When celebrating the arrival of a family member’s or a best friend’s baby, you want to give them a meaningful gift that they will always remember and cherish.
Crocheting a beautiful gift to a loved one is the best form of expressing your appreciation and love towards them. And making a simple but meaningful baby blanket for a newborn is definitely the perfect gift idea!
In this post, I’ve collected 11 adorable baby blanket patterns that are free, easy to make and many of them use the combination of basic stitches.
Note: If you’re just starting off in your crochet journey, start by reading my article on the six basic stitches to learn as a beginner.
I hope you enjoy them and happy crocheting!
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10 Easy and Free Baby Blanket Patterns
1. The Diagonal Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern
This baby blanket creates beautiful textures with minimum effort. It’s made with corner-to-corner griddle stitch, and I love the texture it makes.
This project is easily a beginner-level pattern, with the possible exception that it is done in C2C (corner to corner). What I love the most about it is making it the perfect sentimental gift for a best friend’s baby birthday!
2. Crochet Mermaid Tail Blanket
This beautiful mermaid tail blanket is perfect to make as a gift for a baby or a little girl.
This is especially great to make for a little girl, whom I guarantee, loves mermaids and always talks about them!
3. Simple Crochet Baby Blanket
Credit: https://jototheworld.com/
This beautiful and simple crochet blanket is easy to make and only uses one skein.
The size of this blanket is slightly bigger for a newborn and the perfect size for an older baby and even a toddler.
4. Easy Baby Blanket
Credit: https://easycrochet.com/
This soft, chunky and comfy looking crochet baby blanket is easy to make and only uses the basic stitches.
The cutest baby gift that will be kept for years!
5. Crochet Colorful Crayons Blanket
Credit: https://daisyfarmcrafts.com/
This crayon looking baby blanket has the perfect shades to it, making it the perfect snuggly blanket! This is a great idea for a gift to a loved one.
6. Marshmallow Baby Blanket
Credit: https://crochetdreamz.com
This chunky crochet baby blanket can be done in under six hours. I love the texture of this blanket and the color combination work perfectly together.
The cutest color combination gift for a baby shower!
7. White Baby Blanket
Credit: https://www.etsy.com/
This advanced-beginner baby blanket is so elegantly done with the circle shapes looking like classy pearly all around the blanket. This gift is perfect for a baby shower or the arrival of a newborn.
8. Granny Square Baby Blanket
Credit: https://www.lovecrafts.com
This granny square baby blanket brings out a different style than the others I’ve been sharing. You can make this design with various color combination that will bring out the pattern of this adorable blanket.
9. Skylines Baby Blanket
Credit: https://www.passionatecrafter.com/
This cute “skyline” looking baby blanket is the right gift for a baby boy’s special birthday! It can be done in a couple of days and uses repetition of the same basic stitches.
10. Easy “Done in a Day” Baby Blanket
Credit: https://dabblesandbabbles.com/
This is another adorable baby blanket for a baby boy! If you have limited time and need to make a baby gift, then this patter does not take longer than a couple of days. By knowing the chain and double crochet stitch, you’ll make this blanket in no time.
11. My Little Sunshine Crochet Blanket
If you are looking for a slightly more challenging blanket pattern then I would recommend this beautifully detailed oriented baby blanket.
The challenging part is making sure the patterns are lined up correctly when you’re working in rounds. But needless to say, a very satisfying project to complete as an adorable gift!
Final Thoughts
I hope you enjoyed going through my baby blanket round up! I hand selected the most beautiful ones that are specifically easy and quick to make, but still look gorgeous and classy.
I know many of us have last minute gifts to crochet, so I hope some of these blankets are the right fit for you and still give off the “meaningful gift” vibe to your loved ones.
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