Criss-Cross Baby Blanket | Free Beginner Crochet Pattern (PDF)

About this pattern

If you need a baby gift and you've got a weekend, this is the baby blanket. The criss-cross texture looks woven and carefully planned, but it comes from one repeated row you'll have memorized before the first ball of yarn runs out. Bulky yarn does the heavy lifting, so it grows fast and stays squishy and warm. The free PDF gives you the full written pattern in US terms with the stitch repeat laid out, plus photos for the row that usually trips people up. I've sized it for a pram, and there are notes for going bigger for a crib or smaller for a tummy-time mat. Honestly, picking the color is the hardest part.

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