Unicorn Bricks Baby Blanket - Free Crochet Pattern and Video Tutorial

The Unicorn Bricks Baby Blanket is a beautiful, reversible crochet blanket with a soft knit-look texture. The right side features a charming brick pattern, while the back shows striped ribbing similar to knitted brioche.

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Gorgeous bright colors paired with a solid shade create a playful, modern look, making this blanket perfect for baby gifts and nurseries.

The pattern is easy to customize in size and color and includes both written instructions and a full video tutorial to guide you step by step.

Don’t you just love the perfect symmetry of the color stripes? All that “magic” was made alternating rows of Red Heart Super Saver in White with the beautiful self striping yarn Red Heart Super Saver in colorway Retro Stripe. They made such a beautiful combination!

I really love the wrong side too! How about you?

Scroll down for the free crochet pattern and video tutorial!

Gauge

14 sts and 14 rows = 4 inches x 4 inches (10 cm x 10 cm)

Finished Size

This baby blanket is a square of 32 inches x 32 inches (approx. 81 cm x 81 cm).

You can adjust this pattern for larger sizes:

• Width: Chain a multiple of 6 + 5 extra stitches, plus 1 turning chain.
• Length: Add more repeat rows in the stitch pattern.

Supplies

• The Yarn: For this blanket I used approx. 550 g of medium weight yarn
  • 2 skeins of Red Heart Super Saver - White yarn (Medium 4; 7 oz / 198 g)
  • 2 skeins of Red Heart Super Saver - Retro Stripe yarn (Medium 4; 5 oz / 141 g)
• 5.5 mm crochet hook (shown here my Furls Wooden Hook, Cocobolo)
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

Stitches, Terms and Abbreviations

• ch: chain
• back bump of chains → Click here for my picture tutorial
• st: stitch
• RS: right side of work
• WS: wrong side of work
• Color A: yarn color white
• Color B: yarn color Retro Stripe

Special Stitches

1. Yarn Over Slip Stitch (yo-slst): Yarn over (yo) and insert the hook into 2nd chain from hook; yarn over and draw the yarn through the chain (3 loops on hook). Pull the first loop through the next 2 loops to complete the stitch.

Click here for my PICTURE TUTORIAL for both yo-slst and yo-slst-blo

2. Yarn Over Slip Stitch Back Loops Only (yo-slst-blo): Work as above, inserting the hook only into the back loops of the stitches.

Check out the VIDEO TUTORIAL for the yo-slst-blo on YouTube HERE!

3. Long Double Crochet (ldc): Skip two rows (2 knit look ridges), work 1 dc by inserting hook from bottom to top under the two loops of the yo-slst below those two skipped rows. Skip the stitch behind the dc in the current row.

Check out here a detailed Step by Step Picture Tutorial of the Long Double Crochet and the BRICK STITCH used for this pattern!

4. The 3rd loop at the back of stitch: The loop at the back of the stitch, below the back loop. (Used for the border.)

Notes

• Each row begins with a ch 1 that does not count as a stitch.
• The last stitch of each row is worked into both top loops to prevent holes.
• If needed, place stitch markers into the first and last stitches of each row.
• Always count stitches to avoid distorting the pattern.

Color Changes

• Stripe Sequence: Change colors every 2 rows, alternating Color A and Color B.
• How to change colors: At the end of the 2nd row of each color stripe, change color in the last yo-slst-blo on the wrong side. Yarn over with the new color to complete the stitch, chain 1, turn, and continue with the new color on the right side.
• When joining a new skein of Retro Stripe yarn, keep the color sequence.
• Do not cut yarn when changing colors; carry it along the side. It will be covered by the border.

Blanket Instructions

With yarn color A (white) and a 5.5 mm crochet hook, chain 114.

Row 1 (WS): Working into back bump of chains, yo-slst into 2nd ch from hook and yo-slst in each ch across; change to B at the last st of row; turn and continue with B (113 sts).

Row 2 (RS): With B, ch 1, yo-slst-blo in each st across; ch 1, turn (113 sts).

Row 3 (WS): Yo-slst-blo in each st across; change to A at the last st of row; turn (113 sts).

Row 4 (RS): With A, ch 1;
*1 yo-slst-blo in each of next 5 sts, 1 ldc in next st*,
repeat from * to * to last 5 sts,
work 1 yo-slst-blo in each of last 5 sts of the row;
ch 1, turn (113 sts).

Note: Don’t forget to skip the sts behind the long double crochet stitches!

