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Beginner Daydream Baby Blanket

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Beginner Daydream Baby Blanket

Using fun colors like sunshine, light country peach, orchid and other soft colors will make you feel like you're on a cloud while working up the Beginner Daydream Baby Blanket. This crochet blanket pattern is great for those just learning how to crochet.

The continuous rounds give it that never ending square effect which can be mesmerizing to the eye. Any baby who receives this wonderful blanket will want to stare at it for hours because of the colors and optical illusion. You might also be transfixed as you're working up this easy crochet baby blanket and you won't want to stop.

If you enjoyed working this crochet baby blanket, try the Continuous Crochet Baby Blanket pattern for a similarly worked blanket. 

 


Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeRnds 1–5 = 4"/10cm. Gauge is not critical for this project.

Materials List

  • Simply Soft (170 g/6. oz;288 m/315 yds): Contrast A White (9701) 2; Contrast B Sunshine (9755) 1; Contrast C Light Country Peach (9737) 1; Contrast D Soft Pink (9719) 1; Contrast E Orchid (9717) 1; Contrast F Soft Blue (9712) 1; Contrast G Soft Green (9739) 1
  • Size 5.5 mm (U.S. I-9) or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Yarn needle

Instructions for BLANKET:

Blanket is worked with RS facing throughout.

Two double crochet rounds are worked with a color, then one single crochet round is worked with white. This color pattern is repeated throughout.

With B, ch 4; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.

  1. Round 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2 dc in ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times; join with hdc in top of beginning ch-2 (joining hdc serves as a ch-2 sp)—12 dc (consisting of four 3-dc groups) and 4 ch-2 sps.

  2. Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp (formed by joining hdc), [ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp (corner made)] 3 times, ch 1, 3 dc in first ch-2 sp again, ch 2; join with sl st in top of beginning ch-2—24 dc, and 8 ch-sps. Fasten off.

  3. Round 3: With RS facing, join A with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same corner ch-2 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-2 sp] 3 times, ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, sc in first ch-2 sp again, ch 3; join with sl st in first sc—12 sc, and 12 ch-sps. Fasten off.

  4. Round 4: With RS facing, join C with sl st in any corner ch-3 sp, ch 2, 2 dc in same corner ch-3 sp, [ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp] across to next corner ch-3 sp, *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner ch-3 sp, [ch 1, 3 dc in next ch- 2 sp] across to next corner ch-3 sp; repeat from * around, 3 dc in first corner ch-3 sp again; join with ch 1, hdc in top of beginning ch-2 (joining ch 1 and hdc serves as a ch-3 sp)—48 dc, and 16 ch-sps.

  5. Round 5: Ch 2, 2 dc in first ch-2 sp (formed by joining ch 1, hdc), *[ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp, *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner ch-2 sp, [ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner; repeat from * around, 3 dc in first corner ch-2 sp again, ch 2; join with sl st in top of beginning ch-2—60 dc, and 20 ch-sps. Fasten off.

  6. Round 6: With RS facing, join A with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same corner ch-2 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp, *ch 2, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-2 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, ch 2, sc in first ch-2 sp again, ch 3; join with sl st in first sc— 24 sc, and 24 ch-sps. Fasten off.

  7. Rounds 7 and 8: With D, repeat Rounds 4 and 5—96 dc, and 32 ch-sps.

  8. Round 9: With A, repeat Round 6—36 sc, and 36 ch-sps.

  9. Rounds 10 and 11: With E, repeat Rounds 4 and 5—132 dc, and 44 ch-sps.

  10. Round 12: With A, repeat Round 6—48 sc, and 48 ch-sps.

  11. Rounds 13 and 14: With F, repeat Rounds 4 and 5—168 dc, and 56 ch-sps.

  12. Round 15: With A, repeat Round 6—60 sc, and 60 ch-sps.

  13. Rounds 16 and 17: With G, repeat Rounds 4 and 5—204 dc, and 68 ch-sps.

  14. Round 18: With A, repeat Round 6—72 sc, and 72 ch-sps.

  15. Rounds 19 and 20: With B, repeat Rounds 4 and 5—240 dc, and 80 ch-sps.

  16. Round 21: With A, repeat Round 6—84 sc, and 84 ch-sps.

  17. Rounds 22–39: Repeat Rounds 4–21.

  18. Rounds 40–47: Repeat Rounds 4–11.

  19. Round 48: With RS facing, join A with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same corner ch-2 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp, *ch 2, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-2 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp; repeat from * around, ch 2, sc in first ch-2 sp again; join with ch 1, hdc in first sc. Fasten off.

  20. Round 49: With A, repeat Round 4. Do not fasten off.

  21. Round 50: With A, [ch 3, sl st in center dc of next 3-dc group, ch 3, sl st in next ch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, *(sl st, ch 3, sl st) in corner next ch-2 sp, [ch 3, sl st in center dc of next 3-dc group, ch 3, sl st in nextch-1 sp] across to next corner ch-2 sp, ch 3; repeat from * around; join with sl st in base of beginning ch-3. Fasten off.

Instructions for FINISHING:

  1. Using yarn needle, weave in all ends.

BONUS!

For even MORE continuous crochet baby blanket or granny square afghans, check out the following patterns:

  1. Giant Granny Square Afghan

  2. Seamless Granny Square Afghan

  3. Sea Spray Granny Baby Blanket

  4. Strawberry Pink Crochet Blanket

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