Fancy Chevron Baby Blanket

Free Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern

Make a Fancy Chevron Baby Blanket with this easy-to-follow crochet pattern, perfect for a new baby or a thoughtful gift. The design features a chevron stitch that creates a wavy pattern across the blanket.

Skills Required/Techniques Used:
- Basic crochet stitches: chain (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc)

FINISHED SIZE: Square 32” (80 cm)

Materials: Bernat (affiliate link) Handicrafter Cotton Colonial Colors worsted weight yarn (100% Cotton ), 710 yds (649 m) / 400 grams, color Pilgrim Peach - 1 skein (LC).
Bernat (affiliate link) Handicrafter Cotton Naturals worsted weight yarn (100% Cotton ), 710 yds (649 m) / 400 grams, color Terra Firma - 1 skein (DC).

Hook: # I (5.5 mm)

Gauge: 1 pattern repeat = 2” (5 cm), 6 rows = 2” (5cm)

Abbreviations:
st, sts - stitch, stitches
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
Shell - (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in the same ch or ch-space.
ch, chs - chain, chains
sp - space
LC – light color
DC – dark color


Short Overview of the Pattern:

The blanket is worked in a chevron pattern, in light-color (LC) and dark color (DC) cotton yarn.


Blanket

With LC yarn, Ch 121 (multiple of 8 plus 1).

Row 1: ch 1, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 1, skip 3 chs, Shell in next ch, ch 1, skip 3 chs, 1 sc in next ch, repeat from * to the end of the row. Turn.

Row 2: ch 3, 2 dc in sc, *ch 1, 1 sc in ch-1-sp of the Shell, ch 1, Shell in next sc, ch 1, from * repeat to the end of the last sc, end with 3 dc in the last sc. Turn.

With DC yarn:
Row 3: ch 1, 1 sc in the 1st dc, *ch 1, Shell in ch-1-sp of the Shell of one row down (in this case row 1), ch 1, 1 sc in ch-1-sp of the Shell of row 2, from * repeat to the end of the row, work last 1 sc in the top of ch3.

Row 4: ch 3, 2 dc in sc, *ch 1, 1 sc in ch-1-sp of the Shell of the previous row, ch 1, Shell in ch-1-sp of the Shell of one row down (in this case row 2), ch 1, repeat from * to the last sc, end with 3 dc in the last sc.

Repeat rows 3-4, working alternatively in LC and DC yarns (2 rows each color). Work randomly for 4 or 6 rows in LC yarn, to make the blanket more interesting. Finish with LC yarn. Don’t cut the yarn.

Finishing

In LC yarn, work 2 rows of dc around the blanket sides. Work 3 dc in each of corner stitches. Tie off.

Have fun!