This wonderful Puffy Stripes Baby Blanket from Crochetpedia will undoubtedly capture your heart! I’ve already lost my head over its textured and utterly beautiful design. Would you like to give it a try?
Why You’ll Love Making This Puffy Baby Blanket
If you need a nice gift idea, this crochet baby blanket project will make a perfect welcoming gift for a new mom and her baby.
The pattern alternates between basic and more advanced stitches and will be a rewarding make for upper beginners ready to learn something new. The blanket has a wide striped design with a nice, raised texture worked with a beautiful stitch variation – the Puff V-Stitch.
Supplies You’ll Need to Get Started
For the Puffy Stripes Baby Blanket, use 100% acrylic aran-weight yarn, such as Himalaya Everyday. You will be amazed by its incredible softness and cozy feel. Prepare also a 3 mm crochet hook to achieve the gauge.
The design featured in the photos comes in a subtle color palette of pink, cream, and brown, but don’t hesitate to use your own shade combination. Baby blankets look great in bright pastels, so be sure to consider them! One ball of each color will be enough to create this striped baby-sized blanket.
Step-by-Step Pattern Instructions
Like most crochet blankets with a rectangular shape, this simple project starts with a foundation chain. At this point, you can decide whether you want to follow the pattern and make a baby blanket or create something bigger. To alter its width, add stitches to the starting chain.
The Puffy Stripes Baby Blanket is built from color-block panels. You will work up the first and last row with half double crochets to stabilize the fabric before moving on with puff v-stitches. The same stitch pattern is repeated in every one of the five differently colored panels.
For the finishing touches, you can frame your blanket with a clean border. The one seen in the photos is worked with back post single crochet stitches.
