This pattern is also available for FREE on my website HERE.

Add a touch of tartan to your next crocheted baby blanket! The Plaid Crochet Baby Blanket features woven strands to achieve the look without complicated colorwork.

There are so many stunning plaid baby blanket patterns out there and I love all of them. Many involve crocheting an entire mesh fabric and weaving in strands all throughout, which is SO pretty, but I wanted something a little simpler!

Here you’ll crochet a few columns of mesh in a blanket otherwise comprised entirely of double crochets. Then you’ll weave just fifteen chain strands through to create a simple plaid.

I’ve included many step-by-step photos!

PS: I used a few stash yarns for this project. Later my husband said the burnt orange yarn looks red, so it’s giving Christmas vibes when the intention was a bit more Irish. What do you think?

I hope you enjoy this pattern!

Abbreviations (US)

ch(s): chain(s)
dc(s): double crochet(s)
hdc(s): half double crochet(s)
rep: repeat
rnd(s): round(s)
rs: right side
sl st: slip stitch
sp(s): space(s)
st(s): stitch(es)
ws: wrong side

Materials

Lion Brand Pound of Love Weight 4 Medium Yarn (100% Acrylic, 1,020yds/932m, 16oz/454g) Olive 1 skein
I Love This Yarn! Weight 4 Medium (100% Acrylic, 355yds/325m, 7oz/198g)*
Terra Cotta 1 skein
Ivory 1 skein
Note: I used a mix of Lion Brand and I Love This Yarn because I was using up some stash yarns! If you’d like to grab yarn from just one company, I would suggest substituting the Pound of Love yarn for 3 skeins of I Love This Yarn in Dark Olive or Light Sage, OR substituting I Love This Yarn! for Color Theory Yarn from Lion Brand, 1 skein each in Ivory and Canyon.
J/10 6mm crochet hook
Scissors
Tapestry needle

Finished Size

40″ x 37″ with border | 36″ x 33″ before border

Gauge

11 sts x 7 rows = 4″ x 4″ in double crochet