Crochet Candy Hearts Hugs & Kisses Blanket Pattern + Diagram

A new version of the Crochet Hugs and Kisses Candy Hearts Blanket, designed by Jeanne Steinhilber is ready. A change in the approach to make the chevron blanket square off with easy add-ons at the end to fill in the chevrons to have flat edges all around.

This version was created to make it simpler to square off a point or make a square or rectangular shape. Multiple sizes have been figured out, but it's up to you to determine how much yarn you will use.

The pattern was figured out using 4.5 mm / US 7, 5 mm / US H/8 and 10 mm / US N/P crochet hooks.

Yarn

Caron® Baby Cakes™ Yarn 8.5 oz. / 240 g, 560 yds / 512 m 

FYI: There used to be smaller balls of Caron Baby Cakes that were 100 g/3.5 oz, 211 m/ 231 yds. This new version uses a larger size.

Caron Baby Cakes Yarn 8.5 oz. / 240 g, 560 yds / 512 m 

A - Candy Hearts - 3 Balls

Red Heart Super Saver 7 oz / 198 g, 364 yds / 333 m

B - Soft White - 1 Ball

Gauge 14 sc and 15 rows = 4”

Hook 4.5 mm / US 7 Hook

Example shown is using chain 170 with 4.5 mm / US 7 hook: 42" wide by 44" long.

Abbreviations List 

• Ch(s) = Chain(s) 
• Dc = Double crochet Dc3tog = Double crochet 3 together 
• Hdc = Half double crochet 
• Hdc2tog = Half double crochet 2 together
• Hdc3tog = Half double crochet 3 together 
• Rep = Repeat 
• Sc = Single crochet 
• Sc2tog = Single crochet 2 together
• Sc3tog = Single crochet 3 together 
• Sk = Skip 
• St(s) = Stitch(es) 
• WS = Wrong side 
• Yoh = Yarn over hook 

Special Stitches 

• Bobble = Dc4tog in same st. In next st, *yoh, pull up a loop, yoh, pull through 2 loops; rep from * 3 times, until you have 5 loops on hook, yoh and pull through all to complete 4 dc together. These are worked on the wrong side. 

• X-st = Sk next st, dc in next st, dc in skipped st behind the first dc. 

Stitch Multiples = 28 + 2 

• 4 ply Medium Weight Worsted Yarn with 4.5 mm / US 7 Hook. Each Chevron is 6.5” across for each multiple of 28 chains. 
• 4 ply Medium Weight Worsted Yarn with 5 mm / H/8 Hook. Each Chevron is 7” across for each multiple of 28 chains. 
• Bernat Blanket yarn with 10 mm / N/P Hook. Each chevron is 13” across for each multiple of 28 chains. 

TIP

If you have trouble recognizing the “peaks” and “valleys” of the chevron, use stitch markers until you are comfortable. This is especially helpful on the half double crochet and bobble row. The hdc3tog tends to lean off to the side and can be hard to spot. 

Instructions 

Below are the starting chain counts for multiple sizes in medium #4 weight yarn and Bernat Blanket. Use the chain count to get the size you need. You decide the yarn quantity. 

I used 4.5 mm / US 7 with Chain 170 on the baby blanket sample to ensure tighter stitches. 

1st row: (WS) 1 dc 3rd ch from hook (counts as dc2tog). 1 dc in next 12 ch. 3 dc in next ch. 1 dc in next 12 ch. *Dc3tog over next 3 ch, 1 dc in next 12 ch, 3 dc in next ch, 1 dc in next 12 ch. Rep from * across. Dc2tog over last 2 ch. Turn. - See above for the number of chevrons you should have. 

Hint: 2nd row instructions are every other row. 

2nd row: Ch 1. Sc2tog over first 2 sts. 1 sc in next 12 sts. 3 sc in next st. 1 sc in next 12 sts. *Sc3tog over next 3 sts, 1 sc in next 12 sts, 3 sc in next st, 1 sc in next 12 sts. Rep from * across. Sc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn.

3rd row: Ch 2, 1 dc in next st (counts as dc2tog). X-st 6 times. *3dc in next st, X-st 6 times,Dc3tog over next 3 sts , X-st 6 times; rep from * across. Dc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn. 

4th row: Rep 2nd row. 

5th row: Ch 1, 1 hdc in next st (counts as hdc2tog). [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] four times. 3 hdc in next st.  [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] four times. *Hdc3tog over next 3 sts. [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] four times. 3 hdc in next st.  [1 hdc in next st, 1 bobble in next st, 1 hdc in next st] four times. Rep from * across. Hdc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn. 

6th row: Rep 2nd row. 

7th row: Ch 2, 1 dc in next st (counts as dc2tog). X-st 6 times. *3 dc in next st , X-st 6 times, Dc3tog over next 3 sts , X-st 6 times; rep from * across. Dc2tog over last 2 sts. Turn. 

