Colorful Teardrop Free Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern: Worsted Weight Yarn

Crochet a colorful baby blanket with a simple repeat. This colorful free crochet baby blanket pattern has a complex look but is an easy combination of stitches you already know.

This baby blanket crochet pattern uses the teardrop crochet stitch in an easy repeat. The center of the stitch goes to the row before.

The teardrop crochet stitch is a easy combination of chain stitch, double crochet stitch, and triple crochet stitch.

This eye catching colorful crochet baby blanket pattern uses Red Heart Soft Yarn in 5 colors.

You could use as many colors as you want for the baby blanket crochet pattern.

Red Heart Soft Yarn is a worsted weight gauge 4 yarn. The soft version is a little softer than the super saver yarn.

It is a soft yarn that is easy to work with. It is not expensive and is easy to get.

There are lots of different colors of Red Heart Soft Yarn, perfect for a little boy or girl. You can easily scale up for a crocheted throw too.

What to try the teardrop stitch using super chunky yarn? Try this colorful Rainbow Teardrop Blanket Crochet Pattern.

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Colorful Teardrop Free Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern

Supplies

• scissors
• tapestry needle
• H, 5 mm crochet hook
• 1 – 5 oz Red Heart Soft Yarn in coral, white, teal, rose blush (256 yd ea) or any other worsted weight gauge 4 yarn
• 2 – 5 oz Red Heart Soft Yarn in seafoam (256 yd ea) or any other worsted weight gauge 4 yarn

Teardrop Crochet Baby Blanket Free PDF – Red Heart Soft Yarn

Abbreviations – US Term

• ch – chain
• yo – yarn over
• dc – double crochet
• tr – triple crochet

Video on how to do teardrop stitch This stitch is also know as the granny spike.

This stitch is basically a double crochet, triple crochet, and double crochet all in one stitch. The triple is done in the center of the stitch from the row before.

The pattern is a one row repeat, with a finishing row to complete the last row.

To make the crochet blanket larger or smaller with a multiple of 4 + 2.

Approx. size of baby blanket: 35 in x 40 in (89 cm x 102 cm

Gauge: 3 rows x 3 stitches = 3 in (7.6 cm)

Chain 114 in coral

Row 1: 3 Dc in the 6th chain from the hook. *Chain 1, skip 3 chains, 3 dc in the next chain, chain 1*. Repeat ** Ending with 2 dc in the last chain. Chain 2.

Row 2: In the next *chain 1 space, dc, tr in the middle of the 3 skipped chains from the row below, dc, chain 1*. Repeat **. Ending with 2 dc end the last chain of the row. Chain 2.

Row 3: In the next *chain 1 space, dc, tr in the tr from the row below, dc, chain 1*. Repeat **. Ending with 2 dc end the turning chain of the row below. Chain 2.

Row 4: Repeat Row 3 until you have 75 rows.

Last row: In the next *chain 1 space, dc, tr in the tr from the row below, dc, sc in the center of the teardrop*. Repeat **. Ending with 2 dc in the turning chain of the row below.

Color changes as follows: 1 coral, 1 rose, 1 seafoam, 1 teal, 1 white. Repeat 3 times (15 rows total). 3 coral, 3 rose blush, 3 seafoam, 3 teal, 3 white. 15 seafoam. 3 white, 3 teal, 3 seafoam, 3 rose blush, 3 coral. 1 white, 1 teal, 1 seafoam, 1 rose blush, 1 coral. Repeat 3 times (15 rows total).

Knot and cut ends and weave them in. Enjoy your colorful teardrop free crochet baby blanket pattern.

Looking for more free crochet baby blanket patterns to try: pink shell baby blanket pattern, pink & gray stripe, or dainty dot baby blanket.

Teardrop Crochet Baby Blanket Free PDF Printable

American Standard Baby Blanket Sizes Crochet

• Lovey: 14 in x 14 in – great for cuddling (35.56 cm)
• Large Lovey: 20 in x 20 in – great for cuddling and covering a newborn in the car seat (50.8 cm)
• Preemie Blanket: 18 in x 18 in (45.72 cm)
• Receiving Blanket: 30 in x 30 in – a great size for a newborn (76.2 cm)
• Baby Blanket: 29 in x 35 in – a great size for a new baby with room to grow (73.66 cm x 88.9 cm)
• Swaddling Blanket: 40 in x 40 in- for wrapping a newborn up tight usually made of gauze or flannel (101.6 cm) but a lightweight yarn would work
• Crib: 45 in x 60 in (114.3 cm x 152.4 cm) – a great blanket size for growing into, toddlers, or a throw for older children

Of course, these sizes are just standard blanket sizes and you wan make them to fix your needs and size. My size choice also depends on how much yarn I have left and the repeat of the pattern.

I hope this helps you decide what size of baby blanket to crochet.

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