Festive Light Crochet Blanket

"This festive light crochet blanket is supposed to remind folks of stringing the sparkly lights on the Holiday tree. The ribbed border is a bit wider to help visualize the tree; whereas the bobbles are three different colors to resemble the lit decorations. This crochet blanket pattern is an absolute pleasure to stitch up with an interesting mix of stitches. Texture is created subtly throughout the pattern using a mixture of fun and easy crochet stitches: double crochet, herringbone half double crochet, bobble stitch, and single crochet. Inspiration for Crochet Afghan I mentioned to my daughter that she needed to help me pick out some yarn colors for a Holiday blanket. That was four months ago now. She picked out these colors and told me she wanted Christmas Tree Lights in the three different colors going through the blanket. "

Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge4-inch X 4-inch swatch = 15 stitches X 4 rows of Double Crochet.

Finished SizeThe blanket is approximately 53-inches long X 46-inches wide when measuring including the border.

Materials List

• Dark Sage Caron Simply Soft yarn 8 skeins, or approximately 2,520 yards.
• Royal Blue Caron Simply Soft yarn 1 Skein, or approximately 300 yards.
• Harvest Red Caron Simply Soft yarn 1 Skein, or approximately 300 yards.
• Gold Caron Simply Soft yarn 1 Skein, or approximately 300 yards.
• Size H crochet hook
• Yarn needle