Today i will show you how to make this crochet blanket pattern for beginners, it consists of detailed yarn characteristics, pattern steps, and stitches.
It can be a perfect gift, that you can make with any acrylic yarn !
DIFFICULTY LEVEL : Intermediate.
MATERIALS
- Yarn
- Any light weight yarn; you can use any color; here we used pink color.
- Hooks
- 3mm crochet hook
ABBREVIATIONS
- Ch = Chain(s)
- St(s) = Stitch (es)
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Edc = Extended Double crochet
Special stitch instructions:
Extended double crochet: yarn over, insert hook in the stitch, pull up a loop, yarn
over, pull through 1 loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through 2
loops.
Crochet blanket pattern for beginners
For visual learners, here is the original video, in Turkish but easy to follow.
Start with the nombre of chains equal to the desired width.
- 1st Row: edc in the 5th ch from hook, edc each ch across.
- 2nd Row: ch 3, turn, edc in the next st, repeat * 5 times, ([ch 4, skip next 3 st, yarn over, insert hook in the next st, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook in the same st, pull up a loop, repeat ** 4 times, yarn over, pull through until you have 2 loops on your hook, yarn over, pull through all loops, ch 4, skip next 3 st), edc in the next 11 st], repeat [ ] across the row until reach the last 13 st, repeat ( ) one time, edc in the last 6 st.
- 3rd Row: ch 3, turn, edc in the next 3 st, [ch 1, yarn over, insert hook in the base of the previous ch [back to video to understand this part clearly (at minute 4:50)], pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook in the same st, repeat * 4 times, yarn over, pull through all loops, sc in the
next ch-4 space, sc above the puff st from previous row, sc in the next space, repeat ** one time, skip next edc, edc in the next 8 st], repeat [ ] across the row until reach the last puff st, ch 1, yarn over, insert hook in the base of the previous ch, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook in the same st, repeat * 4 times, yarn over, pull through all loops, sc in the next ch-4 space, sc above the puff st from previous row, sc in the next space, repeat ** one time, skip next 2 edc, edc in the
last 4 st.
- 4th Row: ch 3, turn, edc in the next 3 st, ch 7, sc in the next 3 sc from previous row, ch 7, edc in the next 8 edc from previous row, repeat * across the row until reach the last puff st, ch 7, sc in the next 3 sc from previous row, ch 7, edc in the last 4 edc from previous row.
- 5th Row: ch 3, turn, edc in the next 3 st, ** 2 edc in the next space, ch 4, yarn over, insert hook in the middle sc of 3 sc from previous row, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook in the same st, pull Up a loop, repeat * 4 times, yarn over, pull through until you have 2 loops on your hook, yarn over, pull through all loops, ch 4, 2 edc in the next space, edc in the next 8 st**, repeat ** across the row until last puff group, 2 edc in the next space, ch 4, yarn over, insert hook in the middle sc of 3 sc from previous row, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook in the same st, pull Up a loop, repeat * 4 times, yarn over, pull through until you have 2 loops on your hook, yarn over, pull through all loops, ch 4, 2 edc in the next space, edc in the last 4 st.
- 6th Row: ch 3, turn, edc in the next st, ch4, skip next st, *edc in the next 2 st, 3 edc in the next space, edc in the next st, 3 edc in the next space, edc in the next 2 st, ch 4, skip next 3 st, insert hook in the next st, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook in the same st, pull Up a loop, repeat ** 4 times, yarn over, pull through until you have 2 loops on your hook, yarn over, pull through all loops, ch 4, skip next 3 st*, repeat * across the row.
Repeat using this sequence until reach the desired length, fasten off.
How to care of your handmade items to last a lifetime:
- Wash by hand with mild soap.
- Do not wring
- Spread on a horizontal surface.
- Dry in the shade.Keep the piece always folded and do not hang.
Here you can find another crochet blanket easy pattern : HERE
