The Baby Blues Blankie {a free pattern}

You might have seen it before, but let me tell you the whole story.

I got this
Alize Cotton Gold

Because a friend was going to have a baby, so I could make this.
BBlanketOverview

And I fell in love with the color and stitch detail
BBlanketStitchdetails

The yarn was so soft and squishy, perfect for a tiny baby.
BBlanketFolded

I had to hide it till I gave it to my friend because my little one, loved it too. Oh well, maybe I should make her a bigger one soon.

And guess what, I giving the pattern away for free, so that lots of other little babies (or bigger babies) can enjoy it.

It is small 27 inches by 25 inches, which is perfect for strollers and car seats, the size is easily adjustable, just make sure you have more yardage. You can also use any weight yarn, just use the recommended size hook for it too.

Pattern Details:
Tools needed: 4mm hook
Material needed: 792.0 yards (724.2m) of DK weight yarn
Pattern Difficulty: Easy
Formats Available: PDF
Pattern Style: abbreviated

The pattern also includes a chart for the stitch pattern

Download the BabyBlanketBlues pattern here

Comments
  • Pearlin J September 14, 2011 at 11:01 am

    beautiful blanket ! Iwill surely make this one so thanks for the pattern

    • jessyz September 21, 2011 at 11:20 am

      Thank you, I think I want to make a bigger one soon too

  • Marlie September 14, 2011 at 5:47 pm

    Thanks for this pattern, it is lovely and can be worked up in any yarn!

    • jessyz September 21, 2011 at 11:21 am

      Yes it can, I actually prefer writing patterns that can use any hook size or yarn and aren’t very gauge dependent because I find that many people will want to use their favorite yarn or stashbust

  • Heather October 12, 2011 at 5:26 am

    Beautiful blanet. I love the color pallette. Where did you find this yarn?

    • jessyz October 13, 2011 at 11:07 am

      At the local yarn store, they don’t have a huge selection but this yarn is so soft and squishy

  • Reina October 16, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    Where did you find the yarn? I live in the U.S. in Ohio and would love to be able to purchase the yarn. Thanks!

  • Loni October 22, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    I love the pattern, and was wondering how heavy this was. I purchased some alpaca yarn (very soft) and it is supposed to be 3 times warmer than wool. I wasn’t sure but, would that make this blanket a bit to hot for a baby or should I use a different pattern? Thanks so much!

    • jessyz October 24, 2011 at 10:01 am

      I have to confess I have never used alpaca ( it is really hot where I live and the yarn stores never stock it) I guess you could still make it but go up a hook size so it is lighter. Try making a swatch first.

  • Sarah November 4, 2011 at 1:05 am

    I have tried this pattern 3 times and each time it winds up getting crooked after about 5 or 6 rows. I’ve gone back and made sure I am following the pattern exactly, and I am. I don’t change the tension in my stitches, and each count is accurate. Has anyone else had this issue? Anyone have any pointers? I love this blanket and would love to make one that looks right.

    • jessyz December 7, 2011 at 10:36 am

      Sometimes you either add a stitch at the end or beginning of the row, take a look at the chart it might make more sense

    • cindy June 18, 2012 at 8:33 pm

      Your patterns is crooked because you are not counting the ch3 as a dc. Count it as the 1st st of the row and don’t forget to count it at the end of the row after turning. Hope this helps. A ch3 always counts as the first dc.

  • Peg November 19, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    Please send me this pattern [on my e-mail] as I can’t open the file for the pattern..
    thank you in advance…Peg

  • Sheryl January 31, 2012 at 10:08 pm

    The Baby Blues Blankie – I couldn’t download the file. Could you attach it to an email to me?

  • diana June 20, 2012 at 2:07 am

    Love it!! I am going to give it a try!

  • April August 26, 2012 at 7:26 am

    This was done with 3 skeins?

  • Nelly Hannemann May 7, 2013 at 9:31 am

    Me encanta su estilo de escritura y la forma en que imparte la información

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