How to Crochet a Baby Blanket – Electric Bubblegum

Crochet a baby blanket of interwoven “bubbles” in bold candy colors. The Electric Bubblegum Baby Blanket pattern is easy to memorize and easy to adjust in size. That means, while the high contrast colors are perfect for baby, you can actually make one for everyone on your list!

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One color at a time

Not a fan of managing multiple colors? Don’t worry! Spike stitches dip down into previous rows to blend the colors together. So throughout this entire blanket pattern, you only need to use one color at time.

Yarnspirations sent me the Red Heart With Love yarn for free for this design.

Materials

• Yarn: Red Heart With Love worsted weight, acrylic yarn.
  • 725 yds #1701 Hot Pink (pink)
  • 725 yds #1803 Blue Hawaii (blue)
• Red Heart With Love worsted weight, acrylic yarn. 75 yds #140 Pewter (grey)
• Hook: Size K/ 6.5 mm crochet hook or size needed to match gauge.
• Notions: Yarn Needle

Project Level

Easy: Basic stitches, one color at a time, with some spike stitches.

Size

36 x 48 inches

Gauge

11.5 dc x 7 rows = 4 inches. Exact gauge is not critical.

Abbreviations used

(Pattern is written in US terms)
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
spike dc = spike double crochet (see Special Stitch)
sk = skip
st(s) = stitch(es)
sl st = slip stitch
RS = right side

Recommended Resources

• Long Starting Chains – Tips and Tricks
• Spike Stitches from Moogly
• Edging – Working Evenly Across / Around

Special Stitch

Spike Double Crochet (spike dc): Working around the chain and sl st, dc into the stitch below the next ch-2 sp.

Instructions

Blanket

Carry unused color up along the side between rows. To change the width of the blanket, start with more or fewer chains, in a multiple of 6 plus 4.

With blue, ch 94 (multiple of 6 + 4)

Row 1 (WS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 chs, (hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, hdc in next ch, sc in each of next 3 chs) across, changing to pink at end of row. (93 sts)

Row 2: With pink, Ch 1, turn, hdc in first st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, (sc in next st, ch-1, sk next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st) across. (78 sts, 15 ch-1 sps)

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, hdc in first st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, (sc in next st, sl st in next ch-1 sp, sc in next st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st) across, changing to blue at end of row. (78 sts, 15 sl sts)

Row 4: With blue, ch 1, turn, sc in first st, ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st, (hdc in next st, spike dc, hdc in next st, sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st) across. (78 sts, 15 ch-1 sps)

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st, sl st in next ch-1 sp, sc in next st, (hdc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st) across, changing to pink at end of row. (78 sts, 15 sl sts)

Row 6: With pink, Ch 1, turn, hdc in first st, spike dc, hdc in next st, (sc in next st, ch-1, sk next st, sc in next st, hdc in next st, spike dc, hdc in next st) across. (78 sts, 15 ch-1 sps)

Rows 7-127: Repeat rows 3-6 30 times more, then repeat row 3 once more.

To make the blanket longer or shorter, work more or fewer repeats of rows 3-6. Be sure to end after a repeat of row 3. You will need to make an adjustment on the first round of the edging as well.

Row 128: With blue, ch 1, turn, sc in each of first 3 sts, (hdc in next st, spike dc, hdc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts) across. (93 sts) Do not fasten off.

Edging

Edging is worked on RS only, do not turn between rounds.

Rnd 1: Continuing with blue:

• Working in sides of rows, ch 3 (counts as ch-2 sp), work 129 sc evenly spaced to bottom. (129 sc, 1 corner ch-2 sp)
• Working in bottom of foundation chains, ch 2, sc in each ch across. (93 sc, 1 corner ch-2 sp)
• Working in sides of rows, ch 2, work 129 sc evenly spaced to top. (129 sc, 1 corner ch-2 sp)
• Sc in each st across top, join with sl st to starting ch-2 sp, changing to pink. (93 sc, 1 corner ch-2 sp)

If you adjusted the number of rows, also adjust the number of stitches in the sides of the rows on rnd 1. Instead of 129 sc, use 1 more sc than your total number of rows. This should always be an odd number.

Rnd 2: With pink, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next st, (sc in next st, ch 1, sk next st) across to next corner] 4 times, join with sl st to first st. (232 sc, 220 ch-1 sps, 4 corner ch-2 sps)

Rnd 3: Sl st in first ch-2 sp, changing to blue, with blue, ch-1, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next st, (sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st) across to next corner] 4 times. (236 sc, 224 ch-1 sps, 4 corner ch-2 sps)

Rnd 4: Sl st in first ch-2 sp, changing to pink, with pink, ch-1, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next st, (sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next st) across to next corner] 4 times. (240 sc, 228 ch-1 sps, 4 corner ch-2 sps).

Rnd 5: Sl st in first ch-2 sp, changing to blue, with blue, ch-1, [3 sc in ch-2 sp, sc in each st and each ch-1 sp across to next corner] 4 times. (480 sc)

Fasten off, weave in all ends.

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