Hushabye Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern
All your little one needs to go to sleep is a lullaby and this Hushabye Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern. You'll fall in love with the pastel colors worked in two different crochet stitches: the v stitch and the shell stitch.
This easy crochet blanket designed by Roseanna Beck will be your baby's favorite blanket out of any received at a baby shower. Your baby will sleep through the night swaddled in this softly colorful blanket made out of heavenly yarn and your never ending love.
Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge4 rows 3
Shell, 7 dc 4
Finished Size42" x 46"
Materials List
- RED HEART Super Saver: 1 each skein 0373 Petal Pink
- RED HEART Classic: 3 skeins each 0230 Yellow, 0818 Blue Jewel, 2 skeins 0681 Mist Green, 1 skein 0930 Hushabye (Multi)
- Crochet Hook: 5.0 mm (US H-8) crochet hook or size needed for gauge
Instructions:
Blanket is crocheted in multiples of 14 plus 18 chs.
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Row 1 (RS): With yellow ch 130, dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (127 dc)
Row 2: Ch 5, skip 3 stitches, V St in next stitch, ch 2, skip 3 stitches, dc in next 7 stitches, [ch 2, skip 3 stitches, V St in next stitch, ch 2, skip 3 stitches, dc in each of next 7 stitches] across to last stitch, dc in 3rd ch of beginning 3 skip chs, turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, skip first stitch, [dc in each of next 7 stitches, skip ch 2 space, Shell in ch space of V St, skip ch 2 space] across to last stitch, dc in 3rd ch of beginning ch 5, turn.
Row 4: Ch 5,V St in ch space of Shell, ch 2, skip 3 stitches of Shell, dc in each of next 7 stitches, [ch 2, V St in ch space of next ch, ch 2, skip 3 stitches of Shell, dc in each of next 7 stitches] across to last stitch, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch 3, fasten off and turn.
Row 5: Join blue in first stitch ch 3, dc in each stitch across to last stitch with 2 dc in each ch 2 space and dc in each ch 1 space, 2 dc in last ch space and 3rd ch of beginning ch 5, turn.
Rows 6: Ch 3, skip first stitch, [dc in each of next 7 stitches, ch 2, skip 3 stitches, V St in next stitch, ch 2, skip 3 stitches] across to last stitch, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn.
Row 7: Ch 3, [skip next ch space, Shell in ch space of V St, skip next ch space, dc in each of next 7 stitches] across to last stitch, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn.
Row 8: Ch 3, [dc in each of next 7 stitches, ch 2, V St in ch space of Shell, ch 2, skip 3 stitches of Shell] across to last stitch, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, fasten off and turn.
Row 9: Join pink in first stitch, ch 3, dc in each stitch across to last stitch with 2 dc in each ch 2 space and dc in each ch 1 space, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn.
Color Scheme
Continue pattern repeating Rows 2-9 as follows:
(4 rows pink, 4 rows green, 4 rows yellow, 4 rows blue) 3 times
Edging
Round 1: With right side facing and hushabye work along top edge [(2 dc, ch 2) twice, 2 dc] in right corner dc, skip 1 ch 2 space and V St, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next ch 2 space, *skip 3 dc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next dc, skip 3 dc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in each of next 2 ch 2 spaces, repeat from * across ending [(2 dc, ch 2) twice, 2 dc] in last dc.
Work along side edge *skip 1 dc space, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next dc space, repeat from * across.
Work along bottom edge [(2 dc, ch 2) twice, 2 dc) in first dc, skip 4 dc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next dc, *skip 4 dc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next dc, skip 4 dc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next dc, skip 3 dc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next dc, repeat from * across ending [2 dc, ch 2) twice, 2 dc) in last dc.
Work along side edge skip 2 dc spaces, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next dc space, skip 1 dc space, repeat from * across, join to beginning dc.
Round 2: Slip stitch in next dc, ch 2 space and next dc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in space before next dc, ch 4, skip 1 dc, ch 2 space and 2 dc, sc in space before next 2 dc, *ch 4, (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch 3 space, ch 4, skip 2 dc, sc in space before next 2 dc, repeat from * across ending ch 4, skip 2 dc, ch 2 space and 1 dc (corner), (sc, ch 3, sc) in space before next dc, ch 4.
Work along side edge skip 1 dc, ch 2 space, 2 dc, sc in space before next 2 dc, *ch 3, (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch 2 space, ch 3, skip 2 dc, sc in space before next 2 dc, repeat from * across ending ch 4.
Work along bottom and side edge as for top and opposite side edge ending ch 4, join to beginning sc and fasten off.
Abbreviations
- (SPECIAL) Shell
- (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in space or stitch as indicated
- (SPECIAL) V Stitch (V St)
- (dc, ch 1, dc) in space or stitch as indicated