Row 5 (WS): Yo-slst-blo in each st across; change to B at the last st of row; ch 1, turn (113 sts).

Row 6 (RS): With B, ch 1, yo-slst-blo in each st across; ch 1, turn (113 sts).

Row 7 (WS): Yo-slst-blo in each st across; change to A at the last st of row; turn (113 sts).

Row 8 (RS - long double crochet row): With A, ch 1;
yo-slst-blo in each of next 2 sts, 1 ldc in next st,
*yo-slst-blo in each of next 5 sts, 1 ldc in next st*,
repeat from * to * to last 2 sts,
work 1 yo-slst-blo in each of last 2 sts of the row;
ch 1, turn (113 sts).

Row 9 (WS): Work as Row 5: yo-slst-blo in each st across; change to B at the last st of row; ch 1, turn (113 sts).

Row 10 (RS): Work as Row 6: with B, ch 1, yo-slst-blo in each st across; ch 1, turn (113 sts).

Row 11 (WS): Work as Row 7: yo-slst-blo in each st across; change to A at the last st of row; turn (113 sts).

Rows 12–122: Repeat from Row 2 to Row 11, always alternating the 2 yarns after each 2 rows, ending on WS with a Row 9 repeat made with yarn color A (113 sts).

You should have 31 stripes in yarn color A (White) and 30 stripes in yarn color B (Retro Stripe).

If you have a second skein of yarn color A not in use, do not cut yarn at the end of Row 122!
Remove the hook and place a stitch marker into the last stitch so your work doesn’t unravel.

As you can now see, we have 2 rows of yarn color A (White) at the bottom edge of the blanket and 2 rows at the top edge.
If we would now start working the edging around the blanket, that would not make for perfect symmetry, because the top and bottom edges would be wider than the sides.
So, I thought about a solution and that was to first work 2 rows (back and forth) with yarn color A along each side and then to continue to work the edging (in the round) around the whole blanket.

Let’s see how to make it!

The Border

1. Left Side:
   Turn the blanket with the wrong side facing up.

   Row 1 (WS): Join new skein of yarn color A in the left bottom corner, ch 1 and work up along the side till you reach the left upper corner, working evenly 1 yo-slst in each st, for a total of 122 sts; ch 1, turn.
   (This is 1 st for each horizontal row! For each color stripe you will place 2 sts on the side edge!)

   Row 2 (RS): Work 1 yo-slst-blo in each st along the side (122 sts).

   Cut yarn. Fasten off.

2. Right Side:
   Turn the blanket with the wrong side facing up.
   Pick up the yarn tail color A that you have left at the end of Row 122 and continue to work down on the side till you reach the right bottom corner, in the same manner as for the left side.

   Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, 1 yo-slst in each st, ch 1, turn (122 sts).

   Row 2 (RS): Work 1 yo-slst-blo in each st along the side (122 sts).

   Do not cut yarn!

Now start working the border around the whole blanket!
Continue on the right side, along the top edge:

Round 1 (RS):
Top edge: Ch 1, work 2 yo-slsts in the side of the right white border just made (1 st for each of the 2 rows), place a stitch marker into first stitch just made at beginning of round;

Then work 1 yo-slst-blo in each of next 113 sts, work 2 yo-slsts in the side of the left white border just made (1 st for each of the 2 rows).
You will have a total of 117 sts (you have added 2 sts on each side of the top edge!).

In the corner stitch place 2 more yo-slsts (inserting hook into both loops) and continue working down on the left side holding the blanket with the right side facing.
Work into 3rd loop at the back of sts (to push the ridge to the front), placing 1 yo-slst in each st down the left side till you reach the corner.
Place 3 sts into the corner (inserting hook into both top loops), then work along the bottom edge inserting the hook into the back loop of sts from foundation chains, placing 1 yo-slst in each st along the bottom edge till you reach the next corner.
Place 3 sts into the corner (inserting hook into both top loops), then work up along the right side working into 3rd loop at the back of sts, placing 1 yo-slst in each st until you reach the top right corner.
Place 2 sts into the first marked stitch at beginning of the round.

Turn and work on the wrong side of the blanket.

Round 2 (WS): Ch 1, work evenly yo-slst-blo in each st around the blanket, placing 2 sts in each corner st. Cut yarn and fasten off with invisible join. Weave in all ends.

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Video Tutorial: How to Crochet the Unicorn Bricks Baby Blanket

Watch the video tutorial below to learn how to crochet this blanket!

*Click here to watch this video on YouTube!

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Unicorn Bricks Baby Blanket
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