This wavy lace Mandala Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern is made with a perfectly matched color gradient from Lion Brand. The unique and eye-catching texture will make it an easy favorite for your next baby shower.
“Mandala Waves Baby Blanket” free crochet pattern by Kim Guzman © May 2023. All rights reserved.
Technique: Regular crochet.
Skill Level: Intermediate.
Crochet Pattern At A Glance
Mandala Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern
Designer: Kim Guzman © 2022-2026. All rights reserved.Rate the Pattern
Yarn
- Lion Brand “Mandala”, 100% acrylic, 590 yds/540m per 5.3 oz/150g per skein: 3 cakes or approximately 1400 yards of colorway: Nifflers.
Other Materials
- Suggested Crochet Hook Size H-8 (5mm) or hook needed to meet gauge
- Yarn Needle for weaving ends
Instructions
- Begin with a starting chain and work the setup row.
- Work rows 2-5 for the 4-row repeat.
- Work 26 more repeats of the 4 rows.
- Work 3 more rows of the repeat to "square off" the top. Fasten off.
Full Free Crochet Pattern Below
This is a free crochet pattern and the written instructions are below. If you prefer a printable download, a PDF is also available for purchase.
My Crochet Pattern Notes
Although this is a 4-row repeat, there are several stitches in use. The constant increasing and decreasing require more concentration than stitch patterns in a simple row-by-row. The stitches are easy, but you will definitely need to pay attention so I’ve given this design an Intermediate skill level.
This crochet baby blanket is made in Lion Brand Mandala Yarn. This yarn is a gradient, self-striping yarn, meaning that the color changes are formed from the yarn itself.
Other than making sure that the striping matches from cake-to-cake, there is no other cutting off for each color. The colors flow straight out of the cake.
The design starts at the bottom and increases in repeats of four rows throughout.
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How to Keep Color Sequence with Mandala
When working with Mandala yarn, I find that the color sequence is close, but not spot on for the 150-gram cake. Here’s my little trick to make sure that the sequence stays the same.
When you reach the end of the first cake, locate the color you need on the second cake. Grasp a big chunk out of the middle so that the color you need is located in the floppy loop of yarn remaining.
Cut off between the pieces and set aside the big chunk of yarn until later. Work from the inside of the loop until it’s gone. You should now be able to work from the inside of the big chunk you pulled out.
Other than this little trick to keep the sequence going, I made no other changes. The yarn flowed just as it came out of the cake.
Finished Size
36″ x 39″.
Yarn
Lion Brand “Mandala”, size 3 weight, 100% acrylic, 590 yds/540m per 5.3 oz/150g per skein: 3 cakes or approximately 1400 yards of colorway: Nifflers. There is still a little over 350 yards remaining.
“Mandala” is classified as a DK weight (size 3) yarn and is currently available in 27 colorways.
Mandala is a readily-available yarn and is available in different yarn weights. There is more than one variety so be sure to get one marked as size 3.
Other Materials
Suggested Crochet Hook Size H-8 (5mm) or hook needed to meet gauge.
Yarn Needle for weaving ends.
Gauge
Working in stitch pattern, 18 stitches for 12 rows measures approximately 4″ x 4″. It’s difficult to measure gauge in a design like this, but a general idea is that each full repeat measures approximately 6″ across.
Stitch Multiple
To change the width, make your initial chain any multiple of 26, then add 28.
Abbreviations
This baby blanket pattern is written in US crochet terminology.
ch=chain; dc=double crochet; hdc=half double crochet; rep=repeat; sc=single crochet; sk=skip; sp(s)=space(s); st(s)=stitch(es); tr=treble crochet.
All numbers after the colon at the end of an instruction are stitch counts. Use the stitch count to check your work.
