Crochet Blanket Pattern with Step-by-Step Instructions
Crochet Hook
Crochet Hook D/3 or 3.25 mm hook
Yarn Weight
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge
Crochet Gauge 8 pattern repeats = 4” (10 cm) (one pattern repeat consists of one chain and one single crochet); 13 rows = 4” (10 cm).
Finished Size
Finished Size 36” wide x 60” long (91.5 x 152.5 cm)
Materials List
- RED HEART® Soft®: 3 balls each 4614 Black A and 3729 Grape C
- RED HEART® Boutique Unforgettable®: 3 balls 3940 Echo B
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 3.25 mm [US D-3]
- Yarn needle, 2 stitch markers
Special Stitches
Reverse single crochet (reverse sc) = Work single crochet in the opposite direction from which you would usually work (left to right if you are right-handed and right to left if you are left-handed). This stitch is also known as crab stitch. It creates a rope-like twisted single crochet edging.
Join with sc = Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.
Instructions for Panels
Make 2
With A, ch 241.
Row 1 (right side): Sc in the 2nd ch from hook, *ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch; repeat from * across to last ch, sc in last ch; change to B, turn—121 sc and 119 ch-1 spaces.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next ch-1 space; repeat from * across, sc in last sc; change to C, turn.
Row 3: Repeat Row 2; change to A at end of row.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2; change to B at end of row.
Rows 5–73: Repeat last 3 rows 23 times. Do not change to B at end of Row 73. Fasten off.
Finishing
Place a stitch marker at the center of the top edge of each panel. With A, sew the last rows together from the first stitch to the marked stitch to form the back seam; leave remaining stitches unsewn.
Edging Row: With the right side of joined panels facing (back of the piece) and working in ends of rows, join C with sc in the last row, reverse sc in each row across. Fasten off.
Repeat Edging Row in the ends of rows of short front edge of each panel.
Weave in ends.
