This flower baby blanket by My Crochet Pattern makes the perfect gift idea for baby showers! With its intricate design, it’s sure to become a cherished heirloom that will be passed down through your family for generations to come. It features delicate lace motifs scattered throughout its body and decorative flower appliques attached to each corner for extra appeal.
Yarn Choices That Make the Blanket Extra Soft
If you want your baby blanket to be warm and soft, go for baby-friendly yarn. Acrylic fibers are incredibly light, soft, and easy to care for, which is why they make a popular choice. You can also consider hypoallergenic options like cotton or bamboo.
Below, I’ve gathered yarns perfect for baby blankets that you can use for this pattern:
- Red Heart Soft Baby Steps – aran weight, 100% acrylic
- Bernat Softee Baby – DK, 60% cotton, 40% acrylic
- Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton – worsted, 100% cotton
- King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK Solids – DK, 50% cotton, 50% rayon from bamboo
The pattern recommends using a 5 mm crochet hook that pairs well with medium weights and double knitting yarns.
Is the Flower Baby Blanket Difficult?
This crochet flower baby blanket pattern is perfect for those already familiar with basic techniques. You will work its body from corner to corner and then crochet the border around it and add flower appliques.
The ability to read crochet patterns will certainly be useful, but it’s not required because the designer includes step-by-step video tutorials to follow.
How to Resize the Flower Baby Blanket
Since the pattern doesn’t specify the required gauge or yarn weight, it can be made with different supplies. However, you should keep in mind that the materials used will affect the final size of your blanket. Fortunately, the pattern is very easy to adjust.
To make this crochet blanket wider, you need to modify the starting chain. The stitch pattern is worked in multiples of 20 + 11, so you can make any number of repeats of 20 chains and then add 11 extra chains at the end to balance the design.
Want your blanket to be longer? That’s even easier because all you have to do is repeat rows 1-5 until you obtain the desired length.
