I have had the idea for this crochet blanket free pattern on my mind for quite some time. I was initially thinking of using a DK weight yarn but the impatient designer in me chose Caron Simply Soft yarn and it worked up beautifully.
I really love this color combination. Considering how many colors Caron Simply Soft comes in, I am sure you will find another great combo of your own.
This crochet blanket free pattern will be your go-to pattern for spring and summer. Lightweight and airy, it would make your perfect companion while crocheting on the porch.
Crochet Blanket Free Pattern
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Materials
1.Worsted Weight yarn which is on the thinner side. I used Caron Simply Soft in colors Strawberry, Robins egg and White.
2. Hook H (5mm). If you crochet loose, you might want to go down to 4.5mm hook.
3. Tapestry needle to weave in the ends.
Finished Size
38 1/2 inches wide and 38 1/2 inches long.
Yardage
1 skein of the blue and white color and 2 skeins of the pink as it is used for the border as well. Each skein is 315 yards or 170g.
Stitch Abbreviations
beg- beginning
sk- skip
ch- chain
sc- single crochet
dc-double crochet
hdc- half double crochet
st- stitch
ch-loop- chain loop
Stitch Explanations
Shell: 5 dc worked into the same st.
Gauge
15 dc sts = 4 inches
With pink color yarn, Ch 164. You can chain any multiple of 16+20 if you want to make your blanket smaller or bigger.
Row 1 completed with shells
Row 1: 2 dc in 4th ch from hook, sk 2 chs, sc in next, ch 1, sk 1, sc in next st, *( sk 2 chs, shell in next st, sk 2 chs, 1 sc in next, ch 1, sk 1, sc in next), repeat from * to last 3 chs, sk 2 chs, 3 dc in last ch. Turn.——19 shells+ 2 half shells
Row 2 completed
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as a dc here and throughout), 1 dc in next 2 dc, 1 dc in next sc, 1 dc in next ch-1 space between the sc sts, ch 3, sk next sc and 2 dc, 1 dc in next dc in the middle of the shell, ch 3, sk 3 sts, 1 dc in next ch-1 space between sc sts, 1 dc in next sc, *(1 dc in next 5 dc of the shell, 1 dc in next sc, 1 dc in next ch-1 space, ch 3, sk 3 sts, 1 dc in next dc in the middle of the shell, ch 3, sk 3 sts, 1 dc in next ch-1 space, 1 dc in next sc), repeat from * to last 3 sts, 1 dc in next 2 sts, 1 dc on top of beginning ch-3. Turn.——101 dc
Notes
1. When you work sts into the chs, you will be inserting your hook into the back of the ch loops.
2. In the following rows, the first ch of each ch-loop will be squished and hardly visible from the back. Take care not to miss that.
Row 3 completed
Row 3: Ch 1 ( not counted as a st here and throughout), 1 sc in the same st as beg ch-1, 1 sc in next dc, ch 5, *(sk 3 dc and 2 chs, 1 sc in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 dc, 1 sc in next ch, ch 5, sk 2 chs and next 3 dc, 1 sc in next dc**, ch 1, sk 1 dc, 1 sc in next dc, ch 5), repeat from * and end your last repeat at ** when just the beg ch-3 is left, 1 sc on top of beg ch-3. Turn.——-20 ch-5 loops
Row 4 completed
Row 4: Ch 3, 1 dc in next sc, 1 dc in next 3 chs, ch 3, sk next 2 chs and 1 sc, 1 dc in next ch-1 space between sc sts, *(ch 3, sk next sc and 2 chs, 1 dc in next 3 chs, 1 dc in next sc, 1 dc in next ch-1 space, 1 dc in next sc, 1 dc in next 3 chs, now you have 9 dc sts worked in a row, ch 3, sk 2 chs and 1 sc, 1 dc in next ch-1 space), repeat from * until you work a dc in the last ch-1 space and only one ch-5 loop is left, ch 3, sk next sc and 2 chs, 1 dc in last 3 chs and last 2 sc. Turn.——101 dc
