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Pattern Description: Crochet this sweet daisy baby blanket using soft and washable worsted weight yarn! Choose different color combinations to customize this blanket for your little ones!
Materials:
- 4.5 mm crochet hook (for the granny square) and 6 mm (for the slip stitch border)
- Color Theory Yarn (worsted weight level 4) – convenient kit available HERE
- Color A: 332 g/817 yds (Tourmaline) – 4 skeins
- Color B: 112 g/279 yds (Ivory) – 2 skeins
- Color C: 56 g/138 yds (Bee Pollen) – 1 skein
- Lock ring stitch markers
- Bent tip tapestry needle
- Steamer for blocking (optional)
Granny Square Yardage:
Each granny square uses:
- Color A (Tourmaline): 5 g/12.3 yds
- Color B (Ivory): 2 g/4.9 yds
- Color C (Bee Pollen): 1 g/2.5 yds
Final Dimensions:
- Width: 31″/75 cm, Height: 35″/89 cm
Gauge:
- Granny Square: 4.25”/10.8 cm x 4.25”/10.8 cm
Notes:
- This blanket is constructed of 56 granny squares that are seamed together.
- In case you would like to add more granny squares to your blanket, reference the Granny Square Yardage box above to see how much of each yarn color is needed for each square to see if you have enough yarn.
- Use the 4.5 mm crochet hook to crochet the granny squares. Use the 6 mm hook to crochet the slip stitch border.
- Three different shades of Color Theory yarn are used to crochet the daisy granny square. Color A is the background frame color (“Tourmaline” in this pattern), Color B is the color of the petals (“Ivory”) and Color C is the color of the daisy center (“Bee Pollen”).
- The daisy granny square consists of 5 rounds: Rounds 1 and 2 are the center of the daisy (single crochet stitches), Round 3 consists of the petals (clusters), and Rounds 4 and 5 are the background frame (half double crochet and double crochet stitches).
- You can crochet over the yarn tails when switching yarn colors. I like to crochet over the yarn tails and also weave them in the opposite direction for added security.
- You can choose how you would like to seam your granny squares together. You can use a variety of slip stitch techniques (including the flat slip stitch seam) or the whip stitch, which I used for this blanket.
- When whip stitching the granny squares together, I split the chain 2’s in each corner: one chain 1 belongs to one side of the granny square while the other chain 1 belongs to the other side of the granny square.
- Once all 56 granny squares have been seamed together, it is time to work the border.
- The border is worked in joined rounds, and the right side of the blanket should be facing you when crocheting the border.
- The first round of the border consists of single crochet stitches in the back loop only using a 4.5 mm hook. This provides a frame for the granny squares. Next, a 6 mm hook is used to work the slip stitch rounds of the border to give a dense decorative edge. When working the slip stitches, crochet very loosely, otherwise the stitches will become too tight and the squares will bunch up together.
- If you do not want to do the slip stitch rounds for the border, you can continue working single crochet rounds.
- I used approximately 11 g/27 yds of yarn to seam the squares together and 41 g/101 yds to crochet the border.
- To make a larger chunky version of this blanket using bulky level 5 yarn, please reference my “Cozy Days Daisy Blanket” crochet pattern HERE!
- If you have made the chunky version of this blanket, the pattern is the same except for the beginning cluster and clusters for the petals: one more repeat is added to each step to add another post to the clusters (giving a fuller petal with the worsted weight yarn).
- Please reference my YouTube channel to see helpful videos to supplement this pattern! The video showing how to crochet the 5 rounds of the daisy granny square (note the only difference is the number of posts for the petals) can be found HERE and the video showing how to seam the granny squares together and crochet the border can be found HERE (video also embedded below under “Abbreviations & Special Stitches“)!
Abbreviations & Special Stitches:
- Magic Ring (MR): Make a loop. Hold yarn where ends cross. Insert hook into loop and pull up working yarn. Yarn over and work beginning chains. Work subsequent stitches in magic ring and then pull tight to close. See how to do the Magic Ring HERE.
- Beginning cluster: Ch 2, [YO, insert hook in st, YO, pull up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops], rep 2 times in same st, YO, draw through 3 loops on hook.
- Cluster: [YO, insert hook in st, YO, draw up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops on hook], rep 3 times in same st, YO, draw through 4 loops on hook.
- Extended single crochet: Insert hook through next stitch. Pull up a loop and extend the loop to desired height (elongate it to match the height of the rest of the stitches). YO, pull through both loops on hook.
Please watch the video tutorial below to see how to seam the granny squares together and crochet the border:
PATTERN
Daisy Granny Square
Using 4.5 mm hook,
With Color C (Bee Pollen),
Round 1: 12 sc in Magic Ring. Sl st to first sc. (12 sts)
R2: Chain 1, sc in same st. Sc around. Sl st to first sc. Fasten off. (12 sts)
With Color B (Ivory),
R3: Join with sl st in any sc. Work beginning cluster, chain 3. *Work cluster in next sc, chain 3* around. Slip stitch to top of beg cluster. Fasten off. (12 clusters and 12 ch-3 spaces)
With Color A (Tourmaline),
R4: Join with slip st in any ch-3 space. Chain 3 (counts as 1 dc), *2 dc, chain 2, 3 dc* in same space. Work 3 hdc in each of next 2 ch-3 spaces. [Work *3 dc, chain 2, 3 dc* in next ch-3 space. Work 3 hdc in each of next 2 ch-3 spaces.] Repeat everything between square brackets [ ] 2 more times. Slip stitch to top of chain 3. (48 sts and 4 ch-2 spaces)
R5: Chain 3 (counts as 1 dc). Work 1 dc in next st. Skip next st, *2 dc, chain 2, 2 dc* in chain-2 space. [Skip next st, dc across until reach st before Ch 2 space (10 dc). Skip next st, *2 dc, chain 2, 2 dc* in ch-2 space.]. Repeat everything between square brackets [ ] 2 more times. Skip next st, dc 8. Slip st to top of chain 3. Fasten off. (56 sts and 4 ch-2 spaces)
Crochet 56 granny squares in total.
