How to Create a Colorful Crochet Blanket with Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton

You’ll Need:

For this project, you will need the following colors of Hobby Lobby I Love This Cotton (1 ball of each color):

• Hot Orchid (A);
• Mulberry (B);
• Amethyst (C);
• Purple (D);
• Royalty (E);
• Turquoise (F);
• Deep Turquoise (G);
• Pistache (H);
• Bright Teal (I);
• Apple Green (J);
• Bright Green (K);

You will also require a crochet hook of size 4mm.

Size:

The finished blanket size will be 91.5 cm x 122 cm.

Used Patterns:

Here are the essential crochet stitches you will use in this blanket:

• sc4tog (single crochet 4 stitches together) — (insert hook in next st, yo, draw through and pull to height of working row) 4 times, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook
• sc6tog (single crochet 6 stitches together) — (insert hook in next st, yo, draw through and pull to height of working row) 6 times, yo, draw through all 7 loops on hook
• sc7tog (single crochet 7 stitches together) — (insert hook in next st, yo, draw through and pull to height of working row) 7 times, yo, draw through all 8 loops on hook
• 2trCl (2 treble cluster) — (yo twice, insert hook in designated st, yo, draw through st, yo, draw through two loops on hook, yo, draw through two loops on hook) two times, yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook
• 3trCl (3 treble cluster) — (yo twice, insert hook in designated st, yo, draw through st, yo, draw through two loops on hook, yo, draw through two loops on hook) three times, yo, draw through all 4 loops on hook
• join with sc: with slip knot on hook, insert hook in designated st, yo, draw through st, yo, draw through both loops on hook

Instructions:

Follow these steps to create your crochet blanket:

Starting the Blanket

With color A, ch 208 (41 X 5 repeats + 3).

Row Instructions

Row 1 (WS): working in back bump of chain across, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 5, ch 5, sk 2, sc in next 9, ch 5, sk 2, *sc6tog, ch 5, sk 2, sc in next 9, ch 5, sk 2, sc in next 4, 3 sc in next, sc in next 4, ch 5, sk 2, sc in next 9, ch 5, sk 2; rep from * 3 more times, sc6tog, ch 5, sk 2, sc in next 9, ch 5, sk 2, sc in next 4, 2 sc in last ch, turn – 5 sc6tog and 20 ch-5 sps;

Row 2 (RS): [ch 4 (counts as tr), tr in first sc, ch 3, (3trCl, ch 3) twice] in same sc, sk 5, sc in ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk 4 sc, (3trCl, ch 3) 3 times in next sc, sk 4 sc, sc in ch-5 sp, *sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk 4 sc, (3trCl, ch 3) 3 times in next sc, sk 4 sc, sc in ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk 5 sc, (3trCl, ch 3) 5 times in next sc, sk 5 sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk 4, (3trCl, ch 3) 3 times in next sc, sk 4, sc in next ch-5 sp; rep from * 3 more times, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk 4, (3trCl, ch 3) 3 times in next sc, sk 4, sc in ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk 5, (3trCl, ch 3) 2 times in last st, 2trCl in same st, turn – 10 complete 3-Cl groups and four 5-Cl groups;

Row 3: ch 1 (does NOT count as st), sc in 2trCl, 3 sc in ch-sp, 3 sc in next Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 2 sc in next ch-sp, sc in sc, 2 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, 3 sc in next Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 2 sc in next ch-sp, *sk 2 sc, 2 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, 3 sc in Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 2 sc in next ch-sp, sc in sc, 2 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, (3 sc in next ch-sp, 3 sc in Cl) 3 times, 3 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 2 sc in next ch-sp, sc in sc, 2 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, 3 sc in Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 2 sc in next ch-sp; rep from * 3 more times, sk 2 sc, 2 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, 3 sc in Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 2 sc in next ch-sp, sc in sc, 2 sc in next ch-sp, sk Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, 3 sc in Cl, 3 sc in next ch-sp, sc in tr, sc in top of turning ch, fasten off, turn – 265 sc;

Row 4: with next color in the sequence and working in BLO across, join with sc in first st, sc in next 24 sc, *sc4tog, sc in next 24 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 24 sc; rep from * 3 more times, sc4tog, sc in next 23 sc, 2 sc in last st, fasten off, turn – 5 sc4tog and 5 3-sc groups;

Row 5: with next color in the sequence and working in BLO across, join with sc in first st, sc in next 4, ch 5, sk 3, sc in next 11, ch 5, sk 3, *sc7tog, ch 5, sk 3, sc in next 11, ch 5, sk 3, sc in next 11, ch 5, sk 3, sc in next 11, ch 5, sk 3; rep from * 3 more times, sc7tog, ch 5, sk 3, sc in next 11, ch 5, sk 3, sc in next 5, turn – 5 sc7tog and 20 ch-5 sps;

Row 6: ch 4 (counts as tr), tr in first sc, ch 3, (3trCl, ch 3) 2 times in same sc, sk 4, sc in ch-sp, ch 3, sk 5, (3trCl, ch 3) 3 times in next sc, sk 5, sc in ch-sp, *sc in next ch-sp, ch 3, sk 5, (3trCl, ch 3) 3 times in next sc, sk 5, sc in ch-sp, ch 3, sk 5, (3trCl, ch 3) 5 times in next sc, sk 5, sc in ch-sp, ch 3, sk 5, (3trCl, ch 3) 3 times in next sc, sk 5, sc in ch-sp; rep from * 3 more times, sc in next ch-sp, ch 3, sk 5, (3trCl, ch 3) 3 times in next sc, sk 5, sc in ch-sp, ch 3, sk 4, (3trCl, ch 3) 2 times in last st, 2trCl in same st, turn – 10 complete 3-Cl groups and four 5-Cl groups.

Repeat Rows 3-6 for the pattern following the color sequence (A-K) four times, ending the sequence with Row 4 repeat (Color K) – 21 row repeats.

Finishing Touches

Last Row: With RS facing and working in BLO of foundation ch, with K join with sc in first st, sc in next 20, *3 sc in next, sc in next 18, sc4tog, sc in next 18; rep from * 4 times, 3 sc in next, sc in next 21, fasten off.

Weave in ends and block as desired.