This blanket elegant and impressive yet is easy to make. The beautiful baby blanket is made using a unique stitch based on the Classic Fantail Shell stitch but worked in the round. The gorgeous FanTail Baby Blanket/Shawl by LisaAuch is the perfect gift for a newborn. You’ll find a video tutorial on Lisa's site to help you learn this shell stitch pattern.
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This pattern is very easy and creates a very unique stitch.
Once pattern is established it is just a repeat so Blanket can be made as big as you like.
Perfect for a new baby and would make a gorgeous shawl or heirloom
The border on this blanket could be used to finish off any blanket and it is so easy et very elegant.
What a beautiful stitch pattern! It looks hard but is really easy to make. The photos and video tutorial you'll find on Lisa's site will make crocheting this stitch even more easier.
For the baby set and blanket I used the beautiful Snuggly Sirdar 4 ply ( 2 x 100grms for the blanket…with a little left over, which actually made the booties ( I cannot get over how beautiful this yarn works up for baby items- HUGE fan of this yarn
![[Free Pattern] Very Easy FanTail Baby Blanket With Unique Stitch](https://i0.wp.com/www.dailycrochet.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7298/2015/10/FanTail-Baby-BlanketShawl-by-LisaAuch.jpg?resize=568%2C533)
I used a 3.5mm hook and pattern is written in US terms.
Notes: This is actually based on the Classic Fantail Shell stitch but worked in the round.
I have added a video tutorial I found on youtube of the basic stitch pattern.
Check out the original source for this pattern with all the directions and full written pattern at LisaAuch
Thanks to LisaAuch for article's inspiration and featured image.
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Peggy Dickerhoff Ellwood
i would love to make the baby afcan
making this in pink and white right now. Very pretty!
I was making the beautiful fantail baby blanket that was posted by Lisa. The free pattern was taken down before I finished .If anyone can help me with the pattern I would appreciate it.
Deborah, the pattern is still available for free.
This blanket is sooooo beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Putting this one on my to-do list. It is so beautiful, I can’t wait to try it (after I finish the three others in-progress at the moment.)
Connie DePlonty
Beautiful! I want to know how to do this stitch!
What a beautiful stitch pattern.
There are lots of stitch tutorial videos available on You Tube. We live in the Information Age making it easier to learn new things. Good luck.
thank you!!
Beauty
Beautiful
Thanks for sharing looks hard but is easy.
Welcome Sheila!
I am working on this one now.
this is beautiful but got the same thing page cannot be loaded
Beautiful
Sharon, please try again. The issue has been solved. Thanks for your understanding.
THANK YOU I was able to get the pattern this is so pretty
I found it hard to follow the pattern at the beginning.
So Beautiful!!!!
Can’t find directions….
Beautiful !
Another one to add to my “to do” list. That list sure is growing !
Marilyn, please click the words FanTail Baby Blanket/Shawl to get to the pattern’s page.
Thank you
I need to make this!
Thank you
Pretty blanket but to keep the border from ruffling, I had to use a size 2.25mm hook. In addition, I reduced the treble crochet stitches to: ( in the 2 ch part of each V st) 1 dc 3 ch sl st 3rd ch from hook, 1 trc3 ch sl st 3rd ch from hook, 1 dc3 ch sl st 3rd ch from hook .
Stunningly awesome pattern
simply beautiful