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Crochet Seedling Blanket

January 31, 2020 by Ashleigh

An easy crochet blanket – my Crochet Seedling Blanket – is a free pattern here on the blog! Read through my inspiration, design process, and lots of info on the perfect yarn I chose. Or scroll on down for the free pattern.

Books & Blankets – a new monthly series!

Crochet is obviously a big passion of mine (it’s why I have a whole blog about it, ha!) but another big passion of mine is children’s books. After a big pattern sale last fall, we actually took half of our proceeds and used it to buy children’s books for our local hospital. That sparked an idea – a collection of crochet patterns inspired by children’s books.

I’m so excited to bring these two passions of mine together in this series this year, the first of which is this crochet seedling blanket!

The Inspiration + Design

Way back in the first year of designing, I made a huge chunky blanket called the mini basketweave blanket using a new-to-me stitch. I’ve been wanting to revise it with a much lighter weight yarn for a more delicate, heirloom style crochet baby blanket project.

Once I started working up the stitch I realized it looks a lot like the knitted seed stitch. I’ve been calling this blanket the seedling blanket ever since!

On a trip to our local library, I noticed a bunch of books on the table of featured titles that were made for newborns. Thinking back to when my own son was a newborn, I never knew what to read to him. I usually read my old favorites but I would have loved to have these books when he was that little – and what a lovely baby shower gift!

One of these titles was called “I Have a Little Seedling” and the illustrations and message of the story matched my budding crochet seedling blanket so well – it felt meant to be!

One blanket, so many sizes

Although I am in love with this crochet seedling blanket in a baby size gifted to a new mom along with the seedling story that matches it so well, I have written this pattern to work for blankets of just about any size!

Within the pattern below you’ll find a table of blanket sizes that are included in the pattern as well as their measurements and the yardage required to make them (provided you’re using the yarn I used or a similar worsted weight yarn).

Another fun aspect of this blanket is that you can sort of create your own seedling blanket! Using yarn of any weight, you can just follow the pattern making the foundation chain as wide as you’d like your blanket to be and continuing with row repeats until it’s long enough.

The crochet seedling blanket is totally customizable and my favorite kind of project!

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Easy level & advanced beginner friendly

This blanket isn’t as easy as crochet possibly gets, but it’s pretty close. If you know how to double crochet, you can complete this blanket. With the video tutorial embedded in the pattern, you’ll see the basic techniques I use to create this stunningly simple stitch.

Once you get past the first two rows you’ll be able to complete the blanket without counting or thinking much about it at all – just tune in to your favorite show or podcast and zoom along through the project!

The Yarn

I chose to use Lion Brand’s new Touch of Cashmere yarn in this gorgeous Portobello color for my crochet seedling blanket. Once I felt this yarn I knew it was perfect for a handmade heirloom quality blanket to be loved for years to come – it’s got the soft luster of cashmere without the crazy high price-point. Blended with acrylic, this yarn is much more affordable than other cashmere yarns and comes in some gorgeous colors.

I love the greyish taupe hue of the portobello color but some other favorites are brandy, winter white, willow, and cameo (I actually have another project planned using that cameo pink color soon!).

This pattern is now available as a kit from Lion Brand – see that here!

Substituting another even more affordable yarn for this blanket, especially if you’re making one of the larger sizes, is an option too – yarns of similar weight I would suggest are:

  • Lion Brand’s Basic Stitch
  • Lion Brand’s Feels Like Butta
  • Lion Brand’s Jeans
  • Lion Brand’s Pound of Love
  • Lion Brand’s Touch of Alpaca

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PATTERN

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Description

An heirloom blanket inspired by a favorite children’s book – the crochet seedling blanket is simple and stunning. An easy level pattern results in a textured and versatile blanket that’s warm and comforting in all 12 finish sizes.

Yarn

–Lion Brand Touch of Cashmere
(weight 4 / medium, 3.5oz/100g, 219yds/200m)
Colorway: PORTOBELLO
See yardage via table below

This pattern is available as a kit from Lion Brand here!

