Crochet Extra Lemon Rectangle Blanket Pattern + Tutorial

Crochet Extra Lemon Rectangle Blanket

Introducing my Extra Lemon Rectangle Blanket.  This easy crochet project is a rectangle version of my Extra Lemon Square Blanket that many of you have already enjoyed.  This blanket gets it's lovely texture from the Lemon Peel stitch.  I have made this sample baby or lapghan size at 30" x 38", but you can easily continue in pattern to make a nice, sofa-sized throw.

I used 6 Caron Cotton Cakes in the Nested Blues to crochet this blanket.  I love the ease of self-striping yarn.  But as always, use your favorite yarn to create this textured beauty.  Just match your hook size to your yarn and go!

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Tutorial

Yarn
6 Balls of Caron Cotton Cakes Yarn - Nested Blues

Hook
5 mm / H Hook

Sizing
30” X 38”

Abbreviations
Beg - Beginning
Ch - Chain
Dc - Double crochet
Hdc - Half double crochet
Rep - Repeat
Rnd(s) - Round(s)
Sc - Single crochet
Sk - Skip
Sl st - Slip stitch
Sp - Space
St - Stitch
Tr - Treble crochet

This blanket gets its lovely texture by crocheting the lemon peel stitch. I’ve added a bit extra by substituting treble crochet stitches for the double crochet stitches on certain rounds for that little something extra.

Instructions
Rnd 1: Ch 32, in 2nd ch from hook, (sc, ch 2, sc), *dc in next ch, (sc in next ch, dc in next ch) to last ch**, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 2, sc) in last ch, turn project to work in opposite side of ch, rep from * to **, sc in same ch as beg, hdc to beg sc. Hdc counts as a ch-2 sp here and throughout. Turn. - 30 dc, 34 sc, 4 ch-2 sps

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, *dc in next st, (sc in next st, dc in next st) to corner, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner, dc in next st**, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner; rep from * to ** once, sc in beg ch-2 sp, hdc to beg sc. Turn.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, *dc in next st, (sc in next st, dc in next st) to corner**, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner; rep from * twice more, then from * to ** once, sc in beg ch-2 sp, hdc to beg sc. Turn.

Rnds 4 - 5: Rep rnd 3

Begin pattern repeat.

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, *tr in next st, (sc in next st, tr in next st) to corner**, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner; rep from * twice more, then from * to ** once, sc in beg ch-2 sp, hdc to beg sc. Turn.

Rnd 7: Rep rnd 3.

Rnd 8: Rep rnd 6.

Rnds 9 - 15: Rep rnd 3.

Repeat rnds 6 thru 15, 3 more times. Keep going in pattern until you have 44 rounds total.

Border
Rnd 1: Reverse sc in each st around. Fasten off.