Looking for a textured crochet baby blanket pattern? Not only is this one a blast to make, but it's perfect for cuddling, displaying, or both!
You can purchase a printable PDF of this pattern at our shop here or Etsy here.
After making The Finley blanket, I wanted to design a baby blanket with the same stitch.
And while I like Lion Brand's Pound of Love yarn, I wanted to go with a yarn that had just a bit more softness.
One of my all-time favorite yarns is Lion Brand's Heartland.
I love the softness, colors, and the fact that they're named after U.S. National Parks is a bonus in my book.
Here are a few other I Can Crochet That patterns designed with Heartland:
The Drew Throw
Get the details here.
The Raised Stitches Shawl
Get the details here.
The Getaway Infinity Scarf
Get the details here.
And last but not least...
One of the most popular patterns here...
The Simple Linen Stitch Blanket
Get the details here.
As you can see, I really really like this yarn. 🙂
The Hazel Textured Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
I had someone ask me about the names I chose for my designs.
She noticed something...
I was going in alphabetical order. And it's true! Here's a list of the project names so far:
- The Ava Throw
- The Bryn Blanket
- The Cora Blanket
- The Drew Throw
- The Ethan Throw
- The Finley Blanket
- The Griffin Blanket
- And...The Hazel
Most of these names I find searching online, but The Ava Throw and The Hazel are named after family members.
Ava, for my mother-in-law, who left us entirely too soon, and Hazel, for my niece, who just turned one a few days ago!
Guess what she got for her birthday? 😉
The Hazel blanket of course! And some board books.
The Crochet Stitches
The Bean Stitch
As I mentioned, I used one of the same stitches as The Finley Throw - the Bean Stitch.
Here's a video tutorial I made showing you how to do the Bean stitch. I hope it helps!
For those of you who like written instructions, here you go:
Bean Stitch:
- Insert hook into stitch and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook)
- Yarn over, insert hook into same stitch and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook)
- Yarn over, insert hook into same stitch and pull up a loop (6 loops on hook)
- Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops on hook
- Chain 1 to secure stitch
- Skip the next stitch and work steps 1 – 5 into the following stitch. Work bean stitch in every other stitch to end of row.
The Border
As for the border, I used the instructions from this video but tweaked it just slightly. Instead of doing 9 double crochet in the corner, I did 7.
The Yarn
Here are the colors of Lion Brand's Heartland yarn I used for this blanket:
You can purchase Heartland yarn at LionBrand.com or Amazon.com.
The Hazel Blanket Pattern
You can purchase a printable PDF of this pattern at our shop here or Etsy here.
Description:
The Hazel crochet baby blanket is worked entirely in the bean stitch, giving it one incredible texture. Because of the nature of the stitch and the weight of the yarn, this blanket is fairly heavy making it the perfect item for those colder days and nights. This baby blanket will make a beautiful addition to a baby's room.
Notes:
- Finished size measures 47” wide x 47″ long
- To change the length, simple add more striped rows
- To change the width, chain an odd number
- ch 1 does count as stitch
- At the end of each row, it says to ch 1. You are actually chaining 2, but because you already chained 1 to secure the last bean stitch, the pattern states to ch 1
- Video tutorial for the bean stitch HERE
- Video tutorial for border HERE
Materials:
HOOK(S)
J/ 6.0 mm crochet hook
YARN
Weight 4 • approx. 1,757 yds
Yarn A: Lion Brand Heartland in Carlsbad Caverns (2 skeins) - Purchase here
Yarn B: Lion Brand Heartland in Acadia (3 skeins) - Purchase here
Yarn C: Lion Brand Heartland in Capitol Reef (2 skeins) - Purchase here
NOTIONS
Scissors
Tapestry needle
Abbreviations:
ch chain
rep repeat
yo yarn over
bb back bump
dc double crochet
fpdc front post double crochet
bpdc back post double crochet
sk skip
sp space
st(s) stitch(es)
The Pattern:
Foundation row With yarn A, Ch 127, bean stitch in 3rd back bump from hook, *sk bb, bean st in next bb*, repeat between * and * across to end, ch 1, turn (125 sts)
Row 1 skip the first stitch (the chain which secured the bean) and work bean stitch in the next stitch (which is the first bean stitch of the row below), *continue skipping the ch 1 sp, working bean st into next st*, rep between * and * across to end, ch 1, turn (125 sts – bean and ch 1-space count as stitches)
Rows 2 - 10: rep row 1
Row 11 switch to yarn B and rep row 1
Rows 12 - 21 rep row 1
Row 22 switch to yarn C and rep row 1
Rows 23 - 32 rep row 1
Row 33 switch to yarn A and rep row 1
Rows 34 - 43 rep row 1
Row 44 switch to yarn B and rep row 1
Rows 45 - 54 rep row 1
Row 55 switch to yarn C and rep row 1
Rows 56 - 65 rep row 1
Row 66 switch to yarn A and rep row 1
Rows 67 - 76 rep row 1
Row 77 switch to yarn B and rep row 1
Rows 78 - 87 rep row 1
Row 88 switch to yarn C and rep row 1
Rows 89 - 98 rep row 1
Row 99 switch to yarn A and rep row 1
Row 100 - 109 rep row 1
Fasten off and weave in all ends
For border:
With same 6 mm crochet hook and Acadia yarn, attach yarn in corner of blanket and sc around entire blanket.
Written instructions:
Row 1
Side 1: ch 1, sc in same st, sc across in each bean st and ch- 1 sp, ending side with 3 sc in corner
Side 2: work sc evenly along side, ending with 3 sc in corner
Side 3: rep side 1
Side 4: rep side 2, ending with 2 sc in corner (same stitch as very first sc)
sl st to first sc from side 1
Fasten off
For border:
With same 6 mm crochet hook and Acadia yarn, attach yarn in corner of blanket and sc around entire blanket.
For the rest of the border, follow the instructions in this video, but instead of doing 9 dc in corner, do 7 dc in corner
Here are the written out instructions:
Row 2
Join yarn in corner (which is middle sc of 3 sc corner), work dc in corner, work 4 more dc in same st, dc in next st, dc across to corner
*work 7 dc in corner (which is middle sc of 3 sc corner), dc in next st, dc across to next corner*, rep from * to * around blanket until you get to the first dc worked (which is a total of 5 dc in that corner), work 2 dc in same st as first dc (7 dc total in last corner), sl st to first dc, ch 2 (does not count as st)
Row 3
fpdc in first st, *bpdc in next st, fpdc in next st*, rep from * to * around entire blanket, sl st to first st of row, ch 2
Row 4
repeat row 3
Fasten off, weave in all ends
Video tutorial for bean stitch HERE
Video for border HERE
