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This blanket was so easy and so relaxing to make. It is suitable for beginners. The blanket is worked with the herringbone half treble stitch and this has a beautiful stitch definition. I used this stitch for my Aqua Chunky Cushion. The pattern below can easily be adapted to bigger or smaller projects.

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Materials

Yarn: to make this blanket you will need chunky yarn, 144m (1 x 100g) in each of six colours and 288m (2 x 100g) in one further colour.

For my sample I used Stylecraft Special Chunky in:

• Teal (100g/144m)
• Cloud Blue (100g/144m)
• Aspen (100g/144m)
• Aster (100g/144m)
• Denim (100g/144m)
• Lavender (100g/144m)
• Silver (200g/288m)

You can purchase this yarn here.

Crochet hook – I used a 6mm hook, use appropriate hook to achieve gauge. 

Needle to weave in ends.

Scissors

Abbreviations/Crochet Terms (UK)

ch – chain

dc – double crochet

HBhtr – herringbone half treble – yarn over hook, insert hook into stitch, yarn over hook, pull yarn through the stitch as well as the first loop on the hook (2 loops on hook), yarn over and pull through two remaining loops.

*to* – repeat section between *to* as directed in the pattern

Gauge

11 stitches x 10 rows = 10cm x 10cm

Adjust hook size as necessary to achieve gauge.

Gauge is not critical for this project but it may affect yarn quantities

Skill Level

Suitable for beginners

Approximate size of finished blanket

79cm x 103cm

Pattern

To start: Using Teal yarn chain 85 (any number of stitches +2).

Row 1: HBhtr in 3rd chain from the hook and into each stitch along. Ch 2, turn.

Row 2: Skip the first stitch, HBhtr in 2nd stitch and all stitches along to the end, working the last HBhtr in the turning chain. Ch2, turn.

Row 3-4: Repeat row 2. At the end of row 4. Fasten off Teal.

Row : Attach Silver yarn, chain 2. HBhtr in second stitch and all stitches along to the end, working the last HBhtr in the turning chain. Ch2, turn.

Row 6: Skip the first stitch, HBhtr in 2nd stitch and all stitches along to the end, working the last HBhtr in the turning chain.

Row 7-8: Repeat row 6. Changing colour after row 8.

Rows 9 – 96: Repeat row 6 until you have completed 96 rows, changing yarn colour every 4 rows.

Colour order of rows are as follows:

Rows	Colour	Rows	Colour
1-4	Teal	49-52	Denim
5-8	Silver	53-56	Silver
9-12	Lavender	57-60	Aster
13-16	Aspen	61-64	Cloud
17-20	Aster	65-68	Lavender
21-24	Silver	69-72	Teal
25-28	Denim	73-76	Silver
29-32	Cloud	77-80	Denim
33-36	Lavender	81-84	Cloud
37-40	Teal	85-88	Aspen
41-44	Silver	89-92	Silver
45-48	Aspen	93-96	Aster

Border

The border is optional. It is really simple and consists of two rounds of double crochet.

• Using silver yarn, pull up a loop in the top right corner of the blanket.
• *Chain 1 and insert a double crochet into the first stitch and in each stitch along the top of the blanket.
• When you reach the corner work 3 dc in the last stitch and turn the work so that you then work a dc round the post of the last stitch of each row down the long side of the blanket.
• Work 3 dc when you reach the corner and continue along the short side of the blanket working a dc in each stitch.
• Work 3 dc in the corner and work a dc round the post of stitch at the end of the rows.
• Finish with 2 dc in the last stitch and slip stitch to the chain you made at the start of the round.*
• Continue with silver yarn and repeat from *to* until you close the round.
• Fasten off.

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