Row 5 completed
Row 5: Ch 3, 2 dc in the same st as beg ch-3, sk 2 dc, 1 sc in next, ch 1, sk 1 dc, 1 sc in next ch, *(sk 2 chs, shell on top of next dc, sk 2 chs, 1 sc in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 dc, 1 sc in next dc**, sk 2 dc, shell in next dc, sk 2 dc, 1 sc in next dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc, 1 sc in next ch), repeat from * and end last repeat at ** when you have 3 sts left, sk next 2 dc, 3 dc on top of beg ch-3, join white color yarn. Turn. ——-19 shells + 2 half shells
Row 6 and 7 worked in white
Row 6: Ch 1, 1 sc in the same st as beg ch-1, 1 sc in each st and ch-1 space across to end. Turn.—–161 sc
Row 7: Ch 6, sk next 3 sts, 1 dc in next 9 sts, *(ch 3, sk next 3 sts, 1 dc in next st, ch 3, sk next 3 sts, 1 dc in next 9 sts), repeat from * to last 4 sts, ch 3, sk 3 sts, 1 dc on top of last sc. Turn.——-101 dc
Row 8 completed
Row 8: Ch 1, 1 sc in same st as ch 1, 1 sc in next ch, *(ch 5, sk 2 chs and next 3 dc, 1 sc in next dc, ch 1, sk 1, 1 sc in next dc**, ch 5, sk 3 dc and 2 chs, 1 sc in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 dc, sc in next ch), repeat from * and end last repeat at **, ch 5, sk 3 dc and 2 chs, 1 sc in next 2 chs. Turn.———–20 ch-5 loops
Row 9 completed
Row 9: Ch 6, *(sk next sc and 2 chs, 1 dc in next 3 chs, 1 dc in next sc, 1 dc in next ch-1 space, 1 dc in next sc, 1 dc in next 3 chs, now you have 9 sts worked in a row**, ch 3, sk next 2 chs and 1 sc, 1 dc in next ch-1 space, ch 3), repeat from * and end last repeat at **, ch 3, sk 2 chs and 1 sc, 1 dc in very last sc. Turn.——-101 dc
Row 10 completed
Row 10: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st as ch 3, sk 2 chs, 1 sc in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 dc, 1 sc in next dc, *(sk 2 dc, shell in next dc, sk 2 dc, 1 sc in next dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc, 1 sc in next ch**, sk 2 chs, 1 shell in next dc, sk 2 chs, 1 sc in next ch, ch 1, sk 1 dc, 1 sc in next dc), repeat from * and end last repeat at **, sk 2 chs, 3 dc on next ch. Join the blue color yarn. Turn.—-19 shells + 2 half shells
Row 11 and 12 worked in blue
Row 11: Ch 1, 1 sc in the same st as beg ch-1, 1 sc in each st and ch-1 space across to end. Turn.—–161 sc
Row 12: Ch 3, 1 dc in next 4 sts, ch 3, sk 3 sts, 1 dc in next, *( ch 3, sk 3 sts, 1 dc in next 9 sts, ch 3, sk 3 sts, 1 dc in next), repeat from * to last 8 sts, ch 3, sk 3 sts, 1 dc in last 5 sts. Turn. —-101 dc
Repeat Rows 3-12 for the pattern and end with Row 10 in pink color, do not fasten off and do not turn. Take care to follow the color sequence you want for your blanket by changing colors at the end of Rows 5 and 10.
Pom Pom Border for Your Crochet Blanket
Notes
1. You will first work a round of sc around the blanket without turning your work.
2. A video is included at the end showing you how to make the pom pom border.
Round 1 (Sc Row): With working yarn, ch 1 at the corner, 3 sc in corner, working along the edges of the stripes, evenly distribute sc. I worked around 8 sc across the end of each stripe.
3 sc at the next corner and work along the foundation ch side. I did not work into each free loop of the foundation ch but skipped one loop under each shell to get approximately 145 sts, 3 sc in next corner, work up along the stripe edges again.
