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Ava Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern
Ava Baby Blanket
Posted by Kara

The Ava baby blanket is a new crochet pattern with gorgeous texture. Read through to find out all the details, or scroll to the bottom for the pattern!

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Concept and Design

I really love the look of an extended single crochet (ESC) and the Ava baby blanket is made working 2 ESC together. This makes for an even more beautiful stitch and unique texture. The fabric it creates is pretty stretchy and slightly open making this a great light weight blanket.

Ava Baby Blanket

I originally planned to make the Ava baby blanket in one solid color but added in some striping at the last minute. I debated cream or white, and I like the contrast of the white with the purple better. I would think that any color or combo would look really nice.

If you love this stitch like I do, you might want to also check out my Ava infinity scarf and Ava ear warmer/scarf set.

Yarn

There are SO many great yarns from WeCrochet and Brava worsted is one of my favorites. It’s incredibly squishy and soft, very affordable, and comes in so many different colors. You could also easily alter the size of the Ava baby blanket to make it throw sized. In that case, I would make a fall inspired combo in Persimmon/White, or solid Currant would be gorgeous!

Ava Baby Blanket
Hook set, stitch markers, yarn, and rainbow tray all from WeCrochet

Of course, you can substitute any worsted/aran (#4) weight yarn for this project.

Thank you to WeCrochet for providing the yarn for this project!

Links

Click here to get the ad free, inexpensive PDF on Etsy.  The 5 page PDF includes additional working pictures.

Click here to save the pattern to your Ravelry queue.

Or, pin this post for later by clicking on the image below.

Materials Needed

  • Any medium worsted (#4) weight yarn, approximately 1530 total yards. I used WeCrochet’s Brava worsted in Seraphim (7 skeins, or 1365 yards) and White (1 skein, or 165 yards).
  • US size I/9 (5.5 mm) hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
  • Tapestry needle

Gauge

  • 7 SC and 6 rows = 2 inch square
  • Finished blanket measures approximately 34 inches wide and 41 inches long

Abbreviations

CC = contrast color

Ch(s) = chain(s)

Ch-1 Sp = chain 1 space

ESC2TOG = extended single crochet 2 stitches together (see special stitches below)

MC = main color

SC = single crochet

Sl St = slip stitch

St(s) = stitch(es)

Notes

  • This pattern is written in US standard terms
  • The pattern and photographs in this document are property of Smiley Goose, and are for personal use only. Please do not alter, share, or sell this pattern as your own. You are, however, more than welcome to make and sell finished products using this pattern. I ask that you please credit Smiley Goose and provide a link back to the pattern listing if you are selling online.
  • Blanket can easily be altered to any size, just chain an odd number to start.
  • Chain 2 at beginning of row does not count as a stitch.
  • Each chain-1 space and ESC2TOG counts as 1 stitch each.

Special Stitches

ESC2TOG (extended single crochet 2 stitches together) – Insert hook into first stitch, yarn over and pull through a loop (2 loops on hook). Insert hook into second stitch (or space), yarn over and pull through a loop (3 loops on hook). Yarn over and pull through first 2 loops (2 loops left on hook). Yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

Ava Baby Blanket Pattern

With MC (I used Seraphim), ch 131

Row 1: ESC2TOG over 3rd and 4th chs. Ch 1. *ESC2TOG over next two chs. Ch 1. Repeat from * across until 1 ch remains. SC in last st. (st count = 129)

Row 2: Ch 2 and turn. ESC2TOG over 1st st and ch-1 sp. Ch 1. *ESC2TOG over next st and ch-1 sp. Ch 1. Repeat from * until 1 st remains. SC in last st. (st count = 129)

Rows 3 thru 113: repeat Row 2 following the Color Guide below, or until desired length. Do not tie off, continue to Finishing section.

Color Guide

Rows 1 – 17 = MC (Seraphim)

Rows 18 – 20 = CC (White)

Rows 21 – 22 = MC (Seraphim)

Rows 23 – 25 = CC (White)

Rows 26 – 88 = MC (Seraphim)

Rows 89 – 91 = CC (White)

Rows 92 – 93 = MC (Seraphim)

Rows 94 – 96 = CC (White)

Rows 97 – 113 = MC (Seraphim)

Finishing (optional)

Finishing Optional – I just wanted a more polished and less hole-y last row 😊

Ch 1 and turn. Sl st in the back loop of each st across to end of row.

Ava Baby Blanket

Tie off and weave in all ends.

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