Black and White Star Crochet Baby Blanket
Hey there and welcome to StrommerCrafts, today I am presenting to you my first completed baby blanket pattern! A Black and White Star Crochet Baby Blanket!
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I used a 5 mm crochet hook and 1 jumbo skein of white yarn from Red Heart Super Saver and 1 jumbo skein of black yarn from Red Heart Super Saver.
When finished, this blanket is about 33” x 27” depending on your gauge.
The stars are actually not a perfectly repeating pattern…I found an image of stars that I liked and used my favorite crochet graph generator, Stitch Fiddle, to create it.
Since the stars are not all the same, you can adjust the black stitches to be the exact same as the first whole star if the variations among the stars bothers you. I’m just lazy, so I left it as is ;).
You’ll also need to change colors correctly when following this pattern. When you switch between the two colored yarns, you’ll find that your skeins will start to get twisted. That is ok! That just tends to happen when you switch, just make sure that you unravel them occasionally so they don’t get knotted.
Each square on the graph represents 1 half double crochet. I had originally used single crochets, but found that it took way too long to complete a baby blanket this way. Plus it was pretty stiff. The half double crochets worked perfectly, as the stars didn’t get stretched out too much (double crochets would distort the image and make it too tall…if that makes sense!).
Here is the graph I used to make the blanket:
Here is a link to a PDF of the pattern, which may be easier to see.
I suggest either printing the graph out to mark where you are in the Black and White Star Baby Blanket pattern or head over to Stitch Fiddle and mark where you are by using your own colored square (this is how I did it). You can also write down on a piece of paper or on your phone which row you last completed or are on.
It’s easy to get lost if you don’t have a way of marking which row you’re on, especially since this is a longer crochet project!
I also polished up the blanket by adding a shell stitch border around it. The shell border makes it look a little more feminine in my opinion, but you can add any border you like (or none at all!).
Okay, let’s get started on our Black and White Star Crochet Baby Blanket!
Materials Needed:
- 5 mm crochet hook
- 1 jumbo skein of White Yarn by Red Heart Super Saver
- 1 jumbo skein of Black Yarn by Red Heart Super Saver
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations Used:
- Ch(s) – chain(s)
- St – stitch
- Sl st – slip stitch
- Hdc – half double crochet
- Dc – double crochet
Special Instructions:
- Each square on the graph is equal to 1 half double crochet.
- I carry the yarn color I’m not using with me. This prevents having a thousand ends that have to be weaved back into the project, however, you will be able to see the black yarn between the white.
- Make sure that you change yarn colors correctly. This prevents your colors from “straying” away.
- Remember to untwist your skeins occasionally to prevent future knots and entanglement.
Black and White Star Baby Blanket Pattern:
With black yarn and 5 mm crochet hook:
- Ch 103, in second ch from your hook, make 1 hdc in each ch across (102 sts)
- Rows 1-62: Turn, ch 1 and follow the squares on the graph. The white squares indicate that 1 white hdc should be placed and the same with the black. I started Row 1 by reading the graph, left to right. Please see image above or high quality PDF below.
- Click here for PDF version of the pattern.
- If you want to make the shell border, don’t cut your yarn yet. When I ended the last row, I had black yarn on my hook already, so I went ahead and cut the white yarn off.
Shell Border (optional)
With 5 mm crochet hook and black yarn:
- If you haven’t already, turn and ch 1. Skip 2 sts, in the third st make a total of 5 dcs, all separted by a ch 1 (do not ch 1 after the 5th dc).
- In other words, in the same st: dc and ch 1, dc and ch1, dc and ch1, dc and ch1, and dc.
- Skip 2 sts and make a sl st in the next st.
- Repeat all the way to the end of the row.
- You should end with a sl st in the last st (if not it’s ok if a shell is there, just keep repeating the pattern around).
- If you end with a sl st in the last st, ch 1 to adjust for the corner and sl st into the same st.
- Continue to skip 2 sts (or rows now that we’re down the side) make the shell, sl st, skip 2, all the way around the blanket.
- The sides of the blanket can be difficult to see where you need to skip two and put your stitches. Try you’re best to stay consistent on both sides. I would count the shells to make sure they match.
And you’re done! I think this black and white star baby blanket turned out great! It took some time, but we always stitch with love, don’t we?
As always, thank you for checking out my crochet patterns! Until next time!
