Making a baby blanket is one of the most special gifts you could create for your baby or for a mom to be! Each and every stitch, made with love and care, creates a unique, precious keepsake.

I wanted this design to be soft and nurturing, while still giving you freedom to play with colours and make it your own. You can make it super modern with a neutral palette of dusky colours, or you can use bright and playful primary colours, or you could go for pastel hues like I have done, keeping it fresh and calm. You can truly have fun with any arrangement of colours. Plus, the bonus for this design is that you could absolutely use this as a stash buster, as each dot only uses small quantities of yarn. So why not make a wonderful scrappy lapghan from your stash, and surprise yourself by combining random colours that you wouldn’t have thought of using together from your stash, to create truly unique darling dots.

I really hope you enjoy making your own ‘Darling Dots’ baby blanket. I can’t wait to see your version, so please tag me in on your makes!!

(I have included a blanket sizing chart if you want to make this blanket into a lapghan or a standard throw.)

Difficulty level: Intermediate

You could use a different weight yarn with a suitable hook size to create this blanket. The measurements of your square, however, will be different from what is stated in this pattern. You will also need to take this into consideration when planning out your blanket, and calculating how many squares you will need, and the yarn quantity required.

This pattern has been tested by 6 talented crochet designers. A special mention of them has been included in my pattern with links to their socials.

Included in this pattern:

• US to UK Terms Conversion Chart
• Personal Colour Chart to use to keep track of your colour choices
• Links to video tutorials
• Clear photos with labels
• Special stitches explained in detail
• Blanket Size Chart with 3 size options
• Yardage / Quantity calculation chart
• Special mention of pattern testers and links to their socials