This pattern is also available for FREE on my blog HERE.

Learn how to crochet a temperature blanket for babies! The perfectly patchy temperature crochet baby blanket pattern is a small temperature blanket that you can make for a new arrival.

I have been on a mission to crochet temperature blankets that are baby sized! My first temperature blanket pattern is a larger one measuring 45″ x 45″, and you can see that pattern here: Honeycomb Crochet Temperature Baby Blanket.

My patchy baby blanket is smaller and works up fast. The key: you work this blanket in one column per month, and you join each month as you go. No seaming!

This is a wonderful gift if you know the new mom’s due date. Simply pull the weather data from 365 days before her due date and finish when baby’s arrival is expected!

If you are making a historical blanket like I did, you can opt to make it from January 1-December 31 of the year baby was born, or work 365 days ending on the child’s birthday.

I made this historical blanket for my two-year-old child. It is a nice lap blanket for him and one he can pass down to his own kids or a niece or nephew one day!

The body of the blanket is worked with half double crochet in the back loop only to create the beautiful ridges. I also love the herringbone half double crochet border and have used it on a few projects. I think the texture is just gorgeous when this stitch is worked in continuous rounds.

I originally planned on an orange border because there are three shades of orange in this blanket and it is my favorite color, but I ended up LOVING the boldness of that eggplant purple.

I hope you enjoy this pattern!

Abbreviations

ch(s): chain(s)
hdc(s): half double crochet(s)
hdc blo: half double crochet in the back loop only
pm: place marker in the stitch you just created
rep: repeat
rnd: round
rs: right side
sc: single crochet
sl st(s): slip stitch(es)
st(s): stitch(es)
ws: wrong side
yo: yarn over

Special Stitch
hhdc(s): herringbone half double crochet(s)

Materials

I Love This Yarn! Weight 4 Medium (100% Acrylic, 355yds/325m, 7oz/198g):
1 skein sungold (80-89 degrees)
1 skein desert glaze (60-69 degrees)
1 skein burnt pumpkin (50-59 degrees)
1 skein terra cotta (30-39 degrees)
1 skein aubergine (<29 degrees), border color
I used almost an entire skein of yarn for my border, so you might want to purchase an extra skein for yours to be safe!
Print I Love This Yarn! Weight 4 Medium (100% Acrylic, 252yds/230m, 5oz/142g):
1 skein jazzed stripe (70-79 degrees)

1 skein autumn stripe (40-49 degrees)

Size I/9 5.5mm crochet hook
Scissors
Stitch markers
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends