If you are looking for a last-minute baby shower gift, the Blank Canvas Baby Blanket from Crochetpedia is just what you need. It features a lovely design and incredibly soft fabric. The centre of the blanket is made all in white, while the border is where you introduce the colours. It makes it look like a blank canvas with a frame! Can you see that too?
Stitch Techniques Used in the Blank Canvas Blanket
This crochet baby blanket is the perfect project for a beginner crocheter ready to add new skills to their repertoire. If you’ve just started your crochet journey and already know a few basic stitches, it will be an easy task for you. The blanket’s body features wide v-stitches, which is a cool variation on classic v-stitches.
Thanks to its small size, you should be able to work it up over the weekend or even in a couple of hours.
What You’ll Need Before You Start
Use Aran yarn to get the same stunning texture and cosy feel. You can change up the colours of the edging any way you like. Adding a hint of pink will create a gorgeous crochet blanket for a baby girl! The pictured sample was made with Himalaya Everyday, but any other acrylic yarn in medium weight will be great too.
The pattern calls for a 3 mm crochet hook. If you tend to crochet tightly, consider sizing up your hook. You should always check your gauge swatch to make sure your blanket will get the right dimensions.
Is This Pattern Adaptable for Larger Blankets?
Totally! You can easily adjust the width and length of this crochet blanket. The blanket starts with a foundation chain of 105 stitches, which follows a multiple of 2 + 1. So, in order to increase the width, you need to add multiples of 2 to your starting chain, while keeping that final “+1” stitch at the end.
For example, you can make a starting chain with 121 stitches. 2 × 60 gives 120. Then you add one more stitch, and you have 121. You may also want to use our Number Multiples Generator.
Increasing the length is much easier to do and requires no math at all 😉 You simply continue working row 3 until you reach the desired size. The designer worked 122 rows to make a blanket measuring 31,5” x 39,5” (980 cm x 100 cm ).
