Bounce into spring with our free bunny baby blanket crochet pattern

Nine little bunny bottoms, all lined up and waiting to keep babies soft skin warm and cosy! This free baby blanket crochet pattern designed by Pat Strong is adorned with cute bunny details that are perfect for spring.

Pat's bunny baby blanket crochet pattern is surprisingly simple to hook up, which means you can make it as an Easter blanket! It will make the loveliest gift and a wonderful keepsake for the newborn.

Keep scrolling to find Pat's crochet bunny blanket and hook up this beauty in time for Easter.

Making your crochet bunny blanket: materials, notes and more

You will need

• West Yorkshire Spinners Bo Peep Luxury Baby DK (52% Falkland wool, 48% nylon, 50g/112m),
  • 6 balls of Yarn A Tooth Fairy (011)
  • 1 ball of Yarn B Piglet (269)
  • 1 ball of Yarn C Unicorn (565)
  • 1 ball of Yarn D Buttercup (442)

• A 4mm (US G/6) crochet hook

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Tension

17 sts and 20 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over dc using a 4mm hook

Measurements

67 x 97cm (26½ x 38in)

Abbreviations

You can find a full list of all abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. This Easter blanket pattern is written in UK terminology but you can easily convert it to US terms using the guide.

Notes

You'll need to know how to do Intarsia crochet to create the colourful bunnies on this Easter blanket, so check out our how to do crochet colourwork tutorial if you need some help.

On the Chart below, each square represents 1dc stitch. Read all RS rows from right to left, and WS rows from left to right. When changing colour mid-row, twist the ends of the two colours together. Pick up the new colour in the last yrh of the previous stitch.

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Your free bunny baby blanket crochet pattern

Using Yarn A, ch107.

Row 1 (RS) Dc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, turn. [106 sts]

Row 2 (WS) Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in each st across, turn. [106 sts]

Rows 3-14 Repeat Row 2.

Crocheting the bunny design

Row 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st), dc in 12 sts, follow the Chart for the next 14 sts using the appropriate colour for the Bunny Design, (dc in 20 sts, follow the Chart for the next 14 sts using the appropriate colour for the Bunny Design) twice, dc in last 12 sts, turn. [106 sts]

Rows 2-41 Repeat Row 1.

Rows 42-59 Using Yarn A, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in each st across, turn. [106 sts]

Repeat Rows 1-59 of Bunny Design once more using the photo as a guide for colours.

Repeat Rows 1-55 of Bunny Design once more using the photo as a guide for colours.

Fasten off.

Crocheting your bunny baby blanket border

Round 1 (RS) With RS facing, join Yarn B at the centre of the bottom edge of the blanket, ch1 (does not count as st), dc evenly around the edge of the blanket working 3dc into each corner st, ss to first dc, fasten off.

Round 2 (RS) Join Yarn D in first st, ss in each st around, fasten off.

Round 3 (RS) Join Yarn C in first st with a ss, *ss in next st, (ss, ch3, htr, ch3, ss) in next st, ss in next st; repeat from * around, adding or removing a ss if required to fit the stitch count.

Fasten off.

Weave in all ends and block to size.

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Gift our free crochet bunny blanket this Easter

Of course, we all love receiving chocolate but why not give something more meaningful (while still being on theme) this Easter? Pat Strong's bunny baby blanket crochet pattern is a joy to make and will be even sweeter to gift to a new, or expecting mum.

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