Tenga Venga Baby Blanket Free Crochet Pattern

I love these two coordinating colors of Red Heart Yarns Super Saver. So pretty and they work so well with this stitch pattern.

This blanket is worked in an easy two-row repeat with both written and video instruction. The rows are so short that you can carry up the yarn along the side so you don’t end up with tons of loose strands to weave in. And then you have the adorable little shell border.

It’s a wonderful project, especially for a baby shower, but you can also use the provided stitch multiple to make it any size you like.

Baby Blanket

Tenga Venga Baby Blanket
designed by Kim Guzman © Mar. 2018
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Technique: Regular Crochet

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Finished Size

37″ x 37″

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Materials

  • Red Heart “Super Saver”, 364 yds per 7 oz, 100% acrylic, size 4 medium, 2 skeins perfect pink (A) and 2 skeins grenadine (B)
  • Size K-10-½ [6.5mm] crochet hook, or size needed to meet gauge
  • Yarn needle

Thank you to Red Heart for providing the yarn used in this project.

Baby Blanket

Gauge

In stitch pattern, 20 stitches for 7 rows measures 4″.

Special Stitches

Small Fan (Sfan): In indicated ch or st, work: [dc, ch 1] 3 times, dc. (This is 4 dc, separated by chains, worked in the same st.)

Large Fan (Lfan): In indicated st, work: [dc, ch 1] 5 times, dc. (This is 6 dc, separated by chains, worked in the same st.)

Crossed Doubles (cross): Sk last ch-1 sp of fan and sk sc, dc in first ch-1 sp of next fan, ch 1, working in front of dc just made, reach back a little and dc in last ch-1 sp of prev fan (the one that you just skipped).

Baby Blanket

Notes

Stitch pattern is any multiple of 8, plus 2.

When changing colors, there is no need to cut off each time. Change the color and drop the yarn not in use. Pick it back up again when you change again, carrying it along the side of the row. It will leave a small strand, but this will be covered up when making the first round of the Border.

Crochet Pattern Instructions

Instructions

Row 1 (RS): With A, ch 178, sk ch, sc in next ch, *sk 3 ch, Sfan (see Special Stitches above) in next ch, sk 3 ch, sc in next ch, rep from * across, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, dc in first ch-1 sp of first fan, *ch 2, sc in middle ch-1 sp of fan, ch 2, cross (see Special Stitches above), rep from * to last fan, ch 2, sc in middle ch-1 sp of last fan, ch 2, dc in last ch-1 sp of last fan, dc in last sc, changing to B on final sc, turn.

Row 3: With B, ch 1, sc in first dc, *Sfan in sc, sc in ch-1 sp of cross, rep from * to last cross, Sfan in sc, sc in sp between last dc and turning ch-3, turn.

Row 4: Ch 3, dc in first ch-1 sp of first fan, *ch 2, sc in middle ch-1 sp of fan, ch 2, cross (see Special Stitches above), rep from * to last fan, ch 2, sc in middle ch-1 sp of last fan, ch 2, dc in last ch-1 sp of last fan, dc in last sc, changing to A on final sc, turn.

Row 5: With A, ch 1, sc in first dc, *Sfan in sc, sc in ch-1 sp of cross, rep from * to last cross, Sfan in sc, sc in sp between last dc and turning ch-3, turn.

Row 6: Ch 3, dc in first ch-1 sp of first fan, *ch 2, sc in middle ch-1 sp of fan, ch 2, cross (see Special Stitches above), rep from * to last fan, ch 2, sc in middle ch-1 sp of last fan, ch 2, dc in last ch-1 sp of last fan, dc in last sc, changing to B on final sc, turn.

Rows 7-62: Rep rows 3-6. Fasten off A. Begin working in the round with B.

Border

Round 1: With B, ch 1, work sc evenly around entire project as follows: 3 sc in each corner and 135 sc along each side, sl st to first sc, fasten off B: 552 sc. Make sure to cover up the strands along the side where the yarn was carried up.

Round 2: Choose any corner to begin next round, sk 2 sc from second sc of corner, join A with sl st to next sc, ch 1, sc in same sc as joining, *sk 2 sc, Sfan in next sc, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc, rep from * to 2 sc away from second sc of next corner, sk 2 sc, Lfan (see Special Stitches) in next sc, ** rep from * to ** three times more, sk 2 sc, sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in ends securely.