I’m obsessed with Premier Puzzle yarn. It’s the perfect yarn to make this linked treble crochet blanket.
It’s fascinating how the colors change in such a soft and subtle way. They form stripes with no abrupt changes, unlike some yarns. The linked treble crochet is the perfect stitch to use with this yarn.
Bulky 5 weight is the perfect yarn for me. I sometimes have trouble with lightweight yarns. The super bulky yarns I love are sometimes not just right for certain patterns.
If you want a pattern that doesn’t take a lot of time, choose the linked treble crochet stitch. It works up really quickly. It is quite easy to master. It’s a very tall stitch and has a different look every other row.
The blanket is reversible. Either side looks beautiful! The simple border can be as wide as you like.
Materials used to make the Linked Treble Crochet blanket:
Premiere Puzzle Bulky 5 Weight Yarn in Blue Acrostic
8mm crochet hook
Let’s get started!
Chain row:
Chain any even number to make the blanket as long as you like.
I chained 90. My blanket is 45″ long before making a border. It’s about 1/2 as long as the number of chains. After a round of single crochet and 3 rounds of herringbone half double crochet for the border, my blanket is 48” long x 42” wide.
Make it as long and wide as you like. I used 3 skeins with one round of the border. I had some extra, so I made one more round. I love the herringbone half double crochet border. It’s both easy and beautiful.
Row 1:
Single crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each chain across.
Chain 3, turn
Row 2:
This will be a linked treble crochet row. It’s a tall stitch that doesn’t leave gaps or holes.
Put your hook in the 2nd chain from the chain 3, pull the yarn through.
Put your hook in the first chain from the chain 3, pull the yarn through. Put your hook in the first stitch, pull the yarn through.
Yarn over, pull through 2 loops. Yarn over, pull through 2 loops. Yarn over, pull through the last 2 loops.
There will be 2 horizontal bars resembling railroad tracks. Put your hook under the bar closest to the top (not the top front loop) and pull the yarn through. Put your hook under the next bar and pull through. Put your hook in the next stitch and pull through.
Yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through 2 loops.
Continue making linked treble crochet stitches across.
It’s easier to turn your work so the piece is vertical.
After the last linked treble crochet stitch,
Chain 3, turn
Repeat row 2 until the blanket is as long as you like.
The final row is all sc, just like the first row.
Fasten off if you’re not making a border.
If you want to make a border, continue.
Border:
Round 1
Chain 1
3 single crochet in the corner stitch, same stitch you just completed.
Single crochet evenly going down the side.
3 single crochet in the next corner.
Single crochet in each stitch across the beginning row.
3 single crochet in the next corner.
Single crochet evenly up the next side.
3 single crochet in the top right corner.
Single crochet across the top row.
Slip stitch to join the first single crochet.
Chain 1
Round 2
Herringbone half double crochet in the same stitch
Hhdc, chain 1, hhdc in the next stitch(the middle of 3 single crochet from the previous corner)
Hhdc in each stitch, Hhdc, chain 1, Hhdc in each corner
When you reach the first Hhdc, slip stitch to join.
Either fasten off here or repeat round 2 as many times as like.
That’s it! I hope you enjoy this pattern.
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