Crochet Blended Love Blanket
This Blended Love Blanket is crocheted by using 2 shades of your favorite color, to "blend" them together using some interesting textured stitches.
I chose Red Heart Ombré in Deep Teal and Anemone to create this generous afghan that is big enough for 2 to snuggle under together. Think about upcoming weddings. Perfect to pick the happy couple's favorite colors to crochet this gift blanket.
This finished project is 52" x 74", but you can resize using the multiples of 16 + 18.
You can use any solids or self-striping yarn too to give it your own look to match any decor.
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Tutorial
Yarn
Red Heart Ombré
Color A - 5 Skeins of Deep Teal
Color B - 4 Skeins of Anemone
Hook
5.5 mm / I Hook
4.5mm / 7 Hook
Sizing
52” x 74”
Multiples of 16 + 18
Abbreviations
Beg - Beginning
Ch - Chain
Dc - Double crochet
Dc2tog - Double crochet 2 together
Rep - Repeat
Rs - Right side
Sc - Single crochet
Sc2tog - Single crochet 2 together
Sc3tog - Single crochet 3 together
Sk - Skip
Sp - Space
St - Stitch
Special Stitches
Suzette Stitch: 1 sc + 1 dc in same stitch.
X-st: Skip next st, dc into next st, cross back and dc into skipped st; 1 X-st made.
Bobbles: dc5tog. In the next stitch, *yarn over, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops, rep from * 4 times, until you have 6 loops on hook, yo and pull through all to complete 5 dc together.
Instructions
Row 1: (RS) With larger hook and color A, ch 210, starting in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 7 ch, sc3tog, *sc in next 13, sc3tog; rep from * 11 more times, then sc in last 7 ch. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, in 1st st, (sc, dc), *[sk sc, (sc, dc) in sc] 6 times**, sk sc (sc, dc, sc, dc) in next sc; rep from * 11 more times, then from * to ** once, sk sc, (sc, dc, sc) in last sc. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, in 1st st, (sc, dc), *[sk dc, (sc, dc) in sc] 3 times, sk dc, sk sc, [sk dc, (sc, dc) in sc] 3 more times**, (sc, dc, sc, dc) in next sc; rep from * 11 more times, then from * to ** once, sk dc, (sc, dc, sc) in last sc. Turn.
Row 4 - 15: Rep row 3. At the end of row 15, drop color A and pick up color B. Turn.
Row 16: Rep row 3. At the end, drop color B and pick up color A. Turn.
Row 17 - 18: Rep row 3. At the end of row 18, only sc, dc in last st, drop color A and pick up color B. Turn.
Row 19: With smaller hook, ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), dc in same st, *dc in next 5 sts, dc2tog twice, dc in next 5 sts**, dc in next st, then dc2tog in same st and next st, dc again in same st as second leg of dc2tog; rep from * 11 more times, then from * to ** once, 2 dc in last st. Turn.
Row 20: Ch 3, dc in same st, *x-st, bobble, x-st, dc2tog twice, x-st, bobble, x-st**, 3 dc next st; rep from * 11 more times, then from * to ** once, 2 dc in last st. Turn.
Row 21: Ch 3, dc in same st, *dc in next 5 sts, dc2tog twice, dc in next 5 sts**, 3 dc in next st; rep from * 11 more times, then from * to ** once, 2 dc in last st. Turn.
Rows 22 - 29: Rep alternating rows 20 and 21.
Row 30: Rep row 20. At the end, drop color B and pick up color A. Turn.
Row 31: Rep row 21. At the end, drop color A and pick up color B. Turn.
Rows 32 and 33: Rep rows 20 and 21. At the end of row 21, drop color B and pick up color A. Turn.
Row 34: With larger hook, ch 1, in 1st st, (sc, dc), *[sk dc, (sc, dc) in sc] 3 times, sk dc, [sk dc, (sc, dc) in sc] 3 more times**, (sc, dc, sc, dc) in next sc; rep from * 11 more times, then from * to ** once, sk dc, (sc, dc, sc) in last sc. Turn.
Row 35: Ch 1, in 1st st, (sc, dc), *[sk dc, (sc, dc) in sc] 3 times, sk dc, sk sc, [sk dc, (sc, dc) in sc] 3 more times**, (sc, dc, sc, dc) in next sc; rep from * 11 more times, then from * to ** once, sk dc, (sc, dc, sc) in last sc. Turn.
Rows 36 - 47: Rep row 35. At the end, drop color A and pick up color B. Turn.
Row 48: Rep row 35. At the end, drop color B and pick up color A. Turn.
Rows 49 - 50: Rep row 35. At the end of row 50, only sc, dc in last st, drop color A and pick up color B. Turn.
Repeat from row 19 to row 50, 3 more times. Fasten off.
Designs by Jeanne
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carole says
I could easily catch on better with a tutorial, sure hope they make one soon:)
carole says
I am really confused about row 3, somehow it just doesn't make sense to me. Could you explain more clearly, it's probably just me, I learn by watching, too bad there isn't a tutorial. If you could help I would sure appreciate it
Rebecca says
Hi, I'm really wanting to make this blanket, but have difficultiy reading patterns. I'm curious when you say drop color and pick up the next color, are we to leave it there or take the drop color to the other end of the row to be able to pick it back up? This is at the end of row 15, to drop & pick up then on row 16 to drop color & pick up again. Im not positive how we are to do that and have been looking for tutorials on doing this but can't find any. Please help. Thanks.
Ps. would really love a tutorial on this blanket too.