I call this my pumpkin patch blanket.
My intention was to make a textured blanket with Fall colors. As I was making it, the orange and green together started looking like pumpkins in a field. Sometimes the pattern just tells me what it wants to be! So, the pumpkin patch blanket was born. Can you see it?
This is a very soft and cushy blanket with tons of texture. The bean stitch gives it a zig zag look. I find it to be the perfect size for throwing over me while watching tv, reading or crocheting.
Once you get past row 3, the rest of the blanket is a repeat of row 3. Having 3 colors makes it very easy to carry the yarn up the side. The edges ended up looking somewhat braided. There’s no need for a border and no ends to weave in. Watch the video to see how I carry my yarn up the side to get the braided effect.
Keep your yarn from tangling by moving each skein as you finish one color and begin the next. If you can keep them on a table in front of you, that works best. I used a basket on the floor next to me and just rotated the skeins as needed.
Let’s get started!
Materials used for my Pumpkin Patch Blanket:
Bernat Forever Fleece super bulky 6 weight yarn
Color A: Balsam: a light beige, 3 skeins
Color B: Bergamot: a toned down orange, 3 skeins
Color C: Matcha: a soft olive green, 3 skeins
Note: If you want to use less yarn, use a mini bean stitch. See the stitch here.
10mm crochet hook
With color A:
Chain any even number.
I chained 100 and made my blanket vertically.
If you prefer, just make the chain as wide as you want your blanket to be to make it horizontally. Make it about 2-4” longer than you want it to end up, because the pattern shrinks in a bit.
My blanket ended up measuring 52” long x 42“ wide.
Row 1:
First, skip the first chain. Then single crochet in the 2nd chain from the hook and in each chain across.
Chain 1, turn
Row 2:
For this row, single crochet in the first stitch. Every row from now on will begin and end with 1 single crochet.
Skip 1 stitch.
Bean stitch in the next. (Put your hook through the stitch and pull the yarn through. You have 2 loops on your hook. Yarn over and put your hook in the same stitch. Pull the yarn through. You now have 4 loops on your hook. One more time, Yarn over and put your hook in the same stitch. Pull the yarn through. You now have 6 loops on your hook. Yarn over and pull through 6 loops. Chain 1 to hold the stitch together.)
*Skip 1 stitch,
Bean stitch in the next.*
Continue the pattern from * to * across.
At the end of the row, skip 1 stitch and single crochet in the last stitch.
Drop color A before you pull the yarn through the last 2 loops of the single crochet. Do not cut the yarn. You’ll be carrying the yarn up the side. Bring the yarn over your hook to help with this.
Pick up color B. Pull the yarn through the last 2 loops of the single crochet you started.
Chain 1, turn (work over the tail in the next row)
Row 3:
All rows will now be a repeat of row 3.
Single crochet in the first stitch.
Bean stitch in the space just to left of the bean stitch from the previous row.
Continue to make a bean stitch to the left of the bean stitch from the previous row across.
Single crochet in the last stitch.
Before completing the single crochet, drop color B, but don’t cut it. Wrap it around the hook and pull color C through the 2 loops.
Chain 1, turn. Work over the tail of color C in the next row.
Repeat row 3 until the blanket is as wide as you like.
When you reach the end of a row, pick up the color that’s waiting. It will always be a pattern of balsam, then bergamot, then matcha.
Last 2 rows:
To match the first 2 rows, finish up with a row of bean stitches in balsam. This will be followed by a row of single crochet. Be sure to place a single crochet in each stitch, including the chain.
Fasten off and you’re done!
You’ll only have a few ends to weave in at the very beginning and at the end. The edges end up looking braided and are nice and even.
If you made your blanket vertically like mine, you could put fringe on the ends. I tend to avoid fringe because I spend too much time straightening it out.
Try my pattern for a bean stitch rug. It’s super soft and cushy!
If you prefer a video tutorial, check out my YouTube channel @i-crochet:
