The Eleventh-Hour Crochet Blanket

Hi Everyone!  I’m Ashley, the designer and maker behind The Loopy Lamb.  I’m so excited to be invited back to the Clover blog to teach you all how to do make the Eleventh-Hour Crochet Blanket!

The holiday season is upon us and many of us are working tirelessly to create handmade gifts for our loved ones.  If you’re organized, you may be ahead of schedule and calmly working through your planned projects without a care in the world.  But many of us (* ahem* me) have taken on too much or are running behind and we’re feeling a little panicky about how few days we have left until the big day.  Maybe there is someone you forgot on your list *gasp* and you are in need of a last-minute crochet gift that can be made in a few hours but you don’t want it to look like it was a last-minute gift.  If the last few examples sound like you, then you’re the person I designed this blanket for.  Our friends at Clover and I wanted to create a project that would serve as a great go-to pattern for those needing a last-minute gift that anyone (even beginners) could crochet in only a couple of hours.  This is a throw or lapghan-sized blanket that measures approximately 32” wide x 50” long when crocheted to gauge.

To help us get our blankets done in a flash, we’re breaking out the big hooks and super jumbo yarn.  This also creates an incredbily lush and cozy blanket that any receipient will love to receive.  I used a 15 mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook and Bernat Blanket Extra.  I chose to add stripes to my blanket to create some visiual interest but if you want to save yourself even more time, just buy the needed yarn in all one colour and leave out the stripes.  That will result in less ends to weave in as well but even last-minute, I’m always willing to add a little visual interest.

Skill Level:

• Beginner

Terminology:

• U.S. Terminology

Supplies:

• 15 mm Clover Amour Crochet Hook (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• Bernat Blanket Extra (100% Polyester, 97yds/87m, 300g/10.5oz), in the following amounts:
  • Colour A: Smoky Green, 3 Skeins
  • Colour B: White, 2 Skeins
• Clover Super Jumbo Tapestry Needle
• Clover Patchwork Mini Scissors

Abbreviations:

• CH = Chain
• FO = Finish Off
• HDC = Half Double Crochet (check out our tutorial HERE)
• ST = Stitch

Finished Size:

• Approximately 32” wide x 50” long

 

Gauge:

• Approximately 5 sts x 4 rows = 4”

Notes:

• Gauge is not vital to the project but it may affect the amount of yarn needed for the project.
• This pattern is worked in back and forth in turned rows.
• Colour changes are done at the end of indicated rows, using the last yarn over of the last stitch.

You can purchase a PDF, printable copy of the written pattern for the Eleventh-Hour Blanket  HERE in my Ravelry shop or HERE in my Etsy shop.  The PDF version of the pattern includes a cheat-sheet check list so you can quickly see when you need to change colours and can check off the sections as you complete them.

Using Colour A, CH 42.
Row 1: HDC in the 2^nd CH from the hook and each CH across. (41)

Row 2: CH 1 and turn. HDC in each ST across.

Rows 3 – 6: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour B
Rows 7 – 8: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour A
Rows 9 – 12: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour B
Rows 13 – 14: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour A
Rows 15 – 18: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour B
Rows 19 – 20: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour A
Rows 21 – 24: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour B
Rows 25 – 26: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour A
Rows 27 – 30: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour B
Rows 31 – 32: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour A
Rows 33 – 36: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour B
Rows 37 – 38: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour A
Rows 39 – 42: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour B
Rows 43 – 44: Repeat Row 2.

Change to Colour A
Rows 45 – 50: Repeat Row 2.

FO and weave in ends.

I hope that you enjoyed making your Eleventh-Hour Crochet Blanket!  I’d love to see your finished projects!  Please share your finished makes by tagging the pattern on Ravelry, tagging me or using #theloopylamb on Facebook and Instagram.  Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest

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Disclaimer:

Feel free to sell the item created by this pattern but please provide pattern credit back to me when posting online, and please provide a link to my blog: http://www.theloopylamb.com.  Please do not resell, distribute, duplicate, or share this pattern in any printed or digital form, or claim this pattern as your own original design.  Please do not use my photos when selling your finished items.

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