Crochet the Cascade Baby Blanket

Crocheting the Cascade Baby Blanket is a delightful project that will fill your heart with warmth and joy. This beautiful blanket pattern is perfect for creating a cozy and soft accessory for your little one or as a thoughtful handmade gift for a friend's baby shower. With its soothing cascade stitch design, this blanket is not only visually appealing but also offers an opportunity to showcase your crochet skills. The repetitive nature of the stitch pattern makes it a relaxing and enjoyable project to work on, allowing you to immerse yourself in the rhythm of crocheting while creating something special. Whether you are an experienced crocheter looking for a new project or a beginner eager to try your hand at a more challenging pattern, crocheting the Cascade Baby Blanket is sure to bring a smile to your face and warmth to your heart.

Loops & Threads Wellness Baby (fine weight; 70% acrylic, 30% Amicor acrylic) in Light Grey (MC) and Yarn Bee Chloe (medium weight; 70% wool, 30% viscose) in Arctic Spruce (CC). Alternative yarn may be used.

You will need crochet hook size G – 4.0mm (or size suitable for yarn used) and a yarn needle to weave in ends.

Gauge: 18 single crochet x 24 rows = 4″. Pattern for gauge swatch included.

This pattern uses US terminology.

Stitches and Terms Used: Single crochet (sc), back loop only (blo), half double crochet (hdc), double crochet (dc), double crochet two together (dc2tog), double treble crochet (dtr), main color (MC), contrasting color (CC), wrong side (WS).

You will need a separate skein of MC for one side of the border. Use a second skein or cut off an amount from the one skein before you start.

GAUGE SWATCH

This is to calculate how many repeats you will need to achieve blanket of desired size.

Using MC, ch 40. Work rows 1-4 without repeats.

Measure width of chevron.

My gauge swatch: 1 chevron/repeat is 4” wide, 1½” tall. Desired blanket size: baby blanket 35×35”. For the width I needed 8 chevrons/repeats.

Chain 23 for each chevron. I need 8 chevrons so 23×8= 184

The borders are 8 each so plus 16. Plus 1 for the turning chain. So 184+16+1= 201

Start by chaining 201.

Row 1: Hdc in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 7. *2 sc in next. Sc in each of next 10. Skip next. Sc in each of next 10. 2sc in next. Rep from * until last 8 stitches. Hdc in each of remaining 8. Ch 1 and turn.

Row 2: Working in BLO, hdc in each of first 8, changing to CC on last loop of last stitch. Drop MC to back of work (do not cut or carry). With CC and working in both loops, *3 dc in next. [Ch 1, skip 1, dc in next] 3 times. Dc in each of next 2. Dc2tog and skip 2. Dc2tog, dc in each of next 2 [dc in next, Ch 1, skip 1,] 3 times. 3 dc in next. Rep from * until 8 stitches remain. Join MC2 on last loop of last dc (use other end of MC or 2nd skein of same). Drop CC to back of work. Working in BLO, hdc in each of remaining 8, ch 1 and turn.

Row 3: Working in BLO, hdc in each of first 8, changing to CC on last loop of last stitch. Drop MC2 to front. With CC and working in both loops, *3 dc in next, dc in each of next 2. [Ch 1, skip 1, dc in next] 3 times. Dc2tog and skip 2. Dc2tog [dc in next, Ch 1, skip 1,] 3 times. Dc in each of next 2. 3 dc in next. Rep from * until 8 stitches remain. Change to MC on last loop of last dc. Working in BLO, hdc in each of remaining 8, ch 1 and turn.

How to dtr: Yarn over 3 times, insert hook into stitch, YO, pull through, YO pull through 2, YO pull through 2, YO pull through 2, YO pull through 2.

Row 4: Working in BLO, hdc in each of first 8. Working in both loops, *2 sc in next. Sc in each of next 4. [Dtr down into skipped stitch 2 rows back. Sc in next] 3 times. Skip next 2. [Sc in next. Dtr down into skipped stitch 2 rows back] 3 times. Sc in each of next 4. 2 sc in next. Repeat from * across until 8 stitches remain. BLO hdc in each of remaining 8. Ch 1 and turn.

Row 5: Working in BLO, hdc in each of first 8. Working in both loops, *2 sc in next. Sc in each of next 4. Sc in each of next 10. Skip 2. Sc in each of next 10. 2 sc in next. Repeat from * across until 8 stitches remain. BLO hdc in each of remaining 8. Ch 1 and turn.

Repeat rows 2-5 until blanket is desired length. On last repeat stop at the end of row 4. Fasten off and weave in ends.