the next ch stitch, *HDC, sl st in the next st, repeat from * across (92). Turn
Row 2-92: ch 1, *HDC, sl st in the next st, repeat from * across (92). Turn
When you finish Row 92, tie off yarn and weave in ends.
Adding the border
Attach Bernat Pipsqueak in the corner. ch 1, and *SC in every other stitch along that side (46). (SC, ch 2, SC) to turn the corner. Repeat from * around each side of the blanket. When you get to the beginning, join with a sl st. Continue crocheting around the border. Now working one SC into each stitch from the previous row, and (SC, ch 2, SC) in the corners. Repeat this process around as many times as you'd like to achieve the border width you desire. The pictured blanket has 5 rounds of border.
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