Free Crochet Pattern for Baby: Blackwell Blanket

A free crochet pattern for baby

Blackwell Blanket is a free crochet pattern for baby. This is a center-out square baby blanket about 28 inches across. It is soft, easy-care, and includes stripes of texture made with post-stitch ribbing.

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What materials do I need for this baby crochet pattern?

You will need yarn of course. This blanket is made with six skeins of Cascade Yarns Anchor Bay, three skeins of a main color, and one skein each of three coordinating colors. This is a soft, easy-care, DK weight yarn that is 50/50 Superwash Merino and Cotton.

You will also need a size H (5 mm) crochet hook. My favorite crochet hooks are the Streamline Resin hooks from Furl’s Fiberarts.

Set of five Fulr's streamline resin crochet hooks on a wooden stand with a wooden surface, a plant, and a white crochet piece in the background.

Lastly, you’ll need a tapestry needle to weave in your ends.

Where can I get this baby blanket crochet pattern?

The Blackwell Blanket crochet pattern is free right here in this post. Just scroll down for the free version.

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What else can I crochet for babies?

You can crochet blankets, hats, thumbless mittens, sweaters, onesies, layettes, booties, socks, toys, and more for babies. I have a few other crochet patterns for babies you might like. Check out the options below.

A gender neutral baby pullover sweater.

Thumbless winter baby mittens.

A ribbed winter hat to fit baby.

Crochet baby blanket in blue, white, gray, and yellow, folded into quarters on a cement surface. Text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio.

Blackwell Blanket, a Free Crochet Pattern for Baby

By April Garwood of Banana Moon Studio

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Finished Measurements: About 28 inches square.

Yarn: Cascade Yarns Anchor Bay (50% Cotton, 50% Superwash Merino Wool; 262 yds; 100 g; yarn weight category: 3/DK/light): #07 Blue Bell, 3 skeins; #03 White, 1 skein; #04 Silver, 1 skein; #16 Soft Yellow, 1 skein.

Crochet Hook: H (5 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge.

Notions: Tapestry needle.

Gauge: Rnds 1-4 of blanket pattern = About 4 inches square.

Notes

This baby blanket is worked from the center out with increases at each corner.

You can begin with any circle-starting method you like. I used a magic ring, which you can learn how to do with this video.

You will use post stitches to make the ribbed stripes. Learn how to crochet post stitches here.

This pattern is written in standard US terms. Get my free, printable crochet abbreviations list here.

See this post for help with basic crochet stitches.

One corner of a crochet baby blanket in blue, white, gray, and yellow on a cement surface. Text on the image reads: Banana Moon Studio.

Special Stitches

Front post double crochet (Fpdc): yo, insert hook around post of designated stitch beginning from the front, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, pull through 2 loops) 2 times.

Back post double crochet (Bpdc): yo, insert hook around post of designated stitch beginning from the back, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, pull through 2 loops) 2 times.

Blanket

With Blue Bell, make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 2, *3 dc in ring**, ch 2, repeat from * 3 times ending last rep at **, hdc in first st to join (counts as ch-2 sp now and throughout), turn – 12 sts.

Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp, *dc in each st to next ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in next ch sp, hdc in first st to join, turn – 28 sts.

Rnd 3: Repeat Rnd 2 – 44 sts.

Rnd 4: Ch 2, dc in first ch-2 sp, *dc in each st to next ch sp**, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, dc in next ch sp, hdc in first st to join, turn – 52 sts.

Rnds 5-10: Repeat Rnds 2-4 twice – 132 sts. Fasten off Blue Bell.

Rnd 11: With White (join with sl st, ch 2, 2 dc) in first ch sp, *[dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in next st] 5 times, dc in each st to next ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in next ch sp, hdc in first st to join, turn – 168 sts.

Rnd 12: Ch 2, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp, *[Fpdc in next st, Bpdc in next st] repeat to next ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in next ch sp, hdc in first st to join, turn – 184 sts.

Rnd 13: Ch 2, dc in first ch-2 sp, *[Fpdc in each ribbing st facing toward you, Bpdc in each ribbing st facing away from you] to next ch sp**, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, dc in next ch sp, hdc in first st to join, turn – 192 sts.

Rnds 14-15: Ch 2, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp, *[Fpdc in each ribbing st facing toward you, Bpdc in each ribbing st facing away from you] to next ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, dc in next ch sp, hdc in first st to join, turn – 224 sts.

Rnd 16: Repeat Rnd 13 – 232 sts. Fasten off White.

Rnd 17: With Blue Bell (join with sl st, ch 2, 2 dc) in first ch sp, *[dc in next 4 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts] 9 times, dc in each st to next ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in next ch sp, hdc to first st to join, turn – 212 sts.

Rnds 18-26: Repeat Rnds 3-4, (repeat Rnds 2-4) 2 times, repeat Rnd 2 – 332 sts. Fasten off Blue Bell.

Rnd 27: With Silver (join with sl st, ch 2, 2 dc) in first ch sp, *[dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in next st] 13 times, dc in each st to next ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in next ch sp, hdc in first st to join, turn – 400 sts.

Rnd 28: Ch 2, dc in first ch-2 sp, *[Fpdc in next st, Bpdc in next st] repeat to next ch sp**, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, dc in next ch sp, hdc in first st to join, turn – 408 sts. Fasten off Silver.

Rnd 29: With Blue Bell (join with sl st, ch 2, 2 dc) in first ch sp, *[dc in next 4 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts] 17 times**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in next ch sp, hdc to first st to join, turn – 356 sts.

Rnds 30-34: Repeat Rnds 3-4, repeat Rnds 2-4 – 420 sts.

Rnd 35: With Soft Yellow (join with sl st, ch 2, 2 dc) in first ch sp, *[dc in next 5 sts, 2 dc in next st] 17 times, dc in each st to next ch sp**, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch sp, repeat from * 3 times, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in next ch sp, hdc in first st to join, turn – 504 sts.

Rnds 36-37: Repeat Rnds 12-13 – 528 sts. Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in ends. Enjoy!

And that finishes up this free crochet pattern for baby. I hope you enjoyed it! I’d love to see photos of your finished blankets. You can share it with me by posting your project on Ravelry, Instagram, or my Facebook group.

Happy stitching!