Have you ever bought variegated yarn because you loved the colours, but really hated how it looked, only for it to end up dying a slow death in your yarn collection? You're not alone. I tend to do the same thing.
Currently in development in a palliative size, but with an optional change in sizing easily, whereas the variegated pools together in a section of a blanket that is separated by another colour to give it some relief.
This is the Crochet Study of Variegated Blanket pattern by Michael Sellick.
Bernat Blanket Colour of The Year
Yarnspirations announced the colour of the year for 2026 as Bernat Blanket, 1000 g/35.3 oz, 670 meters/733 yards, size balls. It's just over 3 regular-sized balls of Bernat Blanket yarn. This is a limited edition. Information on the pattern has been provided in case you don't have access to this yarn for substitution quantities.
In This Project
- Bernat Blanket Colour of The Year
- Design Considerations
- More Study of Blanket Designs
- Another Bernat Blanket Stitch Along Using Variegated Colours
- Yarn & Materials Information
- Gauging Tip
- Abbreviations
- Body of Blanket
- Side Edging of Blanket
- Final Border
- Part 1: Body of the Blanket Tutorial
- Part 2: Tutorial Border To Finish
- Show Mikey Your Version of This Project
Design Considerations
This will join my series of blanket stitch samplers in giving you an option. I am using Bernat Blanket in this example, but it is easily transitionable to 4-ply medium-weight yarn, too. Just change the hook and yarn, and voila. In fact, the medium-weight yarn may pop out the stitch definition even more.
What is drawing me is the way the variegated feels suspended between the solids. For our warmer-temperature crocheters, it's more airy and flowy.
The blanket only uses three stitches. If you know how to chain, single crochet and double crochet, that's all you need to know. The repeating of this pattern is 12-rows.
If you like doing corner-to-corner, the variegated section is corner-to-corner, but in rows instead.
More Study of Blanket Designs
Another Bernat Blanket Stitch Along Using Variegated Colours
Yarn & Materials Information
Bernat Blanket (300g / 10.5 oz, 201 meters / 220 yards)
- A - Vintage White - 2 Balls
- B - Variegated Yarn - 4 Balls if not using the Colour of the Year Size.
Bernat Blanket (1000 g/35.3 oz, 670 meters/733 yards) - Colour of the Year Size
- B - Coral Reef (929 grams are used)
Hooks:
- 8 mm / L/11 for the body of the blanket.
- 10 mm / N/P for the final border rounds.
Size: 44” wide x 57” long
Gauge: 10 sc and 8 rows = 4” [10 cm]
Gauging Tip
Be sure to check the gauge. If you are too loose, you may run out of variegated yarn too quickly. In the download, I show you how much yarn I had left. You won't play yarn chicken, but you will be beating yourself over the head if you run out too quickly.
Abbreviations
- Approx = Approximate(ly)
- Beg = Begin(ing)
- Ch = Chain(s)
- Dc = Double Crochet
- Dc2tog = Double Crochet 2 Together
- Hdc = Half Double Crochet
- Rep = Repeat
- RS = Right Side
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sk = Skip
- Sl st = Slip Stitch
- Sp(s) = Space(es)
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
Body of Blanket
The download has photography and crochet diagrams for better visualization.
With an 8 mm / L/11 crochet hook, using A, ch 82. Stitch multiple is 4 chains + 2. Each repeat in Bernat Blanket is 1.75” wide.
1st row: 1 sc 2nd ch from hook and in ch across. Turn. 81 sc.
2nd row: RS. Ch 1. 1 sc in each st across. Break A. Turn. 81 sc.
TIP: Mark 2nd row as the RIGHT SIDE with a stitch marker as you will reference this in the future.
3rd row: With B, attach with sl st to beg sc. Ch 1. 1 sc in first st. *Ch 5, sk 3 sc, 1 sc in next st. Rep from * across. Turn. Equivalent to 81 sts.
4th row: Ch 1. 1 dc in first sc. Ch 1. 1 sc in first ch-5 sp. *Ch 3. 1 sc in next ch-5 sp. Rep from * across to last ch-5 sp. Ch 1. 1 dc in last sc. Turn. 81 sc.
5th row: Ch 2. 2 dc in first dc. *(1 sc in next sc. Ch 2. 2 dc) all in next sc. Rep from * across to the last 3 sts. 1 sc in next sc. Ch 2. Dc2tog using the same last sc and last dc. Turn.
TIP: The final ch-2 sp of a row in the 6th to 8th rows is harder to find when you turn the work; you may want to put in a stitch marker in the ch-2 sp to help you see it.
6th to 8th rows: Ch 2. 2 dc in first dc2tog. *(1 sc. Ch 2. 2 dc) all in next ch-2 sp. Rep from * across to the 2nd last ch-2 sp. 1 sc in next ch-2 sp. Ch 2. Dc2tog using same ch-2 sp and top of the last turning ch-2. Turn. Equivalent to 81 sts.
