Modern Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern – Gender Neutral Peach and Teal

My Peaches and Teal Baby Blanket features clever stitch combinations and subtle textures for a beautiful, modern look. This free crochet baby blanket pattern is gender-neutral and easy for beginners.

With easy crochet overlay sections to get amazing colour work, and simple filet sections to add beautiful drape, this baby blanket is one you will want to make again and again.

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About This Easy Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern

Whether you are a beginner wanting to learn new techniques and stretch your crochet knowledge, or you have experienced hands that fancy a TV project to work on in the evenings, this crochet baby blanket is for you!

The simple stitch repeat of each section means that there are only three elements to learn for the blanket, but the colour placement throughout makes it appear far more complicated than it is.

Crisp, clean edges and solid bands between sections make the blanket pattern modern, stylish and gender neutral too. This would make a perfect baby shower gift!

Anyone who knows me knows that I love designing and making a crochet blanket for babies! I’d love for you to check out my 6 Easy Crochet Blanket Patterns for Beginners, or explore the rest of my crochet blanket free patterns!

Yarn

To make the Peaches and Teal crochet baby blanket I used Sublime Baby Cashmerino Silk DK which is 75% merino wool, 20% silk, 5% cashmere, 50g/116m and literally feels ‘sublime’. I realise that sounds cheesy but it really is!

You will need: 2 balls each: Squash (666), Splash (124), Little Linen (344) and Pebble (006)

A great alternative is Capra Double Knit Yarn by WeCrochet which is 85% fine merino, 15% cashmere, 123yds/50g and comes in beautiful colour choices.

Finding the right yarn for your projects can be tricky sometimes and depends on so many things like fibre content, yarn weight, budget, colour choices and more. I’ve put together a guide for the best yarn for crochet blankets to help you discover the things I’ve learnt over the years as both a designer and maker that help me choose the perfect one.

Sizing

The finished blanket measures 80 cm x 60 cm. Tension isn’t essential for this project but might affect the amount of yarn you use.

Materials

To make this crochet blanket free pattern you will also need:

4.5mm (US 7 G+) crochet hook – my favourites are Furls Streamline Swirl crochet hooks or Clover Amour crochet hooks.

Tapestry needle

Scissors

Stitch markers if desired

Pattern Options

Get this Peaches and Teal crochet baby blanket pattern free in this blog post – just scroll down! You can also purchase an ad-free, printable PDF with added extras in my pattern stores:  

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Glossary and Abbreviations (US Terminology)

• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• ch(s) – chain stitch(es)
• ss – slip stitch
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• RS – right side
• Yrh – yarn round hook
• rep – repeat
• sp – space

Special Crochet Stitches

Double crochet moss stitch: moss tr – Work a standard US dc into skipped st 2 rows below, working around the ch-sp in row below to enclose it.

Pattern Notes

• This easy crochet baby blanket pattern is worked in rows. 
• Change colour on the final yrh at end of row before the colour change is indicated.
• You can alter the width of the blanket by working a foundation chain that’s a multiple of 21+1.
• Ch-sps are not included in st counts unless otherwise stated.

Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern

This free pattern is in standard US crochet terms. The printable PDF has both US and UK terms.

Using Pebble, ch106.

Row 1: RS: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn [105 sts]

Row 2: ch1 (does not count as st throughout), sc in each st across, turn.

Row 3: Repeat Row 2, change to Splash.

Row 4: ch1, *hdc in first 3 sts, ch3, skip 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip 2 sts, hdc in next st, ch2, skip 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, ch3, skip 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts; rep from * four more times, turn. [55 sts]

Row 5: ch1, hdc in first st, ch2, skip 2, * moss dc in next 3 sts, ch2, skip 2 sts, moss dc in next 2 sts, ch1, skip 1 st, moss dc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip 2 sts, moss dc in next 3 sts**, ch6, skip 6 sts; rep from * four more times ending final rep at **, ch2, skip 2 sts, hdc in final st, turn. [52 sts]

Row 6: ch1, hdc in first st, moss dc in next 2 sts, *ch3, skip 3 sts, moss dc in next 2 sts, ch2, skip 2 sts, moss dc in next st, ch2, skip 2 sts, moss dc in next 2 sts, ch3, skip 3 sts**, moss dc in next 6 sts; rep from * four more time ending final rep at **, moss dc in next 2 sts, hdc in final st, turn. [55 sts]

Row 7: Rep Row 5

Rows 8-15: Repeat Rows 6-7 changing to Little Linen for Row 10 and changing back to Splash for Rows 11-15 [52 sts]

Row 16: ch1, hdc in first st, moss dc in next 2 sts, *hdc in next 3 sts, moss dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, moss dc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, moss dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts**, moss dc in next 6 sts; rep from * ending final rep at **, moss dc in next 2 sts, hdc in final st, turn [105] 

Change to Pebble

Rows 17 -19: Repeat Row 2

Change to Little Linen.

Row 20: ch1, hdc in first st, (ch1, skip 1 st, hdc in next st) 52 times, turn. [53 sts]

Row 21: ch1, hdc in first st, hdc in next ch1-sp, (ch1, skip next st, hdc in next ch1-sp) across to final st, hdc in final st, turn. [54 sts]

Row 22: ch1, hdc in first st, (ch1, skip next st, hdc in next ch1-sp) across to final st, hdc in final st, turn. [53 sts]

Row 23-25: Rep Rows 21-22, ending on a Row 21 repeat. [54 sts]

Change to Pebble.

Rows 26-28: Rep Row 2

Change to Squash.

Rows 29-41: Rep Rows 4-16, changing to Little Linen for Row 31, and changing back to Squash from Rows 32-41.

Change to Pebble.

Rows 42-44: Rep Row 2. 

Change to Little Linen.

Rows 45-50: Rep Rows 20-25

Change to Pebble.

Rows 51-53: Rep Row 2

Change to Squash.

Rows 54-66: Rep Rows 4-16 changing to Little Linen for Rows 59-61, and changing back top Squash for Rows 62-66.

Change to Pebble.

Rows 67-69: Rep Row 2.

Change to Little Linen.

Rows 70-75: Rep Rows 20-25.

Change to Pebble.

Rows 76-78: Rep Row 2.

Change to Splash.

Rows 79-91: Rep Rows 4-16 changing to Little Linen for Row 87, and change back to Splash for Rows 88-91.

Change to Pebble.

Rows 92-94: Rep Row 2.

Change to Little Linen.

Rows 95-100: Rep Rows 20-25.

Change to Pebble.

Rows 101-103: Rep Row 2.

Change to Squash.

Rows 104-116: Rep Rows 4-16 changing to Little Linen for Row 110, and changing back to Squash for Rows 111-116.

Change to Pebble.

Rows 117-119: Rep Row 2. 

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

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