Crochet Baby Blanket with Three Square Styles
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This crochet baby blanket combines three kinds of square in a six-by-six layout. Granny centers, circles squared with mixed stitch heights and solid blocks all share a pale final frame. Donna Jones’s source makes twelve of each style, with twelve accent-color combinations. The original uses UK terminology; this guide uses US names.
Project details
| Skill level | Intermediate |
|---|---|
| Size | Source 80 × 80 cm; each square approximately 12 × 12 cm. |
| Hook | 4 mm |
| Source | Squares Baby Blanket by Donna Jones, Crochet for Beginners, printed pages 130–133 / PDF pages 126–129. |
Materials and gauge
DK yarn in a main neutral and four accent colors, 4 mm hook and needle. Source yarn: Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK, 116 m / 50 g. Its list gives eight main-color balls and two of each accent; see the total-yardage note below.
Convert the source terms consistently
| UK source | US terms here |
|---|---|
| dc | sc |
| htr | hdc |
| tr | dc |
| dtr | tr |
| Reverse dc | Reverse sc / crab stitch |
Do not read a source “tr” as a US treble. That would make every square taller. Each style has seven rounds, and the last rounds in the main color bring the three constructions toward the same twelve-centimeter size.
Granny in the middle: make twelve
Begin with a chain-four ring and four three-dc groups separated by chain-two corners. Round 2 adds (3 dc, chain 2, 3 dc) at each corner with chain-one side separations. Rounds 3–4 add another side group in each available chain space while keeping the same corner group.
Round 5 returns to the main color and fills the sides with dc, using (2 dc, chain 2, 2 dc) at corners. Round 6 is sc with five sc in each corner space. Round 7 is sc with three sc in the center stitch of each five-sc corner group. Keep those last two rounds even so the square does not flare.
Circle in a square: make twelve
Start with sixteen dc in the ring. The second round works two dc in every between-post gap for thirty-two. Round 3 alternates a dc increase with one dc for forty-eight.
The fourth round squares the circle with taller corners and shorter side stitches. Each corner is (tr, 2 dc, chain 2, 2 dc, tr). Between corners, skip the designated stitches and work three hdc, three sc and three hdc. This mixed-height geometry is what turns the circle into a square.
Round 5 uses the main color, fifteen side stitches between the source’s dc corner groups, then the same sc rounds 6–7 used for the granny style. Follow the original corner diagram for the skipped circle stitches rather than making the whole round in dc.
Solid squares: make twelve
Begin with three dc on each side and chain-two corners. The next dc rounds use (2 dc, chain 2, 2 dc) at each corner and one dc in each side stitch. The side totals grow through seven, eleven, fifteen and nineteen. Finish with the two shared sc rounds.
Use all twelve ordered combinations of two distinct accent colors from the four-color palette. The source keeps rounds 1, 5, 6 and 7 in the main color and varies the feature rounds. Complete one of every style before repeating the full color set.
Arrange, join and border
Block all thirty-six squares to matching dimensions. Lay out six rows of six and photograph the arrangement. Join into strips with the source’s flat slip-stitch seam in the main color, then join those strips. Match the corners without pulling the seam tighter than the fabric.
Work three sc border rounds, adding three sc at each corner. Finish with a crab-stitch round, again allowing the corners to turn. Weave remaining tails and shape the full blanket gently.
Check the yarn allocation
The printed total of 1,624 m does not equal sixteen 116 m balls from the listed eight main plus eight accent balls. Treat the ball allocation and stated meterage as inconsistent source planning figures. Weigh completed samples and confirm the required quantities for your chosen yarn before buying the full set.
Frequently asked questions
How many squares are needed?
Thirty-six: twelve of each of the three styles, arranged six by six.
Does the article use UK or US terms?
US terms, with the original UK names mapped in the conversion table.
Why is the yardage note included?
The printed total meterage and the listed ball allocation do not match. The discrepancy should be checked with a sample-based estimate.
Pattern and photograph credits
Squares Baby Blanket by Donna Jones, Crochet for Beginners, printed pages 130–133 / PDF pages 126–129. Photographs show the supplied source projects. Crops, rotated photographs and editorial checklists are identified in their captions. Any stitch-count or terminology clarification is identified in the relevant section.
Open the original [BONUS 5]Crochet For Beginners Over 45 Techniques Inside.pdf pattern reference in Drive — Printed pages 130-133; PDF pages 126-129. Keep the original pages beside this guide for the detailed diagrams and any section specifically referenced above.
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