I love this brick stitch in colors typically associated with a beach cottage. Just looking at it makes me feel relaxed! Of course, I love Bernat Forever Fleece! It’s my favorite yarn for a number of reasons, especially how soft and cozy each project comes out!
The blanket is super soft and chunky. Made in an even brick stitch pattern, it’s similar to my millstone blanket. Instead of being offset, the “bricks” are lined up in rows. It’s a little easier than the millstone in that all the brick rows are identical.
The brick stitch looks great with or without a border, you choose!
Chain Row:
Ch 82 (or any multiple of 10 plus 2 more at the end )
My brick stitch blanket is 45” wide x 51” long without a border. A typical throw is 50” x 60”, but this is the perfect size for my loveseat.
Materials needed:
Bernat Forever Fleece Super Bulky 6 weight Yarn
Color A: White Noise – 2 1/2 skeins
Color B: Dark Eucalyptus – about 1 1/4 skeins
Color C: Chamomile – 1 skein
Color D: Waves – 1 skein
Row 1:
To begin, single crochet in the back bump of the 2nd chain from the hook. Now single crochet in each back bump across. Ch 1, turn
Row 2:
Next, half double crochet in every stitch across. In the final stitch, begin, but don’t complete, a single crochet.
Drop Color A, pick up Color B and complete the single crochet.
Chain 1, turn
Cut Color A, leave a long tail for weaving in later.
Row 3
For the next row, single crochet in the first 2 stitches, half double crochet, 5 dc, half double crochet, single crochet chain 1, skip 1 stitch
Begin the pattern for the bricks, *sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc, ch 1, skip 1 stitch*
For the rest of the row, repeat the brick pattern from * to *. You’ll be ending with 2 single crochet at the end of the row.
Chain 1, turn
Row 4:
Repeat row 3
At the end of row 4, begin a single crochet. Drop Color B. Pick up Color A and complete the single crochet.
Ch 1, turn
Row 5:
Cut Color B, leaving a long tail for weaving in later.
Single crochet in the first stitch (there will always be 2 single crochet in beginning and ending of a row, so don’t let that mess up your count)
Single crochet in the next 9 stitches.
This will bring you to the chain space from the row below.
You’ll be making a double crochet spike stitch in the Color A stitch below the 2 chain spaces.
Yarn over and go into the stitch from the “border” row below. Yarn over again and pull it up high. Align it with the height of the other loops on your hook. Yarn over and complete a double crochet.
*single crochet in the next 9 stitches, double crochet spike stitch in the Color A
row below the chain spaces*
Repeat from * to * across ending with 10 single crochet, because there is always an extra single crochet at the beginning and ending of each row. This has confused me before.
Chain 1, turn
Row 6:
Now we will straighten out the border.
4 half double crochet
3 single crochet
3 half double crochet
1 double crochet in the top of the double crochet spike stitch.
*3 half double crochet
3 single crochet
3 half double crochet
1 double crochet*
Repeat from * to * ending the row with 4 half double crochet.
In the final half double crochet, begin but don’t complete it, drop Color A, pick up Color C and complete the half double crochet. Chain 1, turn
Cut Color A, leaving a long tail for weaving in later.
Row 7 and 8:
Repeat rows 3 and 4 with Color C
Rows 8 and 9:
Repeat rows 5 and 6
Keep repeating the pattern, changing colors as in my pattern or whatever colors you choose.
My pattern is:
White:
Dark Eucalyptus
White
Chamomile
White
Winter Waves
And repeat,
Ending with Color A (white)
For the last row, if you are not making a border:
Half double crochet across until you are directly above the double crochet spike stitch, single crochet in that stitch, half double crochet across until the next double crochet spike stitch and single crochet there.
This will give it a little dip. Continue across.
Ch 1, turn
Slip stitch in the front loop only across, at the end of the row, fasten off.
If you are making a border, don’t make the final slip stitch row.
Border:
Twisted fringe:
I like the look of the twisted fringe, especially for a blanket. Regular fringe tends to get tangled up in the wash and I find myself constantly straightening it up. This twisted version is much less likely to do that.
I particularly like it on this coastal theme since it resembles rope… so cute!
With the dark eucalyptus (or any of the colors you prefer) join your yarn in the top or bottom corner, make a sc and sc in each stitch across.
Ch 1 and turn
Slip stitch into the first stitch, pull up a loop twice as long as you want your fringe to be (I used my remote control as a measurement to make sure they remained even)
Hold the loop at the bottom, with your hook at the top, twist (I twisted 16 times, you may need more or less, just make it the same for each piece as you go along)
Slip stitch into the next stitch, twist your loop a little if needed to get it to stand up.
With that same slip stitch, pull up a long loop and repeat the process for making the twisted fringe.
Check as you’re going along that they are pretty much the same length. It straightens out when you’re finished with the row.
Repeat across, end with a slip stitch and fasten off.
Repeat on the opposite end and that’s it!!
How did you like this pattern? Did you make it in different colors? It would look great in any color combination.