9th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first dc2tog st. Ch 1. 1 sc in next ch-2 sp. *Ch 3. 1 sc in next ch-2 sp. Rep from * across to last ch-2 sp. Ch 1. 1 sc in top of last turning ch-2. Turn. 81 sts.
10th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first sc. Ch 5. *1 sc in next ch-3 sp. Ch 5. Rep from * across. 1 sc in last sc. Break B. Turn. Equivalent to 81 sts.
11th row: With A, attach with sl st to first sc. Ch 1. 1 dc in first sc. *3 sc in next ch-5 sp, 1 dc in next sc. Rep from * across. Turn. 81 sts.
12th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first dc. *Ch 1, sk next st, 1 sc in next st. Rep from * across. Turn. 81 sts.
13th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first sc. *Ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, 1 sc in next st. Rep from * across. Turn. 81 sts.
14th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc and ch-1 sps across. Break A. Turn. 81 sts.
Rep 3rd to 14th rows - 4 More Times. Then rep 3rd to 11th rows once. Rep 2nd row to finish. Fasten off.
Side Edging of Blanket
The download has a schematic for better visualization as well as a crochet diagram.
We want the white to appear like it has been crocheted all the way around the blanket. The first two and last two rows of the blanket are white. Therefore, we need 2 rows of white down both sides to give it symmetry.
1st row: With 8 mm / L/11 crochet hook and A, attach using sl st with RS facing to the corner to go across the side edging. Ch 1. Evenly space an odd number of sc across the side edges. Turn.
In the sample shown, there are 103 single cross the side edges.
2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc across. Fasten off.
Repeat the same instruction for the opposite side edge.
Final Border
The download has a photograph of the corner turn plus a crochet diagram.
TIP: The final border requires you to change your hook to 10 mm / N/P as the granite stitch has tighter tension. Without changing the hook, you will cause the edges to buckle in and the blanket not stretch properly.
1st rnd: With 10 mm / N/P crochet hook, with A also RS facing, attach with standing single crochet to any corner. Ch 1, sk next sc, [1 sc in next st. Ch 1, sk next sc] Rep [ ] to 3rd last before corner. Ch 1, sk next st. *(1 sc. Ch 2. 1 sc) in corner st. Ch 1, sk next sc, [1 sc in next st. Ch 1, sk next sc] Rep [ ] to 3rd last before corner. Ch 1, sk next st. Rep from * around. 1 sc in same beg stitch as sl st, ch 2. Join with sl st to top of beg sc. Break A.
2nd rnd: Attach B to any ch-2 sp corner with standing sc. Ch 1, sk next sc, [1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, sk next sc] Rep [ ] to last ch-1 sp before corner. Ch 1, sk next st. *(1 sc. Ch 2. 1 sc) in corner sp. Ch 1, sk next sc, [1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, sk next sc] Rep [ ] to the last ch-1 sp last before corner. Ch 1, sk next st. Rep from * around. 1 sc in same beg before. Join with hdc to the top of the first sc.
3rd rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in same corner sp. Ch 1, sk next sc, [1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, sk next sc] Rep [ ] to last ch-1 sp before corner. Ch 1, sk next st. *(1 sc. Ch 2. 1 sc) in corner sp. Ch 1, sk next sc, [1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, sk next sc] Rep [ ] to the last ch-1 sp last before corner. Ch 1, sk next st. Rep from * around. 1 sc in same beg before. Join with hdc to the top of the first sc.
4th rnd: Ch 1. 1 sc in same corner sp. 2 sc in each ch-1 sp to next corner. *3 sc in corner sp, 2 sc in each ch-1 sp to next corner. Rep from * around. 2 sc in beg corner sp. Sl st to beg sc. Fasten off.
The download includes photography, several crochet diagrams, schematics, tips and of course, written instructions.
Part 1: Body of the Blanket Tutorial
Part 2: Tutorial Border To Finish
Susan says
This was a challenge for me since I'm still kind of a beginner but I love it. It kept my mind busy. I even sent an email before starting and had my question answered. Thank you so much! I made it with the suggestion and I love the way it looks. I will do this one again when I find another variegated yarn.
Susan Powell says
I'm a little confused about the yarn estimates - if not using the Colour of the Year Size, how many meters/yards of white and how many of Variegated are needed?
Bernat Blanket (300g / 10.5 oz, 201 meters / 220 yards)
A - Vintage White - 2 Balls
B - Variegated Yarn - 4 Balls if not using the Colour of the Year Size.
Bernat Blanket (1000 g/35.3 oz, 670 meters/733 yards) - Colour of the Year Size
B - Coral Reef (929 grams are used)
thx!
Wendy Maruna says
If you are using another variegated color - you will need 4 balls of that color and 2 balls of a solid (white).
If you are using the Color of the Year, those are huge balls, you will only need 1 and still need 2 balls of the white.
Hope that helps. Happy Stitching