One, it’s very washable because it’s acrylic – big plus for me.
Two, the chunky yarn makes a blanket pattern take less time.
Three, it’s so so plush and soft. I wish I could make one my size actually. 🙂
This type of yarn can be pricey to buy, but if you use coupons or wait for a good sale you can make a blanket for anywhere from $12 – $30. I just saw it go for $2 a skein at Michael’s a few weeks ago.
I used a size N hook which also helped the blanket pattern move along quickly. I normally dislike making crocheted blankets, even baby ones, because it takes forever, but this one wasn’t too bad.
Please bear with me as I am not a crochet pattern writer. If you notice something that might improve the pattern, please speak up. I would love to edit it to make it better for my readers. I also took notes and lost them when I re-organized the house to make room for the baby {sigh}, so I’m re-writing the pattern from just looking at my blanket.
Here’s what I did…
Yarn: 5 skeins of cream and 1 1/2 skeins of tan for the border.
Hook: Size N
Stitches: chain, sc, hdc, dc, fpdc, bpdc
ch. 67
Row 1: In third chain from hook dc. Dc in each chain across. (66 dc including the 2 chains)
Row 2: Ch. 2 and turn. *Four fpdc, four bpdc.* Repeat from * to * 8 times. Hdc in last stitch.
Row 3-5: Repeat round 2.
Row 6: Ch. 2 turn. *Four bpdc, four fpdc.* Repeat from * to * 16 times. Hdc in last stitch.
Row 7-9: Repeat round 6.
Row 10-13: Repeat round 2.
Row 14-17: Repeat round 6.
Row 18-21: Repeat round 2.
Row 22-25: Repeat round 6.
Row 26-29: Repeat round 2.
Row 30-33: Repeat round 6.
Row 34-37: Repeat round 2.
Row 38-41: Repeat round 6.
Row 42-45: Repeat round 2.
Row 46-49: Repeat round 6.
Row 50-53: Repeat round 2.
Row 54-57: Repeat round 6.
Row 58-61: Repeat round 2.
You can repeat round 6 for another four rounds if you like, but that requires another ball of yarn. I felt an almost square was good enough for me.
Add a border.
Sc around every stitch all the way around the blanket. 3 sc at the each corner stitch.
Repeat 3 times. Or finish the edge however you like. Weave in all your tails…and you’re done!
It’s a nice, thick blanket that makes a nice baby mat as well.
Or a mat for your three year old…
To pretend like he’s sleeping. 🙂 I love it when kids squeeze their eyes too tight when they’re fake sleeping. Ha ha…
I’m so happy with the finished blanket…and that I got it done before the baby came. Yay.
There is something sweet and sentimental about infusing love into a blanket woven by hand, stitch by stitch.
NOTE: If you want to enlarge the blanket, I recommend doing it by increments of four.
I am also loving how it goes with the new crib sheet I just made. I bought the fabric at Joann…but beware! All their fabric is now 43 wide and not 45 inches wide! The crib sheet just barely fits. For the crib sheet tutorial check out MADE here.
The nursery is finally coming together.
Hope you have a splendid weekend!
What a beautiful blanket. I really love that stitch. I have always shied away from patterns that use fpdc, but maybe I will give this a try, as I think it would make a cute baby boy blanket and I have several of those I need to make for friends.
Just finished this with the recommended 5 skeins of suggested yarn from Michael’s. Each skein only makes 8 rows, so it makes only a very small blanket . The directions go to 61 rows so I had to buy more yarn. Still turned out to be a beautiful blanket and cant’t wait to give it away! Thanks for all the hard worl!
Rita
It is a small baby mat sized blanket. So glad you enjoyed the pattern Rita!
How many extra did you use and what size did it end up at. I’m trying to do an adult one.
Delia that is gorgeous! I have never seen a basket weave before. That looks amazing! Fabulous job!
oh my goodness, this is GORGEOUS Delia!!! Simply gorgeous!
Oh my gosh i told my husband i was done crocheting baby blankets till our little one comes but i have to make this one. it is adorable!!!!
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That is so cute! I love to crochet, but I have never tried that stitch before. Now I feel the urge to pick up my hook! Thanks for sharing!
That is beautiful!
Your blanket turned out beautiful! I wish I knew how to crochet 🙂
I love the basket weave look! I actually found the same thing on Pinterest a few months ago. Since my youngest is the first to actually enjoy the little afghans my grandma made for the older kids (enjoy as in: she won't us anything else!) I decided to make her a new and bigger afghan for Christmas. I did a basket weave in turquoise with a white border. I love yours in the neutral colors!
