By popular request, the Crochet Advent Baby Blanket now comes in a DK weight version!

Both crochet and yarn advent calendars have been steadily gaining popularity in recent years (yay!) and while there are many beautiful knitted patterns using advent yarn, crochet patterns designed specifically for advent yarn still seem harder to find. That’s why I created this easy to make and easy to find Crocheted Advent Baby Blanket!

This pattern is designed to make a baby blanket using a yarn advent calendar comprising 24 or 25 X 20g/45m (0.7oz/49yd) mini-skeins and 1 X 100g/224m (3.5oz/246yd) skein, all in DK weight/8ply yarn. The photographed example is made using the Vicki Brown Designs ombré fade club from March 2023 – July 2023, paired with 1 undyed skein of Knit Picks Swish DK. This pattern would also work using mini-skeins of scrap yarn and a contrasting main skein.

There are only 2 rows to memorise in this pattern, making it the perfect relaxing project for a busy time of year.

This blanket’s size makes it an ideal baby blanket, pram blanket, pet blanket, lap blanket, or a decorative throw. The finished dimensions of the blanket will be approximately 70cm X 85cm (27.5in X 33.5in) using 24 mini skeins, or 70cm X 88cm (27.5in X 34.5in) using 25 mini skeins

This pattern is suitable for a beginner, with photos and a chart included for additional support. This pattern is available in US and UK versions. The pattern uses the following stitches:

US:

• Ch – Chain stitch
• Sc – Single crochet
• 3sc – 3 single crochet in the same stitch
• Sc2tog – Single crochet two together
• Dc – Double crochet
• 3dc – 3 double crochet in the same stitch
• Dc2tog – Double crochet two together
• Ss – Slip stitch

UK:

• Ch – Chain stitch
• Dc – double crochet
• 3dc – 3 double crochet in the same stitch
• dc2tog – double crochet two together
• Tr – Treble crochet
• 3tr – 3 treble crochet in the same stitch
• Tr2tog – Treble crochet two together
• Ss – Slip stitch

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns about the pattern and I will do my best to help out. I would love to see photos of pieces you’ve created using this pattern, so please consider sharing them on social media.

You are welcome to sell finished items made from my patterns, and it would make my day if you credit me as the designer. Do not sell, reproduce, or distribute any of the content included in this pattern for commercial purposes.

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