I am so excited to share this Pine Ridge Crochet Baby Blanket pattern with you on the blog today. This one is special because it was designed for one of my cousins who is about to have her first baby!
When I asked about the baby and the nursery, she said that they were not going to find out the gender before the birth and that they were going with a black and white theme for the nursery.
So, my head started turning and my first thought was polka dots, but that has been done a lot and can be hard to manage with black and white yarn. I did visualize a lot of texture for baby to play with and the black and white would be so striking together.
I decided to keep it classic and simple…black rows in half double crochet to keep the stitches tighter, but not single crochet tight, and then rows of cobble stitches in white to provide that fun texture and accentuate that crisp white color.
I have to say though, I think this would look stunning in a lot of color combinations or even as all one color too.
I hope you enjoy crocheting this one as much as I did!
Materials:
Yarn:
- 1 skein – Bernat Baby Blanket, white, 100% polyester, 10.5 oz/300 g, 220 yds/201 m
- 2 skeins – Bernat Blanket, coal, 100% polyester, 10.5 oz/300 g, 220 yds/201 m
Hook: L/11 – 8 mm
Techniques and Abbreviations:
US Terminology
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- hdc – half double crochet
- tc – treble crochet
Gauge: For tc/sc stitch pattern (Row 7-8) – 2”x2” – 4 stitches (2tc 2sc) x 3 rows (2 tc/sc rows, 1 sc row)
Finished measurements/sizing: 34” x 32”
Pine Ridge Baby Blanket Written Pattern:
Color 1 – Black
Ch 79.
Row 1 – 1 hdc In 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in each stitch to end, turn. (77 sts)
Row 2 – 6 – Ch 2, 1 hdc in first st and each st to end, turn. (77 sts)
Color 2 – White
Row 7 – (wrong side) – Ch 1, 1 sc in first st, *1 tc in next st, 1 sc in next st ; repeat from * to end of the row, turn. (38 tc, 39 sc)
Color 1 – Black
Row 8 – Ch 1, 1 sc in first stitch and each st across, turn. (77 sts)
Row 9 – 12 – Repeat Row 7-8.
Row 13 – 18 – Repeat Row 2.
Row 19 – 24 – Repeat Row 7-8.
Row 25 – 30 – Repeat Row 2.
Row 31 – 36 – Repeat Row 7-8.
Row 37 – 42 – Repeat Row 2.
Row 43 – 48 – Repeat Row 7-8.
Row 49 – 54 – Repeat Row 2.
Finish and weave in ends.
Border –
Work 1 sc in each row along each side of the blanket.
Finish and weave in ends.
Pine Ridge Baby Blanket Crochet Chart
Tips and Other Ideas:
- The sc/tc cobble stitch is always worked on the wrong side of the blanket so that the tc stitches are pushed to the front or right side of the blanket.
- You can use any color combination or even a solid color to match the nursery.
- Want to increase the size? Just make sure your foundation chain has an odd number of stitches.
- Want to learn the cobble stitch with a twist?
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