Love the colors in your nursery. This nesting series is making me want another baby!
I absolutely love your blog!!!
Very anxious to make this blanket, it is beautiful. Thanks for sharing your talent!
Kathy
LOVE this! wish, wish, wish i knew how to crochet. The colors are so lovely too!
Get a crochet book and keep practicing it., You may not be able to do this pattern but it is probably time you learned how to crochet as it is such fun.
It’s okay if you don’t know how to crochet. Just learn the bare basics (that’s all you need for this) and watch the video Delia linked to. It’s very easy with the video!
Oh Sweetie, you CAN crochet! Get a hook about size H or I and some Red Heart or Vanna’s Choice yarn, a cheap “Learn to crochet” book and get on Youtube. Find a friend or neighbor who crochets. They will love to teach you! Ask around your neighborhood or Church. Some older lady will love the company and love to share crocheting with you! I wish I lived close to you, I’d have you crocheting in no time! I’ve taught hundreds of youngsters and adults how to become ‘hookers’. LOL! Been hooking and using “sticks and string” for over 50 years. I teach music and Latin so they also see me hooking or playing with sticks and string so they want to learn that too! Crocheters and Knitters are very giving of their talents so just ask! Anyone who knows how will gladly teach you and you will make a new friend!
Such a beautiful blanket! I have never seen that stitch before, and I have been crocheting since I was 8. Have I been living under a rock?! LOL
oh wow Delia, that's really cool! Makes me want to find my crochet hook. Love the colors too. Great pattern!
i love this…it turned out gorgeous!
Beatiful blanket! Your pattern seems very clear too. Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous blanket. New follower! I wonder why I didn’t do that earlier coz I have been here from so many places before.
I am a beginner crocheter and I would be so glad to try this.
That's beautiful! I will have to try it myself, now that my little one has decided he wants a billion blankets with him at all times. Thank you for sharing, and I love your nesting series!
This blanket is beautiful! I love the colors and how muted they are. Thanks for doing this nesting series. I've seen so many good ideas that I'm going to try out before our 2nd baby comes in July. Thanks for your beautiful blog and the inspiration that it is!
What a gorgeous blanket and the perfect yarn choice. 🙂
I am fighting tooth and nail against even ATTEMPTING to crochet a blanket. I know my limits–I’m too easily bored. I barely finish hats and scarves (okay, many times I DON’T finish them)…
But then people like you go and post things like this…and I can’t help but want to try it…
🙂
Thanks for the pattern.
And thanks for contributing to my crazy.
Delia, This is just lovely! What a nice basket weave! I've actually never heard of fpdc/bpdc before so I'm very excited to have a new stitch to work into my projects. And I'll definitely have to try out this blanket! Thanks! Erin http://www.CroStitching.etsy.com
So gorgeous, Delia! I love this!
Oh my heck. That is so stinking cute!! I can't wait to try it! Thanks for the pattern 🙂
Will try my very beautiful so thank you. 🙂
Hey there! This pattern is beautiful. I just wanted to let you know that I linked to this post and your blog as a whole on my blog. I hope you don’t mind! Here is the to the post.
http://craftyjenguin.blogspot.com/2012/04/crafts-abound.html
This is amazing. I agree with you about crocheting a blanket. I want to make this next.
Thank you so much for this pattern! I used it to make a blanket for our little girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anoukvg/7328848826/
thanks for much for this tutorial! 🙂
made a little gift for a new baby using it!
http://www.little-project.com/2012/07/craft-basket-weave-blanket-with-scallop.html
xx,
zhing
Just in case people are wanting to follow the pattern, I suggest a few edits to your pattern. If you follow the current pattern, you'll get entirely another look — still quite cool — just not what's pictured.
1.
ch 68, presumably 4×16 = 64, that gives you 4 extra stitches. 2 presumably goes for the first first "dc" and 1 goes to the last hdc in the row. This
Hello, I can only see #1 of your pattern suggestion, I would love to follow a more detailed pattern, and am interested in the rest of your post 🙂 I’m really excited for this project, please help!
Ignore point 3. That's only the case if you add extra 4 stitches as I did for my blanket.
Jena
What size is this blanket when it's completed?
I wound like to know this too.
good question. My apologies. This was one of my first crochet patterns/ projects. The finished blanket is about 3.5 ft. by 3.5 ft.
How much yarn was needed for this blanket? How many skeins?
Five skeins of the yarn I showed in the pictures for a small play mat sized baby blanket. I hope that helps! 🙂
Yes that helps, thank you!
