Modern Striped Crochet Baby Blanket – Free Pattern

Looking for the perfect handmade gift for a little one? This free crochet baby blanket pattern is soft, cozy, and features beautiful stripes for a timeless look. Whether you’re making it for a baby shower, nursery décor, or as a cherished keepsake, this pattern is beginner-friendly and works up quickly.

It’s modern, simple, and gender-neutral approved!

You can find the free pattern + guided video tutorial down below or you can purchase a printable PDF pattern here.

Modern Crochet Baby Blanket

My latest free crochet pattern is the Eta Crochet Baby Blanket. It’s cozy, modern, and perfect for a little girl or boy.

This is my first crochet baby blanket pattern here on the blog and I’m so happy to be sharing this pattern with all of you. My cousin is expecting her first child and so I thought this would be the perfect time to design a cute baby inspired pattern.

Since I don’t know the gender of the baby, I really wanted to create a gender-neutral pattern. So if you’re in the same position as me, I hope this post helps you out.

I’ve also included some color options you can choose from if you decide to switch up the colors.

Suzette Stitch Baby Blanket

As I was researching what stitch I wanted to use for this crochet baby blanket. I knew one thing, I wanted the blanket to be simple, but to also have a firm, yet flowy vibe to it. Something that you could snuggle up to during the colder months, but also light enough for the warmer months.

So one thought came to mind, the Suzette Stitch. The Suzette Stitch can also be known as the lemon peel stitch. This crochet stitch is made using single crochet and double crochet. It creates a pretty, yet firm texture.

The Yarn You’ll Use for Your Simple Crochet Baby Blanket

For this crochet baby blanket, you will need 6 balls of Hobby Lobby’s Bamboo-Tiful yarn. This yarn is classified as a lightweight number 3 yarn and it’s made from cotton and viscose.

This yarn worked up beautifully for this pattern and I highly recommend it. It reminds me a lot of a blended bamboo cotton yarn. So if you’re familiar working with that yarn base, you’ll love this yarn.

A great substitute for this yarn would be Lion Brand Coboo yarn. I’ve worked a lot with this yarn for some of my crochet patterns and it literally feels the same. It almost looks identical too in my opinion.

Possible Color Options for Your Crochet Blanket

What I love most about this modern crochet baby blanket is the color choice. I think the color choice can make a huge impact when designing a crochet piece. I think the colors for this baby blanket are perfect for both a little girl or a boy.

However, here are some other options:

• Linen – Rose
• Linen – Basil
• Rose – Mustard
• White – Sea Green
• Iron – Rose
• Linen – Papaya

As you can see there is a multitude of options, ultimately it’s up to you!

How to Change the Size of Your Crochet Blanket?

You could totally change the size of this baby blanket to make a bigger version or a smaller version. All you need to do is adjust the number of chains at the beginning of the pattern.

The pattern also uses only one stitch, so it makes it very easy and adjustable. The stitch multiple is 2, so you can make it any size you want as long as you follow the multiple.

If you need help figuring out what size you want your crochet blanket to be, check out this handy crochet sizing guide post.

Other Free Crochet Baby Blanket Patterns

1. Shell Stitch Crochet Baby Blanket. / 2. Pink Crochet Baby Girl Blanket. / 3. Heirloom Crochet Baby Blanket. / 4. One Stitch Crochet Baby Blanket.

Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern

• Purchase an ad-free, printable, PDF pattern HERE.
• Add this pattern to your Ravelry queue HERE.

Description:

Looking for the perfect handmade gift for a little one? This free crochet baby blanket pattern is soft, cozy, and features beautiful stripes for a timeless look. Whether you’re making it for a baby shower, nursery décor, or as a cherished keepsake, this pattern is beginner-friendly and works up quickly.

Materials:

• 4 skeins of Yarn Bee Bamboo-Tiful in the color Linen (Weight 3 / 4 oz, 257 yards), a total of 1028 yards or another light weight category 3 yarn for color A.
• 2 skeins of Yarn Bee Bamboo-Tiful in the color Iron (Weight 3 / 4 oz, 257 yards), a total of 514 yards or another light weight category 3 yarn for color B.
• 4.00 mm (F) Crochet Hook.
• Darning Needle.
• Scissors.

