Crochet Flat lay of a blue plush chunky crochet blanket made out of chenille yarn using the almond ridges stitch pattern of slip stitch and half double crochet close up

How to Crochet Chunky Baby Blanket for Beginners

Free Crochet Pattern | River of Sweet Dreams Crochet Baby Blanket

This reversible chenille baby blanket is easy for beginners to crochet and only uses 2 stitches.

It makes a plush, squishy, square blanket.

🧶Materials

10 mm Crochet Hook
3 Balls Loops and Threads Sweet Snuggles Jumbo 7 Yarn
Stitch Marker
Scissors

River of Sweet Dreams Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern

Flat lay of an action shot from the river of sweet dream tutorial there is a blue chenille foundation chain laying on a wooden background instructions for the foundation row are in the top left corner.

📏 Measurements

This blanket works out to be 28 inches /71 cm X 28 inches/71 cm as a square.
This is a thick stitch making the blanket reversible.

A flat lay on a light wooden background of a thick foundation chain in blue chenille yarn laying back and forth on itself with a 10 mm aluminum crochet hook at the top.

Foundation Row 2 Crochet Tutorial action shot with a 10 mm crochet hook and blue plush chunky chenille yarn

Row 1 Crochet Tutorial action shot with a 10 mm crochet hook and blue plush chunky chenille yarn

Row 2/B of pattern with blue plush chunky chenille yarn developing the almond ridge pattern

Row 3/C of Baby Blanket Crochet pattern with blue plush chunky chenille yarn developing the almond ridge pattern, a 10 mm crochet hook lays on the right

Foundation Row 2/Row D of River of Sweet dreams Crochet Baby Blanket pattern with blue plush chunky chenille yarn developing the almond ridge pattern, a 10 mm crochet hook lays on the right

Free Crochet Blanket Pattern

Page outlining the rest of the crochet pattern which is Rows A, B, C, D on repeat for 46 rows

📔 Stitch Pattern

Almond Ridges Pattern I learned from the Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters by Melissa Leapman