I love this! I found it on pinterest and made my own version posted here: http://www.whiteandyellowmusings.blogspot.com/2012/12/basket-weave-baby-afghan.html
Thanks for the wonderful pattern!
Love your blog… and thank you so much for sharing the tutorial… Now I will try this too… and will come back soon for more tutorials..!
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I cannot thank you enough for making me decide on my first blanket for my first baby. I completed my blanket today and I am so happy with the results. I am due in another few weeks:-)
Eshu – congrats and best wishes to you and your new little one!
I forgot to answer a question about the size of the blanket. I had a reader email, asking me about it and thought I would add the answer here for anyone curious about the finished size as well:
It comes out to about a yard by a yard. So, it's a baby play mat size I guess. The weight of the yarn makes this a
Just started this blanket but I crochet so tight it is much smaller . I even went up to a size k hook and it only helped a little. So I added a dozen extra stitches and not with an odd number of sets of 4 (19X4) I'm having to alternated 2 & 6 every turn. Thankfully I figured it out before I got too far! LOVE this patter tho! 🙂
I would definitely get the sheety blanket in. I love that it's conventional for a girl and my baby boy would love to get her hands on this thing! 🙂
Julia
Choofie – Onwer
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I followed the pattern and had ZERO issues! I watched the video and frankly that was all I needed! I did add an extra ball of cream yarn because I'm slightly type A and needed it to be squarer. Lol and I'm on bed rest so why not?! Lol
Hi! I have a question 🙂 I want to do this baby blanket. In the video he says chain in groups of 8. He does 3 x 8 = 24 (as an example). Then he adds two more chains (one for each side). Then he begins by chaining 3 more (5 extra chains overall). In your pattern you chain 68. That means you made 8 groups of 8, 8×8 = 64 and then chained 4 more (to get 68). In the video he chains 5 extra ones. Why do you only do 4 more? I would like to know because I might do this with a smaller hook, so I might need more chains and adjust the pattern.
Another question! When you do half double crochet at the ends, I’m not sure which chain I am supposed to go into. Can you demonstrate?
I’m sorry if I’m confusing, I’m new to crocheting! 🙂
– Harpa
Yes. I can see why that would be confusing. So when I did that I would end up with a crooked beginning. I found it unnecessary and not very pretty. There are a lot of patterns that follow the traditional math, as he does, like when you join rounds and such, that require that you chain x amount of times…For example with dc it’s to chain three before starting the next round. Those extra chains are pretty standard in a lot of patterns but they also produces obvious seams and in this case too much chain at the start. He might be pulling those chains tighter to compensate. I have no idea. He did mention something about doing the math wrong and having to crochet a chain in at the end of the row…I think. It’s been a while so I can’t remember all that well. Anyway… with any patterns that I share, I often reduce the extra chains by at least one and it produces a cleaner look in my opinion. When I make hats and have to crochet in the round I almost always take a chain off then too.
As for the hdc at the end. It’s been a while since I have done this stitch. I believe at the end of that first row, it’s the one right next to the knot. Is that what you were asking? If not, you go under the two loops at the top, right in that empty space in between stitches. Let me know if you have more questions. I am happy to help where I can! 🙂
have done c2c in simular stitch just tried this with some chunky but did 38 stitchs wide perfect for baby car seat in winter going to try larger for my bed so cosy warm and looks good too thankyou for sharing
This is the best ‘PATTERN DESIGN’ I have seen in a long time. The blanket is absoutely beautiful. I love making afghans for family , friends & The Linus Project : blankets for sick children. I am making an afghan for my youngest son right now, doing the Basket Weave stitch! But now, I will do this for babies as well. please share more patterns like this, anytime. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment!
This is a beautiful blanket! I’m in the process of making it now. I have one question, though. In between the asterisks you say to do 4 fpdc 4 bpdc then repeat 16 times. I was wondering.. would it be 8 groups of 4 fpdc and 8 groups of 4 bpdc? And if so, would that mean we repeat what’s between the asterisks 8 times since its a group of 8 stitches? I’m just a little confused. Help!
Can hardly wait to make this for a friends first grandchild due in May.
How do the stitches go in different directions?
Delia,
This is gorgeous! I just learned how to do the fpdc and bpdc. I am a big fan of the soft chunky yarns so I would love to use this pattern to make a prayer shawl for a friend. Thank you for sharing it with us!
This is a super-easy thing to make, especially if you watch the youtube videos first (18 minutes of your life well-spent): 1) dc is the easiest basic crochet stitch. 2) it looks almost identical to ‘entrelac’ which is gorgeous but much too hard. 3) I’ve been crocheting for 4 weeks now and I can do this stitch!
love the blanket altho i usually use baby yarn. never thought about using a bulky yarn. i have not done fpdc, bpdc, but will watch the video and try.
do u know the approximate size?
ty
On the video he has us do three rounds of each type, and your pattern has four. Is this just a matter of choice??
