• For this Granny Square Baby Blanket Pattern, we will be working in rounds.

Sunburst Granny Square:

Make:

• 9x light thyme
• 16x medium gray
• 24x sage
• Round 1: With any of the 3 colors listed,make a magic ring, then ch x3 (this counts as a dc) and dc x15 into the ring. Then sl st to the top of the chains that you made at the beginning to close the round (16).
• Round 2: Ch x2 and in the same stitch make a modified puff stitch. To make a puff stitch you will yarn over, insert the hook into the stitch, yarn over again and pull up a loop (you have 3 loops on your hook).
• Now yarn over, insert the hook into the same stitch, yarn over again and pull up a loop (you have 5 loops on your hook). You can now yarn over and pull through all 5 loops. Then make a chain.
• *In the next stitch make a puff stitch like before but repeat the yarn over, insert hook, pull up a loop, step 1 more time so you have 7 loops on the hook. Then yarn over and pull through all 7 loops on the hook. Ch x1.*
• Repeat from *. Sl st to the first puff stitch to close the round. (16 puffs + 16 ch)
• Round 3: Make a sl st into the ch space. Ch x2 and then make a 3-dc cluster in the same stitch.
• To make a 3-dc cluster: *yarn over, insert hook into the stitch or space, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook). Then yarn over, pull through 2 loops (2 loops remain on hook). Repeat from * two more times, always inserting into the same stitch or space. You'll have 4 loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull through all 4 loops.
• Then ch x2 and *make a 4-dc cluster (5 loops on the hook) in the next available stitch. Ch x2. Repeat from * for the rest of the round. Then when you get to the end of the round make a sl st to the top of the first dc cluster stitch. (16 dc clusters + 16 ch x2 spaces). Fasten off the colored yarn and weave in the ends.
• Round 4: Now we will square off the sunburst granny square.
• Join the aran yarn to any ch x2 space. Then ch x3 and tr x2 into the ch space. In the next ch x2 space dc x3. In the following ch x2 spaces complete the following: hdc x3, dc x3,
• *tr x3 + ch x3 + tr x3 (this is a corner), dc x3, hdc x3, dc x3*
• Repeat from * 2 more times. When you get to the half corner that was done in the beginning of the round, go ahead and tr x3 and ch x3 into that corner then sl st to the top of the first ch x3 (which acts as a triple crochet). (60 + 4 ch x3 spaces). Fasten off and weave in any ends.

Building the Blanket:

• Once you have the squares made, lay them out like I have in the photo.

Alternate rows of:

• gray + sage + gray +sage +gray + sage +gray
• sage + thyme + sage + thyme +sage +thyme + sage
• Sew the squares together. There are many ways to do this - you can whip stitch or ladder stitch them together, or you can simply crochet them together by using a single crochet or slip stitch.
• Once sewn together, attach the aran yarn to anywhere on the outer edge of the blanket.
• Round 1-2: Single crochet around the blanket, when you get to the corners make 3 sc into the corner space.
• After round 2 fasten off the yarn and join the light thyme color.
• Round 3: Sl st, dc. Repeat for the rest of the round. Then sl st to the beginning, fasten off the yarn and weave in any tails.
• I hope you loved making this crochet granny square baby blanket pattern as much as I enjoyed designing it! Whether you styled it for a girl, boy, or kept it gender neutral, this pattern is sure to become a favorite keepsake.