Baby Rainbow Sampler 2 | free crochet pattern

The Baby Rainbow Sampler Blanket 2 is a small version of the Big Rainbow Sampler Blanket 2. It features all the different stitches used in the original blanket, just smaller. It's a great project for an ambitious beginner who wants to learn more crochet stitches and perfect for gifting to your loved ones. This blanket is a journey in itself!

You can find the other pattern parts here:

Materials and preparation

The pattern is available in two colourways: A Organicon rainbow colourway, and a Catona gradient colourway. Instructions for both colourways are included in the pattern. Be aware that they do use different amounts of each colour for each version.

Yarn

Scheepjes Organicon100% Soft Organic Cotton, 50g/170m

Label	Colour name	Code	Amount
Colour A	Oxygen	219	4 balls
Colour B	Lucky Heather	259	1 ball
Colour C	Perfect Plum	257	1 ball
Colour D	Dahlia	246	1 ball
Colour E	Swaying Tulip	247	1 ball
Colour F	Pink Elephant	248	1 ball
Colour G	Amaranth	245	1 ball
Colour H	Red Rose	244	1 ball
Colour I	Deep Tangerine	224	1 ball
Colour J	Happy Sunflower	238	1 ball
Colour K	Baby Chick	239	1 ball
Colour L	Sapling	213	1 ball
Colour M	Olive	228	1 ball
Colour N	Bright Ocean	215	1 ball
Colour O	Happy Thoughts	264	1 ball
Colour P	Sleepy Cyan	268	1 ball
Colour Q	Ticklish Turquoise	267	1 ball
Colour R	Bluebell	255	1 ball

Scheepjes Catona100% Cotton, 50g/125m

Label	Colour name	Code	Amount
Colour A	Snow White	106	6 balls
Colour B	Primrose	522	1 ball
Colour C	Yellow Gold	208	1 ball
Colour D	Peach	386	1 ball
Colour E	Rich Coral	410	1 ball
Colour F	Cornelia Rose	256	1 ball
Colour G	Fresia	519	1 ball
Colour H	Tulip	222	1 ball
Colour I	Icy Pink	246	1 ball
Colour J	Light Silver	172	1 ball
Colour K	Chrystalline	385	1 ball
Colour L	Tropic	253	1 ball
Colour M	Sky Blue	510	1 ball
Colour N	Lilac Mist	399	1 ball
Colour O	Lavender	520	1 ball
Colour P	Colonial Rose	398	1 ball
Colour Q	Garden Rose	251	1 ball
Colour R	Cherry	413	1 ball

Shop the yarn!

Do you want to make this blanket? You can find the yarn for this blanket in several stores, such as:

Jimmy Beans WoolCatonaUS Wool WarehouseCatonaUK Wool WarehouseOrganiconUK

Crochet hook

3.5mm (US size E/4) for both versions

Measurements

Organicon blanket measures 110 x 85 cm (43 x 33½ in) after blocking. Catona blanket measures 122 x 94 cm (48 x 37 in)

Gauge/tension

Gauge is not critical for this pattern. If you want precise gauge instructions, check out Part 1

Abbreviations (US terms)

begin-puff stitch: ch1, (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop) 3x in the same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
ch: chain(s)
dc: double crochet
dc2tog: double crochet 2 stitches together to decrease the stitch count by 1: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through first two loops on hook) once in each of two stitches, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
hdc: half double crochet
puff stitch: (yarn over, insert hook in stitch, yarn over, pull up loop) 4x in the same stitch, yarn over, pull through all loops on hook
RS: right side
sc: single crochet
ss: slip stitch
s(ts): stitch(es)
WS: wrong side

Repeat formats

*….; rep from * once/twice/3x — Crochet the instructions after * and then repeat that section a further number of times as indicated.
(…) once/twice/3x — Crochet the instructions between brackets the total number of times indicated.
[…] — Indicates the amount of stitches at the end of a row or round.
(…) in same st/sp — Indicates that all instructions between brackets are worked in the same stitch or space.

Notes

The pattern for this blanket is long. To keep track of where you are, I’ve divided it into different parts. Each part introduces a new section with Techniques and also contains a crochet diagram.
In most rows you’ll make a ch1 before turning your blanket. This is a turning chain and does not count as a stitch. If you find a ch1 is too small, you can also make a ch2. This depends on how tight you crochet.

