Best Easy Basketweave Blocks Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern
Add a beautiful touch of classic texture to your nursery with the best free Basketweave Blocks baby blanket pattern! This incredibly easy and squishy crochet design features a gorgeous woven look without any complicated techniques. It is a top choice for a warm, cozy baby shower gift that works up remarkably fast!
Basketweave Blocks Baby Blanket Instructions:
Begin with 4 balls of yarn, 2 of each colorway. Label these balls as follows: CA1 (colorway #1, ball 1), CB1 (colorway #2, ball 1), CA2 (colorway #1, ball 2), CB2 (colorway #2, ball 2). All four balls of yarn will be used in turn, on each row of the pattern.
Row 1: With CA1, FDC 32, switch to CB1, FDC 31, switch to CA2, FDC 31, switch to CB2, FDC 32; turn. (126 sts in every row of pattern)
Rows 2 – 22: Ch 2 (counts as first st, here and throughout pattern), fpdc in next 31 sts, switch to next color, bpdc in next 31 sts, switch to next color, fpdc in next 31 sts, switch to last color, bpdc in next 31 sts, dc in last st; turn. After Row 22, break CB2.
Row 23: With CB2 and working over CA1, join to 1st st and ch 2, bpdc in next 31 sts, switch to CA1 and working over CB1, fpdc in next 31 sts, switch to CB1 and working over CA2, bpdc in next 31 sts, switch to CA2, fpdc in next 31 sts, dc in last st; turn.
Rows 24 – 44: Ch 2 (counts as first st, here and throughout pattern), bpdc in next 31 sts, switch to next color, fpdc in next 31 sts, switch to next color, bpdc in next 31 sts, switch to last color, fpdc in next 31 sts, dc in last st; turn. After Row 22, break CA2.
Row 45: With CA2 and working over CB2, join to 1st st and ch 2, fpdc in next 31 sts, switch to CB2 and working over CA1, bpdc in next 31 sts, switch to CA1 and working over CB1, fpdc in next 31 sts, switch to CB1, bpdc in next 31 sts, dc in last st; turn.
Rows 46 – 66: Rep Rows 2-22. After Row 66, break CB1.
Row 67: With CB1 and working over CA2, join to 1st st and ch 2, bpdc in next 31 sts, switch to CA2 and working over CB2, fpdc in next 31 sts, switch to CB2 and working over CA1, bpdc in next 31 sts, switch to CA1, fpdc in next 31 sts, dc in last st; turn.
Rows 68 – 88: Rep Rows 24-44. After Row 88, break 3 of the yarns, leaving a ball of CA1 or CA2 attached.
Edging: With CA ch 1, sc evenly around blanket; join and break yarn or add border if desired.
Optional
Border Shown: *Sc, ch 1, skip 1, 5 dc, ch 1, skip 1; rep from * around, adjusting number of chains skipped as needed; join and break yarn.