8th row: Rep 2nd row. 

9th row: Ch 2, 1 dc in next st (counts as dc2tog). 1 dc in next 12 ch. 3 dc in next ch. 1 dc in next 12 ch. *Dc3tog over next 3 ch, 1 dc in next 12 ch, 3 dc in next ch, 1 dc in next 12 ch. Rep from * across. Dc2tog over last 2 ch. Turn. 

Rep rows 2 through 9 - 9 more times or until the blanket measures the length you prefer. 

Crochet Diagram of Main Blanket

Squaring Off

Squaring this off requires 3 additional add ons to be applied directly to the blanket.

• Chevron A is used to fill in the full chevrons to make the edge flat.
• Chevron B is only used once to fill in the one corner as shown below in the illustration.
• Chevron C is also used only once in the opposite corner.

There are three add-ons, as we need to honour the blanket's right side (RS) so each fill-in looks the same.

Chevron A - Full Chevron Fill Ins

With RS Facing - 1st row: Join with sl st to 1st dc over from the middle dc of a point. Ch 1. Sctog. 1 sc in next 10 dc. Sc3tog over next 3 dc. 1 sc in next 10 dc. Sc2tog over last 2 dc. Turn. 

2nd row: Ch 2. 1 dc in next sc (counts as dc2tog st). [X-st] 4 times. Dc3tog over next 3 sc. [X-st] 4 times. Dc2tog over last 2 sc. Turn. 

3rd row: Ch 1. Sc3tog over first 3 dc. 1 sc in next 5 dc. Sc3tog over next 3 dc. 1 sc in next 5 dc. Sc3tog over last 3 dc. Turn.

4th row: Ch 2. Dc2tog over next 2 sc (counts as dc3tog). 1 dc in next 2 sc. Dc3tog over next 3 sc. 1 dc in next 2 sc. Dc3tog over last 3 sc. Turn.
5th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog over first 2 dc. Sc3tog over next 3 dc. Sc2tog over last 2 dc. Fasten off.

Chevron B - 1 Quarter Chevron Fill In

With RS Facing - 1st row: Join with sl st to 1st dc on the edge. Sc2tog over first 2 dc. 

1 sc in next 10 dc. Sc2tog over next 2 dc. Turn. 

2nd row: Ch 2. 1 dc in next sc (counts as dc2tog st). [X-st] 4 times. Dc2tog over last 2 sc. Turn. 

3rd row: Ch 1. Sc2tog over first 2 dc. 1 sc in next 5 dc. Sc3tog over last 3 dc. Turn.

4th row: Ch 2. Dc2tog over next 2 sc (counts as dc3tog). 1 dc in next 2 sc. Dc2tog over last 2 sc. Turn.  
5th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog over first 2 dc. Sc2tog over last 2 dc. Fasten off.

Chevron C - 1 Quarter Chevron Fill in

With RS Facing - 1st row: Join with sl st to 1st dc over from the middle dc of a point. Ch 1. Sctog. 1 sc in next 10 dc. Sc2tog over next 2 dc. Turn. 

2nd row: Ch 2. 1 dc in next sc (counts as dc2tog st). [X-st] 4 times. Dc2tog over last 2 sc. Turn. 

3rd row: Ch 1. Sc3tog over first 3 dc. 1 sc in next 5 dc. Sc2tog over last 2 dc. Turn.

4th row: Ch 2. Dc3tog over next 2 sc (counts as dc3tog). 1 dc in next 2 sc. Dc2tog over last 2 sc. Turn.

5th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog over first 2 dc. Sc2tog over last 2 dc. Fasten off. 

Border

Once the chevron fill ins are done, the blanket can be square or rectangle. You can proceed to adding a border. 

1st rnd: RS. With B, join with sl st to any corner. Ch 1, 1 sc in same corner. Evenly space sc across. *(1 sc. Ch 2. 1 sc) in last st to turn. Evenly space sc across. Rep from * around. 1 sc in beg st. Join with hdc to beg sc. 

2nd rnd: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 1 dc in same corner sp. 1 dc in each st to next corner. *(2 dc. Ch 2. 2 dc) in corner sp. 1 dc in each st to next corner. Rep from * around. 2 dc in beg corner sp. Join with hdc to top of beg ch 3. 

3rd rnd: Ch 3, 2 dc in same corner sp. 1 dc in each st to next corner. *5 dc in corner sp. 1 dc in each st to next corner. Rep from * around. 2 dc in beg corner sp. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3. Fasten off.

If you prefer the original, the edges are handled differently, and they are not full chevrons.

Summary

Article Name

Crochet Candy Hearts Hugs & Kisses Blanket Pattern

Description

Learn how to make a Hugs and Kisses Blanket pattern with full chevrons. Crochet diagram and written instructions included.

Author

Michael Sellick

Publisher Name

The Crochet Crowd

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