This bright and fun baby blanket is made by making rainbow and sunshine granny squares, then crocheting together with a slst. Then adding a moss stitch border. I made it in bright rainbow colours but it would look lovely in pastel shades too!

Materials

dk, weight 3 yarn in shades:
650 metres white
100 metres red
90 metres orange
280 metres yellow
80 metres green
70 metres blue
60 metres purple

Small amounts of black / pink for the sunshine eyes and cheeks

4mm crochet hook

Each square measures approx 7.5" x 7.5" inches and the finished blanket measures approx 26" x 33" this could be made larger if you made more squares.


The pattern texture for the squares is worked in lemon peel stitch so it is turned each row / round.

It could also work out just using a hdc and working in rounds and not turning if you prefer. I have included the instructions to make the squares in a hdc stitch so you could make either way.