One of my friends and most loyal customers requested a baby blanket with big holes for her baby daughter, who enjoyed twining her fingers through the blanket I made last year for her big brother. I made up my own pattern, and while I was crocheting the blanket, my daughter Naomi begged for one of her own, which my mom then saw and requested one for herself as well.
Holey Blanket Pattern
Terms/Abbreviations:
Ch: Chain
Dc: Double crochet
St: Stitch
Sk: Skip
Rep: Repeat
FO: Finish off
This pattern is written in three sizes:
Baby: Finished blanket is 32″ x 32″.
34 “spaces” across
Child size: Finished blanket is 36” x 68″.
36 “spaces” across (short side)
Throw/adult size: Finished blanket is 40” x 50”.
Approx. 40 “spaces” across (short side)
You will need:
Baby: 5.33 100g balls of Bernat Baby Blanket Peachy (yarn A)
Size N / 10mm hook
Small amount of Bernat Softee Baby Cotton Petal (yarn B)
Size G / 4mm hook
Yarn needle
Child: 10.33 100g balls of Bernat Baby Blanket Pitter Patter
Size P / 11.5mm hook
Yarn needle
Throw/adult: 2.5 300g balls of Bernat Blanket Teal Dreams
Size P / 11.5mm hook
Yarn needle
Pattern Notes:
Work loosely. The baby blanket has a cotton border added for extra sturdiness.
I did not keep track of how many sts or chs I used for the adult/throw blanket, but I’m including the measurements because you can recreate it just using these and the st pattern.
Baby Blanket:
Using Yarn A, ch 67.
R1: In third ch from hook, *dc, ch1, sk. Rep from * to end of row. Ch2, turn.
R2-41: Dc in first space between two dcs and ch in r1, ch1, sk, dc. Rep *dc, ch1, sk to end of row. Do last dc in row in edge st instead of space. Ch2, turn.
Rep R2 until blanket is about 32″ square. (41 rows, R2-41)
Border
Using Yarn B, hdc 1 row around edge, about 1 st per row/hole (41 per side). Make 3 hdcs in each corner to turn. Add cotton border using yarn B for sturdiness (hdc 1 row around edge, 3 hdcs in each corner to turn). Join to first st in border, FO, weave in ends.
Child Blanket:
Ch 75.
R1: In third ch from hook, *dc, ch1, sk. Rep from * to end of row. Ch3, turn.
R2: Dc in first space between two dcs and ch in r1, ch1, sk, dc. Rep *dc, ch1, sk to end of row. Do last dc in row in edge st instead of space. Ch3, turn.
Rep R2 until blanket is desired length (I made mine about 5’8”). FO, weave in ends.
Throw/adult Blanket:
Ch to slightly more than your desired length, ending on an odd number of sts in your ch.
R1: In third ch from hook, *dc, ch1, sk. Rep from * to end of row. Ch3, turn.
R2: Dc in first space between two dcs and ch in r1, ch1, sk, dc. Rep *dc, ch1, sk to end of row. Do last dc in row in edge st instead of space. Ch3, turn.
Rep R2 until blanket is desired length (I made mine 40” x 50”). FO, weave in ends.
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~Crafty Reba
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