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Free Crochet Pattern Instructions
Row 1: Ch 158, sc in 2nd ch from hook, [ch 1, sk next ch, sc in next ch] 3 times, ch 1, sk next ch, hdc in next ch, ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next ch, *ch 1, sk next ch, [tr, ch 1, tr] in next ch, ch 1, tr in next ch, ch 1, [tr, ch 1, tr] in next ch, ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next ch, ch 1, sk next ch, hdc in next ch, [ch 1, sk next ch, sc in next ch] 7 times, ch 1, sk next ch, hdc in next ch, ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next ch, rep from * to last 16 ch, ch 1, sk next ch, [tr, ch 1, tr] in next ch, ch 1, tr in next ch, ch 1, [tr, ch 1, tr] in next ch, ch 1, sk next ch, dc in next ch, ch 1, sk next ch, hdc in next ch, [ch 1, sk next ch, sc in next ch] 4 times, turn: 97 sts, 96 ch-1 sps.
Note: Ignore all ch-1 sps, unless specifically mentioned in the instructions. Example: when the instructions say “sc in next sc”, skip the chain and space between the single crochets.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 1, sc in next st, rep from * across, turn: 97 sc, 96 ch-1 sps.
Note: In the next row, there are no chain-1 spaces between the treble crochets. Your fingers will have a mind of their own and try to include spaces, but you’ll need to control them. Use the stitch count to confirm that you have the correct number of spaces.
Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as first tr), sk first sc, tr in each of next 2 sc, ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 1, hdc in next sc, [ch 1, sc in next sc] 7 times, *ch 1, hdc in next sc, ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 1, tr in each of next 5 sc, ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 1, hdc in next sc, [ch 1, sc in next sc] 7 times, rep from * to last 5 sc, ch 1, hdc in next sc, ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 1, tr in each of last 3 sc, turn: 97 sts, 72 ch-1 sps.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first tr, ch 1, sk next tr, sc in next tr, [ch 1, sc in next st] 12 times, *[ch 1, sk next tr, sc in next tr] 2 times, [ch 1, sc in next st] 12 times, rep from * to last 2 tr, ch 1, sk next tr, sc in last tr, turn: 85 sc, 84 ch-1 sps.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 1, sc in next sc] 3 times, ch 1, hdc in next sc, ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 1, tr in next sc, [ch 1, tr in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, tr in next sc] 2 times, *ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 1, hdc in next sc, [ch 1, sc in next sc] 7 times, ch 1, hdc in next sc, ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 1, tr in next sc, [ch 1, tr in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, tr in next sc] 2 times, rep from * to last 6 sc, ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 1, hdc in next sc, [ch 1, sc in next sc] 4 times, turn: 97 sts, 96 ch-1 sps.
Rows 6-109: Rep rows 2-5.
Rows 110 -112: Rep rows 2-4. Fasten off after final row.
Finishing
With yarn needle, weave in all ends securely.
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What an amazing project! Your work is truly inspiring and impressive. Congratulations on your talent and skills.
I’d be more than happy to share your patterns on my website, https://www.hookedonhook.com. I often post compilations of free patterns and promote talented creators like you there. If you’d like to be featured in my compilations, I would be delighted to get in touch with you.
Thanks so much! Yes, of course, I would love to be featured with an image and backlink. You can feature any of my patterns. I have a blanket permission at the bottom of each post. Thank you for asking! Have a nice day.
I love your patterns and thank you for making them free. Being a senior money is tight!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying them. 🙂
hello,
at the end of Row 5, after doing the repeated section, I am left with 12 stitches at the end instead of 6. I’ve reworked it several times, but keep ending up the same. any ideas? since it’s 6 more stitches & you do the repeated section 6 times, I’m guessing it’s something there. but I can’t figure out what.
Please send me a photo to [email protected] so I can see if I can figure it out for you.
I am very excited to do this Mandalay. I hope I am successful.
thank you for the pattern
Thanks so much for writing! I hope you enjoy it. 🙂
absolutely beautiful and easy. Great instructions. thank you
I’m having problems getting the free printable pdf. where do I get it? I have the code
Thanks so much! If you have a working code, you can recover the PDF on Ravelry (link near the top of the page). Once you add to cart and put in the code, it will change to $0 and give you a download link.
hermosos proyectos
gracias por compartir
saludos desde Colombia
You’re welcome! I hope you enjoy it 🙂
It turned out so beautiful! It was a gift, and the mom-to-be absolutely loved it. Thank you!
I’m so glad it worked out for you! Thank you for writing 🙂