Play with post stitches and complete the Woven Cables Panel-Style Crochet Baby Blanket! This baby blanket features the mini basketweave stitch, crochet cables, and the rice stitch for a lovely heirloom gift full of texture!
I love a good panel-style blanket! This is my third. You can see the other two patterns here:
It’s easy to get a little burnt out working up an entire blanket in one stitch pattern. Panel blankets are a joy because I still choose easy-to-memorize stitches, but after 30 rows or so, you join a new color and learn a new stitch!
I hope you find this pattern so fun! Especially the cables!!
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Abbreviations (US)
- bpdc(s): back post double crochet(s)
- ch(s): chain(s)
- dc(s): double crochet(s)
- fpdc(s): front post double crochet(s)
- pm: place marker
- rep: repeat
- rs: right side
- sc(s): single crochet(s)
- sl st: slip stitch
- st(s): stitch(es)
- ws: wrong side
Materials
- I Love This Yarn! Weight 4 Medium (100% Acrylic, 355yds/325m, 7oz/198g):
- Color A: 1 skein Greybeard
- Color B: 1 skein Gray Mist
- Color C: 1 skein Light Gray
- Color D: 1 skein White
=1,420yds/1,300m, 28oz/796g total needed for this blanket
- Size J/10 6mm crochet hook
- Stitch markers
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle
Finished Size
33″ x 33″ with border | 28″ x 28″ before border
Basketweave and rice stitch panels: 28″ x 10″
Cable panel: 28″ x 8″
Gauge
Mini basketweave gauge: 13 sts x 10 rows = 4″ x 4″
Cable stitch gauge: 13 sts x 20 rows = 4″ x 4″
Rice stitch gauge: 13 sts x 9 rows = 4″ x 4″
Notes
You can get an ads-free, easy-to-print PDF of this pattern over at Ravelry or at Etsy!
For step-by-step tutorials of any of these stitches, I recommend the following (note any changes I’ve made in my pattern instructions as written):
- The Mini Basketweave Stitch by Nordic Hook
- Cabled Crochet by Gartur Stitch Farm
- Rice Stitch by Crochet and Stitches
Turning ch never counts as a st.
To adjust the width of this blanket, ch a multiple of 12 + 7.
Woven Cables Panel-Style Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
Mini Basketweave Panel
With color A (Greybeard/dark gray), ch 91.
Row 1: (rs) Sc in the second ch from hook and in each st across. <90 sts here and throughout.> Ch 2 and turn.
Row 2: (ws) Dc across. Ch 2 and turn.
Row 3: (rs) Dc in the first st. *Bpdc in the next 2 sts, fpdc in the next 2 sts; rep from * until there is 1 st left in the row. Dc in the last st. Ch 2 and turn.
Row 4: (ws) Rep Row 3.
Row 5: (rs) Dc in the first st. *Fpdc in the next 2 sts, bpdc in the next 2 sts; rep from * until there is 1 st left in the row. Dc in the last st. Ch 2 and turn.
Row 6: (ws) Rep Row 5.
Rows 7-24: Rep Rows 3-6. You’ll end on Row 4 of the repeat.
At the end of Row 24, ch 1 instead of 2.
Row 25: (rs) Sc across. Join color B (Gray Mist/medium gray). Ch 1 and turn.
Cable Panel
Rows 1-3: Sc across. Ch 1 and turn. You’ll end on a ws row.
Row 4: (rs) Sc in the first 2 sts. *Fpdc in the next 2 sts, sc in the next 2 sts, fpdc in the next 6 sts, sc in the next 2 sts; rep from * until there are 4 sts left in the row. Fpdc in the next 2 sts, sc in the last 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 5: (ws) Sc across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 6: (rs) Sc in the first 2 sts. *Fpdc around the posts of the next 2 fpdcs from two rows back (written as “the bars” moving forward). Sc in the next 2 sts. Fpdc around the next 6 bars. Sc in the next 2 sts; rep from * until there are 4 sts left in the row. Fpdc around the next 2 bars. Sc in the last 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 7: (ws) Sc across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 8: (rs) Sc in the first 2 sts. *Fpdc around the next 2 bars. Sc in the next 2 sts. Sk 3 sts, fpdc around the next 3 bars, fpdc into the 3 skipped bars. You’ll work into the skipped sts in order from right to left (visual below). Sc in the next 2 sts; rep from * until there are 4 sts left in the row. Fpdc around the next 2 bars. Sc in the last 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 9: (ws) Sc across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 10: (rs) Sc in the first 2 sts. *Fpdc around the next 2 bars. Sc in the next 2 sts. Fpdc around the next 6 bars. Sc in the next 2 sts; rep from * until there are 4 sts left in the row. Fpdc around the next 2 bars. Sc in the last 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 11: (ws) Sc across. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 12: (rs) Sc in the first 2 sts. *Fpdc around the next 2 bars. Sc in the next 2 sts. Fpdc around the next 6 bars. Sc in the next 2 sts; rep from * until there are 4 sts left in the row. Fpdc around the next 2 bars. Sc in the last 2 sts. Ch 1 and turn.
