Trust me, this is easier to make than it looks! A playful take on colours and texture that will work for any home… and easily adaptable to other yarn weights and textures.

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Intro and Materials

Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate

Making time: ~20 hours (depends on your skill and speed)

Materials needed:

• Yarn, worsted weight in 3 colours A (350g/800yd), B (375g/850yd) and C (350g/800yd)… this yardage is just an estimate and actual yardage depends on yarn weight and gauge.

  • I used Bernat Super Value in A - Forest Green, B - Taupe Heather and C - Natural, 2 balls of each

    • I got the yarn on sale for ~$5 CAD each so it’s a $30 blanket!

    • If you’re in Canada, check your local stores: Lens Mill, Peavy Mart (did you know they sell yarn now?!?), Michaels, Wal-mart or ask your local yarn store for an equivalent worsted acrylic

    • If you want to splurge you can easily use a higher end yarn for this, even if it’s a different yarn weight! Yardage will change but the overall plan is based on measurements rather than stitch counts.

  • Other cost-effective subs that come in a variety of colours are Vanna’s Choice by Lion Brand, Brava by Knit Picks or Pound of Love by Lion Brand

• Crochet Hook, 6.0mm or an appropriate size based on your yarn. I prefer metal hooks (mine are mostly these!)

• Scissors

• Tapestry needle for finishing

• (Optional) Blocking materials

  • Some links to generally what I use: foam mats (you’ll need 30 square feet for this project), t-pins, knit blockers and a hand steamer for my acrylic blocking!

  • Knit Picks has a great blocking starter kit that’s often on sale!

Pattern Tutorial

Watch the video for a full tutorial!

Note: you can make adjustments based on the yarn you’re using. What’s important is meeting the size requirements for the squares and panels!

Stitches

Moss stitch starting row: ch39, sc in 3rd ch from hook, *ch1, sk st, sc* to end, turn.
Moss stitch standard row: ch2, sc in 1st ch sp, *ch 1, sc in ch sp* to end, turn.
Moss to Grit transition row: at the end of the moss stitch row, change colour on last sc, turn. ch1, dc in same st. *sc, dc* into each sc from previous row, skipping the ch spaces. Make 1 sc into the last st (sc from the previous row), turn.

Grit stitch starting row: ch38, dc into 2nd ch from hook, sk 1 ch, *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to the last st, sc in last st, turn.
Grit stitch standard row: ch 1, dc in same st, sk next st. *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Grit to Moss transition: at the end of the grit stitch row, change colour on last sc, turn. Ch 2, sc into same st, sk st, *ch1, sk st, sc* across, ending on a turning chain, turn.

Crab stitch (for border): (also called reverse sc), working sc across in the opposite direction. A great tutorial from Moogly is here.

My tutorial video above covers all of these stitches, including starting rows, standard rows and transition rows!

Gauge:
Moss stitch: 13 st (7sc, 6ch) x 15 rows in a 4x4 square
Grit stitch: 13 st (7 sc,dc clusters, 6 sk st) x 11 rows in a 4x4 square

Schematic

The schematic is the key to this blanket! Here is the overall plan:

There are 4 vertical panels that are constructed from bottom to top.

Based on my gauge, here are the row counts for each stitch/length combination:
Moss: 5” = 18 rows, 10” = 36 rows, 15” = 54 rows, 20” = 72 rows
Grit: 5” = 13 rows, 10” = 26 rows, 15” = 39 rows, 20” = 52 rows

Pattern

There are 2 ways for you to make the body - using the schematic and stitches above, or using the full written body instructions. I’ve provided both for you! But note the written instructions rely on having gauge similar to mine!

Blanket Body Written Pattern

This is the full written pattern, which relies on a similar gauge to mine. If you’d rather use customization check out the recipe directly above!

Rightmost panel:
Row 1: Using A, ch39, sc in 3rd ch from hook, *ch1, sk st, sc* to end, turn.
Rows 2-36: ch2, sc in 1st ch sp, *ch 1, sc in ch sp* to end, turn.
Row 37: Using B, ch1, dc in same st. *sc, dc* into each sc from previous row, skipping the ch spaces. Make 1 sc into the last st (sc from the previous row), turn.
Rows 36-88: ch 1, dc in same st, sk next st. *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 89: Using C, ch 2, sc into same st, sk st, *ch1, sk st, sc* across, ending on a turning chain, turn.
Rows 90-160: ch2, sc in 1st ch sp, *ch 1, sc in ch sp* to end, turn.
Row 161: Using A, ch1, dc in same st. *sc, dc* into each sc from previous row, skipping the ch spaces. Make 1 sc into the last st (sc from the previous row), turn.
Rows 162-186: ch 1, dc in same st, sk next st. *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Fasten off.

Second from right panel:
Row 1: Using C, ch38, dc into 2nd ch from hook, sk 1 ch, *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to the last st, sc in last st, turn.
Rows 2-52: ch 1, dc in same st, sk next st. *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 53: Using A, ch 2, sc into same st, sk st, *ch1, sk st, sc* across, ending on a turning chain, turn.
Rows 54-124: ch2, sc in 1st ch sp, *ch 1, sc in ch sp* to end, turn.
Row 125: Using B, ch1, dc in same st. *sc, dc* into each sc from previous row, skipping the ch spaces. Make 1 sc into the last st (sc from the previous row), turn.
Rows 126-176: ch 1, dc in same st, sk next st. *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Fasten off.

 Second from left panel:
Row 1: Using A, ch39, sc in 3rd ch from hook, *ch1, sk st, sc* to end, turn.
Rows 2-18: ch2, sc in 1st ch sp, *ch 1, sc in ch sp* to end, turn.
Row 19: Using B, ch1, dc in same st. *sc, dc* into each sc from previous row, skipping the ch spaces. Make 1 sc into the last st (sc from the previous row), turn.
Rows 20-70: ch 1, dc in same st, sk next st. *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 71: Using C, ch 2, sc into same st, sk st, *ch1, sk st, sc* across, ending on a turning chain, turn.
Rows 72-142: ch2, sc in 1st ch sp, *ch 1, sc in ch sp* to end, turn.
Row 143: Using A, ch1, dc in same st. *sc, dc* into each sc from previous row, skipping the ch spaces. Make 1 sc into the last st (sc from the previous row), turn.
Rows 144-181: ch 1, dc in same st, sk next st. *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Fasten off.

Leftmost panel:
Row 1: Using C, ch38, dc into 2nd ch from hook, sk 1 ch, *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to the last st, sc in last st, turn.
Rows 2-39: ch 1, dc in same st, sk next st. *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 40: Using A, ch 2, sc into same st, sk st, *ch1, sk st, sc* across, ending on a turning chain, turn.
Rows 41-93: ch2, sc in 1st ch sp, *ch 1, sc in ch sp* to end, turn.
Row 94: Using B, ch1, dc in same st. *sc, dc* into each sc from previous row, skipping the ch spaces. Make 1 sc into the last st (sc from the previous row), turn.
Rows 94-145: ch 1, dc in same st, sk next st. *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 146: Using C, ch1, dc in same st. *sc, dc* into each sc from previous row, skipping the ch spaces. Make 1 sc into the last st (sc from the previous row), turn.
Rows 150-181: ch 1, dc in same st, sk next st. *work an sc and dc into the next st, sk st* across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Fasten off.