3 sc in the corner and now proceed to work on top of your last row to level it out. 1 sc in beg ch-3, 1 sc in next 2 dc sts, 1 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 space, 1 hdc in next st, *( 1 sc in next 2 dc of shell, sk next st on peak, 1 sc in last 2 dc of shell, 1 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next ch-1 space, 1 hdc in next st), repeat from * to last 3 sts, 1 sc in last 3 sts, sl st to the first sc in corner. Do not turn.
Notes
1. Along the edges of the stripes, I added one pom pom at the junction of 2 stripes and one at the middle of each stripe.
2. On the foundation ch side and the last row side, you have 4 sc between pom poms but you can adjust that number to suit your stitch count. In case you have only 4 sts left to the corner, work 3 sc instead of 4 and so on.
Stitch Explanation
Pom Pom: 1 sc in the specified st, ch 3, 1 dc3tog in the sc you just worked to make the first half of your pom pom, ch 1 to close, ch 4, dc3tog into the 4th ch from hook, take care to catch one extra loop behind the ch, close the top half over the bottom half and sl st to the sc at the very base of the pom pom.
Round 2 (Pom Pom Round): Ch 1, 1 pom pom in next st, *(1 sc in each st to reach the middle of a stripe, pop pom in the next st, 1 sc in each st to reach the junction of 2 stripes, pom pom in the junction), repeat from * to end of the side.
1 sc in corner, 1 pom pom in the same st, 1 more sc in the same corner st, *(1 sc in next 4 sts, 1 pom pom in the next st), repeat from * to end of this side.
1 sc in corner st, 1 pom pom in same corner st, 1 more sc in the corner st, work along the edges of stripes working a pom pom at the middle and end of each stripe like before.
1 sc in corner, 1 pom pom in the same st, 1 more sc in the same corner st, *(1 sc in next 4 sts, 1 pom pom in the next st), repeat from * to end of this side. Sl st to the base of the first pop pom and fasten off.
Finishing The Crochet Afghan
- Weave in all the tails left.
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Leah
Tuesday 3rd of November 2020
When you say, " When you work sts into the chs, you will be inserting your hook into the back of the ch loops.", do you mean the back ridge bump of the chain? Or the back loop of the chain?
Laurel A Clifton
Monday 13th of September 2021
Would look lovely in blues or purples and white. They look like snowflakes and pompoms could be snowballs!
Shehnaaz
Wednesday 11th of November 2020
It just means the back of the chain will be facing you. YOu do not need to work into the back bumps, just go into the chain as usual.
Sue
Friday 7th of August 2020
Hello. I love this pattern and my daughter chose it for her coming baby’s blanket. I have watched your video and followed the pattern but at the end of row one it says 19 shells and 2 half shells. I chained 164 like the pattern says, and have 2 half shells but only 18 shells. So the end of row 2 is not accurate. I can not seem to figure out what I’m doing wrong or how to adjust it. I’m hoping you will have an idea to help me. Thank you so much.
Shehnaaz
Wednesday 12th of August 2020
Are you slipping extra stitches somewhere?
Tracy McDonald
Friday 12th of June 2020
THANK YOU for an edging that is NOT fringe or "regular" pom-poms! Those two types get SO "raggedy" looking SO fast! The "twisted" fringe is good too, but I never know how long to make the "untwisted" lengths. Regular edginess are nice, but sometimes I want a pom-pom look. It had never dawned on me to use one of the "bobble/puff" type stitches and yours is one I have never seen before. THANKS AGAIN!
Beth Smith
Tuesday 9th of June 2020
I would like to make this blanket but I want to make it larger. I went to make it for my granddaughters. they have full beds and they are gonna put it at the foot of their beds. How many stitches would I need to make it bigger? Also by enlarging it how much yarn would I need to buy?
Shehnaaz
Wednesday 10th of June 2020
Hi Beth, every 16 chs you add to your starting chain will add 4 inches to the width of your blanket. Since I don't know the finished size of your blanket, I cannot calculate the yarn needed, sorry!
Carol Nicholl
Thursday 4th of June 2020
Is there a patttern to make the twinkling stars blanket 90”x90” please?
Shehnaaz
Wednesday 10th of June 2020
If you start with 388 chains, you can make it 90 inches wide.