By combining luxuriously-textured Lion Brand Baby Soft Boucle yarn with your favorite shade of Mandala or Mandala Baby, you’ll create an extremely soft, machine washable and visually-stunning baby blanket in no time.

Because the self-striping Mandala does most of the color work and you don’t need to cut your yarn at the end of each row, you’ll be left with very few ends to weave in and a blanket that’s as soft as a baby’s…well, you know. Choose from the many colors of Mandala Baby to make the blanket for a girl, a boy or keep it gender-neutral.

This pattern is quite easy and works up very quickly, making it great for last-minute baby shower gift or charity donation. Skills necessary include double crochet and changing colors.

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