Crochet This Easy Ridged Baby Blanket | Free Pattern

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I love crocheting baby items. The colours are beautiful and anything in miniature looks so cute and adorable. I know a couple of people expecting babies and so it is time to design a new baby blanket. I like changing it up – I know some like to do the same tried and true pattern, but I like coming up with new things. Why not crochet this easy ridged baby blanket. Try out this free pattern today!

The first baby was born early in the year when it was quite cold and so I wanted a warmer blanket. Last year I did a number of V-stitch blankets. The V-stitch is lovely stitch that makes light and airy projects. For this blanket, since it is winter I wanted something denser and warmer pattern to crochet.

In addition to being warm and having coverage, I wanted something quick. Well, nothing is quicker than DC – it’s a big stitch that works up quickly. I also wanted some textural interest to it, so I decided to add the ridges which is simply doing the same DC stitch, but in the back loop of the DC of the previous row.

This is a really simple and easy baby blanket that has visual appeal.  My go-to baby yarn is Caron Simply Soft. It is a category 4 weight yarn but seems on the thinner side. It also has a variety of colour choices and lives up to its name – it’s nice and soft and cozy, which is perfect for babies. It’s also machine washable which I consider a must-have when it comes to baby things. I like the baby things I make to be used! I don’t want mothers to worry about them. Mothers need to be able to throw these into the washing machine when needed. As a mother of 3, I can tell you that babies can be messy. It needs to be machine washable. With this yarn, I used a 5mm crochet hook. These soft grips are my favourite.

This baby blanket pattern consists of 2 colours, alternating in thick stripes.  In my example, since we knew the baby was going to be a boy, colour A is white and colour B is blue. You will need 2 skeins of each colour. You will have some leftover.

The stitches you need to know for this pattern are DC and sl st. You also need to know how to DC into the back loop of the stitch below, in the previous row. When you DC into the back loop, it pushes the top 2 loops forward, creating a ridge. It has a knitted look to it.

Ridged Baby Blanket Pattern

Start with Colour A
Row 1 – FDC 95. Alternately, you could chain 98, DC into the 3rd chain from your hook & DC across for a total of 95 DC

Row 2 – DC in the back loop, all the way across

Row 3 – DC across

Row 4 – DC across

Row 5 – sl st across

Row 6 – DC in back loop, all the way across

Row 7 – DC across

Row 8 – DC across

Row 9 – sl st across

Row 10 – DC in back loop, all the way across; at the end of the row, change to colour B

With Colour B:
Row 11 – DC across

Row 12 – DC in back loop, all the way across

Row 13 – DC across

Row 14 – DC across

Row 15 – sl st across

Row 16 – DC in back loop, all way across

Row 17 – DC across

Row 18 – DC across

Row 19 – sl st across

Row 20 – DC in back loop, all the way across; at the end of the row, change to colour A

With Colour A:
Repeat Rows 11-20; change to colour B at the end

With Colour B:
Repeat Rows 11-20; change to colour A at the end

With Colour A:
Repeat Rows 11-20; change to colour B at the end

With Colour B:
Repeat Rows 11-20; change to colour A at the end.

With Colour A:
Repeat Rows 11-20; no need to cut yarn – continue immediately to the Border.

BORDER – right side facing you (the side with the ridges)

Round 1 . using Colour A, sc all the way around – 3 sc in each corner; change to colour B

Round 2 – sc all the way around; 3sc in each corner

Round 3 – HDC all the way around; 3HDC in each corner

Round 4 – sc in the back loops of the HDC, all the way around; 3sc in each corner; cut yarn.

The finished size of this blanket was 28 x 34. You can easily modify this by adding more or fewer FDCs at the very beginning and/or adding more rows to add additional stripes.

My finished product was a bit wrinkly and so I needed to block it. My quick and easy way to block baby blankets is to use the steam feature of my washing machine. When I remove it from the washing machine, it is just barely damp. Then I can shape and pin it down (if necessary) to make it smooth and even.

This makes a lovely and cozy baby blanket. It is sure to keep the baby boy warm in the late winter and it’s not too heavy and thick so that it will work well into spring as well. You can make this easily ridged baby blanket in any two colours. I personally like whites and creams for babies – with accents of other colours. I also love stripes – can you tell?

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