#COLOR BLOCK LOOPY YARN BLANKET FULL#

I think this makes a more streamlined and modern look. I’ve been loving using half double crochet between the posts lately, since it kind of blurs those horizontal lines that crocheting into the top of the stitch creates.

I immediately started looking for another color to complete a 3 or 4 color fade, and I picked up a white and a cream. I found the perfect skein, and next to it saw this beautiful rich pink that complimented it so well. I’m not into pink, and I was aiming for a muted reddish pink to be a little more edgy and less fluffy girly girl. I didn’t come up with the idea and colors until I was at Joann’s looking for a peachy pink for another project. I wanted to make something that was clean, basic and functional.

I’m not giving him credit there.) Anyway I love him to death and he’s totally a millennial SoCal hipster. For baby blanket patterns, click here.A very good friend of mine just had a beautiful baby girl. Round 3-8: Repeat rounds 1-2, changing color every 2 rows.įasten off, weave in ends, and enjoy the blanket you just made.įor more blanket patterns, click here. Round 2: In the same color as round 1, sc in each st around, placing 3 sc in the center st of the 3 corner sts of the previous round. (Optional: Place a stitch marker in the center stitch of the 3 corner stitches so you know where to put the corner stitches in the subsequent rounds.) Round 1: In the first color, hdc in each st around, placing 3 sts in the corner in each corner st. Change colors after you’ve finished each skein. Row 4: Repeat rows 2 and 3 until you’ve reached your desired length. Rows 3: *Hdc in the first stitch, hdc blo in the next st.* Repeat from * to * until the end of the row, ending in a regular hdc. Rows 2: Dc in each st across, ch 1, turn. BLANKET PATTERNĬhain 140 (or any even number for desired width), then turn. Each row should have 139 stitches (or the same number of stitches). If you prefer to use the chain 2 or 3, then count that as the first hdc/dc and start with hdc/dc in the next st. For the double crochet rows, you’ll chain 1, then dc directly into the first stitch. Instead of chaining 2 or 3 to begin a row, you’ll just hdc directly in the first stitch. FINISHED SIZEġ5 half double crochet stitches across and 8 rows = 4″ MATERIALSĤ skeins Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-pilling in Steel Blue (or 740 yards of worsted weight yarn)Ĥ skeins Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-pilling in Turquoise (or 740 yards of worsted weight yarn)ģ skeins Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-pilling in Heather (or 555 yards of worsted weight yarn)ģ skeins Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-pilling in White (or 555 yards of worsted weight yarn)Ĥ.5 mm hook (or preferred hook size corresponding to the yarn’s weight) 4 skeins for the border (half a skein for each color).

#COLOR BLOCK LOOPY YARN BLANKET FULL#

I used 10 full skeins for the body of the blanket and approx. If you’re using a different size yarn, just adjust the hook size according to the yarn. This blanket is made with Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-pilling yarn in steel blue, turquoise, heather, and white using a 4.5mm hook. So, this is kind of like homemade self-striping yarn :). I noticed when using self-striping yarn, one color ends and another begins in the middle of the row, and it looks great. Wherever the yarn ends, even if it’s in the middle of the row, you just attach a new color and keep going.

This blanket is made in color blocks where each block is one skein of yarn. If you really gravitate towards projects that are simple and easy to make, this Color Block Throw Blanket the perfect one for you.

Color block loopy yarn blanket