Super Bulky C2C Moss Stitch Baby Blanket for Charity

Use those leftover skeins of super bulky yarn and make a C2C Moss Stitch Baby Blanket for Charity!

I am so excited about these colors and the way this project turned out!!

I had lots of teal, blue, gray, and white super bulky yarns in my stash from past baby blanket projects like these:

• Cozy Single Crochet Spike Stitch Baby Blanket
• Modern Mitered Crochet Baby Blanket
• Starry Velvet Crochet Baby Blanket
• Super Bulky Interlocking Block Stitch Baby Blanket

I was eager to create a sort of eclectic but charming baby blanket with the leftovers.

When I saw Warm Up America! was doing a baby blanket charity drive, I set to work that night making this baby blanket!

My very first pattern I ever designed was a C2C Moss Stitch Stashbusting Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern. I feel so nostalgic about that pattern. It didn’t have a border and primarily featured worsted weight yarn. You can visit that post to get all the details if you’d like!

I hope you enjoy this pattern!

Abbreviations (US)

• ch(s): chain(s)
• pm: place marker in the stitch you just created (unless otherwise indicated)
• rep: repeat
• rnd: round
• sc(s): single crochet(s)
• sl st(s): slip stitch(es)
• sk: skip
• sp(s): space(s)
• st(s): stitch(es)

Materials

• Various Weight 6 Super Bulky yarns from your stash. I used partial skeins of the following:
  • Bernat Baby Blanket Weight 6 Super Bulky (100% Polyester, 220yd/201m, 10.5oz/300gm)
    • Misty Jungle Green 1 skein (border color)
    • Mini Succulents partial skein
    • White partial skein
  • Lion Brand Hometown Weight 6 Super Bulky (100% Acrylic, 81 yds/74m, 5oz/142gm), Catskills Corner partial skein
  • Juicy Couture Luxe Velour Sparkle Weight 5 Bulky (98% Polyester, 2% Metallic, 107yd/98m, 3.5oz/100gm), Regal Blue partial skein
  • Yarn Bee Cozy Occasion Weight 6 Super Bulky (100% Polyester, 101yds/92m, 5.5oz/156gm), Ivory partial skein
  • Yarn Bee True Colors Weight 6 Super Bulky (100% Acrylic, 76 yds/70m, 5oz/142gm), Gray partial skein
  • Bernat Casa Weight 6 Super Bulky (78% Polyester, 22% Acrylic, 170 yd/155m, 7.9 oz/225g) Turquoise partial skein
    =The entire blanket weighs 29.28 oz, so make sure you have at least 30 oz/850 g, 630 yd/576 m of scrap yarn on hand in order to complete this project. For example, 3 skeins of Bernat Baby Blanket Yarn should do the trick!
• Size L/11 8mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

Finished Size

37″ x 37″ with border | 31″ x 31″ before border

Gauge

9 sts x 8 rows in moss st = 4″

OR first 7 rows in pattern = 4″ x 4″ x 5.5″ triangle

Notes

You can get an ads-free, easy-to-print PDF of this pattern over at Ravelry or at Etsy!

You’ll notice in the pattern I am liberal about the use of stitch markers. I highly suggest using them during the first few rows until the pattern is clearly formed, and always during the start and end of rows.

If you include some weight 5 bulky yarn in your project like I did, I suggest holding two strands together. This will help achieve a similar weight to the size 6 yarns comprising the majority of the blanket.

For a visual tutorial on the C2C moss stitch, you can check out the C2C Moss Stitch Class I taught for FaveCrafts Studio LIVE.

To adjust the size of this blanket, complete any number of increase rows.

Super Bulky C2C Moss Stitch Baby Blanket Pattern

Increasing

Ch 3.

Row 1: Pm around the ch-3 you just made. Sc in the 3rd ch from hook, enclosing the stitch marker. Ch 2 and turn.

Row 2: Pm around the ch-2 you just made. (Sc, ch 1, pm, sc) into the ch-2 sp. Ch 2 and turn.

Row 3: Pm around the ch-2 you just made. (Sc, ch 1, pm) in the ch-1 sp. (Sc, ch 1, pm, sc) in the ch-2 sp. Ch 2 and turn.

Rows 4-52: Pm around the ch-2 you just made. (Sc, ch 1) in the first ch-1 sp and in each ch-1 sp across. (Sc, ch 1, pm, sc) in the ch-2 sp at the end of the row. Ch 2 and turn.

Decreasing

Row 53: Pm around the ch-2 you just made. Sk the first 3 sts (the sc, ch 1, sc from the previous row). (Sc, ch 1) in each ch-1 sp across until there is one ch-1 sp left in the row. Pm. Sc in the last ch-1 sp. Sc into the ch-2 sp. Ch 2 and turn.

Rows 54-102: Pm around the ch-2 you just made. Sk the first 2 scs from the previous row. (Sc, ch 1) in the marked ch-1 sp and each ch-1 sp across until there is one ch-1 sp left in the row. Pm. Sc in the last ch-1 sp. Sc into the ch-2 sp. Ch 2 and turn.

Row 103: Pm around the ch-2 you just made. Sc in the ch-1 sp. Sc in the ch-2 sp. Ch 1 and turn.

Row 104: Sc in the ch-2 sp.

Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in ends.

Border

The moss st border requires an odd number of sts along each side of the blanket. If your Rnd 1 ends up with a stitch count different from what I outline below, make sure you end up with an odd number on your blanket.

Border is worked rs facing.

Rnd 1: Using your border color, pull up a loop of yarn in any corner. Ch 1, sc in the same st to attach. Sc along each side of the blanket, aiming to work about 4 scs per 3 rows. When you reach each corner work (sc, ch 2, pm, sc) in one st. When you return to your starting corner, sc, ch 1**, pm, sl st join. <Not including the marked corners, aim to have 71 sts along each side of the blanket.>

**We are only doing a ch 1 in the starting corner to minimize the size of the eyelets that will form since this will be our seam.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc back into the marked ch-1 corner. Working back into the starting corner in this way keeps your seam in the corner. *[Ch 1, sk 1 st, sc in the next st] across until there is 1 st left in the row. Ch 1, sk 1 st. Work (sc, ch 2, pm, sc) in the marked ch-2 corner sp. Rep from * around until you reach your starting corner. Sc, ch 1, pm, sl st join to the first sc in the rnd. <73 sts along each side, or 37 scs and 36 ch-1 sps>

Rnds 3-7: Ch 1, sc back into the marked ch-1 corner. *[Ch 1, sk 1 st, sc into the next ch-1 sp] across until there is 1 st left in the row. Ch 1, sk 1 st. . Work (sc, ch 2, pm, sc) in the marked ch-2 corner sp. Rep from * around. In the final corner of the round, work sc, ch 1, pm, sl st join. <At the end of Rnd 7, you should have 83 sts along each side, or 42 scs and 41 ch-1 sps>

Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in ends.

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