Crochet Vintage Nursery Blanket for Your Baby's Room

Introduction

Looking to add a touch of nostalgia and warmth to your nursery? A Crochet Vintage Nursery Blanket is the perfect choice! This timeless piece brings a cozy, handmade feel to any baby room, ensuring both comfort and style for your little one. With its intricate designs and soft textures, this blanket is not just a practical item but also a beautiful addition to the nursery decor.

Whether you're embracing a vintage vibe or simply appreciate the charm of handmade crafts, the Crochet Vintage Nursery Blanket is sure to be a cherished piece that will bring joy for years to come. So snuggle up your little bundle of joy in this delightful blanket and enjoy the timeless beauty it adds to your nursery!

Materials Needed

Yarn: Patons Beehive Astra: 100% acrylic baby sport weight, 1 oz, 13 skeins

Hook: 00 / 3.5 mm steel hook

Notions: Yarn Needle (to weave in your ends), and sew your squares together

Size: Each square is 12 inches

Gauge: 8 tks and 8 rows equals 2 inches.

Stitches Used and Special Stitches

Stitches: ch, sc, sc2tog, dc, and TKS

sc2tog: Insert hook into stitch, yo and pull through stitch, insert hook in next stitch, yo and pull through stitch, yo and pull through all the loops on the hook.

TKS: (Forward pass) Working with the yarn behind your work, insert your hook between the vertical bars below the horizontal bars in the stitch below, yo, pull the yarn through, keep your loop on the hook.

(Return pass): Follow instructions in the pattern.

Notes

This blanket is worked in both Tunisian Crochet and regular crochet.

Instructions

Starting Square

Row 1: Ch 8, insert your hook into each ch st, and pull up a loop. (8 loops on your hook)
(Return pass): yo pull through 1 loop, {yo, pull through 2 loops} Repeat {to} until there is one loop left on the hook.

Row 2-8: (Forward pass) TKS in the next 7 st (for a total of 8 loops on the hook)
(Return pass) yo, pull through 1 loop, {yo and pull through 2 loops} repeat {to} until there is 1 loop on the hook. At the end of row 8 do not finish off. We will now work in the round.

Round 9: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the starting st, ch 3, sk 2 sts, sc2tog in the next 2 sts, ch 3, sk 2 sts, {(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the next corner st, ch 3, sk 2 sts, sc2tog in the next 2 sts, ch 3, sk 2 sts} repeat {to} 2 more times, sl st into beg dc.

Round 10: Sl st into the next dc and ch sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the ch 3 sp, ch 3, sk the 2 dc, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, {(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the corner ch 3 sp, ch 3, sk the 2 dc, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3}, repeat {to} 2 more times, sl st into beg dc.

Finish off.

Joining Squares

Joining Squares 2 and 3

Follow the instructions for the first square for Rows 1-8 and Round 9.

Round 10: Sl st into the next dc and ch sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the ch 3 sp, ch 3, sk the 2 dc, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, sl st into ch 3 corner of the first square, ch 1, 2 dc) in the ch 3 sp, ch 3, sk the 2 dc, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 1, sl st into the middle ch 3 of the first square, ch 1, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1, sl st into the next ch 3 corner of the first square, ch 1, 2 dc) in the ch 3 sp, {ch 3, sk the 2 dc, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3}, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the ch 3 sp, repeat {to} sl st into beg dc.

Joining Square 4

Follow the instructions for the first square for Rows 1-8 and Round 9.

Round 10: Sl st into the next dc and ch sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in the ch 3 sp, ch 3, sk the 2 dc, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, {(2 dc, ch 1, sl st into ch 3 corner of the first square, ch 1, 2 dc) in the ch 3 sp, ch 3, sk the 2 dc, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 1, sl st into the middle ch 3 of the first square, ch 1, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3} repeat {to} 1 time, (2 dc, ch 1, sl st into the next ch 3 corner of the first square, ch 1, 2 dc) in the ch 3 sp, ch 3, sk the 2 dc, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, sc in the next ch 3 sp, ch 3, sl st into beg dc.

Do not finish off.

Border Around the Attached Squares

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in the next 2 dc, {3 sc in the ch 3 corner sp, sc in the next 2 dc, (3 sc in the next ch 3 sc) repeat (to) 2 times, sc in the next 2 dc, 1 sc in ch sp, 2 dc in the next 2 dc, (3 sc in the next ch 3 sc) repeat (to) 2 times, sc in the next 2 dc} repeat {to} 3 times, sl st into beg st.

From here we will go back to working in Tunisian crochet.

Row 1: (Forward pass) ch 4, TKS in the next 3 sts, insert your needle in the same stitch as your starting ch, yo and pull loop through the yarn, (5 loops on your hook)
(Return pass) {yo and pull through 2 loops on your hook} repeat {to} until there is 1 loop left on the hook.

Row 2-4: (Forward pass) TKS in the next 3 sts, insert your needle in the next sc, yo and pull loop through the yarn
(Return pass) {yo and pull through 2 loops on your hook} repeat {to} until there is 1 loop left on the hook.

Mitered Corner

Row 1: (Forward pass) TKS in the next 3 sts,
(Return pass), yo and pull through 1 loop on your hook, {Yo and pull through 2 loops on your hook} repeat {to} until there is 1 loop on the hook.

Row 2: (Forward pass) TKS in the next 2 sts,
(Return pass), yo and pull through 1 loop on your hook, {Yo and pull through 2 loops on your hook} repeat {to} until there is 1 loop on the hook.

Rows 3-5: (Forward pass) TKS in the next st,
(Return pass), yo and pull through 1 loop on your hook, yo and pull through 2 loops on your hook.

Row 6: (Forward pass) TKS in the next st, TKS in the missed stitch of row 2,
(Return pass), yo and pull through 1 loop on your hook, {Yo and pull through 2 loops on your hook} repeat {to} until there is 1 loop on the hook.

Row 7: (Forward pass) TKS in the next 2 st, TKS in the missed stitch of row 1,
(Return pass), yo and pull through 1 loop on your hook, {Yo and pull through 2 loops on your hook} repeat {to} until there is 1 loop on the hook.

Row 8: (Forward pass) TKS in the next 3 sts, insert hook into the same stitch as the last stitch before the start of the mitered corner
(Return pass), {Yo and pull through 2 loops on your hook} repeat {to} until there is 1 loop on the hook.

Repeat Rows 2-4 of the border stitch for 32 rows or until the next corner stitch.

At the next corner stitch, follow the directions of the mitered corner.

Keep repeating until the border is all the way around the square. Finish off with a long tail. Whipstitch the 1st row and the last row together with the long tail.

Assembling the Squares

When all the squares are made, seam the squares together with your preferred method.