How to Crochet a Colorful Blanket and Pillow Cover

You’ll Need:

Yarn: acrylic weight 4 colors in order of pattern:

• Chain dark red
• 3 rows of dark red
• 1 row of bright red
• 3 rows of light gray
• 1 row of black
• 3 rows of raspberry
• 1 row of bright white
• 3 rows of beige or off white
• 1 row of brown

If you are doing a 40x60 inch blanket and pillow cover, you will probably need about 20 skeins.

• 3 dark red
• 3 light gray
• 3 raspberry
• 3 beige
• 2 bright red
• 2 black
• 2 bright white
• 2 brown

Crochet hook: 5.50 mm.

Size

60" x 40" or 72" x 52" Blanket/Afghan and Pillow cover.

Important Note:

Do not turn work, cut off at the end leaving a 3" tail for fringe.

All single crochets are made in the back loops of stitches.

All double crochets are made in the front loop of stitches in the second row from the top.

You can make any size you like with this formula: 2 ch needed at the beginning, 3 ch + 1 ch for knot at the end, ch in multiples of 20 in the middle.

Instructions

Slip knot at the beginning is for fringe knot. Ch1 at end is for knot. Do not work in these knots.

Cast on using single crochet stitch. Please watch video tutorial to learn how to do this.

Using dark red yarn: Ch 246 cut yarn leaving a 3" tail. [Ch 286 for 72" x 52" size]

Row Instructions:

Row 1: Using dark red yarn, cast on with sc, 1 sc in each st, ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 2: Using dark red yarn, cast on with sc in blp, 1 sc blp in each st. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 3: Using dark red yarn, cast on with sc in blp, 1 sc blp in each st. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 4: Using bright red yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, (1 sc blp in next 19 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top.) Repeat until end of row. Leave last 2 st 1 sc blp, ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 5: Using light gray yarn, cast on with 1 sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 2 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, (1 sc blp in next 17 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, 1 sc blp in next st, 1 dc flp of second row from top) repeat until end of row. Leave last 2 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 6: Using light gray yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 3 st, 1 dc flp of second row, (1 sc blp in next 15 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 3 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top) repeat until end of row. Leave last 3 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 7: Using light gray yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 4 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, (1 sc blp in next 13 st, 1 dc flp, 1 sc blp in next 5 st, 1 dc flp) repeat until end of row. Leave last 4 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 8: Using black yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 5 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, (1 sc blp in next 11 st, 1 dc flp, 1 sc blp in next 7 st, 1 dc flp) repeat until end of row. Leave last 5 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 9: Using raspberry yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 6 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, (1 sc blp in next 9 st, 1 dc flp, 1 sc blp in next 9 st, 1 dc flp) repeat until end of row. Leave last 6 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 10: Using raspberry yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 7 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, (1 sc blp in next 7 st, 1 dc flp, 1 sc blp in next 11 st, 1 dc flp) repeat until end of row. Leave last 7 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 11: Using raspberry yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 8 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, (1 sc blp in next 5 st, 1 dc flp, 1 sc blp in next 13 st, 1 dc flp) repeat until end of row. Leave last 8 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 12: Using white yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 9 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, (1 sc blp in next 3 st, 1 dc flp, 1 sc blp in next 15 st, 1 dc flp) repeat until end of row. Leave last 9 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 13: Using beige yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 10 st, 1 dc flp of second row from top, (1 sc blp in next st, 1 dc flp, 1 sc blp in next 17 st, 1 dc flp) repeat until end of row. Leave last 10 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving 3" tail.

Row 14: Using beige yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 10 st, (1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next st, 1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 17 st) repeat until end of row leaving last 10 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving a 3" tail.

Row 15: Using beige yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 9 st, (1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 3 st, 1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 15 st) repeat until end of row leaving last 9 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving a 3" tail.

Row 16: Using brown yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 8 st, (1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 5 st, 1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 13 st) repeat until end of row leaving last 8 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving a 3" tail.

Row 17: Using dark red yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 7 st, (1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 7 st, 1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 11 st) repeat until end of row leaving last 7 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving a 3" tail.

Row 18: Using dark red yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 6 st, (1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 9 st, 1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 9 st) repeat until end of row leaving last 6 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving a 3" tail.

Row 19: Using dark red yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 5 st, (1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 11 st, 1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 7 st) repeat until end of row leaving last 5 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving a 3" tail.

Row 20: Using bright red yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 4 st, (1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 13 st, 1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 5 st) repeat until end of row leaving last 4 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving a 3" tail.

Row 21: Using light gray yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 3 st, (1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 15 st, 1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 3 st) repeat until end of row leaving last 3 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving a 3" tail.

Row 22: Using light gray yarn, cast on with sc blp, 1 sc blp in next 2 st, (1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 17 st, 1 dc flp in second row from top, 1 sc blp in next 1 st) repeat until end of row leaving last 2 st 1 sc blp. Ch 1 cut yarn leaving a 3" tail.

Row 23: Go back to row 5 in the written pattern and start from there. Repeat all rows after row 5. Adjust the color of yarn accordingly. Keep repeating the pattern until finished.