Waves of Grain – Square Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern

The Waves of Grain pattern is a beautifully textured square crochet baby blanket crocheted from the middle out.

The pattern features a nice repeat section that can be easily repeated to create a blanket with a unique, wheat-like texture.

Learn how to crochet the Waves of Grain Square Baby Blanket with this pattern.

Materials

• 5.0 mm / H crochet hook
• Worsted (#4) weight yarn (I used Sirdar – Country Classic Worsted in Golden).
• Total amount of Worsted yarn needed: 600gr / 1,200m / 1,308yds

Gauge (in pattern) 

• Working rounds 1-5 with a 5.0mm /H hook will result in a 4” (10 cm) square.

Finished size

• 35×35 in (89×89 cm) – Can be worked bigger, see pattern for repeats.

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• dc – double crochet
• V-dc – [1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc] in same stitch
• Puff – (yo, insert hook into indicated st, yo and pull up a loop) x 3 times working into same st, yo and pull through all 7 loops on hook
• V-Puff – [1 Puff, ch 1, 1 Puff]
• sc – single crochet
• sp – space
• ss – slip stitch
• yo – yarn over
• * – Repeats are shown via asterisks. Repeat begins at * and ends at ;
• […] – crochet the instructions within brackets into the same indicated stitch/space.
• (…) – crochet the instructions within parentheses as many times as directed.

Special Stitches

How to crochet the Puff stitch

(Yo, insert hook into indicated st/sp, yo and pull up a loop) x 3 times working into same st/sp, yo and pull through all 7 loops on hook.

Notes

• Ch 1 and ch 2 at the beginning of the round don’t count as a stitch.
• Ch 5 at the beginning of the round counts as 1 dc + ch 2.

Instructions

Make a magic ring.

Round 1: Ch 1, (1 sc, ch 2) x4 into magic ring, ss to 1st sc. Pull the ring tight. (4 sc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 2: Ss into next ch-2 sp, ch 2 (doesn’t count as a st here and throughout),

[Puff, ch 2, Puff] in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next sc.

* [Puff, ch 2, Puff] in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next sc; Repeat from * 2 more times, ss to top of 1st Puff. (4 [Puff, ch 2, Puff], 4 ch-1 sp)

Round 3: Ss into next ch-2 sp, ch 2, [Puff, ch 3, Puff] in same ch-2 sp, sk next Puff, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff.

* [Puff, ch 3, Puff] in next ch-2 sp, sk next Puff, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff; Repeat from * 2 more times, ss to top of 1st Puff. (4 [Puff, ch 3, Puff], 4 V-dc)

Round 4: Ss into next ch-3 sp, ch 2, [1 Puff, ch 2, V-Puff] in same ch-3 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff.

* [V-Puff, ch 2, V-Puff] in next ch-2 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff; Repeat from * 2 more times, 1 Puff in 1st ch-3 sp you worked into, ch 1, ss to top of 1st Puff. (8 V-Puff, 4 V-dc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 5: Ss into next ch-2 sp, [ch 5, V-dc] in same ch-2 sp, sk next Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff.

* [V-dc, ch 2, V-dc] in next ch-2 sp, sk next Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff; Repeat from * 2 more times, 1 dc in 1st ch-2 sp you worked into, ch 1, ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (8 V-Puff, 12 V-dc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 6: Ss into next ch-2 sp, [ch 5, 1 dc] in same ch-2 sp, sk next dc, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp.

(Sk next dc & Puff, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp) Repeat (…) until 1 dc left before ch-2 sp-corner, sk next dc.

* [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc] in next ch-2 sp, sk next dc, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp.

(Sk next dc & Puff, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp) Repeat (…) until 1 dc left before ch-2 sp-corner, sk next dc; Repeat from * 2 more times, ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (12 V-Puff, 8 V-dc, 4 [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc])

Round 7: Ss into next ch-2 sp, [ch 5, V-dc] in same ch-2 sp, sk next dc & Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc.

(V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc) Repeat (…) until ch-2 sp-corner.

* [V-dc, ch 2, V-dc] in next ch-2 sp, sk next dc & Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc. (V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc) Repeat (…) until ch-2 sp-corner; Repeat from * 2 more times, 1 dc in 1st ch-2 sp you worked into,

ch 1, ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (12 V-Puff, 16 V-dc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 8: Ss into next ch-2 sp, ch 2, [1 Puff, ch 2, V-Puff] in same ch-2 sp, sk next dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp.

(Sk next dc & Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp) Repeat (…) until 1 dc left before ch-2 sp-corner, sk next dc.

* [V-Puff, ch 2, V-Puff] in next ch-2 sp, sk next dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp.

(Sk next dc & Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp) Repeat (…) until 1 dc left before ch-2 sp-corner, sk next dc; Repeat from * 2 more times, 1 Puff in 1st

ch-2 sp you worked into, ch 1, ss to 1st Puff. (20 V-Puff, 16 V-dc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 9: Ss into next ch-2 sp, ch 2, [1 Puff, ch 2, 1 Puff] in same ch-2 sp, sk next Puff, V-dc in next ch-1 sp.

(Sk next Puff & dc, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff, V-dc in next ch-1 sp) Repeat (…) until 1 Puff left before ch-2 sp-corner, sk next Puff.

* [1 Puff, ch 2, 1 Puff] in next ch-2 sp, sk next Puff, V-dc in next ch-1 sp.

(Sk next Puff & dc, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff, V-dc in next ch-1 sp) Repeat (…) until 1 Puff left before ch-2 sp-corner, sk next Puff; Repeat from * 2 more times, ss to 1st Puff. (16 V-Puff, 20 V-dc, 4 [1 Puff, ch 2, 1 Puff])

Round 10: Ss into next ch-2 sp, ch 2, [1 Puff, ch 2, V-Puff] in same ch-2 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff.

(V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff) Repeat (…) until ch-2 sp-corner.

* [V-Puff, ch 2, V-Puff] in next ch-2 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff. (V-Puff in next ch-1 sp, sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff) Repeat (…) until ch-2 sp-corner; Repeat from * 2 more times, 1 Puff in 1st ch-2 sp you worked into, ch 1, ss to 1st Puff. (24 V-Puff, 20 V-dc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 11: Ss into next ch-2 sp, [ch 5, V-dc] in same ch-2 sp, sk next Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp. (Sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp) Repeat (…) until 1 Puff left before ch-2 sp-corner, sk next Puff.

* [V-dc, ch 2, V-dc] in next ch-2 sp, sk next Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp.

(Sk next Puff & dc, V-dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc & Puff, V-Puff in next ch-1 sp) Repeat (…) until 1 Puff left before ch-2 sp-corner, sk next Puff; Repeat from * 2 more times, 1 dc in 1st ch-2 sp you worked into, ch 1, ss to 3rd ch of the beginning ch-5. (24 V-Puff, 28 V-dc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 12: Repeat round 6. (28 V-Puff, 24 V-dc, 4 [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc])

Round 13: Repeat round 7. (28 V-Puff, 32 V-dc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Round 14: Repeat round 8. (36 V-Puff, 32 V-dc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Repeat rounds 9-14 until your crochet square blanket is 35 in (89 cm), or your desired size.