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Buffalo Plaid Baby Blanket – Free Crochet Pattern

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Below is the free crochet pattern for this adorable and trendy Buffalo Plaid Baby Blanket. You need to know how to chain, single crochet and change colors in order to complete this blanket.

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There are few things in life as exciting as a new baby! New life starting, new joys, new struggles, new depths of exhaustion and new heights of delight.  So. Much. Potential.

Related: Buffalo Plaid Deer Pillow

Making a cherished, and might I say, trendy, baby blanket is a wonderful way to welcome baby.

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The body of the blanket is made using the spider stitch which is a single crochet v-stitch. It’s such an easy stitch to learn and adds delightful texture and warmth to the blanket.

The border with the buffalo plaid is just single crochets with color changes! If the idea of all those color changes and carrying the yarn intimidates you,  Whistle and Ivy has an online course (read, you don’t have to leave your house or get out of your jammies to learn) which teaches all things buffalo plaid!

You will be a Buffalo Plaid Pro after taking the course and working through the 3 included projects. Check out all the details for the Learn to Crochet Plaid Course here.

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The spider stitch makes a very warm and dense fabric. In order to keep the blanket from being stiff I used a larger hook than would normally be used with this yarn.  The large hook helps keep the blanket flexible but still nice, warm, and hole free.

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How cute would this blanket look with the Buffalo Check Crochet Pillow Cover? It would be adorable as part of a woodland themed nursery.

Or you can make it larger and into a lap throw! Wouldn’t it look great at your cabin or in your favorite man’s man cave?

Let me know in the comments who you will be making this for!

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Materials

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US size L/8.0 mm crochet hook

9 skeins of #4 Medium Weight Yarn

  • 6 skeins Vanna’s Choice yarn in Gray Marble
  • 1 skein Vanna’s Choice yarn Black
  • 1 skein Vanna’s Choice yarn Scarlet
  • 1 skein Vanna’s Choice yarn Cranberry
    • Gray Marble = 3oz/85g and 145yds/133m
    • Solids = 3.5oz/100g and 170yds/156m

Large Eye Tapestry Needle (these are my favorite!)

Abbreviations

ch(s):chain
sc: single crochet
sp: space

Gauge

4”x4”= 15 rows x 7 spider stitches

Size

30” x 39”

Notes

The body of the blanket (gray part) is made first with the buffalo plaid borders being added last.

The body is made with a spider stitch which does not require chaining 1 to start the next row. See tutorial, How to Crochet the Spider Stitch.

If you’d like to adjust the size, keep the starting chain a multiple of six.

Check out these Tapestry Crochet Tips to see how to carry the yarn from row to row.

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Main body

Chain 102

Row 1: (sc, ch 1, sc) in 2nd ch from hook,* sk ch, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next ch, repeat from * to end of row. turn

Row 2: do not ch 1 to start the row, (sc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-1 sp to the end of the row, turn

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Border

Row 1: With Gray Marble, sc  across the top or bottom (102 scs)

Row 2-7:  with Black, ch 1, *6 sc , with Cranberry, 6 sc; repeat from * to end of row, carrying the yarn not in use across the top of your stitches

Rows 8-13: with Cranberry ch 1 *6 sc, with Scarlet, 6 sc; repeat from * to end of row, carrying the yarn not in use across the top of your stitches

Rows 14-16: repeat row 2

Repeat border rows for the other side of the blanket. Bind off and weave in ends.

Looking for another baby blanket option? The Diamond Lace Crochet Baby Blanket may be up your alley!

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52 Comments

  1. Almost through with the body and thinking of the border. It will be my first time doing the plaid. I am feeling confident! Lol taking a deep breath as I say that. This is my question- do you start the border on the body or do you complete the border separate then attach? Also is it done to the uneven sides or top and bottom of the body? This is for grandbaby #15 and he is coming in about 3 weeks so I have to get busy!!!

    1. I only did the border on the top and bottom but I have seen people do it all the way around. I also started the border on the body instead of attaching it later. Congrats on grandbaby 15! You are a blessed woman.

  2. This is my first crochet project and I’ve been struggling with keeping the edges straight. I know I should be counting my stitches but I’m confused on what to count as a stitch with skipping chains. Any tips?

    1. The edges of the blanket won’t be perfectly straight. They form almost a little zigzag which I personally love but others choose to hid it with a border. If you haven’t looked at the spider stitch tutorial yet, you might find that helpful too.

  3. Help! How do I start? I love this blanket..making it for my baby due beginning of April. I bought everything but have no idea how to start and its intimidating lol. This is my first ever crochet project(perphaps ambitious) but have always wanted to learn and this was the perfect excuse. Do you have a video of how to make this??

    1. Chelsea! Congratulations on your baby!!! A great place to start is with the spider stitch tutorial. Getting the hang of the stitch by practicing on a small swatch will make the blanket much easier!

  4. Tonya J Durham says:

    How are you attaching the border section on the side that isn’t continued from the body?

    1. Hi Tonya, just attach the yarn with a slip stitch in the chain of the main part of the body. Thanks for asking!

  5. When doing the buffalo plaid border, do you carry all the colours through the first section or just the black and cranberry? Just wondering if I leave the Scarlett until I get to the part or if I need to carry it through the first bunch if plaid rows as well.

    1. Amanda, I just carry the colors I am using in that section, so the black and cranberry for the first section.

  6. I love this blanket. I used all 6 skeins of the vanna white gray marble yarn and I’m just finishing row 100. I’m supposed to get to row 112. Has anyone else had to get more yarn than the pattern calls for?