Yarn Substitution Idea: Lion Brand Coboo Yarn.

Gauge:

16 rows x 8 stitches = 4″ square in Suzette Stitch.

Suzette Stitch Pattern: Practice Swatch

Chain a multiple of 2

Row 1: In second ch from hook, (1sc,1dc) in same chain. Skip next ch, *(1sc,1dc) in next ch, skip 1 ch. Repeat from * till last two ch. Skip next ch, sc in last ch. Turn.

Row 2: ch 1, (1sc, 1dc) in first stitch , skip 1 st. *(1sc,1dc) in next st, skip 1 st. Repeat from * till last two st. skip next st, sc in last st. Turn.

Continue to repeat row 2 for the pattern.

Abbreviations:

ch – chain: Yarn over, pull through loop on hook.

sc – single crochet: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through, yarn over and pull through last two loops on hook.

dc – double crochet: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch and pull through, yarn over and pull through first two loops on hook, yarn over and pull through last two loops on hook.

Size of Baby Blanket:

36” inches x 36” inches.

Pattern Notes:

• Pattern written in U.S Terms.
• Pattern notes when to switch colors ( A = Linen and B = Iron).
• A video tutorial for the stitch can be found here.
• Ch 1 does not count as a stitch when working the Suzette Stitch.
• You will add 4 tassels to your crochet blanket, 1 tassel per corner. Tassels are made using Hobby Lobby Bamboo-Tiful yarn in the color Iron. You will have enough yarn leftover from the blanket to make 4 tassels.
• Total stitches for row are indicated between ( ).

Pattern

With Color A, ch 132

Row 1: In second ch from hook, (1sc,1dc) in same chain. Skip next ch, *(1sc,1dc) in next ch, skip 1 ch. Repeat from * till last two ch. skip next ch, sc in last ch. Turn. (131)

Row 2: ch 1 , (1sc, 1dc) in first stitch , skip 1 st. *(1sc,1dc) in next st, skip 1 st. Repeat from * till last two st. Skip next st, sc in last st. Turn. (131)

Row 3-Row 32: Repeat row 2.

Change to color B (Bamboo-Tiful Iron).

Row 33-Row 42: Repeat row 2.

Change to color A (Bamboo-Tiful Linen).

Row 43-Row 52: Repeat row 2.

Change to color B (Bamboo-Tiful Iron).

Row 53-Row 62: Repeat row 2.

Change to color A (Bamboo-Tiful Linen).

Row 63-Row 72: Repeat row 2.

Change to color B (Bamboo-Tiful Iron).

Row 73-Row 82: Repeat row 2.

Change to color A (Bamboo-Tiful Linen).

Row 83-Row 114: Repeat row 2.

Break yarn and weave in all ends.

You will now make and attach tassels to your crochet baby blanket

How to Make and Add Tassels

To make the tassels, you will need your leftover yarn (Hobby Lobby’s Yarn Bee Bamboo-Tiful in the color Iron, a pair of scissors, and a small to medium size book.

Step 1: Wrap your yarn around the book 25 times or continue wrapping if you want a chunky tassel.

Step 2: Gently remove the wrapped yarn of the book. Cut an additional piece of yarn and put it under the yarn that you just removed from the book ( approx. 1/2″ from the top).

Once you have the yarn underneath the bunched up yarn, you want to tie a knot to secure it. This will create a loop on top (hole).

Step 3: Cut all the bottom loops and trim the yarn so it’s perfectly even.

Finally, cut an additional piece of string and loop it through the top of the tassel. This string is used to attach the tassel to the corners of the baby blanket. Repeat the last 3 steps, to create a total of 4 tassels.

Once you have all your tassels made, lay your blanket flat out and grab your darning needle.

Insert the darning needle through one of the tail ends (additional piece of string you added during step 3) of the tassel and through the first right stitch on the corner of your blanket.

Grab your other tassel tail end and tie 3 knots with the tail end you just inserted through the corner right stitch. Cut your tail ends of your tassel when secure and repeat this step with the other 3 tassels.

You’re finished!

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