Cuddle Up Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern

Little ones will love curling up with this Cuddle Up Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern. Free crochet afghan patterns make great gifts, whether it's for a baby shower or first birthday party. The pretty pink, blue and yellow yarn colors give this afghan a soothing look. Plus, it feels so soft and warm - you'll want to make one for yourself, too. For this project, you'll need to use two special stitches - shell and cluster. Once you master these stitches, you'll be ready to make a one of a kind baby blanket crochet pattern that will surely become a keepsake.
Primary TechniqueCrochet
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook
Materials:
- RED HEART Super Saver: 2 skeins 0381 Light Blue
- RED HEART Classic: 2 skeins each 0261 Maize, 0719 Lily Pink, 0001 White
- 1 skein 0930 Hushabye (multi)
- Crochet Hook: 4.5 mm (US G-6) crochet hook or size needed for gauge
Afghan Measures: 38” x 46”
Gauge: 4 rows – 2 ¼”
Shell, sc, ch 3, sc – 3”
Special Stitches:
- Shell – 7 dc in stitch or space as indicated.
- Cluster – (uses one ch 3 space) *yo, insert hook in ch 3 space indicated, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, repeat from * once more, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Note: Afghan is crocheted in multiples of 12 plus 4.
Instructions:
Row 1: With maize ch 148, sc in 6th ch from hook, *ch 3, skip 3 chs, sc in next ch, repeat from * across to last 2 chs, ch 1, skip next ch, dc in last ch, turn.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 3, 3 dc in ch 1 space, sc in next ch 3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch 3, space, *Shell in next ch 3 space, sc in next ch 3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch 3 space, repeat from * across to last ch 1 space, 3 dc in ch 1 space, dc in last dc.
Row 3: Ch 4, dc in next dc, ch 3, (Cluster, ch 3) twice in next ch 3 space, *skip next 3 stitches, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, (Cluster, ch 3) twice in next ch 3 space, repeat from * across to last 5 stitches, skip next 3 stitches, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in last dc, turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, 3 dc in ch 1 space, skip next ch 3 space, sc in next Cluster, ch 3, skip next ch 3 space, sc in next Cluster, *skip next ch 3 space, Shell in next ch 3 space, skip next ch 3 space, sc in next Cluster, ch 3, skip next ch 3 space, sc in next Cluster, repeat from * across to last 2 spaces, skip next ch 3 space, 3 dc in ch 1 space, dc in last dc.
Row 5: Ch 4, sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next ch 3 space, ch 3, *skip next 3 stitches, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next ch 3 space, ch 3, repeat from * across to last 5 stitches, skip next 3 stitches, sc in next dc, ch 1, dc in last dc, fasten off and turn.
Color Scheme
Continue pattern repeating Rows 2 – 5 (join new color at beginning of Row 2) for a total of 77
rows as follows:
(4 rows blue, 4 rows pink, 4 rows white, 4 rows maize) 4 times, 4 rows blue, 4 rows pink, fasten off and turn.
EDGING
Round 1:With hushabye and right side facing work along top edge [(Cluster, ch 2) twice, Cluster] in right corner ch space, *ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, skip 1 ch 3 space, (Cluster, ch 3, Cluster) in next ch 3 space, repeat from * across ending [(Cluster, ch 2) twice, Cluster] in last corner ch space.
Work along side edge *ch 3, skip 1 dc space, sc in next dc space, ch 3, skip 1 dc space, (Cluster,
ch 3, Cluster) in next dc space, repeat from * across.
Work along bottom edge [(Cluster, ch 2) twice, Cluster] in first corner ch space, *ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, (Cluster, ch 3, Cluster) in ch space below Shell, repeat from * across ending [(Cluster,
ch 2) twice, Cluster] in last ch space.
Work along side edge *ch 3, skip 1 dc space, sc in next dc space, ch 3, skip 1 dc space, (Cluster,
ch 3, Cluster) in next dc space, repeat from * across, join to top of beginning Cluster.
Round 2: Slip stitch into next ch 2 space, sc in same space, ch 3, sc in next ch 2 space, *ch 3, sc in next ch 3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch 3 space, ch 3, sc in Cluster, ch 2, sc in ch 3 space, ch 2, sc in Cluster, repeat from * across to corner, (ch 3, sc in ch 2 space) twice.
Work along side edge *ch 3 and continue with pattern around entire blanket ending ch 3, join to beginning sc and fasten off.
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