Boardwalk Baby Blanket – FREE PATTERN

The color palette on this baby blanket just screams SUMMER! Which explains why I couldn’t get a beach-y name out of my head for this design. Introducing the Boardwalk Baby Blanket!

This cheery blanket is DK-weight and absolutely full of squishy texture. From little bobbles to ribbed stitches, this WIP will keep you engaged and entertained as you make a beautiful heirloom crochet blanket for a precious little one in your life.

This blanket utilities a variety of crochet techniques, which will challenge the advanced beginner crocheter – you’ll be weaving in these ends feeling very confident in your newly learned crochet skills. You’ll get to practice color changes, the single crochet, treble crochet, yarn over slip stitch, and working stitches into the back loops only.

I am a sucker for colorful crochet blankets, and this is a great opportunity to display a carefully curated selection of beautiful colorways. Ready to jump into glistening waters with me??

If you’d like to add this pattern to your permanent collection, you can grab the PDF copy at any of the following links: my website, Etsy, or Ravelry.

Okay okay, lets get into the pattern!

YARN

DK Weight yarn

I used DK yarn from Green Letter Day! However, using hand-dyed yarn is never a requirement – this is just what I had in my stash and what inspired me. Here is a list of alternatives if you’re looking for something different!

• Swish DK from WeCrochet
• City Tweed from WeCrochet
• Wool-Ease DK from Lion Brand

You are also welcome to sub out for a different weight, such as worsted weight, if you are comfortable adjusting stitch counts to create the size you are going for!

FINISHED SIZE

27.5” wide x 36” long

You can adapt the width by adjusting the starting chain count. You can adjust the the length by adding more rows to each color block section. I would leave the number of rows of the ribbed main color sections the same.

YARDAGE

220 yards each in 4 contrasting colors

250 yards of a main color to create the ribbed dividers and border

MATERIALS

• Hook: 4.5mm
• Other: scissors, yarn needle, blocking material

ABBREVIATIONS 

• mc: main color
• cc(#): contrasting color #
• rs: right side
• ws: wrong side
• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• sc-blo: single crochet in the back loop only
• tc: treble crochet
• yo-slst: yarn over slip stitch
• yo-slst-blo: yarn over slip stitch in the back loop only
• st(s): stitch(es)
• rnd: round
• slst: slip stitch
• * to *: repeat from * to *

GAUGE

4” x 4” = 16 stitches x 14 rows

Ch 20. Follow along in the pattern for a total of 18 rows.

Block your swatch and measure in the middle to check your gauge.

NOTES

Written in US Terms.

Beginning ch 1 does not count as a stitch.

SPECIAL SKILLS

For a refresher on changing colors:

For a refresher on the yarn over slip stitch:

START THE PATTERN

With CC(1), ch 100 – or, you may ch any even number to reach your desired width

Row 1 (RS): Starting in the second ch from the hook, sc in each ch across. [99 sts]

Your stitch count will remain the same for the rest of the pattern, until you reach the border.

Row 2 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the first st. *Tc, sc* repeat across, ending on a sc.

Row 3 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each st across.

Row 4 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the first st. *Sc, tc* repeat across until 2 sts remain. Sc in the last 2 sts.

Row 5 (RS): Ch 1 and turn. Sc in each st across.

Row 6 (WS): Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the first st. *Tc, sc* repeat across, ending on a sc.

At this point, you can notice the texture pattern starting to form. The “bobbles” should be offset from each even row. If the “bobbles” line up with each other, you have missed a stitch at the beginning of your row. Check your work before moving forward!

Rows 7-26: Repeat Rows 3-6.

Fasten off CC(1) and attach MC. If you need help learning how to change colors, check out this YouTube video:

Row 27: With MC, ch 1 and turn. Sc in each st across.

Row 28: Ch 1 and turn. Yo-slst in the first st. Yo-slst-blo across until 1 st remains. Yo-slst in the last st.

Row 29: Ch 1 and turn. Sc-blo in each st across.

Row 30: Ch 1 and turn. Skip the first st, yo-slst-blo across until 1 st remains. 2 Yo-slst in the last st.

The reason we skip the first st and put 2 in the last st here is that this st pattern has a natural shift to the left (if you are right-handed – right shift if you are left-handed). By working Row 30 how it is written helps combat the left shift to keep this MC section as straight as possible.

Row 31: Ch 1 and turn. Sc-blo in each st across.

Row 32: Ch 1 and turn. Yo-slst in the first st. Yo-slst-blo across until 1 st remains. Yo-slst in the last st.

Fasten off MC and attach CC(2).

Row 33: With CC(2), ch 1 and turn. Sc-blo in each st across.

Row 34: Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the first st. *Tc, sc* repeat across, ending on a sc.

Rows 35-58: Repeat Rows 3-6.

Fasten off CC(2) and attach MC.

Rows 59-64: Repeat Rows 27-32.

Fasten off MC and attach CC(3).

Row 65: With CC(3), ch 1 and turn. Sc-blo in each st across.

Row 66: Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the first st. *Tc, sc* repeat across, ending on a sc.

Rows 67-90: Repeat Rows 3-6.

Fasten off CC(3) and attach MC.

Rows 91-96: Repeat Rows 27-32.

Fasten off MC and attach CC(4).

Row 97: With CC(4), ch 1 and turn. Sc-blo in each st across.

Row 98: Ch 1 and turn. Sc in the first st. *Tc, sc* repeat across, ending on a sc.

Rows 99-122: Repeat Rows 3-6.

Fasten off CC(4) and attach MC for border.

Border

Rnd 1: Ch 1 and turn. 2 sc in the first st, sc across the top, sc again in the last st, and rotate your blanket to work along the first long side.

You will sc once into each row along the entire side, starting in the corner and working your way down. You can also view this as working two sc into the side of each “bobble” during the color block sections and two sc per ribbed line in the MC sections. This will work out to be 26 sc per color block and 6 sc per MC section. Once you reach the end, rotate your blanket to work along the bottom.

2 sc in the first st, sc in each st across the bottom, sc again in the last st, and rotate your blanket to work along the second long side.

Again, sc once into the side of each row along the entire side – refer to 2 paragraphs ago for a reminder. Slst to the starting st from this round. [446 sts]

Rnd 2: Ch 1 and turn. Yo-slst-blo in each st around. In the st at the very corner of each corner, work 3 yo-slst-blo. The last st in this round will be the last corner st to work. Slst to the starting st. [454 sts]

Rnd 3: Ch 1 and turn. Sc-blo in the first st, 3 sc-blo in the first corner (the middle st of the 3 sts from the previous rnd), and continue to sc-blo around, working 3 sc-blo in each remaining corner. Slst to the starting st. [462 Sts]

Rnd 4: Ch 1 and turn. Yo-slst-blo in each st around, working 3 yo-slst-blo in each of the corners. Slst to the starting st. [470 sts]

Rnd 5: Ch 1 and turn. Sc-blo in each st around, working 3 sc-blo in each of the corners. Slst to the starting st. [478 sts]

Rnd 6: Ch 1 and turn. Yo-slst-blo in each st around, working 3 yo-slst-blo in each of the corners. Slst to the starting st. [486 sts]

Fasten off and weave in all ends. Block your blanket if necessary.

If you’d like to add this pattern to your permanent collection, you can grab the PDF copy at any of the following links: my website, Etsy, or Ravelry.

I’d love to see your beautiful Boardwalk Baby Blanket! If you share a photo of your work on social media, be sure to tag me (@sassandstitchcrochet) so I can see it! You can also use the hashtags #BoardwalkBabyBlanket  and #SassAndStitchCrochet