Crochet Rainbow Baby Blanket FREE Pattern • OneLittleHook

Hi Makers! I have a lovely crochet rainbow baby blanket pattern to share with you today. My favorite thing about this design is not only the rainbow stripes (because who doesn’t love a gorgeous rainbow?!?), but is actually the texture. It’s equally beautiful on both sides!

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Rainbow Isles Crochet Rainbow Baby Blanket

Skill Level – easy/intermediate, advanced beginner

Tools and Materials

4mm crochet hook
yarn needle
scissors
stitch markers
1,085 yards Lion Brand Truboo yarn in the colors Hot Pink, Coral, Tangerine, Marigold, Yellow, Celery, Seafoam, Thistle, and Mauve

Abbreviations (U.S. terms)

ch – chain
lps – loops
sk – skip
yo – yarn over
st/sts – stitch(es)
SC – single crochet
DC – double crochet
MC – mixed cluster stitch

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Gauge and Finished Dimensions

9 mixed cluster sts X 15 rows = 4 inches x 4 inches
28 inches x 30 inches, size customization instructions listed in pattern notes

Pattern Notes

You can customize the width of this blanket by using chaining a multiple of 2. You can customize the length by adding or subtracting repeats of rows 2 and 3.
Mixed Cluster Stitch Instructions: yo, insert hook into 1st st, yo and draw up a loop (3 lps on hook), yo and draw through 2 lps (2 lps on hook), sk 1 st, yo, insert hook in st after skipped st and draw up a loop to stitch height (4 lps on hook), yo insert hook in same st and draw up a loop to stitch height (6 lps on hook), yo and draw through all 6 loops, ch 1

Click HERE to purchase the PDF version of the Rainbow Isles Baby Blanket pattern from Ravelry!

Rainbow Isles Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern

ch 132 with Hot Pink

Row 1: SC in the 3rd ch from hook, SC in each st across, ch 2, turn. Maker Tip: See Photos A and B

Photo A – Use a stitch marker to mark the last chain made in the foundation chain. This will make it easier to identify and stitch into when working the next row.

Photo B – Use a stitch marker to mark the second chain in each row that ends with a chain 2. The white arrows are pointing to chains 1 & 2 of the turning chain. The black arrow is pointing to the stitch that you will work into when you begin row 2 (same st as the ch-2).

Row 2: MC across starting in same st as the ch-2, do not chain 1 to close the cluster at the end of the row, instead you will DC in the same st; ch 1, turn. See Photos B, C, D and E.

Photo C – Skip the stitch that the black arrow is pointing to. Finish working the mixed cluster stitch in the stitch marked with the white arrow.

Photo D – Completed mixed cluster stitch. The white arrow in this picture indicates where you will insert your hook when working the next mixed cluster stitch.

Photo E – Last stitch in mixed cluster row. Note there is not a ch to close the cluster, but instead there is a DC worked into the same stitch as the last mixed cluster.

Row 3: (ch-1 counts as a st) SC in each st across, ch 2, turn. See Photo F.

Photo F – The black arrow in this picture indicates the ch 1. The white arrow indicates the first stitch in this row. Since the chain 1 counts as a stitch you will not begin this row in this first stitch. You will begin working the single crochets in this row in the stitch indicated with the green arrow.

Row 4 – 13: repeat rows 2 and 3 with Hot Pink

Row 14 – 25: repeat rows 2 and 3 with Coral

Row 26 – 37: repeat rows 2 and 3 with Tangerine

Row 38 – 49: repeat rows 2 and 3 with Marigold

Row 50 – 61: repeat rows 2 and 3 with Yellow

Row 62 – 73: repeat rows 2 and 3 with Celery

Row 74 – 85: repeat rows 2 and 3 with Seafoam

Row 86 – 97: repeat rows 2 and 3 with Thistle

Row 98 – 109: repeat rows 2 and 3 with Mauve

Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Love Life Yarn has a wonderful video tutorial for the mixed cluster stitch (below). Note: At the end of the cluster row, she works an HDC. I used a DC because I found that using an HDC caused that edge to be too tight.