This crochet baby blanket pattern features rows of crochet cable bunnies worked on a background of back loop half double crochet. It has a classic look that will never go out of style.
I am loving crocheting blankets lately but sometimes I just don’t want to spend the time on a full-sized throw. Baby blankets are the perfect project to satisfy my blanket-making desires without taking a long time.
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My Pattern Notes
This crochet baby blanket was inspired by these cable bunnies. This fun cable design was based on a knit cable design I found on Pinterest. It is still one of my favorite things I’ve designed.
I decided to use Lion Brand Pound of Love, in the color antique white for the body of this blanket. It is a super soft acrylic worsted-weight yarn. It is more on the thinner side of worsted weight in my opinion.
I wasn’t going to have enough yarn left in my ball of Pound of Love for a border and I didn’t want to purchase an entire giant ball only to use a little bit of it so I opted to use Lion Brand Baby Soft yarn for the border instead. This is a DK-weight yarn but after its all said and done, you can barely tell the change in yarn weight.
Most of this blanket is worked up using half-double crochet stitches in the back loop. There are 2 sections of cable bunnies, one on each end. There is a photo of each step of making the cable bunnies here, the only change I made is the tail. I used a bobble instead of a popcorn.
Paring this crochet baby blanket with a Beatrix Potter Treasury would make a great baby shower gift! Here is the one shown in the photos.
Materials and Pattern Information
- 912 yds Lion Brand Pound of Love or similar #4/Worsted Weight Yarn
- 119 yds Lion Brand Baby Soft, #3/Dk Yarn
- This is for border. You can substitute with more Pound of Love or other worsted weight yarn if desired.
- 5 mm crochet hook
- Scissors + Yarn Needle
- Gauge: 7 blo hdc x 5 rows = 2 in
- Finished Size: 30 in x 36 in
Abbreviations
- US Terminology
- Ch(s): chain(s)
- St(s): stitch(es)
- Hdc: half double crochet
- Dc: double crochet
- BLO: Back loop only
- Fptr: front post treble crochet
- Fpdtr: front post double treble crochet
- Fpdtr2tog: Front post double treble crochet 2 stitches together
Special Stitches
- Bobble: [Yo (yarnover), insert hook into st indicated, yo, pull up loop, yo pull through 2 loops]5 times. {6 loops on hook.} Yo pull through 5 loops. Yo pull through last 2 loops.
- Front Post Treble Crochet (fptr): Yo (yarnover) x2, insert around stitch indicated from front to back to front, (yo, pull through 2 loops) 3 times
- Front post double treble crochet (Fpdtr): Yo 3 times, insert hook around stitch indicated from front to back to front, (yo pull through 2 loops) 4 times.
- Front post double treble 2 together (Fpdtr2tog): Yo 3 times, insert hook around stitch indicated from front to back to front, (yo pull through 2 loops) 3 times. 2 loops left on hook. Yo 3 times, insert hook around next indicated stitch from front to back to front, (yo pull through 2 loops) 3 times. 3 loops left on hook. Yo pull through all loops.
Notes
- Ch 1 and 2 do not count as a stitch
- Even rows are front side.
- Cable Bunny Photo Tutorial
- There wasn’t enough yarn to use only one skein of Pound of Love and I didn’t want to purchase an entire ball to only use a little bit. I opted to use Lion Brand Baby Soft for the border, this is a DK weight but yarn it still worked out well. Feel free to use more Pound of Love or similar worsted-weight yarn for border if you prefer.
Free Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern Written Instructions
Row 1: Ch 101, dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. (99 dc)
Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and in each st across. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 2, working in BLO, dc in same st as ch 2 and in each st across. Turn.
Row 4-8: repeat rows 2 and 3.
Row 9: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and next 12 sts, *Bobble, hdc 8. Repeat from * across, until 5 sts remain. Hdc in last 5. Turn.
Row 10: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and next 9 sts, *Fptr around next 3 sts 2 rows below. Hdc in next, Fptr around next 3 sts 2 rows below, hdc in next 2. Repeat from * 8 more times. Hdc in last 8 sts. Turn.
Row 11: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and each st across. Turn.
Row 12: As row 10
Row 13: as row 11
Row 14: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and next 9 sts. *Skip 4 sts, Fpdtr around next 3 sts 2 rows below, Hdc in last skipped st. Working behind the Fpdtr sts you just made, Fpdtr around the 3 skipped sts 2 rows below. Hdc in next 2 sts. Repeat from * 8 more times. Hdc in last 8 sts. Turn.
Row 15: As row 11
Row 16: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and next 10 sts. *Skip 3 sts. Fpdtr around next st 2 rows below, Fpdtr2tog over next 2 sts 2 rows below. Hdc in last skipped st. Working behind the fpdtr and fpdtr2tog you just made, Fpdtr around 1st skipped st 2 rows below, Fpdtr2tog over next 2 sts. Hdc in next 4 sts. Repeat from * 8 more times. Hdc in last 7 sts. Turn.
Row 17: as row 11
Row 18: Ch 1, hdc in same st as ch 1 and next 10 sts, *Fpdtr2tog over next 2 sts 2 rows below , hdc in next 3 sts. Fpdtr2tog over next 2 sts 2 rows below. Hdc in next 4. Repeat from * 8 more times. Hdc in last 7 sts. Turn.
Row 19-70: Repeat rows 2 & 3
Row 71-80: Repeat rows 9-18
Row 81-86: Repeat rows 2 & 3
Border
Rnd 1: Using MC, Ch 1, *sc down raw edge evenly to corner, (sc, ch 2, sc). Repeat from * around. Join to top of 1st st with sl st. Each edge should have an odd number of stitches.
Rnd 2: Join CC, ch 1, sc in same st as ch 1. * sc in each st to corner ch-2 space. (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner. Repeat from * around. Sc in last. Join to top of 1st st with sl st.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as ch 1. * sc in each st to corner ch-2 space. (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner. Repeat from * around. Sc in last 2. Join to top of 1st st with sl st.
Rnd 4: Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), skip 1,[*dc in next, ch 1, sk 1 Repeat from * to corner (dc, ch 2, dc), ch 1, skip 1] 4 times. Dc in next, ch 1, skip 1. Join with slst to 3rd beginning ch.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same st as ch 1, *sc in each st and ch-1 space to corner. (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner. Repeat from * around. Sc in each st and ch-1 space to end. Join to top of 1st sc with sl st. Finish off. Weave in ends.
Love this pattern. Can’t wait to try it.
The count appears to be off, it says chain 99 but you need 99 stitches.
It is fixed now! Thanks for letting me know.
You’re very welcome, I thought I was messing up.
I will definitely have to try this pattern. I love the bunnies. Thank you for sharing this. I agree that POL yarn is more like a 3 than a 4 weight yarn…maybe 3 1/2 🙂 I also do bobbles instead of popcorns. In fact I’ve never made a popcorn because, to me , taking your hook our of the item you’re making just doesn’t feel right to me.