27+ Free (and Easy!) Crochet Baby Blanket Patterns

Here is a free pattern for a striped ripple baby blanket that you can use to practice your skills. This particular pattern makes a squishy, cozy, baby blanket that’s perfect for playing and snuggling. You can customize the look of this blanket by choosing a different shade of ombre yarn, or combining your own set of yarns to create a unique stripe pattern.

This simple baby blanket made from rows of single crochet is a great opportunity to practice basic crochet stitches. And in the end, this pattern will teach you how to make an elegant baby blanket in any colorway you choose.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Recommended Yarn: Swish Worsted

The Anfora blanket uses trapezoidal modules to achieve a geometric design. The easy stitch pattern gives a sturdy, cozy, and warm blanket.

Here is a modern, easy blanket with a geometric design. The simple stitch pattern makes a sturdy fabric that will be cozy and warm.

It's great for beginners, too, since the trapezoidal pattern is made with slip stitches and single crochet stitches.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Suggested Yarn: Wool of the Andes Superwash

You'll love this snuggly baby blanket made with cuddly chenille yarn. It's so soft that you may be tempted to keep it for yourself!

You can create a kit with all the yarn you'll need or download the free pattern.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Recommended Yarn: Lion Brand Naptime Yarn

This simple blanket combines the basic double crochet stitch with bold, colorful stripes to create a beautiful modern baby blanket. Use as many - or as few - yarn colors as you like to create your unique design.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Suggested Yarn: Preciosa Tonal Worsted

The pattern turns the common granny square into a modern, graphic baby blanket. Customize it by choosing any combination of colors you like!

You can create a kit with all the yarn you'll need or download the free pattern.

Yarn Weight: Category 2/Fine

Recommended Yarn: Lion Brand Oh Baby Yarn

Here's a beautiful blanket that's a lot easier to make than it looks at first glance. This rectangular blanket is worked flat in an easily memorized two-row pattern stitch.

Made with super soft yarn, this ripple baby blanket makes the perfect gift.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Recommended Yarn: Comfy Worsted

Here is a sweet gender-neutral blanket crocheted in a simple Ripple stitch. Soft puff stitches add lots of texture and interest to this monochromatic afghan. You can add or subtract pattern repeats to make it larger or smaller.

Yarn Weight: Sport

Recommended Yarn: Shine Sport Yarn

This pattern uses self-striping yarn in a unique way to create a modern, color-blocked baby blanket. The blanket is worked in one piece: one triangle is worked first, and then a second triangle is worked along one edge of the first.

Note: The pattern called for discontinued Cupcake Yarn, but you can easily substitute Mandala Baby yarn.

Yarn Weight: Category 3 / DK

Recommended Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala Baby

Here's a simple and classic baby blanket crocheted in moss stitch. Moss stitch, also called granite or linen stitch, works up quickly into a soft fabric with beautiful drape.

Click here for a full tutorial on how to crochet moss stitch.

Yarn Weight: Aran

Recommended Yarn: Lion Brand Feels Like Butta

Check out this adorable baby blanket crocheted with stripes of colorful bobbles. It makes a graphic, textural blanket that babies will love to play with.

Click for more information about the crochet bobble stitch.

Yarn Weight: Light Category 3

Recommended Yarn: Bernat Softee Baby

A crochet baby blanket that looks like a patchwork quilt? Yes, please! This pattern will teach you how to make half-square triangle granny squares and assemble them into a kaleidoscope baby blanket.

For more information about solid granny squares, check out these two tutorials:

• Solid Granny Square Crochet Pattern for Beginners
• How to Crochet a Solid Granny Square with No Gaps

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Recommended Yarn: Lion Brand Basic Stitch

This colorful chevron baby blanket would be a fun and cheerful addition to a new baby's nursery. Change up the color palette to suit your style and personal taste.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Recommended Yarn: Lion Brand Vanna's Choice

If you're looking for a baby blanket with a lot of texture, don't miss this pattern! It has lots of bobbles and ridges for little baby hands to explore.

Even though it may look complicated, this pattern is easy enough for a confident beginner or an experienced crocheter looking for a simple, pretty project.

Yarn Weight: Sport

Recommended Yarn: Knit Picks Shine Sport

For a more subtle look, try this pattern for a monochromatic baby blanket with a textured diamond pattern. It's made with super soft baby velvet yarn, which can be a little tricky to work with. If you are a beginner, you may want to substitute another similar weight yarn.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Recommended Yarn: Bernat Baby Velvet

One of the things I love about this Granny Block blanket is that you can use as many or as few colors as you want -- so it's perfect for using up small amounts of stash yarn.

Whichever color scheme you choose, you'll love the easy stitch pattern and gorgeous texture.

Yarn Weight: DK

Recommended Yarn: Knit Picks Swish DK

This pattern makes a beautiful and colorful crochet blanket that's always a big bit at baby showers. It uses a beginner-friendly stitch pattern called the blanket stitch to create a lightweight blanket that's perfect for warmer weather.

Yarn Weight: DK

Recommended Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala Baby Yarn

What beautiful colors! This baby blanket pattern will show you how to crochet a solid-looking granny square in continuous rounds. That's right; this square is actually working in a spiral!

Yarn Weight: DK

Recommended Yarn: Lion Brand Mandala Yarn

Here's another variation of a granny-square-style blanket that's worked in rounds. It looks especially nice word up in self-striping or gradient yarn. But the pattern has enough texture and interest that it still looks beautiful when made in a solid yarn.

Yarn Weight: Fingering

Recommended Yarn: Scheepjes Whirl Yarn

I love how simple one-row-repeats can create beautiful, textured baby blankets. This pattern uses a vintage crochet stitch called the Little Roses stitch.

Yarn Weight: Sport

Recommended Yarn: Brava Sport or Scheepjes Stone Washed

Here's a bold color-blocked baby blanket to decorate a modern nursery. If you've wanted to learn how to crochet with multiple colors of yarn, this is a great pattern to start with.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Recommended Yarn: Lion Brand Vanna's Choice

This colorful baby blanket uses a special "bean stitch" to create a beautiful and cozy texture. Make this pattern a variety of colors for a modern look, or crochet it in one solid color for a simple, elegant blanket.

Yarn Weight: DK

Recommended Yarn: Swish DK or Paintbox Simply DK

A twist on the traditional crochet ripple baby blanket, this gender-neutral pattern makes the perfect pop of color in a modern nursery.

Yarn Weight: DK

Recommended Yarn: Lion Brand Baby Soft

Crochet a stack of hexagon motifs, and sew them together to create this modern hexagon baby blanket.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Recommended Yarn: Comfy Worsted or I Love This Cotton

This pattern combines rows of neutral and colorful yarn to create an intriguing striped pattern. You can even use self-striping or gradient yarn to make the color changes even easier.

Add or subtract stitches to make this blanket in any size you like.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Recommended Yarn: Brava Worsted

Even though it may seem complicated, this crochet baby blanket is a lot easier to make than it looks. The stitch pattern is made up of basic single and double crochets that form a tiny checked pattern.

Yarn Weight: Sport

Recommended Yarn: Brava Sport or Andean Treasure Baby Alpaca

This graphic baby blanket is simple and beautiful. It is crocheted in a series of 4 triangle motifs. Since the pattern only uses basic stitches like single crochet, it's great for beginners too.

Yarn Weight: Fingering

Recommended Yarn: Stroll Superwash Yarn

Here is a pattern for a beautiful lacy baby blanket that is certain to become a cherished heirloom. The pattern tutorial includes a stitch chart and a video to guide you through the steps.

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Recommended Yarn: Brava Worsted