The Miguel Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern in 9 sizes
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Looking for the perfect blanket to crochet? The Miguel blanket is easy to master, fun to make, and it will become an heirloom in the family that will last for years. Grab your hooks and let’s start on an easy, satisfying, and rewarding crochet blanket pattern.
The Miguel Blanket Crochet Pattern
My god-sister recently welcomed her first child, Miguel. He’s adorable with a head full of hair and the sweetest little face. To celebrate, I designed this blanket for his crib and to love on as he grows.
The Miguel blanket pattern is written in a whopping NINE sizes, spanning doll size through king size. See a size chart below to determine the size you need to make. It would be super cute to make a doll size AND the toddler size for a unique and fun toddler birthday gift!
For this pattern I am using Brava Baby, a wonderfully soft #3 weight acrylic yarn that is perfect for all things baby related. You could substitute Brava Recycle, Mellowspun, or Bernat Softee Cotton for a more durable baby blanket.
If you want to use a worsted weight acrylic that is fine too, just keep in mind that since the yarn is a bit thicker, the blanket will be slightly larger than the sizing chart below. What size will you make yours? Let’s get started!
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Materials:
DK/#3 weight yarn (Brava Baby (size 3/DK) yarn used)
-approx. (310, 1380, 2355, 3235, 4380, 6145, 7565, 8685, 10210) yards
Crochet hook in size 4.5mm or size needed to obtain gauge
Blanket Sizes:
Gauge: 16 sts and 9 rows = 4“ square using Double Crochet
Gauge Pattern:
Row 1: Fdc- 23 (or ch-25, dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each to end)
Rows 2 through 5: Ch-2, turn, dc in next 7 sts, * ch-1, sk-next st, dc in next 7 sts * repeat between * * to end. (23)
Row 6: Ch-2, turn, dc in first, * ch-1, sk- next st, dc in next * repeat between * * to end. (23)
Row 7: Ch-2, turn, dc in next 7 sts/chs, * ch-1, sk-next st, dc in next 7 sts/chs * repeat between * * to end. (23)
Rows 8 through 10: repeat row 2 (23)
Measure for gauge, adjust hook size if necessary. Tips for measuring and adjusting for gauge can be found here.
Pattern Notes:
Pattern written using US terms.
The chain(s) at the beginning of the row do NOT count as a stitch.
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Follow along with the gauge swatch in the VIDEO tutorial below.
The Newborn Bunny Hat and Diaper Cover can be found here.
Abbreviations:
Ch(s): Chain(s)
Dc: Double Crochet
Fdc: Foundation Double Crochet
Sk: Skip
Sl st: Slip stitch
St(s): Stitch(es)
Picot: Ch-3, sl st in first ch. Find my tutorial here.
Pattern:
Row 1: Fdc- (63, 143, 191, 207, 239, 271, 335, 359, 423) [or ch- (65, 145, 193, 209, 241, 273, 337, 361, 425), dc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch to end].
Rows 2 through 5: Ch-2, turn, dc in next 7 sts, * ch-1, sk-next st, dc in next 7 sts * repeat between * * to end. (63, 143, 191, 207, 239, 271, 335, 359, 423)
Row 6: Ch-2, turn, dc in first, * ch-1, sk- next st, dc in next * repeat between * * to end. (63, 143, 191, 207, 239, 271, 335, 359, 423)
Rows 7 through 10: repeat row 2 (63, 143, 191, 207, 239, 271, 335, 359, 423)
Rows 11 through (35, 80, 105, 135, 160, 200, 200, 215, 215): repeat rows 6 through 10 in order (63, 143, 191, 207, 239, 271, 335, 359, 423)
Row (36, 81, 106, 136, 161, 201, 201, 216, 216): Ch-2, turn, dc in each st/ch-sp to end. (63, 143, 191, 207, 239, 271, 335, 359, 423)
Do not fasten off.
Border:
Round 1: Where still attached, Ch-1, rotate clockwise, sc evenly down row ends to corner, 3sc in corner st, sc in each st/sp across, 3sc in corner st, sc evenly up row ends, 3sc in corner st, sc in each st/sp across, 2sc in same as start. Join to top of first st with sl st.
Round 2: [* sk-2 sts, (3dc, picot, 3dc) in next st, sk-2 sts, sl st in next st * repeat between * * until 2 sts before corner, (5dc, picot, 5dc) in corner most st] 4x, sl st to base of first shell.
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Miguel Blanket Video Tutorial:
If you would rather watch this video on YouTube, you can find it on my channel here. Don’t forget to subscribe while you’re there! 😉
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