Free Crochet Pattern: Christmas Traditions Throw Blanket
Having a handmade blanket in your home for the Christmas season doesn’t have to be complicated! The Christmas Traditions Throw Blanket is an easy Christmas crochet throw blanket pattern that will help you make a beautiful blanket that will be treasured by you and your loved ones for years to come.
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Christmas Traditions Throw Blanket
The Christmas Traditions Throw Blanket blends traditional and modern Christmas colors so that you can have a little bit of both in the same piece of décor. While this is a single-stitch blanket, the design incorporates color changes that are just frequent enough to keep you motivated while you work, but infrequent enough to keep you from having to weave in too many ends. My favorite stitch, the half-double crochet, really shines in this pattern!
The Yarn
When I set out to find yarn for this Christmas crochet throw blanket I looked first for color, then for yarn quality. I wanted the shades of red and green to have a deep and rich quality to give the blanket a timeless, traditional Christmas look even though red and green were not the primary colors. Fortunately, I was able to find great yarn in the beautiful colorways I was looking for!
I chose Lion Brand Basic Stitch it had everything I was looking for. First, it had the right colors. The Red Heather and Pine Heather colorways balance well against the Silver Heather and White colorways to create the beautiful striped effect. Another reason this yarn is great is because it’s really smooth and easy to work with.
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Pattern Details
Skill Level
Easy
Materials
Size 4 worsted weight yarn in the following colors and amounts:
Color A – 1,990 yds/1,820 meters
Color B – 160 yds/147 meters
Color C – 320 yds/293 meters
Color D – 160 yds/147 meters
I used Lion Brand Basic Stitch <3.5 oz/100 gm><185 yds/170 m> in the following amounts:
11 skeins of Silver Heather (Color A),
1 skein of Pine Heather (Color B),
2 skeins of White (Color C), and
1 skein of Red Heather (Color D).
US size K/10.5 crochet hook (6.50 mm)
Scissors, yarn needle
Stitch markers
Gauge
11 stitches x 11 rows = 4″ square
Pattern used for gauge: Rows 1 – 11 of pattern
Finished Size
Approximately 48.5″ w x 62.5″ h
Stitch Abbreviations
US Crochet Terminology
ch – chain
hdc – half double crochet
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
sp – space
st(s) – stitch(es)
Pattern Notes
In this pattern, all but the last st of each row will be placed between the stitches from the previous row. The last st of each row will be placed in the top of the turning ch.
The ch 2 at the beginning of each row, including the turning ch of the foundation ch, counts as 1 hdc.
Stitch markers can be used to assist with stitch placement.
How to Make this Crochet Christmas Throw Blanket
Part 1: Blanket Body
With Color A, ch 129.
Row 1: hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn < 128 hdc>
Row 2: ch 2 (counts as 1 hdc here and throughout), [1 hdc in sp between sts, sk next st] 126 times, hdc in top of turning ch, turn <128 hdc>
Rows 3 – 8: Repeat Row 2 6 times
Rows 9 – 10: with Color B, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 11 – 14: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 4 times
Rows 15 – 16: with Color C, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 17 – 24: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 8 times
Rows 25 – 26: with Color D, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 27 – 30: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 4 times
Rows 31 – 32: with Color C, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 33 – 40: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 8 times
Rows 41 – 42: with Color B, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 43 – 46: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 4 times
Rows 47 – 48: with Color C, Repeat Row 2 2 times
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Rows 49 – 56: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 8 times
Rows 57 – 58: with Color D, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 59 – 62: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 4 times
Rows 63 – 64: with Color C, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 65 – 72: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 8 times
Rows 73 – 74: with Color B, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 75 – 78: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 4 times
Rows 79 – 80: with Color C, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 81 – 88: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 8 times
Rows 89 – 90: with Color D, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 91 – 94: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 4 times
Rows 95 – 96: with Color C, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 97 – 104: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 8 times
Rows 105 – 106: with Color B, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 107 – 110: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 4 times
Rows 111 – 112: with Color C, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 113 – 120: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 8 times
Rows 121 – 122: with Color D, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 123 – 126: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 4 times
Rows 127 – 128: with Color C, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 129 – 136: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 8 times
Rows 137 – 138: with Color B, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 139 – 142: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 4 times
Rows 143 – 144: with Color C, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 145 – 152: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 8 times
Rows 153 – 154: with Color D, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 155 – 158: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 4 times
Rows 159 – 160: with Color C, Repeat Row 2 2 times
Rows 161 – 168: with Color A, Repeat Row 2 8 times
At the end of Row 168, do not turn or fasten off. Weave in ends from all color changes, then proceed to border.
Part 2: Blanket Border
Rotate 90 degrees to begin the Border.
Left side: ch 1, sc in the end of each row, rotate 90 degrees <168 sc>.
Bottom: 2 sc in bottom of 1st ch, 1 sc in the bottom of the next 126 chs, 2 sc in bottom of last ch, rotate 90 degrees <130 sc>.
Right Side: sc in the end of each row, rotate 90 degrees <168 sc>.
Top: 2 sc in top of turning ch, [1 sc in sp between sts, sk next st] 126 times, 2 sc in last st, sl st to join in top of sc <130 sc>.
Fasten off. Weave in ends and block to desired dimensions.
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