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Crochet Chevron Baby Blanket

by strommercrafts / October 11, 2022

Hello, I hope everyone is having a great fall so far! With the weather getting cooler, it’s a lot easier for me to crochet blankets. So today I thought I would share my crochet chevron baby blanket pattern.

As with many crochet patterns, it’s easy to get a hang of once you have completed a few rows.

I use half double crochet in the second loop to create a nice texture. You don’t have to do it that way, but the texture looks great using only one color of yarn.

If you’re not sure what crocheting in the second loop means, no worries, we will discuss this later.

You will also need to be comfortable doing a hdc2tog (half double crochet 2 stitches together). Again, I will discuss how to do this further down.

The crochet chevron baby blanket is made with Aran from Red Heart Super Saver, but as always, feel free to use whatever yarn color you like.

You may notice that Red Heart Super Saver is cost effective, but tends to feel a little rough or scratchy. This is because it is made with acrylic. I like to wash my baby blankets made from acrylic with my clothes, and add a bit of fabric softener. I place mine in the dryer with all my clothes and have had good success in making the blanket feel softer.

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Materials Needed:

Aran by Red Heart Super Saver x 2 jumbo skeins (744 yards per skein)
5 mm Crochet Hook
Scissors
Tapestry Needle

Abbreviations Used:

Ch – chain
Hdc – half double crochet
Hdc2tog – half double crochet 2 stitches together

Helpful Tips:

There will always be 11 stitches on each side of the chevron.
At the top, there will always be 3 hdc in one stitch and you will always skip 2 stitches at the bottom. This creates the lovely chevron or zig zag pattern.
How to hdc2tog:
- yarn over, insert your hook into next stitch, pull up a loop (you have 3 loops on your hook).
- yarn over again, insert your hook into the next stitch, pull up a loop (you have 5 loops on your hook), pull yarn through all 5 loops.
To crochet in the second loop only, look down from the top of your stitches. You should notice that crochet stitches typically have a V shape. Instead of inserting your hook into the next stitch as normal, insert your hook into the part of the V that is farthest away from you.

Crochet Chevron Baby Blanket Pattern:

Ch 178

If you need to adjust the size of the crochet chevron baby blanket, the math is; (ch 25 sts + 3 sts). In simpler terms, chain a multiple of 25 and add 3 chains when you have reached the desired length.

Row 1: Insert into 2nd ch from hook, hdc2tog, *hdc in next 11 chs, 3 hdc in next ch, hdc in next 11 chs, skip 2 chs*, repeat from *to* until last 11 hdcs, you will have 2 chs left at the end of the row, hdc2tog
Row 2: Ch 2, turn, in the back loop only (and from here on out) hdc2tog, *hdc in next 11 sts, 3 hdc in next st (this should be in the middle of the 3 hdc from the previous row), hdc in next 11 sts, skip 2 sts* repeat from *to.*

Repeat row 2 until you’ve reached your desired length. Cut yarn with scissors and pull through. Weave in any ends with tapestry needle.

The Crochet Chevron Baby Blanket is a beautiful way to make a one color blanket. You can see in the pictures how the texture looks, this is all because we crocheted in the back loop only.

Thank you and I hope you enjoyed this free crochet pattern, until next time.

Patterns

Crochet Shell Baby Blanket – Free Pattern

by strommercrafts / September 9, 2022

Hello everyone, today I have a crochet shell baby blanket pattern for you.

This crochet blanket is made up of a series of stitches that creates a beautiful shells. This pattern is ideal for baby blankets, especially newborn girls, as the shells give the blanket feminine features.

For the blanket pictured, I only used 1 skein of Lion Brand’s Feels like Butta Yarn in Pale Grey. With just 1 skein you can make a good sized stroller or carseat blanket, but you wouldn’t be able to wrap a newborn in it.

For a typical newborn blanket (which is usually about 36 in x 36 in), you’ll need two skeins of Lion Brand’s Feels like Butta Yarn in Pale Grey.

I’ve used this specific yarn before to make burp cloths and winter hats, and I have to say, this is probably the softest acrylic yarn that I’ve worked with. Many acrylic yarns have a scratchy feeling that makes it less than ideal for crochet baby items (washing can soften it up, but it just isn’t the same!).

Lion Brand’s Feels like Butta Yarn is incredibly soft and gives the blanket a nice “squishy” feel. I absolutely love the colors that come from this yarn line. Obviously you don’t have to use the Pale Grey color, but the other colors available are of a softer palette and are great for making baby blankets.

The crochet shell baby blanket is made with one color of yarn and from the center out. If you’ve never made a blanket like this before, don’t worry! It’s not too complicated, and if you don’t like using a magic circle to start, you can always chain 2 and insert your hook into the first chain.

I like making many baby blanket from the center out because no matter when you run out of yarn, you’ll always have a fairly even square!