10 Free Cuddly Crochet Baby Blanket Patterns
Are you looking for a quick and easy baby blankets to crochet?
This collection of unique baby blanket crochet patterns are suitable for girls and boys alike.
Crochet baby blankets are a great beginner's project and a fun way to grow your skills.
They're also perfect for any crocheter who is trying to use up some of their stash yarn, or make something special for a friend, family member, or loved one. Here are 10 free baby blanket patterns that will help you get started!
You may also enjoy 10 adorable and easy baby blanket free patterns and 10 colorful crochet baby blanket free patterns.
10 Cuddly Crochet Baby Blanket Free Patterns
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#1. C2C Silt Blanket Free Crochet Pattern for Baby
Grab four colors of your favorite worsted weight yarn and make this cuddly blanket for baby! It’s a corner to corner blanket that creates diagonal color-block sections and it’s surprisingly easy to make.
The written pattern for this blanket is 36” x 36”. Instructions to make a larger square as well as how to make a rectangular blanket is also included.
Uses aran weight yarn
Designed by Maria’s Blue Crayon
Get Knit Picks Brava Worsted Yarn for this project
#2. Elmore Crochet Baby Blanket Free Pattern
Simple doesn’t have to be boring, especially when you make the Elmore Blanket. This Tunisian crochet stunner has a simple stitch body with a built-in honeycomb stitch border.
Worked up in silky 100% bamboo yarn, this beautiful unisex blanket will surely help you win the baby shower.
Uses DK weight yarn
Designed by Toni Lipsey
Get Lion Brand Truboo Yarn for this project
#3. Boho Puff Stripes Free Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
Crocheting a textured baby blanket is much easier than you think! The Boho Puff is created with an allover Moss stitch, but every sixth row, you’ll replace single crochets with a puff stitch.
The result is this soft and squishy blanket that is sure to become baby’s favorite.
Uses aran weight yarn
Designed by Daisy Farm Crafts
Get Knit Picks Shine Worsted Yarn for this project
#4. Continuous Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern
The Continuous baby blanket is just the right size for a preemie or as a car seat blanket. It’s worked in the round from the center out using a variegated or self-striping yarn.
This baby blanket is 63 cm x 63 cm (25″ by 25″) works up very quickly and it is solid, but not heavy. It is worked in a spiral so that there are no visible ‘steps’ in the color (apart from where one skein ended and the next began).
Uses DK weight yarn
Designed by Dedri Uys
Get Lion Brand Mandala Baby Yarn for this project
#5. The Sweet Granny Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern
Show your love for classic crochet style when you make the Sweet Granny Baby Blanket. It features a modern twist on the traditional granny square especially when paired it with a lovely, updated color palette. Practice the magic ring, color changes, the join-as-you-go technique, and a fun granny picot border.
Uses aran weight yarn
Designed by Toni Lipsey
Get Lion Brand Wool Ease Yarn for this project
#6. Colorful Polka Dots Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern
This blanket is sure to pop! Perfect for any nursery, the Colorful Polka Dot Baby Blanket, is an easy pattern, where you get to practice bobbles, color changes, simple stitches such as double crochet, as well as the herringbone half double crochet stitch.
Uses DK weight yarn
Designed by Hannah Brown McKay
Get Knit Picks Swish DK Yarn for this project
#7. Linen Stitch Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern
The linen (or moss, or seed, or granite) stitch has become a popular choice for baby blankets, and it’s easy to see why. A little quicker than a purely single crocheted blanket, the linen stitch still provides a solid and modern-looking fabric, safe for those little baby fingers.
The linen stitch is very basic, so it’s left up to the crocheter to decide how to spruce it up with color.
Uses aran weight yarn
Designed by Rebecca Langford
Get Lion Brand Feels Like Butta Yarn for this project
#8. Bias Tunisian Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern
Got a last minute baby shower and need to make a gift?
Never fear - the Bias Tunisian Baby Blanket is here! Made with two strands of color-changing cake yarn held together, this project works up quickly and a unique color scheme emerges row after row.
Uses DK weight yarn held doubled throughout
Designed by Toni Lipsey
Get Premier Yarns DK Colors for this project
#9. Boxed Block Stitch Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern
Crochet a blanket that radiates from the center outward by combining self-striping yarn and a melodic, relaxing stitch. Experiment with solid-colored or chunkier yarn to personalize your own unique prism!
This simple combination of double crochet and chain stitches are exceptionally easy and fast to work because you don’t have to look for the exact stitch to place your hook into.
Pattern can be worked to crochet a baby blanket or a larger afghan depending on your preference.
Uses aran weight yarn
Designed by Jess Coppom
Get Lion Brand Feels Like Butta Yarn and Mandala Tweed Yarn for this project
#10. Granny Ripple Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern
The Granny Ripple is a traditional stitch, that I have made especially friendly for knitters learning crochet, and new crocheters. There’s a step-by-step video series that goes with this pattern.
Uses worsted weight yarn
Designed by Staci Perry
Get Granny Ripple Blanket Free Crochet Pattern on Ravelry
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