Yes. I designed my pattern differently but the basic idea is the same.
That is one perfect stitch!!
Is this easy enough for a beginner? also, what do the stitch codes mean? I know what a SC and DC are but the others??
thanks! I need to make 3 in a hurry and these are just perfect!
I would say an advanced beginner could easily manage it.
fpdc = front post double crochet
bpdc = back post double crochet
Let me know if you have any more questions! Enjoy!
Hi!
I’m at the end of round 2 right now and I have to do a hdc. So far I’ve done everything right but at the end of this round it looks like I have about 2 posts left. How do I have to hdc this?
Hi Adam. So, I just looked over the pattern again, and there is a typo. My goodness. I am so sorry about that. In the first row, it should say 66 and not 67 for the number of stitches you should have at the end of row 1. I will go fix that right now. When you have 66 dc (including the chain two) then when you turn to do row 2, you skip the first stitch (because of the chain 2), and the rest should fit in nicely. Again…so very sorry about that typo. Believe it or not, you are the first to catch it!
Thank you so much for this pattern!! I found this a few days ago and thought it would be perfect for my little one who will be arriving any day now. I purchased 3 skeins (white) of Bernat Baby Blanket yarn and 1 (teal) for the border. The pattern was so easy, I followed it for the first 2 rows and then just kept going until I was out of yarn. The finished blanket ended up to be about 35×40, I couldn’t be happier with the end result and it went very quickly!!
I am so happy to hear that! Congrats and best wishes to you and your new little one!
Your blanket is just lovely. I made a blanket using this stitch for my nephew years ago, then lost the pattern. I’m so happy to find this. I’ve been wanting to make one for my upcoming grandchild. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank Catherine! Congrats on a new grandchild!
I’m working on this for my new niece and it’s turning out so great. I am so curious though…I’m using the same yarn and same hook, same everything…and I’m still three rows short of what yours is and I’m done with all 5 skeins. But one more should do it. I also did them in sets of three rows, not four, to keep the square look. I could see from trial and other people’s blankets that four rows gives the one direction a more rectangle look.
Anyway, can’t wait to finish. Thanks for the great pattern and inspriation.
I’ve been knitting since Jr. High but have never attempted crochet ever before. Now with our first kiddo due in just a few short weeks I was searching Pinterest for the perfect knit blanket but stumbled upon this cute pattern instead. It’s such an easy pattern to follow, I went to Michaels, picked up some Vanna’s Choice yarn (which I highly recommend – the colors are beautiful!), a crochet hook and got to work! It turned out beautifully 🙂 Such a great pattern for someone who doesn’t know what the heck they’re doing. Thanks for sharing!
I am so glad you liked the pattern Becca! Congrats and best wishes to you and your new baby!
Thanks so much for sharing this! I’ve been crocheting for over a year now and have always been quite intimidated by this stitch but I bought some beautiful chunky yarn yesterday and just happened to make a different baby blanket with the same size hook, when I finished it I was searching for a different stitch to do but came across this post and NEEDED to make one! So far so good!!
Thank you so much again 🙂
It’s such a fun stitch once you get going huh? Have fun!
Hi i love the weave stitch but l love it better if u would do a you tube video on how to do it step by step not sure if u have one thanks
Darline
Hi Darline,
I am so sorry I don’t have a video for you. I included a link to one done by another person, in the post though. I hope that helps!
I’m a grandma X 10 been knitting and crocheting over 50 yrs now. This blanket is easy enough for a beginner. You CAN do it! For the end stitches, put a safety pin or locking st marker in the beginning and last st of each row and move them up as you go along to find that pesky last st. Find a Youtube video to learn a “Foundation Double Crochet” first row. It makes the chain & first row at the same time! Takes a little practice, but you CAN do it! To prevent that ‘seam’ look, don’t chain,just do a regular dc at the beginning! Or check out a video for a “standing dc”. Just takes a little practice. The FPDC & BPDC are NOT hard, again a Youtube video will have you crocheting like a pro. Been teaching crochet and knit for years, you CAN do it! Just try..it’s also very calming and good for you and your new wee angel! Bless you all and your wee ones!
