Easy Crochet Baby Blanket

I belong to a knitting group that meets once a month at the Cheney Care Center where my mom is a nurse. We knit and crochet things of warmth to donate to the community. Yarn gets donated to our group and every month we have a different focus. This past month our focus has been baby items. I love making baby things because they are so tiny and cute!!! I started making a tiny preemie hat....well....I must have been reading the pattern wrong because it was more like Barbie size!!! So, I pulled my yarn out and was on the hunt for a different project. I usually knit but my friend sitting across the table from me had started this cute crochet blanket from variegated baby yarn and she said it was super easy...and it was so adorable so I decided to make one too!!

The pattern uses a basic crochet stitch and you just repeat the 2nd row until it's the size you want or you run out of yarn!!

Basic Scallop Baby Blanket

I used 3 skeins of baby yarn, size 3 with a size I crochet hook.

Chain 102.

Row 1: Work 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook, *sk next 2 ch, (sc, 2dc) in next ch (scallop made); rep from * across to last 3 ch, sk next 2 ch, sc in last ch. (33 scallops made)

Row 2: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in first sc, *sk next 2 dc, (sc, 2 dc)  in next sc, rep from *across, sc in top of turning ch.

Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 28 inches from beginning. (I repeated until all 3 skeins were used and sc across last row to finish.

This basic pattern can be used with a larger hook and thicker yarn for a nice lap blanket.

Our knitting group meets in Cheney, WA 1 Saturday a month, we have a wonderful time visiting and always have a yummy pot luck lunch...send me an email if you'd like more information on joining us!!! We'd love you have you!