Rows 13-39: Rep Rows 5-12. You’ll end on Row 7 (a ws, sc row) of the repeat.
Row 40: (rs) Sc across. Join color C (Light Gray). Ch 1 and turn.
Rice Stitch Panel
Row 1: (ws) Sc across. Ch 2 and turn.
Row 2: (rs) Dc across. Ch 2 and turn.
Row 3: (ws) Dc in the first st. *Fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st; rep from * across until there is 1 st left in the row. Dc in the last st. Ch 2 and turn.
Row 4: (rs) Dc in the first st. *Bpdc in the next st, fpdc in the next st; rep from * across until there is 1 st left in the row. Dc in the last st. Ch 2 and turn.
Rows 5-22: Rep Rows 3-4. You’ll end on Row 4 of the repeat.
At the end of Row 22, ch 1 instead of 2.
Row 23: (ws) Sc across.
Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in ends.
Love this stitch? You can also see this stitch featured in my Mini Basketweave Christmas Crochet Baby Blanket.
Border
Border Notes: In this border, we are working front post double crochets to get those great ridges! In general, we are always working fpdcs into fpdcs, and dcs into dcs, to create the ridges. Keep this in mind if you are ever not sure which stitch comes next in the rnd! There will always be 3 dcs in each corner.
I love the simplicity of this border! Since you are alternating fpdcs and dcs, the border may curl slightly towards you. Steam the border when finished to get it to lie flat, or you can try a border that alternates fpdc and bpdc sts instead. This border tutorial from Daisy Farm Crafts is a good option.
I like to mark the first and last sts of each rnd of the border because it’s easy to accidentally add stitches by working into sl st joins or ch sts. So, you’ll use 5 stitch markers as you work the border of your blanket: one in each corner plus the extra marker at the end of the rnd.
Quick note about the bottom row in Rnd 1: if you’re working the border on your starting ch side and thinking that you only have 89 sts, check your slip knot! That knot can be so tight it hides the very first st of the starting ch. Loosen it up and you’ll be good to go!
Border is worked rs facing.
Rnd 1: Using Color D (White), pull up a loop in the upper right-hand corner of your blanket. Ch 1 to attach. Work (sc, pm, sc) in the same st. (Working 2 scs in the starting corner keeps the seam in the corner.) [Sc across, but somewhere in the middle increase once. In the corner work (3 scs, making sure you pm in the middle sc). As you work along the side, aim for 31 sts in the edges of the top and bottom panels and 29 sts into the edge of the middle panel since the middle panel is shorter. In the corner work (3 scs, making sure you pm in the middle sc)] twice. When you reach your starting corner, instead of 3 scs, work (1 sc, pm, then sl st join to your marked first st of the rnd). <Excluding marked corners, you should have 91 sts along each edge of the blanket.> Ch 2.
Rnd 2: Work (dc, pm, dc). [Dc across. In the marked corner, work (3 dcs, pm in the middle dc)] 4 times. When you reach your starting corner, instead of 3 dcs, work (dc, pm, sl st join). <Excluding marked corners, you should have 93 sts along each edge of the blanket.> Ch 2.
Rnd 3: Work (dc, pm, dc). [*Fpdc in the next st, dc in the next st, rep from * across until you have one st left before your marked corner. Fpdc. In the corner, work (3 dcs, pm in the middle dc)] 4 times. When you reach your starting corner, instead of 3 dcs work (dc, pm, sl st join). <Excluding marked corners, you should have 95 sts along each edge of the blanket.> Ch 2.
Rnd 4: Work (dc, pm, dc). [Work dc in dc sts, work fpdc in fpdc sts to next corner st. In the corner, work (3 dcs, pm in the middle dc)] 4 times. When you reach your starting corner, instead of 3 dcs work (dc, pm, sl st join). <Excluding marked corners, you should have 97 sts along each edge of the blanket.> Ch 2.
Rnd 5: Work (dc, pm, dc). [*Fpdc in the next dc. Then work dc in in dc sts, work fpdc in fpdc sts until there is one dc left before your marked corner. Fpdc. In the corner, work (3 dcs, pm in the middle dc)] 4 times. When you reach your starting corner, instead of 3 dcs work (dc, pm, sl st join). <Excluding marked corners, you should have 99 sts along each edge of the blanket.> Ch 2.
Rnd 6: Rep Rnd 4. <Excluding marked corners, you should have 101 sts along each edge of the blanket.> Ch 1.
Rnd 7: Work (sc, pm, sc). [Sc across. In the marked corner, work (3 scs, pm in the middle sc)] 4 times. When you reach your starting corner, instead of 3 scs, work 1 sc, sl st join. <Excluding marked corners, you should have 103 sts along each edge of the blanket.>
Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in ends.
