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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  • Gwen Budzise says:

    I love this border. I'm making a baby blanket in white and giving it to my great Granddaughter so when she has a baby she will have something I made then I'm giving her blue and pink ribbon to weave in peek a boo holes so if it's a boy then she puts blue - girl she puts pink it will be small ribbon so she can weave in holes

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