Easy V-Stitch Baby Blanket

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Hello my lovely followers! This Tuesday's project is very simple, soft, and adorable! This easy v-stitch baby blanket can be adjusted to be much bigger to fit older children, teens, adults... whoever! In honor of my nephew being due very soon, I wanted to whip up blankets pretty fast, and already I am on my 3rd one... I really adore how the simple v-stitch creates a textured look that looks clean. Even the border is nice, and it's a simple single-crocheted border!

This project is great for beginners and can be made using only two balls of yarn and a 8.0 MM hook. I used Bernat Blanket yarn, but they also have adorable Baby Blanket colors as well! This yarn is super soft... all of the babies I've made blankets for seem to find them rather cozy! Really, any bulky or chunky yarn will do for the exact pattern I am listing below. My other favorite bulky/chunky yarns that would work well (or even better, depending on your preferences!) are Lion Brand's Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (actually for some reason my favorite yarn I've tried so far!), Wool-Ease Chunky, or Caron Big Cakes.

 Below is a completely free pattern! I will also be sharing it on Ravelry and Craftsy for you to save/download for free, or you can download it here directly off my site!

Notes:

Materials Needed:

• Super Bulky (6) weight yarn - 2 balls (approximately 216 yards total) More yarn is needed if doing any size other than newborn baby
• 00 MM (L) crochet hook
• Scissors
• 0 MM crochet hook to weave in ends (or if you have a sewing needle big enough to fit the yarn, you may use that)
• Measuring tape to measure the blanket.

Abbreviations Used in Pattern:

• ch - chain
• dc - double crochet
• sc - single crochet
• ch sp- chain space
• sl st - slip stitch
• st - stitch

Pattern:

Foundation: Ch multiple of 3 + 5 to desired length
Row 1: Dc1+ch1+dc1 into 4^th ch from hook. Skip 2ch. Dc1+ch1+dc1 into that 3^rd ch. Repeat until you have one chain left. Dc1 only into that ch. Ch3 and turn work
Row 2: dc1+ch1+dc1 into ch sp (or in the middle of the v) of last “cluster” (your dc1+ch1+dc1) of previous round. Repeat until you are left with only the three chains from the foundation chain. Dc1 into space between last cluster and ch3. ch3 and turn work
Row 3-Finish is a repeat of Row 2.
Border: Ch1. Sc1 into each st all around blanket. Ch1 to turn at the beginning of each blanket side. Sl st into initial ch1 sp.
 Finish: Ch 1, cut yarn & pull yarn through with hook. Use smaller hook to weave in all ends.