If you’re looking for a cozy, beginner-friendly crochet project that offers both style and function, this unique, Caron simply soft crochet blanket made from worsted-weight acrylic yarn is the perfect choice.
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I love how this yarn provides a plush feel and vibrant color options. Acrylic is also easy to care for, making it ideal for everyday use or thoughtful handmade gifts. Working in squares offers many design possibilities, whether creating a baby blanket, a lap throw, or a full-sized couch blanket.
This article will explore the needed materials and provide instructions for assembling a 3×3-square blanket. However, you can customize this simply soft crochet blanket to any size by simply adding more squares to the width and length. I’ve also included some graphs with other options of color combinations.
I don’t know about you, but if you have followed me for a while, you may have noticed my love for crochet squares. I don’t mind weaving in all the ends and the sewing involved when creating crochet blankets with squares.
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How to Crochet this Square Blanket
This simply soft crochet blanket comes together in just three easy steps—yep, it’s really that simple. The squares might look a little unusual at first, but don’t worry—they only take basic crochet skills to make.
First up: the squares. Using the suggested yarn, each one ends up around 8×8 inches. For the blanket you see in the pics, we used 9 squares arranged in a simple 3×3 grid.
Once you’ve got your stack of squares, it’s stitching time! Just grab a needle and whipstitch them together by hand—easy peasy. Then to finish it off, add a solid, but smooth, border using single crochet stitches worked in continuous rounds.
Simply Soft Crochet Blanket Pattern
This pattern uses US Crochet Terms.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Stitch tension: A square measures approximately 8” x 8” (20 x 20 cm) with a 5 mm/H hook and worsted-weight yarn.
Materials
- Worsted Weight (4) yarn – more on the yarn below.
- 5 mm (US H) crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry Needle
More About the Yarn
Caron Simply Soft Yarn was used for the pink and blue blanket. However, the second blanket was created from a mix of yarn brands from my stash: Orchid Caron Simply Soft, Gentle Green Pound of Stitches by Stitch Studio by Nicole, and Buff (Beige) Red Heart Super Saver.
Amount needed:
- Color 1 (C1): Strawberry – about 52 yards (48 m)
- Color 2 (C2): Soft Pink – about 208 yards (190 m)
- Color 3 (C3): Soft Blue – about 270 yards (245 m)
- Edging: 122 yards
Other Color Palette Ideas
Are you wondering what other colors would make great palettes for this Simply Soft Crochet Blanket Pattern?
I did the legwork to find a few other options and created the charts below. However, if you use other yarn brands, choose one that offers a variety of complementary colors.
Color Palette Idea for Boys
Colorways Pagoda, Blue Mint, and Robin’s Egg would be perfect for boys to work with this pattern.
Neutral Color Palette Ideas:
Neutral Palette #1: Soft Green, Periwinkle, and Light Country Peach are gender neutral colors and can be assembled in at least four ways and are suitable for gender neutral baby blankets.
Neutral Palette #2: Sienna, Bone, and Off-White can make a cute combo for a nursery with an earth-tone color scheme.
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch(s): chain(s)
- dc: double crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- modified ps: modified puff stitch
- mc: magic circle
- sl st: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
- ps: puff stitch
- RS: Right Side
- sp: space
Measurements
A 3×3 simply soft crochet blanket, including the single crochet stitch border, measures approximately 30” x 30” (76 x 76 cm).
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Instructions
Step 1: Crochet the Squares (x9)
Start this simply soft crochet blanket with C1. See the “about the yarn” section for the details and more color combination ideas.
Rnd 1: in a mc, ch 3 (won’t count as a st), dc 16, join to the 1st dc st with a sl st. [16]
Rnd 2: extend the last loop on the hook to about ½ inch, (modified ps, ch 1) around, sl st to join. [16]
FO. Cut the yarn. Switch to C2.
Modified ps explanation (this is a ps with less loops on the hook):
- Yo, and insert the hook into the st.
- Yo, and pull up a loop (3 loops on the hook).
- Yo, insert the hook into the same st again.
- Yo, and pull up another loop (5 loops on hook).
- Yo, pull through all 5 loops on the hook to complete the skinny ps.
Rnd 3: Attach C2 into the ch1 sp between any two of the sts around. Extend the last loop on the hook to about ½ inch, (ps into the ch 1 sp, ch 2) around, sl st to join. [16]
Puff stitch (ps) explanation:
- Yo, and insert the hook into the next st.
- Yo, pull up a loop (3 loops on the hook).
- *Yo again, insert the hook into the same space, and pull up another loop (5 loops on the hook.
- Repeat from * three more times (11 loops on the hook).
- Yarn over, and pull through all nine loops to complete the ps.
Rnd 4: sl st into the next ch 2 sp, *ch 8, sc into the same ch 2 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch 2 sp) 4 times. Repeat from the * 3 more times.
Rnd 5: sl st in the next 4 chs in the first 8 ch sp, (ch 4, dc 5) into the same ch 8 sp, *sc into the next ch 3 sp, (dc 5 into the next ch 3 sp) two times, sc into the next ch 3 sp, (dc 5, ch 2, dc 5) into the next ch 8 sp. Repeat from the * 3 more times. At the last ch 8 sp, place 5 dc sts on top of the initial 4 sl sts, join with a sl st to the first ch 5.
FO. Cut the yarn. Switch to C3.
Rnd 6: Attach C3 into one of the ch 2 corner sp, (ch 2, sc) into the same ch 2 corner sp, *3 sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, 6 sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, 3 sc, (sc, ch 1, sc) into the next ch 2 corner sp. Repeat from the * 3 more times, sc into the first ch 1 corner sp and sl st to the first ch 2 to join.
Rnd 7: (ch 5, dc 2) into the first ch sp, *dc in every st to next corner, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) into the next ch 1 corner sp. Repeat from the * 3 more times, dc 2 into the first ch 1 corner sp and sl st to the ch 5 to join. [112 dc].
Rnd 8: *sc 2 in the 1st ch 2 corner sp, sc in the next 28 sts. Repeat from the * 3 more times, join with a sl st. FO. Cut the yarn.
Step 2: Blanket Assembly
For this simply soft crochet blanket pattern, I selected a contrasting color for better visibility in the picture. Sew the squares together using the whip stitch.
- Grab the first two squares and place them together (wrong side facing wrong side).
- Thread the needle.
- Insert the needle in the corner of the square from the right side.
- Insert the needle in the corresponding stitch on the second square. From the wrong side, bring it up and pull it tight enough to attach both corners.
- Insert the needle in the next stitch in the square on the right again, from the right side.
- Insert the needle in the corresponding stitch in the second square, from the wrong side, and draw it out on the right side. Pull it as you go, but not too tight. You want the stitches to look like small, uniform, angled bars.
- Repeat the previous two steps until you have all the squares you need for the width of your blanket.
- You will first attach the squares horizontally, then vertically.
- FO in every attached row. Weave in the ends.
Step 3: Crocheting the Edging
The simply soft crochet blanket border is crocheted in sc in continuous rounds all around. To do so, crochet one sc st for every st on the edge of the blanket. I used the blanket’s main color, but you can use any of the three colors or a combination of all three.
To start, insert the hook in any stitch on the blanket’s edge (RS); it doesn’t matter which stitch.
Rnd1: sc around. In each corner of the blanket: (sc 1, ch 1, sc 1) into the ch space. There is no need to join the rounds with a slip stitch. Continue in a spiral until you reach the width you want for the border. Use a stitch marker to mark the beginning of every round.
Rnd2-6: repeat instructions in the first round.
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