Best Easy Crochet Kaleidoscope Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern
Are you looking for the absolute best free pattern for a crochet kaleidoscope baby blanket? You are in exactly the right place! We have discovered this top-rated, incredibly easy crochet design that is guaranteed to be a huge hit. Whether you want to make a quick handmade gift for a baby shower or create a beautiful keepsake, this project is fun, straightforward, and looks absolutely stunning when finished. Grab your softest yarn and let’s get started on your new favorite project!
I found this graphic originally meant for quilting and LOVED IT. I haven’t quilted in ages and knew I would rather work this image into a crochet blanket – but how to do that? I sketched out several ways of doing it and landed on one easy granny square pattern that would be tiled in a way that mimicked the graphic I’d found.
In order to make your own blanket, I recommend printing out the image above or bookmarking this page (be absolutely sure you don’t lose it in the process!). Make the number of squares listed below and sew them up using the video tutorial below following the graphic. It’s really a process of piecing together on your own, which gives such a unique level of gratification.
I also want to mention that I did not add a border to my blanket. I may add one later on but at the moment I love the raw edge. I didn’t want to take away from the impact of the kaleidoscope by adding a border, and I like the unfinished look.
You could of course add squares to this blanket to make it larger or make each square larger following the same pattern. Using a heavier weight yarn for all of your squares (think a 5 or 6 weight) would also result in a larger, warmer blanket but the size I made is the perfect size for a baby blanket.
I usedLion Brand New Basic 175yarn for this entire blanket because the softness and color was the perfect thing for a cuddly new baby! This yarn is a bit finicky because it can pull apart if you’re too hard on it so be aware of that when working with it. I really do love the finished product using the New Basic yarn, and wouldn’t have made it with anything else.
Lion Brand is now offeringthis pattern as a kiton their website! You’ll get all the yarn you need plus a printed hard copy of the pattern to follow shipped right to your door. Being that the New Basic yarn is hard to find in stores, this is such a great option for making a blanket just like mine!Grab your kit HERE.
PATTERN
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Materials:
–Lion Brand New Basic 175 yarnin Cream (5 balls), Mango (1 ball), Thyme (1 ball), Slate (2 balls), & Peony (1 ball)
-Size H 5mm crochet hook
-Chetnanigans blocking board
-Tapestry needle
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Follow my pattern for thehalf square triangle granny square HERE. Work all squares with half cream and half another color.
-18 Mango squares
-13 Thyme squares
-28 Slate squares
-21 Peony squares
Follow my tutorial onblockingall of your squaresHERE.
Follow my video tutorial onjoining all of your squaresHERE(and embedded above) following the arrangement of the graphic above.
Weave all ends and enjoy your blanket!
(I wet blocked mine one final time to get all of the lines completely linear but this is optional. If you’re unfamiliar with wet blocking,here is a great tutorial)
I hope you LOVE your kaleidoscope blanket!
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