Beginner blankets can be made from blocks, simple stitch rows, or super bulky yarn. These eight original patterns list different finished sizes, stitch textures, and color change approaches, so you can choose a first blanket that fits your yarn and time.
Block based blankets mean a lot of seaming at the end, so a tapestry needle is worth having ready before you start joining.
Beginner blanket patterns to explore
1. Easy Crochet Baby Blanket
This is a 38 inch wide baby blanket in half double crochet through the back loop only, which gives a stretchy texture. It is rated Easy, made from four small blocks, and the yarn does the color work for you. B.Hooked chose half double crochet because it is tall enough to work up quickly but not so tall that little fingers and toes get caught in it. Brittany at B.Hooked
2. Simple Crochet Throw Blanket
Ashley Parker’s throw uses one stitch and a super bulky (6) velvet-style yarn, Hobbii Baby Snuggle Solids, which is light but warm. She recommends leaving tails longer than usual because velvet yarn can fray, and says she loved it so much she kept the one she planned to gift, so she is making another. Ashley Parker at The Loopy Lamb
3. Soft Beginner Crochet Blanket
Jessica got the idea from a lady in the yarn aisle who said that for a baby blanket she buys Homespun yarn and single crochets the whole thing. Jessica used solid colors for a modern striped look, in gold and cream, and says you can make it as big or small as you like, baby or lapghan. She warns the yarn can be a challenge to work with. Jessica at Mama In A Stitch
4. Beginner Grit Stitch Baby Blanket
Daisy Farm Crafts uses the grit stitch, a modified single crochet, which is a good one to learn if you are already comfortable with single crochet. It is in Red Heart Hygge Charm, a soft acrylic with a little sparkle, two skeins of Starlight and one of Shooting Star, on a 5.5 mm hook. It finishes 28 by 34 inches and starts with 126 chains. Nicolina at Daisy Farm Crafts
5. Beginner Blanket in 4.5 Hours
Crochet Dreamz says you can make this in about 4.5 hours, with super bulky yarn in three colors on a 10 mm hook (a 6.5 mm works too), and a baby-safe texture with no holes. You do not fasten off between colors, you carry the yarn along the side, so there are very few tails to weave in. The free pattern is on the page, and an ad-free PDF costs $3.99. Shehnaaz at Crochet Dreamz
6. Larksfoot Blanket
The Larksfoot is part of Hannah Cross’s Yarn Stash Series. It is one size, 85 by 100 cm, though easy to adapt, with a tension of 11 stitches and 7 rows over 10 cm, and it uses about 400 g of DK yarn on a 5 mm hook. It is written in UK terms with US terms in brackets. Hannah Cross at HanJan Crochet
7. Lapsang Blanket
The Lapsang is a beginner-friendly afghan in 15 sizes, in 100 percent acrylic DK weight yarn. It uses a textured crossover stitch framed by a single crochet border, and Hannah says it is a perfect stash-busting project that looks so impressive nobody will believe it is easy. Hannah Cross at HanJan Crochet
8. Ocean Hues Gradient Blanket
Jennifer Renaud uses a mesh stitch in a one-row repeat, with Lion Brand Mandala gradient yarn in dark teal, which reminded her of the ocean. She gives realistic time estimates, about 5 to 10 hours for a small baby blanket, 10 to 20 for a throw, and 30 or more for a full size blanket, and says it is a project to relax with. Jennifer Renaud at A Crocheted Simplicity