  7. In a response above you stated that it can be done in multiples of 2. Are you referring to the starting chain?
    How would this impact the border? If each square/plaid section is 6 stitches would the starting chain have to reflect this extra square section???

    1. Hi Deb, you are correct. Just the spider stitch is done in multiples of 2 but to account for the border you’d want multiples of 6.

  8. Okay I finished the main part. Now I’m on to boarder but I have a question, when you say single crochet along top or bottom are you talking about my would be sides of the blanket from doing the main part? Thanks in advance for your answer!

  9. Theresa Daugherty says:

    I’ll be making this to send to St Christopher’s Hospital for Children. I crochet with a wonderful group of ladies from The Philadelphia Protestant Home.

    1. That is so lovely Theresa!

  10. Hey i don’t have size L 8.0mm hook but I do have size 8.5mm hook can I use this instead?

    1. It should work fine but I haven’t tested it with a different sized hook. Your blanket may be a bit bigger but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work! Enjoy

      1. Trinity Collier says:

        Thank you so much! I’m sorry for repeating my question I thought it didn’t work the first time.

        1. No problem! Sometimes the system is slow.

  11. Trinity Collier says:

    Hello hopefully you see this soon! I’m making this for my baby brother who’s due Feb… but I don’t have the size L 8.0mm hook I have 8.5mm and a whole bunch of others can I use a different one?

  12. Cindy Ashcraft says:

    So you are color changing every 6 stitches. Is it hard to weave all those ends later?

    1. Hi Cindy, I don’t cut the yarn every 6 stitches but pull the yarn I am not working with through and under the stitches with the other color.

  13. Hey, I am trying to make this and super new to crocheting… but it seems pretty easy so I bought the stuff and have begun. I’ve done 2 rows about 4 different times now because I dont think I’m doing it right. It is curling, not laying flat. Is that right ? I have the spider stitch design but what am I doing wrong?

    Appreciate your help in advance!

    1. where is it curling? In from the sides or up from the bottom? I don’t think I’ve had the spider stitch curl before so I am not sure.

  14. I love this blanket especially the boarder. Do you think I could use the basic boarder pattern to create a blanket with just the buffalo plaid pattern?
    Thanks Sara

    1. For sure! I would suggest trying a smaller swatch first to make sure you WANT to do the entire blanket this way. It takes a bit of extra work to carry that yarn across but it may not bug you at all!

  15. Lori Bailey says:

    Mornin,
    I am completely overwhelmed now that the main body of blanket is done. I figured the trim wouldn’t be so detailed. According to your pattern, I will have 3 balls of yarn, black, red, and crimson/cranberry yarns to be constantly keeping changing and hiding I’m now, hands achy, feel like I bit off more than I can handle.
    Could I just sc rows of colors and not try to tapestry stitch? The blanket, so far, is lovely, but I need a simpler solution to get this finished for my grandson, born in October. I think I’m just too old to juggle the constant changing colors. 🙁
    Wish me luck and kudos to all you who can take this to the end as directions say!

    1. Hi Lori! I am sorry you are struggling. The color changes certainly add some extra tension and work for your hands. You could totally just do rows of scs and not carry the yarn through. You can also make larger blocks of each color so you aren’t changing so often. Rows of single crochets on each end in stripes would be so cute too – buffalo stripes instead of buffalo plaid. You’ve got this!

  16. This is my first time making plaid stitch (and spider stitch). It turned out beautiful! I added a small (one row) border around the other 2 sides because I had a bit of a “grey to plaid lump”. Turned out so nice that now my husband wants me to make a large one for our bed!! Thank you so much for the pattern and instructions!!

  17. I am struggling with this pattern on the buffalo plaid part- when doing 6 stitches of black, then move to cranberry, once you go to the next row since you change the color befor you finish the stitch the stitch is off on the next row? What am I doing wrong in that as if you change colors always thought you had to switch before you finish a stitch.? any suggestions

    1. Cathy, I do change colors before finishing off the stitch of the previous row. Since you are working in sc, the next row starts in that very first stitch where the color change was. Hope that helps!

  18. I must not understand what “carrying the yarn not in use across the top of your stitches” means, when I do this you can see the color through and it doesn’t look like you had that problem?

    1. Hi Jenna, my carried yarn definitely peeks through! Its hard to keep it all hidden when using a larger hook, but when you look at the blanket as a whole, you don’t notice. If you look at the up close picture of the border, focus on the black squares and you’ll start to see a red line running through each row of black. It does take some practice to make the carried yarn show through less. If you haven’t checked out this post yet, https://www.stitching-together.com/tapestry-crochet-tips/ it may be helpful.

  19. I am hoping to make this into a lap blanket to donate at a nursing home. Hopefully some of the men will like this. BTW did you make the jammies or were they purchased? I want some of my own!

    1. I want them too. We got them at Target!

  20. What a gorgeous modern blanket pattern, thanks so much for sharing this at Handmade Monday, your wonderful blanket pattern will be one of the features at next weeks link up. 🙂

    1. Wow Julie! Thanks and thanks so much for the link party!

  21. This is adorable! Do you know the number of chains (or multiple of x) to make this into a lovey size blanket? Thank you!

    1. Kaeleah this would be adorable as a lovey. You just need your starting chain to be multiples of 2.

  22. Yvette James says:

    Thanks she is doing the room in lumberjack

  23. Carol D. Snyder says:

    I’ll be making this for my niece’s third baby, first girl after two boys! Love this blanket!! God bless you.

    1. Girls are great! Congrats on the growing (extended) family

  24. Yvette James says:

    For my best friend baby

    1. So exciting! I’m sure she’ll love it!

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