Easy Crochet Peephole Border – Perfect for Baby Blankets!

Learn how to create this super simple, but effective Peephole Border. Using a simple combination of stitches you can create a slick, modern border with a round of cute little peepholes. It’s the perfect addition to any crochet baby blanket!

Stitches Used:

• ch – chain
• ss – slip stitch
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• reverse sc – reverse single crochet (crab stitch)

Written Pattern

Round 1:

• Join yarn to any stitch along top row, pull up a loop and ch1 (does not count as a stitch)
• Sc back into same stitch, sc evenly along row until last stitch.
• 3 sc into last stitch in row to form corner.
• Sc evenly across stitches on the long edge.
• 3 sc into first stitch from bottom row to form corner.
• Sc evenly along bottom row
• 3 sc into last chain from bottom row to form corner.
• Sc evenly across stitches on the long edge.
• 3 sc into first stitch in row to form corner.
• Sc evenly across unworked part of top edge.
• Join last sc to 1st sc with ss.

Round 2:

• Ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc into same stitch.
• Hdc into each stitch in previous round, making sure to work 3 hdc into middle stitch of corner from row below.
• Join last hdc to 1st hdc with ss

Round 3:

• Ch1 (does not count as a stitch), sc into same stitch.
• Sc into each stitch in previous round, making sure to work 3 sc into middle stitch of corner from row below.
• Join last sc to 1st sc with ss

Round 4 (Peephole Round):

• Ch1 (does not count as stitch), hdc into same stitch.
• *Ch1, skip next sc, hdc into next stitch* Repeat from *to* until corner cluser.
• Work hdc ch1 hdc into middle stitch of corner cluster (or, if your stitch count falls differently, work ch1 hdc ch1 into middle stitch.
• Continue all around working ch1 hdc, making sure to work the correct corner cluster into each corner, until you get back to the beginning of the round.
• Join to 1st sc with ss.

Round 5:

• Ch1 (does not count as a stitch), sc into same stitch.
• Sc into each stitch and each ch1 gap in previous round, making sure to work 3 sc into middle stitch of corner from row below.
• Join last sc to 1st sc with ss

Round 6:

• Ch1
• Work reverse sc into each stitch from round below.
• DO NOT join to 1st stitch with ss, instead break yarn and sew end through middle of 1st stitch in round (video tutorial shows which direction to sew to achieve a seamless edge).
• Sew in ends.

Video Tutorial

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