Pattern: Crinkle Textured Baby Blanket
Here's another fairly easy baby blanket. This pattern creates a border as you go. The main stitch used in the body of the blanket is really easy to do, but makes a pretty crinkle pattern.
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I begin with a foundationless sc base row. Directions for this (which Josi Hannon Madera calls Double Base Chain) are available here.
You can use this pattern with any type of yarn and any size hook. I made mine with a sport weight yarn, Red Heart Soft Baby in Bunny Print. I used an I hook and one 6-oz. skein to make a 16" × 21" blanket, small enough to use in a car seat or baby carrier. I started with 57 foundationless sc stitches.
CRINKLE TEXTURED BABY BLANKET
Row 1:Foundationless sc an odd number of stitches to desired width. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Sc across; ch 1, turn.
Rows 3-5: Repeat row 2.
Row 6: Sc in first 4 stitches. *Ch 2, sk 1 st, sc in next st; repeat from * to last 3 st. Sc in last 3 st; ch 1, turn.
Row 7: Sc in first 4 stitches. (Sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-2 space across. Sc in last 4 stitches; ch 1, turn.
Row 8: Hdc in first 4 stitches. (Sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-2 space across. Hdc in last 4 stitches; ch 1, turn.
Rows 9-?: Repeat rows 7 and 8 until desired length. Repeat row 7.
Bottom Edge
Row 1: Sc in first 4 stitches. 2 sc in each ch-2 space across. Sc in last 4 stitches. Ch 1, turn.
Rows 2-5: Sc across. Ch 1, turn. On last row, do not ch 1.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
29 Comments:
Thanks for sharing this pattern as well as the others.
This last blanket you posted is truly a lovely piece.
gorgeous! I would love to try this pattern someday!!!
hugs
Ro
Beautiful blanket.
Thank you for sharing the pattern.
Hi Lisa,
When I try to go to the site for the foundationless stitch, I can't get it to open, and I would love to try this as your blanket turned out so beautiful!!!
Thanks,
EllieSue
Hi, EllieSue
The site must have been down when you tried it. The link seems to work fine now. Try again. She has great pictures.
Best, Lisa
Lisa,
This blanket was so easy and enjoyable to make and it turned out great.
Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful pattern.
Hello Lisa
Ivanna Here you posted the Crochet Math on your site, would you help me in figuring out how to do the "Crochet Math" when given only a diagram such as in the foreign free crochet patterns on the web there are many many beautiful ones and for the life of me I can't figure out where or how to start they give you a block diagram with the pattern "design" stitch and leave it at that, I do not speak or understand Portugese or Spanish or Japanese PLEASE HELP !!!
Ivanna
Hi, Ivanna
Sorry, I don't know how to read those sorts of patterns. But if you do a Google search on "international crochet symbols" I think you should find some helpful websites. Good luck!
Best, Lisa
Thank you for sharing this! I made this for my cousin, and it turned out really well. It was my first big crochet project, and it was sooo easy! Thanks again!
Love this pattern! Quick, easy, and beautiful! I lost my pattern and now have it bookmarked in case I lose it again! Thanks for sharing.
I was so happy to see this stitch come together beautifully. Although, my husband won't be happy as I get so absorbed in crochet. Thank you for introducing me to another stitch I will have fun with.
This afghan came out gorgeous. It was easy and fast. I made it much bigger than was given using almost 4 skeins of baby weight yarn. The best part is when its done ITS DONE. No finishing work.
This blanket came out gorgeous. I made it much bigger than the directions. I used 4 skeins of baby weight yarn. The nicest part was when I was done ... It was done. No edging. I highly recommend it.
Try the Internet Archive [www.archive.org] for archived versions of any dead links. For example, the archived version of the foundationless crochet can be found at http://web.archive.org/web/20040911051011/http://www.weirdmirror.org/instruction/dblbsch.htm
i am so confused on the row 6 directions. i sc the first 4 but after that im confused on the sc,ch2,sc..then it says in ch-2 space across. what does that mean?
Confused Anonymous -- It looks like you might have taken the first part of row 6 and then skipped to row 7. In row 6, each time you ch 2, you make a ch-2 space that you will use in row 7. I hope this helps!
Best, Lisa
This has been the most fabulous pattern. Thank you for sharing. I love the fact that the project is done when you tie the last stitch. It makes up beautifully and can be changed up a millon ways. I have given several of them away as gifts and it makes for a wonderful, soft beautiful gift. Thanks Glenda
Thanks for the beautiful pattern. I don´t seem to understand the side finish in rows 6 and 7. On row six you sc 3 and on row seven you sc 4. That means they do not have the sides do not have the same width?
Anonymous - The rows end in different numbers of sc because of the alternating stitches. The "extra" sc is actually part of the body of the afghan, and then the 3 sc's are the border. I hope this helps.
Best, Lisa
Ok... I've gotten confused :D
When you do rows 7 and 8... where is says to "(Sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-2 space across"
Does this mean to sc in the ch-2 space, then ch-2, and then sc in the SAME space? OR does it mean to sc in the ch-2, then ch-2, and then sc into the NEXT ch-2 space?
-Here's hoping for a quick response :D-
I am also confused on steps 7 and 8, at first I thought it meant to sc then ch 2 and skip a stitch then sc but then i realized that it says nothing about skipping a stitch, so then i tried doing a sc ch2 and sc in the next stitch but that made the whole thing look really ruffly. Please confirm those 2 steps for me!
To Kitten & Anonymous:
Yes, these go into the SAME space. That's what will end up making the crinkle texture! Good luck!
Best, Lisa
I figured it out, had my mother read it too and she made sense out of it. You sc in the ch-2 SPACE not IN one of the chains themselves... which I also was confused on.. then ch-2 and sc in the SAME space... It made sense once I figured it out, and got very easy.
Thank you!
Lisa,
I am atempting this project as my first big one and I feel pretty confident after doing your mesh dish cloth.
Any hoo, I am several rows 7 & 8 into it and it appears that the body is wider than the first 3 rows, is that normal? It kind of makes a letter "C".
Thanks!
To Anonymous -
I'm not sure what you mean by it's making a C shape, but no that's not what it's supposed to do. Are you following the pattern correctly? The part in parentheses should be treated as a single unit. So "(Sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-2 space across" means to do the part in the () in the ch-2 spaces that you made in the previous row. I hope this helps.
Best, Lisa
RE: C shape
Lisa,
The C shape just kind of straightened itself out after a few more rows. Once I got about halfway done it took on the shape of a blanket and I ended up finishing it a few days later. It looks great. Thank you for the free pattern!
Thanks alot for the pattern.
I made it white with ribbon inside the edges.
I know some persons here in Egypt that will be very happy :-)
Thanks so much and it was so easy to. ps i made it bigger also
I would love to make this blanket, but i would like to make it bigger, more of a baby blanket size for a crib. How woudl I add to the pattern to make this happen?
Anonymous - The directions for the first row say to make it as wide as you want. Just be sure you have an odd number of stitches.
Then row 9 says to keep going until it's as long as you want.
I hope this helps!
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