What colour of yarn is a tan – border one? Do you know a name od that colour as cant find it on the website michaels
Hi Maggy,
I think I used Taupe. I looked it up online and it looks a little lighter than the color I used. The listing picture could be overexposed and it could look different in person. If not, my guess is that the color was changed slightly. That happens sometimes. I made my blanket over three years ago, so that is very possible. Sorry to not be of more help. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Delia 🙂
Hey! So I made this blanket a few months ago but this time around I’m having a problem. When you say 66 including the chain that means the chain is included in the 66 right? Because I keep getting 66 plus the chain. So a total of 67. I have started over 4 times just today and I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. I chain 68. Then dc in 3 chain from the hook. I then have 66 dc and the chain2. So I have 67. Then when I start Fpdc and bpdc I do that in every post and end up with one post left and the spot where I’m suppose to hdc. I see you said to skip first stitch in a comment. It that where I’m suppose to skip to even it out? So when I start my Fpdc and bpdc do I skip the first one then star?
Cassie,
You are totally right. This was one of my first stabs at pattern writing, and I think I just shared the wrong initial chain count. It should be 67. Sorry for the confusion! I hope that helps? I changed it in the post. Thanks for asking such a helpful question!
Delia 🙂
I have been using this stitch for several years and love it. Question: I think you called for five skeins of chunky yarn. Could you give the weight or yardage of each skein? I have two very large one pound skeins and don’t know how this would translate.
Yes. Sorry. This is one of my first patterns, so it’s missing some info. Each skein is 3.5 oz. or about 109 yards. I hope that helps!
I just made your blanket, in white with a strip of pink in the white border. I am so in Love with this pattern, and have started a larger one by doubling the starting chain.
Awesome! Sounds adorable!
How would you make this pattern bigger? Is there a certain amount of chains you have to make use to follow the pattern. I.e a denominator of 6 or 4?
Good question April. I would just increase the chain by groups of four and then add more rows. Does that help?
While doing this, *Four bpdc, four fpdc.* Repeat from * to * 16 times, I only repeated the pattern 8 times and not 16. There are 16 each of the four, but only 8 more of the two. Is this how do it should ne?
Alyssa,
I see what you mean. I think you are right. Yes, I mean to repeat it 8 times. Thank you for making that distinction and bringing it to my attention.
Delia
Hi!
Thank you so much for your pattern! I gave this blanket to my friend as a gift for her newborn and she was so happy! I posted it on my Instagram and now I have some people asking me to make one for them, so here’s my question. Do I have the right to sell it on my Etsy shop? Do you want me to mention your name or something? Let me know!
Thanks,
Ariane
Ariane,
I am so happy to hear that it went over so well! You can surely sell it in your Etsy shop. Thank you for asking! I love to support fellow small businesses. If you would give pattern credit in the form of a link to my post that would be greatly appreciated!
<3, Delia
Hi Delia,
Thank you so much! I will link your post for sure 🙂
Ariane
thank you for sharing this pattern. I made a blanket for my great niece she arrived at the end of January. I had never done that stitch before and I thought well give it a go and see how got on, I am so pleased I did. It would be the right size for a pushchair and in the car for her.
I have seen the same sort of pattern knitted but not found a pattern for that yet hopefully I will soon.
With having injuries with my hands my knitting and crochet have been put on one side for a couple of years now there is no stopping me I hope and will be able to do more.
Thank you.
So, glad you like the pattern! Sorry to hear about your injuries, but I am so happy you can crochet and knit again!
How can you print this without all the ads.
You can copy and paste the text into a word document and print it that way. I hope that helps! <3
Would you please explain how to do the border? I’m not sure where to put the stitches. After a few attempts my project was curling too much. Especially down the sides. Thank you.
Sure! Sorry about the vagueness of this tutorial. It was one of my first crochet patterns. As you crochet up the side of your blanket work in the beginning chain loops and the stitches at the ends of the rows. If it is curling up a lot, it may be that your stitches are too close together. It could also be that you need to do another row or two before it lies flat, or you may need to loosen up your tension. Are you putting 3 stitches in the same stitch at the corners as well? This will help them lie flat and not curl. I hope this helps. I am happy to help trouble shoot with you further if any of these tips are not working.
I love working this pattern. It’s so easy And works up quickly. I added 16 sc and am going to end up using 15 skeins.
Thank you for the pattern.
That makes me so happy to hear! Glad you like the pattern.
What color did you use in the Charisma yarn?
I believe I used Bone or Off White. It’s been quite a few years.
I love this pattern. I’m using Bernat Pipsqueak #5 bulky yarn and it’s super soft. I’m making it for my great nephew whom is due in July. This blanket is much larger , but I love it and I know my niece will love it as well. Thank you so much for sharing this payern.!!!
Kathy in FL
I am so happy you enjoyed the pattern! What a lucky niece!