Festive Christmas blanket-free crochet pattern
The first pattern on this years Christmas collection is the brand new crochet Christmas blanket. I wanted to make a blanket which can be crochet while watching some Christmas movies and you will be suprised how easy this one is.
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Check out our most popular Christmas pattern for over two years- Alpine stocking.
Free crochet Christmas reindeer pattern.
Free crochet Christmas tree pattern.
Crochet Christmas blanket pattern
Pattern Notes:
Final measurements: Finished size of the blanket is 100cm x 100cm/ 40 inch x 40 inch
Crochet hook size: 5mm
Skill level: Beginner/Advanced
Crochet terms: The pattern is written using American crochet terms.
In this pattern we have a section with bobble stitches. There we will crochet the bobbles in white and the stitches in between with red color. You must carry on the yarn as you crochet along.
In this pattern the initial CH 3 is counted as a stitch unless it is stated otherwise.
Crochet Christmas reindeer and Christmas tree appliques are published in seperate post. When you are done with the blanket, make the appliques and attach them onto the blanket.
1.Christmas reindeer applique pattern./ 2. Christmas tree applique.
I have a video tutorial on how to attach them in which I am showing you 3 different ways.- Tutorial.
Materials:
– Yarn- worsted weight yarn- I used Paintbox yarns Simply aran (100%acrylic,100gr/3 Oz, 184m/201 yards). But you can use whatever brand worsted/aran weight yarn you have in your stash.
– Colors- Red, green and white. I used 3.5 balls of green, 1.5 balls of red and 3 balls of white. You also need 50gr of brown for reindeer and beige for the muzzle, small amount of dark brown for the antlers. And around 10gr of yellow for the tree’s star.
– tapestry needle
– 5mm crochet hook size
Abbreviation:
Stitch Abbreviation:
SC- single crochet
DC- double crochet
HDC- half double crochet
SS- slip stitch
CH- chain
Rep- repeat
Picot- chain 3, slip stitch in 3rd chain from hook
** – repeat the stitches in the ** indicated times
FO- fasten off
Bobble stitch- make 5 DC together in 1 stitch.
Speacial stitch:
How to make the bobble’s section. Pull through with white before you finish your first stitch, when you still have 2 loops on your hook. Take the red yarn and lay it across the top of your work, then crochet over it as you work a DC5TOG bobble with white. Stop when you have 6 loops of white on your hook and pull through with red to finish the stitch. Now take the white and lay it across the top of your work, and crochet over it as you work 3 SCs in red.
Christmas blanket pattern:
BLANKET PATTERN:
- Start with green color
Row 1: CH 121, DC in 3rd CH from your hook, DC in each till the end, CH 2, turn (120)
Row 2-14: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to white
Row 15-16: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to red color
Row 17: HDC in each st across, HDC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to white color
Row 18-19: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to red color
Row 20: HDC in each st across, HDC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to white color
Row 21-22: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to green color
Row 23-24: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to white color
Row 25-26: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
When you finish round 26 do not CH 2, instead CH 1, as the next rows will be worked in SC stitch
-switch to red color
Row 27-29: SC in each across, CH 1, turn (120)
In this section we will switch between colors as the bobbles will be in white and the stitches between them in red color. See section patterns notes.
Row 30: SC in first, *1 bobble(white color), SC in next 3(red)* rep from * to * till you have 1 stitch left, SC in last st(red color), CH 1, turn (120)
-cut the white color, and continue with red color
Row 31-33: SC in each across, CH 1, turn (120)
Row 34: * SC in next 3(red color), 1 bobble in next(white color)* rep from * to * till you have 3 stitches left, SC in last 3(red), CH 1, turn (120)
-cut the white color, and continue with red color
Row 35-37: SC in each across, CH 1, turn (120)
Row 38: SC in first, *1 bobble(white), SC in next 3(red color)* rep from * to * till you have 1 stitch left, SC in last st(red color), CH 1, turn (120)
-cut the white color, and continue with red color
Row 39-41: SC in each across, CH 1, turn (120)
You should have 3 rows of bobbles and 3 SC rows between them.
-switch to white color
Row 42-43: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to green color
Row 44-45: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to white color
Row 46-54: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
– switch to green color
Row 55-56: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to white color
Row 57-58: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to red color
Row 59-61: SC in each across, CH 1, turn (120)
In this section we will switch between colors as the bobbles will be in white and the stitches between them in red color. See section patterns notes.
Row 62: SC in first, *1 bobble(white), SC in next 3(red color)* rep from * to * till you have 1 stitch left, SC in last st, CH 1, turn (120)
-cut the white color, and continue with red color
Row 63-65: SC in each across, CH 1, turn (120)
Row 66: * SC in next 3(red color), 1 bobble in next(white color)* rep from * to * till you have 3 stitches left, SC in last 3(red), CH 1, turn (120)
-cut the white color, and continue with red color
Row 67-69: SC in each across, CH 1, turn (120)
Row 70: SC in first, *1 bobble(white), SC in next 3(red color)* rep from * to * till you have 1 stitch left, SC in last st(red color), CH 1, turn (120)
-cut the white color, and continue with red color
Row 71-73: SC in each across, CH 1, turn (120)
You should have 3 rows of bobbles and 3 SC rows between them.
-switch to white color
Row 74-75: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to green color
Row 76-77: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to white color
Row 78-79: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to red color
Row 80: HDC in each st across, HDC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to white color
Row 81-82: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to red color
Row 83: HDC in each st across, HDC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to white color
Row 84-85: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
-switch to green color
Row 86-99: DC in each st across, DC in turning chain, CH 2, turn (120)
Do not fasten off, we will continue to the border.
BORDER:
Rnd 1: For rnd 1 we will make sc around the whole blanket. As we have different rows of SC, DC throughout the pattern if we make 2 sc in each st it will be too much and your border will be wavy.
Make 2 SC , CH 1, 2 SC in corner stitch, *SC 1 in first, 2 SC in next * rep from * to * till you reach the bobble section, then make SC 1 in each stitch. When you reach your short side make SC 1 in each across. Repeat for the remaining 2 sides.
Rnd 2: { SC 1, 1 PICOT, 1 SC in corner, *SC 1 in next, 1 PICOT, skip 1* rep from * to * till the next corner } rep from { to } for all sides.
When you are making the second round you can have more or less stitches just before the last repeat before the corner, it is not a problem just make SC in these stitch and make your corner. This can occure because while we are working SC around a blanket we tend to skip or add stitches if we are not concentrated well.
Adding the appliques onto the Christmas blanket
Attaching the appliques onto the blanket
Take 5 of the reindeer appliques and put them onto the bottom green part. First secure them with safety pins. Leave 5-8 stitches between each applique.
Take the remaining 5 and put them onto the upper green part and align them again.
I made 7 christmas trees and put them onto the white part of the blanket.
After you sewn/glued the trees put the stars on top of each.
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