Looking for a free crochet baby blanket pattern that’s modern, textured, and fun to make? The Paige Blanket is a beautiful and easy-to-memorise design that’s perfect for confident beginners ready to grow their skills.

🌻 Introducing The Paige Blanket

I’m so excited to finally give this design the spotlight it deserves! The Paige Blanket was actually one of the very first patterns ever designed here at Sunflower Cottage Crochet… and honestly, it’s about time it got a proper moment to shine.

With this re-release, I’ve given it a well-deserved upgrade—the paid PDF now includes 10 sizes, ranging from preemie all the way up to king size (yes, KING size… go big or go home, right?). You’ll also find two border options included so you can truly make it your own.

But don’t worry—the original baby blanket size is still available as a free crochet baby blanket pattern right here on the blog, so you can try it out before diving into the full collection.

💛 The Inspiration Behind the Paige Blanket

The Paige Blanket is part of the much-loved Paige Collection, which includes a hat, cowl, triangle shawl, baby burp cloth, and baby bandana. This collection was created to honour one very special little girl—Paige—and every piece in it was designed with love, warmth, and practicality in mind.

Much like when you are writing cards, the crossed double crochets represent kisses, and the bean stitch is the hugs! (XOXOXO)

Because there are already baby pieces in the collection, adding a crochet baby blanket pattern felt like an absolute must. I mean… what’s a baby set without a snuggly blanket? That’s basically crochet law.

And here’s the funny part—I recently realised that despite this being one of my earliest designs, I’d never actually written a dedicated blog post for it. Cue the “how did I miss that?!” moment. So here we are, fixing that properly with a fresh new post and giving this free crochet baby blanket pattern the attention it deserves.

🧶 Construction of the Design

The Paige Blanket is worked flat in rows, making it a relaxing and rhythmic project once you get going.

It features a combination of:

• A variation of the bean stitch
• Crossed double crochets

Now before you panic—yes, it sounds fancy… but it’s absolutely doable if you’re comfortable with the basics and ready to stretch your skills a little.

The pattern uses a 12-row repeat, but it’s surprisingly easy to memorise (you’ll be on autopilot before you know it).

There are also distinct sections within the design, which makes it perfect for:

• Colour changes
• Stash-busting
• Easy colour blocking

So if you’ve got yarn sitting there giving you side-eye… this is its moment.

🛍️ Get the Paid PDF Pattern

If you’d like the ad-free, printable version with all 10 sizes (preemie to king) and 2 border options, you can grab the paid PDF here:

🎥 Video Tutorials for Special Stitches

Need a little extra guidance? I’ve got you covered!

Cross Stitch (X st) :  

This stitch is worked over 2 sts. *YO, sk 1 st, insert hook into next st, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through 2 loops on hook, YO and pull through 2 loops on hook (DC made). YO, working behind the st you just made and into the skipped stitch insert your hook from the front of the st to the back (it may feel a little awkward) and complete a DC in this st. X st is made.

Note: for this stitch you can work in front of the first dc made if you find it easier – just stay consistent throughout your blanket.

Bean St (BS): 

Insert hook into the next stitch (do not YO), YO and pull through, YO and insert hook into same st, YO and pull through, YO and insert stitch into same st, YO and pull through (6 loops on hook), YO and pull through all 6 loops on hook.

You can watch my step-by-step tutorials for the special stitches used in this free crochet baby blanket pattern here:

Crossed Double Crochet stitch – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT5lUQ0rI1M&t=181s (fast forward to 3 mins in)

Modified Bean Stitch –

• 👉 Right-Handed Tutorial – https://youtu.be/3dEMZJJdb04
• 👉 Left-Handed Tutorial – – https://youtu.be/tal2X3o-3uM

📏 Pattern Specifics

Skill Level:
Confident beginner / Intermediate

Yarn:
#4 weight (aran) – you can use any 4 weight yarn for this project, but please do be aware of potential allergies.

Hook:
5mm crochet hook

Gauge:
For blankets gauge is not as important as having an even tension. For reference my gauge was 16 DC sts and 10 rows in 4” square

Sizes:

• Free version: Baby blanket
• Paid PDF: 10 sizes (preemie to king)

Materials Needed:

• 4 (Aran) weight yarn
• 5mm hook
• Scissors
• Yarn needle

Abbreviations Used:

• Ch – Chain
• St(s) – Stitch(es)
• Hdc – half double crochet
• Dc – Double crochet
• XS – Cross Stitch
• BS – Bean Stitch
• Sp(s) – Space(s)
• Rep – Repeat
• *to* – Repeat the instructions written between the two *
• Tc – Turning chain
• HDC – Half-Double Crochet
• YO – yarn over
• FO – fasten off

Pattern Notes:

• Pattern is worked flat in rows
• 12-row repeat
• Turn at the end of each row
• Colour changes can be added at your discretion
•  Written in US Terms
• The ch2 at the beginning of a row does count as a st (you can replace this with a stacked sc or ch1, dc into first st if you prefer)
• The ch1 sts after the bean stitch in the texture sections do count as a st.

🧾 The Free Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern

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Row 1: Ch 90 HDC in 3rd ch from hook and each ch across. Turn

OR Fhdc 88. Turn (88 sts)

Rows 2-9: Ch2 (counts as a st), DC in next st and each st across. Turn.

Row 10: Ch2, *XS over next 2 sts (see special stitches), BS in next st, Ch1, sk1 st* Repeat from * to * across until you have 1 st remaining. Dc in last st. Turn.

Rows 11-13: Rep row 10.

Note: You will be working each BS into the eye of the BS from the row below and a XS into the two legs of the XS from the row below.

Rows 14-on: Rep rows 2-13 until your blanket is approximately 21 ” tall. Make sure you end with a repeat of row 9. Turn.

Last row: Ch1 (does not count as a st), had in first st and each st across.

Texture rows (see notes on texture rows and special stitches)—*XS in next (using 2 sts), BS in next, sk1 st*, Rep from *to* to end of row, dc in last (tc), ch2 turn

FO and weave in ends or see notes about border below 

Border:

For a border, you can simply keep working with the same yarn instead of fastening off and turn your work so that you are working down the side of the blanket.If you wish to change colors, fasten off and add new color in any corner. From there, you can put any border you like around the blanket or leave it with a clean edge.

For an Easy Stitch Border:

You could go with a super simple 1 round double crochet border as I did in my blue version. The texture of the blanket itself is very striking so you may not want to take away from that.

Round 1: Turn, ch1, dc in first st and each st across until you reach the final stitch of the side. [2dc, ch1, 2dc] in the final stitch. 

Turn your blanket so you are working down the side, dc evenly down the side of your blanket until you reach the corner. Note: I found that working 2dc in each row worked well for me. If you have too many stitches your border will start to ruffle, too few and it pucker. 

[2dc, ch1, 2dc] in corner st, turn your work so that you are working along the bottom edge. DC in next st and each st across until you reach the corner st. [2dc, ch1, 2dc] in corner st, turn your work so you are working up the final side of your blanket. Dc evenly up the side of your blanket until you reach the corner until you reach the corner stitch. [2dc, ch1, 2dc] in final stitch.

SS to top of first st to join.

FO and weave in ends.

Weave in ends.

🌼 Final Thoughts

I truly hope you enjoy making the Paige Blanket as much as I enjoyed bringing it back to life. It’s one of those designs that looks impressive but is secretly very doable—and those are the best kind, right?

If you make one, I would absolutely LOVE to see it! You can tag me here:

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Your makes genuinely make my day (and sometimes lead to me immediately wanting to start another project… you’ve been warned 😄).