Learn how to crochet the bead stitch! This textural stitch is about to become one of your new favorites.
The bead stitch crochet baby blanket pattern is a great, memorizable pattern. Use three yarn colors and carry the yarn up the sides so you have very few ends to weave in!
The baby blanket is finished with a herringbone half double crochet border, a slight twist on classic double crochet that gives the border extra texture.
I hope you enjoy this pattern!
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Abbreviations (US)
- ch(s): chain(s)
- dc(s): double crochet(s)
- hdc(s): half double crochet(s)
- pm: place marker in the st just worked
- rnd(s): round(s)
- sc(s): single crochet(s)
- sl st: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
- yo: yarn over
Special Stitches
Bead: After completing a dc, yo, pull up a loop around the dc just worked so you will have 3 loops on your hook, yo, pull up another loop around the dc so you will have 5 loops on your hook, yo, pull up another loop around the dc so you will have 7 loops on your hook, yo and pull through the first 6 loops, yo and pull through the final 2 loops.
After completing a dc, yo:
Pull up a loop around the dc just worked so you will have 3 loops on your hook:
Yo, pull up another loop around the dc so you will have 5 loops on your hook:
Yo, pull up another loop around the dc so you will have 7 loops on your hook:
Yo and pull through the first 6 loops:
Yo and pull through the final 2 loops:
Here’s what a few bead stitches in a row look like:
Herringbone Half Double Crochet (hhdc): Yo, insert your hook in the st, pull up a loop so you have 3 loops on your hook, continue pulling the first loop through the next loop so you have 2 loops left, yo and pull through the last 2 loops.
Yo:
Insert your hook in the st, pull up a loop so you have 3 loops on your hook:
Continue pulling the first loop through the next loop so you have 2 loops left:
Yo and pull through the last 2 loops:
Materials
- Universal Yarn Uptown Worsted Weight 4 Medium (100% Anti-Pilling Acrylic, 180yds/165m, 3.5oz/100g)
- Color A: 2 skeins Rust
- Color B: 2 skeins Painted Desert (Uptown Worsted Hues)
- Color C: 3 skeins Linen, border color
= 1,260yds total
- H/8 5mm crochet hook
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
Finished Size
31″ x 43″ with border | 27″ x 39″ before border
Gauge
12 hdcs or 6 beads x 8 rows = 4″ x 4″
Notes
You can get an ads-free, easy-to-print PDF of this pattern over at Etsy or Ravelry!
You can watch a video tutorial for this pattern on my YouTube channel.
Pattern is worked carrying yarn colors up the sides so there are far fewer ends to weave in. It’s a game-changer! For a step-by-step photo tutorial demonstrating this technique, check out the Tricolor Alpine Stitch Tutorial.
I like to ch 1 ahead of dc rows even though it is more conventional to ch 2. If you’d prefer to ch 2, go for it!
Turning ch never counts as a st.
To adjust the width of this blanket, ch any odd number.
For another baby girl blanket pattern you might love, check out the Feather Stitch Crochet Baby Blanket.
Bead Stitch Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
With A, ch 81.
Row 1: Hdc in the second ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn. <80 hdcs>
Row 2: Dc in the first st, *dc in the next st, bead around the dc just worked, sk 1 st; rep from * until there is 1 st left in row, dc in last st, ch 1, turn. <39 beads, 2 dcs>
Row 3: Hdc across, ch 1, join B, turn. <80 hdcs>
Row 4: Hdc across, ch 1, turn. <80 hdcs>
Rows 7-78: Rep Rows 2-4, changing color every three rows in A-B-C order. You’ll end on Row 3 of the repeat in color C.
Cut A and B, fasten off, and weave in ends. Leave C attached.
Herringbone Half Double Crochet Border
Border Notes: Border is worked same-side facing in joined rnds. In Rnd 1, as you work along the side, aim to place 3 scs per 2 row-ends enclosing all floats as you go.
Rnd 1: Work (sc, pm, sc) in the same st, *sc across, in the corner work (3 sc, pm in the middle st); rep from * until you reach your starting corner, work 1 sc, sl st join to the marked first st of the rnd. <Not including marked corners, you should have 80 scs across the top and bottom of the blanket, and 116 scs along each side.>
Rnd 2: Ch 1, work (hhdc, pm, hhdc) in the same st, *hhdc across, in the corner work (3 hhdcs, pm in the middle st); rep from * until you reach your starting corner, work 1 hhdc, sl st join to the marked first st of the rnd. <Not including marked corners, you should have 82 hhdcs across the top and bottom of the blanket, and 118 hhdcs along each side.>
Rnds 3-6: Rep Rnd 2. <Not including marked corners, at the end of Rnd 6 you should have 90 hhdcs across the top and bottom of the blanket, and 126 hhdcs along each side.>
Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in ends.