Colour layout

Part 3 Weekly overview

Techniques

To keep the pattern organised, I put the stitch tutorials on separate pages:

Crochet pattern

Puff stitch section 1 (Rows 34-38)

We’ll be using several techniques to create voluminous bobbles in this blanket. Puff stitches are one of those, and the smallest stitches to create bobbles with. Puff stitches are dense clusters of yarnovers that resemble little balls. They’re fun to make!

Starting the puff stitches

Row 34 (WS)Join Colour F with a ss in the first stitch, begin-puff stitch in same st, *ch1, skip 1 st, puff st; repeat from * another 70 times, ch1, skip 1 st, 1dc in last stitch, turn.[1 begin-puff st, 71 puff sts, 72 ch, 1 dc]

If you look closely at your stitches, you can see that the chains you’re crocheting look positioned on top of the puff stitches.

Building the puff stitch rows

Row 35 (RS)Ch3 (counts as first dc), puff st in first ch-1 space, *ch1, skip 1 st, puff st in next ch-1 space; repeat from * another 70 times, 1dc in last puff st, cut yarn, turn.[71 puff sts, 72 ch, 2 dc]

Row 36 (WS)Join Colour A with a ss in first dc, ch1, *1hdc in same st, 1hdc in next puff st; repeat from * another 71 times, 1hdc in last dc, cut yarn, turn.[145 hdc]

Row 37 (RS)Join Colour E with a ss in the first stitch, begin-puff stitch in same st, *ch1, skip 1 st, puff st; repeat from * another 70 times, ch1, skip 1 st, 1dc in last stitch, turn.[1 begin-puff st, 71 puff sts, 72 ch, 1 dc]

Row 38 (WS)With Colour A, repeat Row 36.[145 hdc]

V-stitch section 1 (Rows 39-44)

The V-stitch is a nifty little stitch. It’s not the most intricate stitch in this blanket, but it has a great effect on otherwise plain sections.

V-stitch rows

Row 39 (RS)Join Colour G with a ss in the first stitch, ch3 (counts as first dc), skip 1 stitch, 1dc in next stitch, ch1, dc2tog with first leg in same st as last dc, skip 1 stitch, second leg in next st, ch1, *dc2tog with first leg in same st as last leg of previous dc2tog, skip 1 stitch, second leg in next st, ch1; repeat from * another 68 times, 1dc in same st as last leg, skip 1 st, 1dc in last st, cut yarn, turn.[4 dc, 70 dc2tog and 71 ch]

Row 40 (WS)Join Colour H with a ss in the first stitch, ch3 (counts as first dc), 1dc in ch-1 space of previous V, ch1, *dc2tog with one leg in the same ch-1 space as previous st and second leg in next ch-1 space (effectively crocheting a V right above the V of the previous row), ch1; repeat from * another 69 times, 1dc in same ch-1 space as previous st, 1dc in last st, cut yarn, turn.[4 dc, 70 dc2tog and 71 ch]

Row 41 (RS)With Colour G, repeat Row 40.[4 dc, 70 dc2tog and 71 ch]

Row 42 (WS)With Colour H, repeat Row 40.[4 dc, 70 dc2tog and 71 ch]

Back to solid rows

Row 43 (RS)Join Colour A with a ss in first st, ch1, 1hdc in same st, 1hdc in each st and ch, ch1, turn.[145 hdc]

Row 44 (WS)145hdc, cut yarn, turn.[145 hdc]

Granny Stripe section 3 (Rows 45-46)

This will be the last Granny Stripe section for a while!

Granny stripe row

Row 45 (RS)Join Colour G with a ss in the first stitch, ch3 (counts as first dc), 1dc in same stitch, *skip 2 stitches, 3dc in next stitch; repeat from * another 46 times, skip 2 stitches, 2dc in last stitch, cut yarn, turn.[47 Granny clusters with 3 dc, 2 clusters with 2 dc, 145 dc in total]

Back to solid rows

Row 46 (WS)Join Colour A with a ss in first st, ch1, 1hdc in same st, 144hdc, cut yarn, turn.[145 hdc]

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