Notions

–Size J 6mm Crochet Hook

–Darning needle

Gauge

14 sts x 12 rows = 4” in pattern (seedling stitch)

Notes

–See chart below to choose the size blanket you’d like to make! Additionally, use this chart to determine your number of foundation chains (A), row stitch count (B), and number of row repeats (C).

-Ch 1 at beginning of each row does not count as a stitch.

-Substitute other yarns of any weight by using it’s recommended hook size and following the same stitch pattern with a foundation chain that’s the width of your desired blanket size and working row repeats until you’ve reached the length you desire.

-Use a worsted weight yarn following the size options chart below.

Width “ Length “ Yardage A

(chains)

B

(st count)

C

(row reps)

Lovey 10 10 155 37 35 28
Security 14 17 365 52 50 50
Baby 30 35 1,610 108 106 104
Stroller 40 40 2,440 142 140 118
Toddler 42 52 3,330 150 148 154
Swaddle 47 47 3,370 166 164 140
Crib 45 60 4,120 160 158 178
Throw 52 60 4,760 184 182 178
Twin 66 90 9,050 234 232 268
Double 90 108 14,810 272 270 322
Queen 96 108 15,800 338 336 322
King 108 108 17,770 380 378 322

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CROCHET SEEDLING BLANKET

Ch A (or any multiple of 2 +2), sk 2 sts.

Row 1 : Dc in each st across, turn <B>

Row 2  (ws): Ch 1, sc in first stitch, *fpdc, bpdc; rep from * across until one stitch remains, sc, turn  <B>

Row 3 (rs): Ch 1, sc in first stitch, *bpdc, fpdc; rep from * across until one stitch remains, sc, turn <B>

Repeat rows 2-3 until you’ve finished C rows.

Finish off & weave ends.

Abbreviations (US terms):

bpdc – back post double crochet
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
fpdc – front post double crochet
rep – repeat
rs – right side
st(s) – stitch(es)
ws – wrong side
<> – stitch count

OTHER FREE CROCHET BLANKET PATTERNS

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  1. Crochet Cake Stripe Blanket / 2. Crochet Mini Basketweave Blanket / 3. Crochet Homemaker Throw

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Comments

  1. blankEva says

    January 31, 2020 at 9:16 pm

    Hello Sewrella, thank you for the nice blanket
    Pattern. This is a great pattern because
    It looks made so will be less likely Tiny fingers get stuck in blanket!
    I’m always concerned w that, especially BABIES. A safety thing for me.
    Secondly, is there a Hobby Lobby wool blend or acrylic yarn that you feel would work as well for this blanket?
    I do want blanket to be cozy.. thanks.

  2. blankRuth M Jackson says

    February 1, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    Nice and ty so muchu

  3. blankGwen Ragland says

    February 1, 2020 at 5:21 pm

    This is a gorgeous stitch and the portobello color is very classy and elegant. Beautiful blanket.

  4. blankRobin L Oldham says

    February 1, 2020 at 6:33 pm

    hell Sewrella,
    I’m excited to start on crocheting from your book that I just purchase. There are so many crochet patterns to chose from and I love that you have offered them to us to create and make. I Love the Crochet Seedling Blanket, I have no little ones but I’m glad that you gave different sizes to make as ones needs. Thank You!

    Robin L.

  5. blankCheryl Byers says

    February 2, 2020 at 4:20 am

    I’ve been working the Mini-Basket Weave in king size for my son. He is 6 foot tall and is a blanket hog. So his girlfriend appreciates the extra width. But I’m using 2 strands of Lion Brand Homespun Thick & Quick. I kind of wish I had seen this using single strand. But I’m too far in to frog it now. Lol. I got the inspiration when Lion Brand ran their by the case sale. So the yarn was about 75% off.

  6. blankKathy Meyer says

    February 4, 2020 at 10:10 pm

    Thank you for this pattern. I bought it on Esty. It was on sale and very easy to purchase online. Always love the digital downloads because I can start crocheting the pattern immediately which works wonderfully especially on cold rainy, snowy days!
    I give a 5 star experience!

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