Seaming
Arrange the 56 granny squares together in a rectangle as shown below (7 squares by 8 squares).
If you would like to slip stitch the granny squares together, you have THREE OPTIONS (I used a contrast color in these next collages so you could see what the seam would look like):
(1) With the wrong side facing you, slip stitch the front loops of the granny squares together. This results in visible edges on the wrong side of the blanket. See collage below to see what the wrong side (left pic) and right side (right pic)of the blanket would look like.
(2) With the right side facing you, slip stitch the back loops of the granny squares together. This results in visible edges on the right side of the blanket.
(3) With the right side facing you, work the flat slip stitch seam. Insert your hook into the back loop of one stitch of one granny square and the back loop of one stitch on the other granny square (insert hook from front to back). With the working yarn behind the granny squares, yarn over and pull through all the loops. See this in action HERE.
I chose not to have any visible edges on my blanket, so I whip stitched the granny squares together.
When whip stitching the granny squares together, I split the chain 2’s in each corner: one chain 1 belongs to one side, and the other chain 1 belongs to the other side. I cut 60” (152 cm) strands of yarn and whip stitched all the granny squares vertically together first, and then horizontally.
When whip stitching, I had the wrong sides of the granny squares facing me so that there would be a cleaner seam on the right side. I also whip stitched the front loops together on the wrong side, therefore leaving the back loops untouched and visible on the right side (provides a nice frame for each granny square).
Once I was finished whip stitching, I tied each strand of yarn into a knot and left them hanging out. I then crocheted over these ends as I was crocheting the border and also weaved them in the opposite direction at the very end.
Once all the granny squares have been seamed together, it is time to crochet the border.
Border
The border is worked in joined rounds with the right side of the blanket facing you.
Using 4.5 mm hook,
Round 1: Choose any corner that has the chain 2 space. Join yarn in back loop of left chain of chain 2 space as indicated by stitch marker in picture below. To do so, make a slip knot, insert the crochet hook into the indicated chain, add the slip knot and pull through. Chain 1, work single crochet in same stitch (chain 1 does not count as a stitch). Continue working single crochets in back loops only, leaving front loops untouched.
Work extended single crochets in areas between the granny squares to make the height of the stitches the same as the rest of the stitches (to help fill in the “dips” between the granny squares).
When approaching the chain-2 gaps in the corners, work this: *Sc in back loop of first chain. Chain 2, sc in back loop of second chain.* (this gives sharper corners).
Continue working this pattern until last corner. Single crochet in back loop of remaining chain, chain 2 and slip stitch to first sc of round.
Switch to 6 mm and working very loosely,
Round 2: Chain 1, slip stitch in same stitch. Slip stitch in back loops across. When approaching ch 2 gap, chain 2 and skip 2 chains. Continue slip stitching in back loops of stitches across, working same pattern in each corner. When approaching last ch 2 space, chain 2 and skip 2 chains. Sl st to first st to close round.
Round 3: Repeat Round 2.
Round 4: Repeat Round 2, except chain 3 across the chain gap (still skip 2 chains).
Round 5: Repeat Round 4, except chain 3 across the chain gaps and skip 3 chains.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
You can block your final blanket too!
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After designing the chunky Cozy Days Daisy Blanket last year, I received many questions about how to adapt the pattern for a baby blanket! Some of you used the same yarn with fewer squares, but I really wanted to try making a baby version using worsted weight yarn. I knew Color Theory yarn was the perfect choice as it is such a soft and beautiful yarn that is machine washable – perfect for baby blankets!
Color Theory yarn comes in many gorgeous colors, and I worked up some daisy granny squares using the colors I had at home to show you what different background colors look like paired with the daisy! The colors shown here are: Caper, Himalayan Salt, Bone, Canyon, Tourmaline and Amethyst. I know you will have a lot of fun coming up with different color combinations as all the colors work together so beautifully. If you have not felt Color Theory yarn in person before, you need to give it a try – it is sooo soft and the stitch definition is amazing!
I hope you enjoy crocheting your daisy baby blankets! They are such special gifts and they hold so much meaning and love when you are crocheting them for your friends or for the little ones who will be joining your family soon. We still cherish the baby blankets that I crocheted for my own daughters, and I really enjoyed gifting special baby blankets to my niece and nephew too. Be sure to tag me on social media when you are working on your blankets as I would love to see – you can use the hashtag #babycozydaysdaisyblanket too!
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{This post is sponsored by Lion Brand Yarn! I’ve loved working with their yarn throughout the years and I’m thrilled that I get to collaborate with them every month!}
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