Baby Blanket Basket Weave Pattern

The easy basket weave baby blanket features the popular basket weave stitch which creates a checkerboard look and feel to the piece.

Baby blanket basket weave pattern.

If you 39 ve ever wanted to learn how to knit a blanket but were intimidated by the vast size then starting with a baby blanket is a great step for you to take. Whip one up in your favorite color or a color to match your baby s room. A common choice is to make 5 front post stitches followed by 5 back post stitches across the row. However you can do fewer or more as you prefer.

Make 1 sc every st to ch 2 space. Ch 1 does not count as st. Checkout here the sample crochet baby blanket done with the basketweave. In top left corner sc ch 2 sc.

You can do so much with such a simple stitch. I m so happy to be sharing with you all the basketweave baby blanket this blanket works up so quickly. Which is exactly what i designed for you all today. This cozy little blanket pattern is wonderful for draping over a rocking chair or folding over the rail of a crib.

Add a basketweave texture and you will get a perfect baby blanket that you can certainly give to new parents as a baby gift. Sc once in ch 2 space. Knitting a blanket from chunky yarn will make it soft and squishy. Fasten off color a.

Single crochet the border with 1 round of blue yarn then single crochet back loops only with 5 rounds of cream yarn. Basket weave blanket with seed stitch border getting started. Join color b at top right corner in ch 2 sp. The wonderful thing about doing a basketweave pattern is that the edges won t curl like they do when you use stockinette stitch.

Slip 1 knit wise p1 k1 p1 k1 k5 p5 repeat until last 5 stitches k1 p1 k1 p1 k1 row. The basketweave stitch has recently become a favorite crochet stitch of mine. Each square of the checkerboard will be 3 stitches by 3 stitches. Sc ch 2 sc in ch 2 space twice.

Basketweave baby blanket free knitting pattern. The basketweave design is created by alternating sections of front post stitches with sections of back post stitches. From washcloths to baby blankets. The basketweave stitch is a very popular type of crochet stitch that is a crocheted by combing the front and back double stitches and the pattern you will crochet with it will come with outstanding woven design texture.

Every 3 rows you ll be switching up your pattern so the whole blanket will be a giant checkerboard. Working up right edge evenly space 252 sc. Continue the basket weave for the entire blanket until you reach row 85 or about 30 length or until your last balls of yarn is close to finishing. Free crochet basket weave baby blanket pattern.

Remember to single crochet 3 stitches in each stitch of the 4 corners. Cast on 200 stitches using long tail cast on method to keep the edges stretchy. Join with a slst to first sc. A cute basket weave stitch pattern like this will build up your confidence in no time.