I am excited to share with you this simple Baby Blanket. The entire blanket is made using a Half-Shell Crochet stitch. This is modified from a pattern I found years ago on the web. I don’t have the source to credit the original pattern.
For this blanket, I used 4 different colors of the Lion Brand Feels Like Butta Yarn – two skeins of each color are required.
Blanket Size: 26″ x 28″
Hook Size: F
Abbreviations:
CH: Chain
SC: Single Crochet
DC: Double Crochet
I chose to alternate colors every 8 rows, but you can make your own pattern.
Base Row: Chain 100 (Your base row needs to be a multiple of 3 + 1)
Row 1: Double Crochet in 4th chain from hook, CH 2, Single Crochet in same chain as last DC, * skip 2 chains [2 DC, CH 2, 1 SC] in next chain; repeat from * to the end of the row. CH3, turn.
Row 2: In the first Chain 2 space [1 DC, CH 2, 1 SC]. * In the next Chain 2 Space [2 DC, CH 2, 1 SC], repeat from * to end of the row. Chain 3, turn.
That is all there is to the pattern! You simply use a double crochet and single crochet to create an adorable blanket! Watch video here.
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Adding Edging to Base Row
In the video, I refer to adding an edging to your beginning row. Here is a diagram that will help you make that happen.
HOW TO CROCHET FOR BEGINNERS
If you missed our video on How to Crochet for Beginners, I have included the video below.
I just love this pattern I would like to know what amounts should I cast on for making a 36 x 36
I used two skeins of each color and had plenty of yarn left over, so I feel like you would be able to make a 36″x 36″ with 2 skeins of each color. Enjoy!
I just love this pattern
Thus has been one if the most helpful “beginner” videos Imhave see, and I have seen a lot, as I am a beginner. BIG thumbs up. 👍👍👍
What makes this baby blanket so easy to make? There is no counting, no complicated pattern to follow: just chain the necessary amount of stitches and then repeat the same stitch over and over again until your blanket reaches the desired length.
I want to relearn crocheting. Can u help?
Here is a video teaching how to crochet https://youtu.be/1j-2ReVxJ9w
Hello. Love the ease of the pattern, but I’m having trouble beginning the
border edging. Not quite sure into what holes to crochet.
Is there a way for you to email me a picture and I can put graphics on it to help you out? diyonthehouse@gmail.com
Ok….I just emailed you a picture.
Thank you so much!
I love this pattern hive made about 20 throws for my kids and grandkids they love them and 14 for Christmas presents Thanks for the pattern.
I would like to make this blanket 36 inches wide. From the video, it looks like the starting chain “shrinks” when adding the first row of the half shell stitch. If so, how much “shrinkage” should I allow for. (Your blanket is 21″ wide, using 100 chains 99+1. So was your starting chain 21″ or more?). This will be my first baby blanket and I’ve only done a few baby beanies in the past 2 years. The organization I belong to, Warm Hearts-Warm Babies needs more baby blankets and fewer beanies, so I want to start making baby blankets. However, without knowing if there is any shrinkage, I really don’t want to chain enough for a 36 inch blanket and discover after finishing up my first half shell row, discover I’m short by a lot and then have to frog it. Frogging is not one of my favorite things to do. 😉 Thank you in advance.
I am excited that you want to make the blanket! I don’t have one started right now to measure – but doing it as a mathematical problem, 21″ wide equals 4.75 chains per inch. That would mean that you would need to chain 168 + 1 to get it to be roughly 36″ wide. If you don’t mind, I would love to know how close that calculation is! Have fun!
Thank you Kara, for that information. I’ll let you know but it takes me 7 hours to do a baby beanie so it might be a while before I can get back to you on this blanket.
Blessings, Alyce