Watermelon Baby Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern

Since it is now officially springtime, what better way to start it off than with a vibrant, spring colored Watermelon baby blanket?!

Because this blanket is made in the bright colors of green and pinkish reds, I thought what could be a better name than the Watermelon Baby Blanket!

I always have a good time trying to take pictures outside of my finished projects and I always wind up with a helper

The Yarn

The yarn that I used specifically for this blanket is Hobby Lobby’s “Yarn Bee Soft & Sleek” This yarn work up beautifully and really shows the moss stitch off. It is a low peel fiber yarn and isn’t fuzzy at all!

This blanket is made using the Moss Stitch in a Square technique. This is a great stitch that works up easily and doesn’t require a lot of counting, so it’s perfect for working up while watching TV or something.

Pattern

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Things you will need:

• Yarn Bee Soft & Sleek – 2 skeins in green and 2 skeins in coral
• Size I – 5.50mm Crochet Hook
• Stitch Marker
• Yarn Needle
• Scissors

Abbreviation:

• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• sk = skip
• Sl st = slip stitch
• st = stitch (es)

Go!

With Green

Round 1: ch 2, in the 2nd st from you hook work * sc, ch 1, sc, ch 2* repeat * to * 3 more times being sure to work all of the st into that same st, sl st into 1st st of the round

Round 2: sl st in next sc, sl st into the ch 2 space, ch 1, * (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner (ch 2 space), ch 1, sc in ch 1 space, ch 1 * repeat * to * around, sl st into 1st st of the round

Round 3: sl st into the corner, ch 1, * (sc, ch 2, sc in corner) ch 1, sc + ch 1 in each ch 1 space across until you reach next corner* repeat * to * around until you reach the very last corner, sl st into the 1st st

Round 4-5: repeat round 3

Change to coral

Rounds 6-50: repeat round 3, changing colors every 5 rows.

You should end on the coral.

If you need any help with doing the moss stitch in a square, I have a video tutorial HERE

Edges:

For the border, I done the Puff Edge Stitch.

With Green,

Start by pulling up a loop anywhere around the edge of your blanket and work an HDC (half double crochet) in that stitch. *Skip a stitch, Hdc, then, working around the post of the HDC, HDC3TOG.*

To HDC3TOG: yarn over, pull up a loop,(3 loops on hook) YO again, pull up a loop (5 loops on hook) YO again, pull up a loop (7 loops on hook) YO and pull through all 7 loops on your hook

Continue repeating * to * around your work. When you reach a corner, simply work 2 puff edge stitches in the corner placing a chain stitch between the 2 puff edge stitches.

Or, if you’d like to watch my video tutorial, you can find it HERE

Weave in all ends.