Homey Plaid Crochet Blanket
This Homey Plaid Crochet Blanket will be the quintessential accent piece for your holiday decorating. We love the touch of plaid in the pattern that doesn't distract too much from its soft texture made from the super bulky Bernat yarn. You can bet that you and your family will love snuggling up under this when the temperature drops. You'll be watching holiday movies or even reading a favorite holiday story and you'll automatically pick up this blanket to curl up with to do those things.
Crochet HookM/13 or 9 mm hook
Yarn Weight(6) Super Bulky/Super Chunky (4-11 stitches for 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge9 sts and 5 rows = 4 [10 cm] in Mesh Pat.
Finished Size52 inches square
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Materials:
- Bernat® Blanket™ 5.3 oz/150 g 10.5 oz/300 g 108 yds/98 m 220 yds/201 m
- Contrast A Green (02244) or 08244) 6 balls OR 3 balls
- Contrast B Fuchsia (02434) or 08434) 2 balls OR 1 ball
- Contrast C Teal (02201) or 08201) 1 ball OR 1 ball
- Contrast D Purple (02330) or 08330) 3 balls OR 2 balls
- Size U.S. M/13 (9 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
INSTRUCTIONS
Stripe Pat
With A, 10 rows.
With B, 4 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With C, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With D, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With C, 2 rows.
With A, 2 rows.
With B, 4 rows.
With A, 40 rows.
These 72 rows form Stripe Pat.
Blanket: With A, ch 114.
1st row: (RS). 1 hdc in 4th ch from hook (skipped ch-3 counts as 1 hdc and ch-1 sp). *Ch 1. Skip next ch. 1 hdc in next ch. Rep from * to end of chain. Turn. 113 sts.
2nd row: Ch 3 (counts as 1 hdc and ch-1 sp). 1 hdc in next hdc. *Ch 1. Skip next ch-1 sp. 1 hdc in next hdc. Rep from * to end of row. Turn.
First 2 rows of Stripe Pat are complete. Rep last row for Mesh Pat. Cont in Mesh pat until 72 rows of Stripe Pat are complete. Fasten off.
Weaving: Cut lengths of B, C and D approx 90” [228.5 cm] long. At bottom edge of Throw, mark ch-1 sp approx 27” [68.5 cm] in from right edge. Taking 3 strands of B tog, and beg at bottom edge in marked ch-1 sp, weave vertically under and over rows in ch-1 sps up to top edge. Rep weaving in the next 6 ch-1 sps to the left of last weaving in the following color sequence: B, C, D, C, B, B.
Border: With RS facing, join D with sl st to any corner of Throw.
1st rnd: Ch 1. 3 sc in same sp as last sl st. Work sc evenly around, having 3 sc in each corner. Join with sl st to first sc.
2nd rnd: Ch 1. Working left to right instead of right to left as usual, work 1 reverse sc in each sc around. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.
Abbreviations:
- Approx = Approximately
- Beg = Beginning
- Ch = Chain(s)
- Cont = Continue(ing)
- Hdc = Half double crochet
- Pat = Pattern
- Rep = Repeat
- Rnd(s) = Round(s)
- RS = Right side
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sl st = Slip stitch
- Sp(s) = Space(s)
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
- Tog = Together