This blanket made with Bernat Blanket yarn is wonderfully soft, yet lightweight! I loved making the squares and putting them together. They’re so cushy made with super bulky chenille yarn!
Chunky yarn is so much fun because the projects work up quickly. My hands don’t get tired using the bigger hooks like they do with the smaller hooks and lighter weight yarn.
Making a blanket from squares also means that you can make the squares anywhere and put them together later. I like to make squares when I’m in a waiting room while a family member is getting medical care. That’s so much easier than having a work in progress that’s getting bigger by the row.
Try out the pattern and see what you think!
My blanket is about 62”long x 45” wide
If want yours to be 45” x 45” make 13 green squares and 12 flower squares
For a 35” x 35” baby blanket, make 8 green squares and 8 flower squares.
Materials needed:
Bernat Blanket super bulky 6 weight yarn. (Amazon affiliate link)
Shadow Purple 2 skeins
Almond 2 skeins
Smoky Green 3 skeins
10mm crochet hook
8mm crochet hook
Flower Square (make 17)
With Shadow Purple
Magic circle
Round 1
16 dc
Join with sl st in first dc
Round 2
dc small cluster in same stitch
( yarn over pull through, yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over,pull through, yarn over, pull through all 3 loops)
Chain 1
Repeat dc cluster stitch in each dc, 16 total, sl st to join the top of the first dc cluster stitch.
Round 3
Join with Almond yarn in any ch space
Chain 2 (counts as first hdc)
2 more hdc in the same space
3 dc in the next chain space.
*Corner: 2 dc, 1 treble, 2 dc in the next space.
3 dc in the next chain space
3 hdc in the next chain space
3 dc in the next chain space*
Repeat from * to * around
After the 4th corner, there will be 1 more chain space left.
3 dc in that space.
Join to the first chain 2 that counted as a hdc,
Chain 1 (you may want to use a stitch marker to remember where to join here because it will be a short stitch.
Round 4
Sc in the next stitch.
*Sc in each stitch. When you reach the treble stitch in the corner, place 2 sc, 1 hdc, 2 sc in the same stitch.*
Repeat from * to * around.
When you reach the first chain 1, join with a slip stitch.
Either chain 1 and fasten off, or make an invisible join.
Flat Square: (make 18)
Stormy Green
Magic circle
Round 1
In the magic circle (make sure you go under the tail so you can pull it tight when you’re through with round 1)
Chain 3 (counts as dc and chain 2)
3 dc
Chain 2
3 dc
Chain 2
3 dc
Chain 2
2 dc
Join in the 2nd chain in the original chain 3 with a slip stitch.
Place your hook in the chain space from the precious round and slip stitch.
Chain 3 this will count as the 2nd of 2 dc for the first corner of the next round.
Round 2
2 dc in the same chain space where you made your chain 3.
*1 dc in each of the next 3 dc from the previous round.
In the corner chain space, place 2 dc, chain 2, 2 dc*
Repeat until you reach the first corner.
Place your hook in the chain space from the precious round and make a dc. That is your first dc of the first corner of this round.
Slip stitch into the 2nd of the 3 chains.
Put your hook in the chain space and pull through to make a slip stitch.
Chain 3
Round 3
2 dc in the same chain space where you made your chain 3.
*1 dc in each of the next 7 dc from the previous round.
In the corner chain space, place 2 dc, chain 2, 2 dc*
Repeat until you reach the first corner.
Place your hook in the chain space from the precious round and make a dc. That is your first dc of the first corner of this round.
Slip stitch into the 2nd of the 3 chains.
Put your hook in the chain space and pull through to make a slip stitch.
Chain 2
Round 4
Make 2 sc in the same chain space where you made your chain 2.
1 sc in each the next 11 dc from the previous round.
In the corner chain space
I used a slip stitch join in purple to bring the squares together.
Watch my video (or one of many on how to join squares) to see how to do this.
Blanket Border:
Round 1
I used an 8mm hook, but you can use up to a 10mm.
Start in any corner with purple.
Make 5 extended sc. (put your hook through the stitch, pull the yarn through, yarn over and pull through 1 loop like you’re making a chain, then yarn over and pull through the last 2 loops)
Place an extended sc in each stitch around. When you get to the join seam, place an extended sc in the back loop of the stitch just before and just after the join.
Place 5 extended sc in each corner. This will help to round out your corner.
Round 2
Put your hook through the top of the first stitch, drop the purple yarn, cut about a 3” tail to weave in.
Pick up the almond yarn, bring it through the stitch and chain 1 with the tail. Pull the tail through to lock it in.
Now, each stitch around gets a back post sc.
Go into the stitch from the back and around the stitch under the next, complete a sc. Keep your stitches loose.
Go into the same part of the stitch you just finished and complete a back post sc across the next stitch. It will end up looking like a ribbon woven through the border.
When you reach the beginning, join the first stitch, cut a 3-4” tail and pull through. Make an invisible join. See video if you don’t know how to make an invisible join.
Weave in your ends and that’s it! If you want to make your blanket lay a little flatter, you can place a towel over it, and gently steam then flatten with your hand. Do NOT touch the iron to the yarn.
Thanks! Debi
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