Top Easy Greyson Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern
Welcome a sweet new baby with the incredibly popular and easy Greyson Baby Blanket free crochet pattern! Featuring a wonderfully modern texture and clean lines, this top-rated design is an absolute joy to crochet. It works up beautifully in solid colors or subtle stripes, making it the perfect quick handmade gift for any modern nursery.
Helpful Links and Tutorials
Greyson Baby Blanket Tutorial Video
Crochet Abbreviations
Fhdc – foundation half double crochet
Join with Single Crochet
Blo – back loop only
Join with Double Crochet
Join with Half Double Crochet
SPECIAL STITCH: tr3tog – *yo twice and insert hook in the next st, yo and pull up a loop, (yo and pull through first 2 loops on hook) twice; repeat from * twice (4 loops on hook), yo and pull through all loops on hook.
NOTE: If preferred, substitute the following for Row 1: Ch 82, skip ch closest to hook, hdc in each remaining ch across; turn. (81 sts)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Row 1 (WS): With Color A, fhdc 81; break yarn and turn. (81 sts)
Row 2 (RS): Join Color B with sc in 1st st, *hdc in next st, dc in next st, tr in next st, 3 tr in next st, tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st; repeat from * across; break yarn and turn. (101 sts)
Row 3: Join Color C with dc in 1st st, skip next st, dc in next 3 sts, 3 dc in the next st, dc in next 3 sts, *dc3tog, dc in next 3 sts, 3 dc in next st, dc in next 3 sts; repeat from * across until 2 sts remain, skip next st, dc in last st; break yarn and turn. (101 sts)
Row 4: Join Color B with tr in 1st st, skip next st, tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, tr in next st, *tr3tog, tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, tr in next st; repeat from * across until 2 sts remain, skip next st , tr in last st; break yarn and turn. (81 sts)
Row 5: Join Color A with hdc in 1st st, hdc in each remaining st across; break yarn and turn. (81 sts)
Repeat Rows 2-5 twelve times (will look like 13 stripe sections).
Border Instructions:
Round/”Rows” 1: Working from the RS, with Color A sc evenly down each side of the blanket (along the sides of the rows); join to ends of 1st and last row at corners.
Round 2: With Color B, sc in blo of each st around, working 3 sc in each corner; join and break yarn.
Round 3: With Color C, repeat Round 2.
And that’s the Greyson Baby Blanket! Of course, you can use any colors you like – and I can’t wait to see yours! Be sure to follow Moogly at the social media links at the top of the page for more crochet, knit and craft fun!
