How to Create a Beautiful Crochet Blanket

You’ll Need:

King Cole Cottonsoft DK: 100% Cotton; 100g/210m

3 balls French Navy (741) – Yarn A;

2 balls of White (710) – Yarn B;

Crochet hook 4.5 mm;

Yarn needle.

Size:

74 x 81 cm.

Special Stitches

Double Crochet 5 Together – Dc5tog (Cluster)

Yarn over, insert hook in next st, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops left on hook), (yarn over, insert hook in next st, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops) 4 times, yarn over and draw yarn through all 6 loops on hook.

Changing Colours

Work the last yarn over of the row with the next colour, for a neat colour change.

Instructions

Using Yarn A and a 4.5mm hook, chain 111, or a multiple of 6 sts + 1, + 2 for the foundation row.

Tip: Always make a few extra chains for the foundation row in case you miss one or two, it saves you starting over! You can unpick them later.

Row 1:

2 dc in 3rd ch from hook (counts as 3 dc), skip 2 ch, 1 sc in next ch, * skip 2 ch, 5 dc in next ch, skip 2 ch, 1 sc in next ch; repeat from * to last 3 ch, skip 2 ch, 3 dc in last ch, turn. Fasten off yarn.

Row 2:

Using Yarn B, ch 1 (does not count as a st), 1 sc in 1st st, * ch 2, dc5tog over next 5 sts, ch 2, 1 sc in next st; repeat from * ending by working last sc in top of t-ch, turn.

Row 3:

Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc here and throughout), 2 dc in 1st st, skip 2 ch, * 1 sc in top of next cluster, skip 2 ch, 5 dc in next sc, skip 2 ch; repeat from * to last cluster, 1 sc in top of cluster, skip 2 ch, 3 dc in last sc, turn. Fasten off yarn.

Rows 4 – 68:

Repeat rows 2 – 3, and row 2 once more, following the colour sequence above. Do not fasten off and continue with Yarn A.

Tip: You can continue the pattern repeat until you are happy with the size, just make sure you finish on row 2.

Border

Turn piece so you are now working down the first side of the blanket.

Round 1:

Tip: On the 2 long sides, I worked 1 sc in each sc row end and 2 sc in each dc row end.

Side 1 – Ch 1 (does not count as a st), 1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc in the same st (corner made), work sc evenly down side 1 (see tip) until you reach the next corner, [1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc] in corner.

Bottom Row – * 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, 1 sc in bottom of 5 dc; repeat from * across, ending with [1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc] in next corner.

Side 2 – Repeat side 1.

Top – 1 sc in 1st st, * 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, 1 sc in top of 5dctog, 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, 1 sc in next sc; repeat from * across, ending with a sl st to beg sc.

Round 2:

Ch 1 (does not count as a st), hdc in each st around, working [1 hdc, ch 1, 1 hdc] in each corner ch-1 sp, join with a sl st to beg hdc.

Round 3:

Repeat round 2, working in BLO of each st. Fasten off yarn.

Round 4:

Repeat round 3. Fasten off yarn and weave in all threads.