Crochet this Soft, Chunky Millstone (Brick) Stitch Blanket: Free Pattern and Video Tutorial

This blanket not only looks pretty, it feels amazing!  So soft and cushy, like a comfy sweatshirt.

It took me about 7-8 hours total to make it with some breaks.

Materials used:

Bernat Forever Fleece Super bulky 6 weight yarn (or any super bulky yarn, but this is so soft!!)

Color A: White  (I used almost 2 skeins)

Color B: Rose Hip (almost 1 skein)

Color C: Matcha (almost 1 skein)

Color D: Chamomile (almost 1 skein)

9mm crochet hook (bigger or smaller depending on how tight or loose you like your stitches)

Darning needle

Scissors

Measuring tape

Stitches used:

Chain (ch)

Chain space (ch sp)

Single crochet (sc)

Half Double Crochet (hdc)

Double crochet (dc)

Double crochet spike stitch (dc spike st)

Chainless double crochet (ch-less dc) : turn without a chain, sc in the first stitch, go through the left loop of the sc and make another sc-that’s the ch-less dc.

My blanket measures    35“ x   45“ using this pattern.

Every 10 chains is about 1 brick. Each brick is about 5” wide and 3.5” tall including the white borders top and bottom at the tallest point. I hope that helps if you are making a larger blanket.

Ch 72 (or any multiple of 10 + 2 more chains at the end)

Row 1:

Sc in the back bump of the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across,

In the last ch, begin a sc, but don’t pull through the 2 loops,

Drop Color A, pick up Color B, 

Ch 1 and turn.  (I like to include the tail of the new color in the chain)

Row 2:

Sc in the first stitch, * sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc, ch 1

Skip 1 stitch, * repeat from * to * across

Your row will end with 2 sc (no ch after the next to last sc)

Ch 1 

Row 3:

Repeat row 2.  At the end of the row, complete the last sc with color A, Ch 1, turn

Row 4:

*Sc in the first stitch and the next  9 stitches.

When you reach the chain space, make a double crochet spike stitch (dc spike st) in the sc from color A 3 rows below.

Yarn over, insert your hook in the sc (row 1 from the pattern) pull the yarn through and up just above row 3.  Yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over, pull through the last 2 loops. That’s a dc spike stitch.*

Repeat from * to * across the row, ending with a sc. (an extra sc at the beginning and end)

Ch 1 turn.

Row 5:

Sc in the first stitch and in each stitch across, complete the last sc with Color C, don’t chain, just turn

Row 6:

The beginning and end are partial bricks

Chainless dc in the first stitch (sc, go in left loop of sc, make another sc, that’s a ch-less dc)

Dc in the next 2 stitches followed by

Hdc, sc, ch 1,

Skip 1 stitch

*sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc, sc, ch 1, skip 1 stitch*

Repeat from * to * until the last 5 stitches. 

(After your ch 1 skip 1, ) sc, hdc, 3 dc

Row 7:

Repeat Row 6, change to Color A at the end of the row by dropping Color C and completing the last dc with Color A.

Ch 1 and turn

Row 8:

Sc in the first 5 stitches,

Dc spike st into the color A row below

*Sc 9, dc spike st in the sc of color A (below 2 rows of chain spaces)

Repeat from * to * finishing with 5 sc,  ch 1, turn

Row 9:  (The easy row!)

Sc in each stitch across, finish the last sc by dropping Color A, picking up Color D and completing the sc.

From now on, repeat rows 2-9

(You can use fewer color changes if you prefer.  Using just 2 colors makes a very pretty blanket as well.)

Continue until your blanket reaches the desired length.  I made a total of 19 “bricks”, ending with the same color as the first row of bricks.

For the very last row of the blanket, (second row of Color A,) I used slip stitches in the front loop only to closely match the very first row of the blanket.

Fasten off and weave in your ends!

While you will have quite a few ends to weave in, it’s not too bad since you don’t need to make a border.

I hope you enjoyed the pattern.  Let me know if you made one!