Free Crochet Pattern: Twin Ridges Baby Blanket
Blankets are my favorite type of crochet project – and baby blankets are the type that I love making the most. I thoroughly enjoy the entire process of choosing the pattern, the yarn colorway(s), and imagining how it would look in the little one’s nursery as I work. Truth be told, baby blankets were the first items I started designing, even before I began dreaming about becoming a crochet pattern designer. This textured baby blanket was a lot of fun to design because it combines visual appeal and practical use, all using simple stitches and techniques. If you’re looking for a fun blanket to give a special little one in your life, then this is the perfect project for you!
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Twin Ridges Baby Blanket
The Twin Ridges baby blanket gets its name because it has sets of parallel – or twin – ridges made with front and back post stitches set vertically throughout the pattern while also having a subtle horizontal texture made by stitching in only one loop. And, since this design is made with size 3 yarn designed specifically for little ones, this textured baby blanket is also amazingly soft and snuggly even with all of the beautiful detail.
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Skill Level
Easy
Materials
1,200 yards, size 3 light worsted weight yarn . I used 4 skeins of Baby Bee Sweet Delight Print (4 oz/115 gm, 377 yds/345 m) in the Tricycle Time colorway
US size G crochet hook (4.25 mm)
Scissors, yarn needle
Gauge
16 stitches x 8 rows = 4″ square
Pattern used for gauge: rows of dc
Finished Size
Approximately 31″ w x 39″ h
Stitch Abbreviations
US Crochet Terminology
BPtr – back post treble crochet
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
FLO – front loop only
FPtr – front post treble crochet
sl st – slip stitch
st(s) – stitch(es)
yo – yarn over
Pattern Notes
The ch 2 at the beginning of each row counts as 1 dc.
Special Stitches
Back Post Treble Crochet (BPtr)
Back Post Treble Crochet (BPtr) – yo 2 times, insert hook from back to front to back around the post of the indicated st, yo and pull up a loop that is even with the top of the working row, [yo and pull through 2 loops] 3 times.
Front Post Treble Crochet (FPtr)
Front Post Treble Crochet (FPtr) – yo 2 times, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the indicated st, yo and pull up a loop that is even with the top of the working row, [yo and pull through 2 loops] 3 times.
How to Make This Textured Baby Blanket
Part 1: Blanket Body
Ch 119
Row 1: dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. <117 dc (turning ch counts as 1 dc)>
Row 2: ch 2 (counts as dc here and throughout), dc FLO in each of next 4 sts, [BPtr around next st, dc FLO in next st, BPtr around next st, dc FLO in next 5 sts] 13 times, BPtr around next st, dc FLO in next st, BPtr around next st, dc FLO in next 4 sts, dc in top of turning ch, turn. <89 dc, 28 BPtr>
Row 3: ch 2 (counts as dc here and throughout), dc in each of next 4 sts, [FPtr around next st, dc in next st, FPtr around next st, dc 5 sts] 13 times, FPtr around next st, dc in next st, FPtr around next st, dc in next 4 sts, dc in top of turning ch, turn. <89 dc, 28 FPtr>
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Rows 4 – 75: repeat Rows 2 – 3 36 times.
Row 76: repeat Row 2
After Row 76, do not fasten off. Proceed to border.
Part 2: Blanket Border
Rnd 1:
Top: ch 1, 2 sc in same st, sc in each of next 115 sts, 2 sc in next st, do not turn. <119 sc>
Left: rotate 90 degrees, [2 sc in end of each dc row] 76 times, do not turn. <152 sc>
Bottom: rotate 90 degrees, 2 sc in bottom of 1st ch, 1 sc in each of next 115 chs, 2 sc in last ch, do not turn. <119 sc>
Right: [2 sc in end of each dc row] 76 times, sl st to join in top of beginning sc. <152 sc>
Rnd 2: ch 1, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each of next 117 sts, 2 sc in next st, rotate 90 degrees, 1 sc in each of next 152 sts, 2 sc in next st, rotate 90 degrees, 1 sc in each of next 117 sts, 2 sc in next st, rotate 90 degrees, 1 sc in each of next 153 sts, sl st to join in top of beginning sc.
Fasten off. Weave in ends and block to desired dimensions.
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