How to crochet baby blanket should you make

This is a beautiful and classic crochet stitch pattern often used in baby blankets, scarves, and throws. It looks like a cluster stitch pattern worked in rows with color changes. Let’s break down what’s happening here and how you could make it yourself.

🧶 Detailed Crochet Pattern for the Baby Blanket Stitch (from your image)

📦 Materials:

• 3 colors of soft baby yarn (medium/light worsted)
  • Color A: Pink
  • Color B: White
  • Color C: Mint Green
• 4.0 mm (G-6) crochet hook (or size recommended for your yarn)
• Scissors
• Yarn needle for weaving ends

📖 Stitches You Need to Know:

Stitch Name	Abbreviation	How to Do It
Chain	ch	Yarn over, pull through loop on hook
Double Crochet	dc	Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through remaining 2 loops
Cluster (5 dc)	—	Work 5 double crochets into the same stitch/space

📏 Foundation:

• Chain multiples of 6 + 1
  • For a baby blanket:
    Example: 6 × 30 = 180 + 1 = 181 chains

📜 Pattern Instructions:

Row 1 (Color A – Pink):

1. In the 5th chain from the hook, work 5 double crochets (5 dc) — this is your first cluster.
2. Skip 2 chains
3. In the next chain, 1 dc
4. Skip 2 chains
5. In the next chain, 5 dc
6. Repeat steps 2-5 until the end.
7. End with 1 dc in the last chain
8. Turn your work.

Row 2 (Color B – White):

1. Attach Color B with a slip stitch
2. Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc)
3. Work 5 dc into the middle dc of the next cluster group from the previous row (the 3rd dc of the 5-dc cluster)
4. 1 dc into the single dc from the previous row
5. Repeat steps 3-4 across the row.
6. End with 1 dc into the top of the turning chain
7. Turn.

Row 3 (Color C – Mint Green):

• Repeat Row 2 with the new color (Color C)

Row 4 (Color A – Pink):

• Repeat Row 2 again, switching back to Color A.

🌸 Color Pattern:

Alternate the three colors every row in this sequence:

• Row 1: Pink
• Row 2: White
• Row 3: Mint Green
• Repeat

📝 Finishing:

• When you reach your desired length, fasten off, leaving a long tail.
• Weave in all loose ends using a yarn needle.
• Optionally, you can add a simple border like a round of single crochet or a picot edging for a polished finish.

📌 Tips:

• Keep your color changes tidy by either carrying the yarn up the side or cutting and fastening off after each row.
• Blocking your finished piece will help even out the stitches and edges.
• Use stitch markers to easily locate the middle stitch of each 5-dc cluster when starting out.