How To Crochet Baby Blanket Zigzag Spike Pattern

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to crochet a Zigzag Spike Stitch Baby Blanket like the one in your photo.

🧶 Materials:

• Multiple colors of worsted-weight yarn (4 or more colors recommended)
• Crochet hook (5.0 mm or appropriate size for your yarn)
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

🔁 Abbreviations (US Terms):

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• spike sc – spike single crochet (insert hook into a row or two below)
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• rep – repeat

✨ Pattern Overview:

Each stripe consists of:

• Regular single crochet rows in a background color
• A row of spike single crochets in a contrasting color, worked diagonally across rows to create the zigzag

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Foundation Row:

Start with a multiple of 6 + 1 chains for the zigzag repeat.

Example: Ch 37 (6×6 = 36 + 1)

2. Row 1 (Base Row):

• Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across.
• Ch 1, turn.

3. Row 2:

• Sc in each stitch across.
• Change to Color B on the last stitch of this row.
• Ch 1, turn.

4. Row 3 (Spike Row – Zigzag Start):

This is the zigzag spike stitch row. You will alternate between regular sc and spike sc that go 1–2 rows below into different previous rows.

Repeat pattern:

• Sc in first st
• Spike sc in the st 2 rows below diagonally to the right
• Sc in next st
• Spike sc in the st 1 row below to the left
• Repeat this zigzag pattern across the row.
• Ch 1, turn.

Tip: Maintain a slanted motion as you insert your hook — this creates the diagonal look in the image.

5. Row 4:

• Sc in each stitch across in background color (Color A).
• Ch 1, turn.

6. Row 5–6:

• Sc in Color A.
• Change to Color C at end of Row 6.
• Ch 1, turn.

7. Row 7 (Zigzag with Color C):

• Repeat the same spike stitch pattern as Row 3 using Color C.

Repeat the pattern by changing colors every 3 rows (2 rows sc + 1 zigzag spike row) for a beautiful striped blanket with zigzag texture.

📏 Sizing Tip:

• For a baby blanket, aim for about 30–35 inches wide and 35–40 inches long.
• Keep track of row count to maintain symmetry in color changes.

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