Stripes & Ruffles Baby Blanket Free Pattern

Stripes & Ruffles Baby Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern

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Are you looking for a quick and easy to make baby blanket pattern? Look no further! The Stripes & Ruffles Baby Blanket was designed with the beginner crocheter in mind and makes the perfect baby shower gift.

But just because it is designed for beginners, it doesn’t mean it has to look basic. The blanket has beautiful stripes of cluster v stitches and a wide border on which I crocheted the overlapping shells that look like ruffles. And it’s all done with single crochet and double crochet stitches!

And just to make it easier for you, I also created full video tutorials that guide you step by step on how to crochet your own version of Stripes & Ruffles Baby Blanket.

I designed the blanket using aran (worsted) yarn and so it works up in no time. Change the colors to match any theme or color palette. Please scroll down for the step-by-step pattern or watch the video tutorial to see how I crocheted this blanket.

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Turn This Blanket Into A 3in1 Cheshire Cat Baby Blanket

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I used this pattern to create a 3in1 Cheshire Cat Baby Blanket. You can purchase the pattern in my Etsy and Ravelry shops.

Video Tutorial

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How To Crochet The Stripes & Ruffles Baby Blanket

Pattern Notes

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Abbreviations

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Pattern written in US terms using Craft Yarn Council abbreviations.

Stripes & Ruffles Baby Blanket – Written Pattern

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• ch3 at the beginning of the row counts as a dc
• ch1 at the beginning or end of the row does not count as a stitch
• the stitches contained within the ** is the repeat section
• don’t cut the yarn when changing colors on the blanket, instead, carry it over the side of the blanket and crochet the border over it.

The Blanket

Start your blanket with ash and a 5.5mm crochet hook

Starting Chain: ch104

Row 1: dc2tog in the 6th ch from the hook, ch1, dc2tog in the same chain, sk2, dc2tog in the next ch, ch1, dc2tog in the same chain, repeat until you have 2ch left, sk1, dc in the last ch, turn

Row 2: ch3 (counts as a dc), dc2tog in the ch space from the previous row, ch1, dc2tog in the same ch space, repeat until you crocheted in the last ch space from the previous row, sk1, dc in the last stitch, turn

Change to color to cyan

Rows 3 & 4: ch3 (counts as a dc), dc2tog in the ch space from the previous row, ch1, dc2tog in the same ch space, repeat until you crocheted in the last ch space from the previous row, sk1, dc in the last stitch, turn

Change to ash color

Rows 5 & 6: ch3 (counts as a dc), dc2tog in the ch space from the previous row, ch1, dc2tog in the same ch space, repeat until you crocheted in the last ch space from the previous row, sk1, dc in the last stitch, turn

Repeat rows 3 – 6 until you have the required length (100cm), my blanket has 46 rows.

Cut the cyan yarn and weave in all the ends. Don’t fasten off the ash color, we will continue to crochet the border around the blanket next.

The Border

Change hooks to a 5mm one and continue from the corner where you finished your last row, going down the side.

Cut the yarn at each color change and crochet over the tail.

Round 1: *2sc around the dc post, sc in the stitch between the rows, 2sc around the following post*, repeat until you reach the next corner, 3sc in the corner, sc in each st across the bottom of the piece until you reach the next corner, 3sc in the corner, *2sc around the dc post, sc in the stitch between the rows, 2sc around the following post*, repeat until you reach the next corner, 3sc in that corner, sc in each st along the top part of the piece until you reach the corner, 3sc in that corner, sl st in the first sc you made in this round, don’t turn

Round 2: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch), *sc in each st along the side until you reach the corner st (the 2nd sc of the 3sc you previously made in the corner), 3sc in the corner st*, repeat on each side of the piece (4 times in total), sl st in the first sc you made in this round

Change colors to cyan

Rounds 3 & 4: repeat round 2

Change colors to ash

Rounds 5 & 6: repeat round 2

Change colors to cyan

Round 7: repeat round 2

Round 8: *ch3, counting backward sk2 and sl st in 3rd stitch, ch3, 6dc in the ch3 space, counting forwards sk2 and sl st in 3rd stitch*, repeat until you have finished the last shell in the same stitch where you started this round, fasten off, weave in the ends.

For more details on how to close and what to do if you don’t have the exact stitch count to sk2 at the end of the round, check out the video tutorial.

Enjoy your newly-made Stripes & Ruffles Baby Blanket. If you found this tutorial helpful, please share and Pin! Follow me on Pinterest HERE

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Buy This Pattern

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Get the detailed pattern with step-by-step photos and tutorials in PDF format from the links below.

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Happy Crocheting!