This beautiful crochet baby shawl pattern was originally published in the 1920s and is still a popular pattern today.
Follow the easy step-by-step instructions of this vintage crochet pattern to make this classic baby blanket. There is absolutely no charge for personal use of this crocheted baby shawl pattern.
9 oz. 4-ply and 3 oz. 2-ply Fingering Wool 1 oz. Crochet Silk Vulcanite Hook (a trifle thicker than a slate pencil)
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Commence with 124 chain. Turn and make 1 double crochet in 5th stitch from needle, *1 treble in next stitch, 1 dc in next. Repeat from * to end of row, ending with a double crochet.
2nd Row — Turn with 3 chain and make 1 dc in each treble and 1 tr in each double crochet all the way.
Repeat 2nd row until shawl is square (40 to 42 inches)
Baby Blanket Border
1st Row — Take fine wool and begin about the center of a side. Make 1 tr, 1 ch, 1 tr in 1st stitch, 1 tr in next alternately all around, increasing at corners just sufficiently to keep work square. Join by slip stitch.
2nd Row — 3 tr (3 ch to stand for 1st) in each chain stitch between treble, passing over the single treble.
3rd Row — 3 treble in center of each treble group of previous row.
4th Row — 1 tr, 1 ch, 1 tr in center of each group, and 1 tr in space between each group.
5th Row — 1 tr, 1 ch, 1 tr in center of each group, and 1 tr on each single treble.
6th Row — Repeat the 2nd row.
7th Row — Repeat the 3rd row.
8th Row — 5 tr in center of each group, 1 dc between groups.
Edge with silk, 1 dc in double crochet stitch, slip stitch into 1st treble, *2 ch, 1 tr in same place, slip stitch into next treble and repeat from *.
After you slip stitch into 5th treble, make 1 dc in double crochet, then slip stitch into 1st treble of next group, and work on as before all around.
