Crochet Preemie Baby Blanket

Creating a crochet preemie baby blanket is not just a craft project; it's a heartfelt gesture filled with love and warmth for the tiniest bundles of joy. These miniature blankets, made with delicate stitches and soft yarn, provide comfort and coziness to premature babies during their early days. From selecting the perfect pastel yarn colors to carefully crafting each stitch with precision, every aspect of making a crochet preemie baby blanket is a labor of love. Handmade with care, these blankets become a precious keepsake that brings solace and gentleness to both the baby and their family. So, grab your crochet hook, choose some soft yarn, and let's stitch some warmth and happiness for these little miracles.

Materials

• Nako Baby Tweed New, 100g, 230m, 100% Acrylic, weight #3 ( I used 2 strands) color baby blue. (1050 yards for 2 strands)
• Or use any baby worsted-weight yarn of your choice.
• Weight-4-Medium
• Hook: US Size J-10 (6mm)
• Yarn Needle, Scissors, Measuring Tape

Gauge

• 11 st X 6 rows 4” X 4” ( Hdc X st)
• 11 st x 12 rows 4” X 4” ( Linen st)

Sizes

This sample is 29” X 27”

Stitch Key

• Ch = Chain
• Sc = Single Crochet
• St = Stitch
• Hdc = Half Double crochet
• Dc = Double Crochet
• Yo = Yarn over
• Slst = Slip stitch

Specialty Stitch

Linen Stitch

Row 1: Sc 1, skip 1, ch 1, sc 1 in next st, finish sc 1 in last

Row 2: Sc 1, ch 1, sc 1 in ch1 space, ch 1, skip 1 sc 1 in ch 1 space, finish sc 1 in last 2 st

BloDc = Back loop only Double Crochet (Yo, Insert crochet hook into the back loop only, Pull up a loop, Yo, Pull through 2 loops on the crochet hook, Yo, Pull through the last 2 loops on the crochet hook

Notes

• This pattern is written in US terminology
• This pattern is worked in rows
• Ch2 does count as st at the beginning of each row
• Ch1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch
• This pattern uses pattern repeats.
• To modify size add chains in odd numbers

Instructions

Chain 83

First section

Row 1: Dc 1 in 4th ch from hook, dc 1 in next st and across to end of row, turn (80)

Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as st here and further), skip next st, hdc in next, hdc in skipped st, *[skip 1 st, hdc 1 in next, hdc 1 in skipped st]* repeat from *to* to end of the row, finish with hdc 1 in last st, turn (80)

Row 3: Ch 2, blodc in next st, blodc in every st to end of the row, turn (80)

Repeat rows

Row 4-9: repeat rows 2+3 (80)

Row 10: Ch 1, Sc1 in 1st st from hook, skip 1, ch1, sc 1 in next st (linen st), repeat to end of the row, finish with sc 1 in last 2 st, turn (80)

Row 11: Ch 1, sc1 in 1st st from hook, skip 1 st, sc1 in ch 1 space, ch 1,*[skip 1, sc 1 in ch 1 space]*, repeat *to end of row, finish with sc 1 in last ch 1 space, ch1 and sc 1 in last st, turn (80)

Row 12: Ch 1, sc1 in 1st from hook, sc1 in ch 1 space, skip 1, ch1, sc 1 in next ch 1 space, ch 1, skip 1 sc 1 in next ch 1 space repeat to end of row, finish with sc 1 in last st, turn (80)

Row 13: Ch1, sc1 in 1st st from hook, sc1 in ch 1 space, *ch 1, skip 1, sc1 in next ch 1 space, repeat from * to last st, finish wit sc in last st (80)

Again repeat rows

Row 14 – 22: repeat rows 12+13 (80)

Let’s continue

Second Section

Row 23: Ch2, dc 1 in next st, dc 1 in next and across to end of row, turn (80)

Row 24: Ch 2, skip next st, hdc in next, hdc in skipped st, *[skip 1 st, hdc 1 in next, hdc 1 in skipped st]* repeat from *to* to end of the row, finish with hdc 1 in last st, turn (80)

Row 25: Ch 2, blodc in next st, blodc in every st to end of the row, turn (80)

Row 26-31: repeat rows 24+25 (80)

Repeat Sections

Row 32: Ch 1, Sc1 in 1st st from hook, skip 1, ch 1, sc 1 in next st (linen st), repeat to end of the row, finish with sc 1 in last 2 st, turn (80)

Row 33: Ch 1, sc1 in 1st st from hook, skip 1 st, sc1 in ch 1 space, ch 1,*[skip 1, sc 1 in ch 1 space]*, repeat *to end of row, finish with sc 1 in last ch 1 space, ch1 and sc 1 in last st, turn (80)

Row 34: Ch 1, sc1 in 1st from hook, sc1 in ch 1 space, skip 1, ch1, sc 1 in next ch 1 space, ch 1, skip 1 sc 1 in next ch 1 space repeat to end of row, finish with sc 1 in last st, turn (80)

Row 35: Ch1, sc1 in 1st st from hook, sc1 in ch 1 space, *ch 1, skip 1, sc1 in next ch 1 space, repeat from * to last st, finish wit sc in last st (80)

One before the last repeat

Row 36 – 44: repeat rows 34+35 (80)

Row 45: Ch2, dc 1 in next st, dc 1 in next and across to end of row, turn (80)

Row 46: Ch 2, skip next st, hdc in next, hdc in skipped st, *[skip 1 st, hdc 1 in next, hdc 1 in skipped st]* repeat from *to* to end of the row, finish with hdc 1 in last st, turn (80)

Row 47: Ch 2, blodc in next st, blodc in every st to end of the row, turn (80)

Last repeat rows

Row 48-54: repeat rows 46+47 (80)

Row 55: Ch2, dc 1 in next st, dc 1 in next and across to end of row (80)

Finishing

This is a preemie-size blanket. you can continue repeating the sections for a longer blanket.

This blanket does not have a special border.