The Blanket Stitch

The Blanket Stitch is a cozy, textured favorite that’s perfect for adding warmth and charm to your crochet projects. Scroll down for the free stitch pattern BELOW!

The Blanket Stitch
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Description For The Blanket Stitch:

The Blanket Stitch is a cozy, textured favorite that’s perfect for adding warmth and charm to your crochet projects. Its unique combination of stitches creates a pattern that’s both visually striking and delightfully squishy, making it ideal for snuggly blankets, scarves, or even baby items. What makes the Blanket Stitch so special is its versatility—you can experiment with bold, contrasting colors for a playful vibe or stick to soft neutrals for a calming, timeless look.

The stitch’s rhythmic pattern is satisfying to work with, and it creates a fabric that feels both sturdy and soft, ensuring your creations are not just beautiful but practical too. Whether you’re crafting a gift for a loved one or a new favorite piece for yourself, this free crochet pattern for the Blanket Stitch will have you hooked from the very first row. It’s a must-try for any crocheter looking to blend style and comfort in their work!

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The Blanket Stitch: A Fun and Easy Crochet Staple

Materials Used:

Stitches Used:

  • Ch – Chain
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • Dc – Double Crochet

Notes:

  • This pattern is written using American standard crochet terminology.
  • This crochet pattern is worked in rows starting from the bottom working towards the top, turn your piece over at the end of each row.
  • Ch1 at the start of each row does not count as a stitch throughout the pattern.
  • Repeat what is in between the stars from * to * until the end of the round.
  • If you have a ** in your row you need to follow the pattern from * to * across the entire row and then when you get near the end of the row you will finish your last repeat at ** because you can no longer complete the entire repeat then follow what it says to do to complete the row.
  • Read each row carefully before starting the row.

Multiples:

  • 3

Written Instructions for the Blanket Stitch:

R1. Chain your desired width using the multiples above, 2dc in 3rd ch from hook * Skip next 2 chains, Work (1sc, 2dc) in next ch * Repeat from * to * all the way across the row until 3 chains remain, skip next 2 chains, 1sc in last chain, turn

R2. Ch1, Work 2dc in very first sc * Skip next 2dc, Work (1sc, 2dc) in next sc * Repeat from * to * all the way across the row until 3sts remain, skip next 2dc, 1sc in top of turning chain, turn

R3. Ch1, Work 2dc in very first sc * Skip next 2dc, Work (1sc, 2dc) in next sc * Repeat from * to * all the way across the row until 2sts remain, skip next dc, 1sc in top of next dc, turn

Repeat row 3 until you reach your desired length.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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