Crochet Baby Blanket with Minnie

Materials

To create this soft and elegant crochet baby blanket with raised heart motifs, you will need:

  • Worsted weight yarn (Category 4):

    • White (main color)

    • Baby pink (contrast color)

    • Light gray (joining and border)

  • Crochet hook: 4.0 mm – 4.5 mm

  • Yarn needle

  • Scissors

  • Stitch markers (optional)

  • Small satin bows (optional, for embellishment)

Finished Size

  • Each square: approx. 12 x 12 cm (4.7 x 4.7 inches)

  • Blanket size (example in photo): 5 x 5 squares

  • Final size: approx. 60 x 60 cm (23.5 x 23.5 inches)

✨ Pattern Overview

This blanket is made from individual granny-style squares featuring a raised (puff/popcorn) heart motif in the center. The squares alternate colors (pink and white), then are joined with a neutral gray border for a clean and modern look.

Abbreviations (US Terms)

  • ch = chain

  • sl st = slip stitch

  • sc = single crochet

  • dc = double crochet

  • puff st = puff stitch

  • sp = space

  • st = stitch

❤️ How to Crochet the Heart Square

Round 1 – Base Circle

  1. Start with a magic ring

  2. Ch 3 (counts as dc)

  3. Make 15 dc into the ring

  4. Join with sl st to the first st
    (16 stitches total)

Round 2 – Creating the Heart Shape (Puff Stitches)

This is where the heart appears ✨

  1. Ch 1

  2. Make 1 puff st in next st

  3. Repeat puff stitches in strategic positions to form:

    • 2 rounded “top” bumps

    • 1 bottom point

Tip:
A puff stitch = yarn over, pull up a loop (repeat 3–5 times), yarn over and pull through all loops.

  1. Fill remaining stitches with sc to keep the shape balanced

  2. Join with sl st

Round 3 – Squaring the Circle

Now we transform the circle into a square:

  1. Attach yarn in any stitch

  2. Ch 3 (counts as dc)

  3. (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in the same stitch → first corner

  4. Dc across until next corner position

  5. Repeat corners 4 times total

  6. Join with sl st

You now have a square!

Round 4 – Expanding the Square

  1. Sl st to corner

  2. Ch 3

  3. (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner space

  4. 3 dc in each side space

  5. Repeat all around

  6. Join and fasten off

Color Pattern

Alternate squares like this:

  • Row 1: pink, white, pink, white…

  • Row 2: white, pink, white, pink…

This creates a checkerboard effect, just like the photo.

Joining the Squares

Use light gray yarn for a clean finish.

Option 1: Slip Stitch Join (visible grid look)

  1. Place squares side by side

  2. Insert hook through both loops

  3. Slip stitch across

This creates the grid effect seen in the blanket

Border (Optional but Recommended)

  1. Attach gray yarn around the blanket

  2. Round 1: sc evenly around

  3. Round 2: dc in each stitch

  4. Round 3: reverse sc (crab stitch) or simple sc

Final Touch

Sew small satin bows in the center of each heart for a delicate, elegant finish

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