Free Crochet Pattern: Soft Clusters Throw Blanket
I love curling up with a crochet throw blanket during every season of the year. They not only keep me warm, but they provide a sense of comfort when I am finally able to sit down and relax at the end of the day. My favorite blankets are ones that are warm and snuggly, but also look great thrown across the back of the couch or the arm of my favorite chair. The Soft Clusters Throw Blanket has the beautiful texture and rows of alternating stitches that make it a great accent piece in your home while still being a blanket that is great to wrap up with at the end of a long day.
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Soft Clusters Throw Blanket
This design features a crochet cluster that gives the design it’s name along with rows of single and double crochet to help the rows of clusters really stand out. Even though this crochet throw blanket is designed using a single colorway, the alternating stitches create a striped look that give the blanket a visual appeal. I used Yarn Bee Tender Touch as the yarn for this design, which has an amazingly soft, light feel for a size 5 bulky weight yarn. Using Yarn Bee Tender Touch allowed the finished design to be warm without being heavy, which is a plus when you’re wanting a blanket that you can use year-round. The pattern for this crochet throw blanket uses simple stitches and row repeats, so it works up quickly!
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Skill Level
Easy
Materials
Approximately 2100 yards size 5 bulky weight yarn. I used 16 skeins of Yarn Bee Tender Touch <3 oz/85 gm><135 yds/123 m> in the Seaglass colorway.
US size K/10.5 crochet hook (6.50 mm)
Scissors
Yarn needle
Stitch markers
Gauge
9.5 dc x 6 rows = 4″ square
Pattern used for gauge: rows of dc
1 pattern repeat (Rows 1 – 8) measures 5.25″ tall.
Finished Size
approximately 47″ w x 58″ h
Stitch Abbreviations
ch – chain
cl – cluster
dc – double crochet
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch
Pattern Notes
Marking the ch 2 with a stitch marker will assist in placing the last stitch
Special Stitches
cluster (double crochet 4 stitches together) – *yo and insert hook into indicated st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 1st two loops on hook,* repeat from * to * 3 times in same stitch, yo and draw through all 5 loops on hook.
How to Make the Soft Clusters Throw Blanket
Blanket Body
Ch 112.
Row 1: dc in 4th ch from hook (turning ch counts as 1 dc) and in each ch across, turn <110 dc>.
Row 2: ch 1, sc in same st and in each st across, sc in top of turning ch, turn <110 sc>.
Row 3: ch 2 (counts as 1 dc here and throughout), [cl in next st, ch 1, sk next st] 54 times, dc in last sc, turn <54 cl, 54 ch-1 sp, 2 dc>.
Row 4: ch 2, [cl in ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk top of cl] 54 times, dc in top of turning ch, turn <54 cl, 54 ch-1 sp, 2 dc>.
Rows 5 and 6: Repeat Row 4 2 times.
Row 7: ch 1, sc in same st, [sc in ch-1 sp, sc in top of cl] 54 times, sc in top of turning ch, turn, <110 sc>.
Row 8: ch 2, dc in next st and in each st across, turn <110 dc>.
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Row 9: ch 2, dc in next st and in each st across, dc in top of turning ch, turn <110 dc>.
Row 10: ch 1, sc in same st and in each st across, sc in top of turning ch, turn, <110 sc>.
Rows 11 – 82: repeat Rows 3 – 10 9 times
Rows 83 – 87: repeat Rows 3 – 7
Row 88: ch 2, dc in next st and in each st across, do not turn, do not fasten off.
Border
Rotate 90 degrees to begin the Border.
Left side: ch 1, *2 sc in end of dc row, 1 sc in end of sc row, [2 sc in end of dc row] 4 times, 1 sc in end of sc row, 2 sc in end of dc row,* 11 times, rotate 90 degrees, <154 sc>.
Bottom: 2 sc in 1st foundation ch, 1 sc in each foundation ch across, 2 sc in the bottom of the turning ch, rotate 90 degrees, <112 sc>.
Right side: *2 sc in end of dc row, 1 sc in end of sc row, [2 sc in end of dc row] 4 times, 1 sc in end of sc row, 2 sc in end of dc row,* 11 times, rotate 90 degrees <154 sc>.
Top: 2 sc in same st, 1 sc in next st and in each st across, 2 sc in top of turning ch, sl st to join with 1st sc in top row of border <112 sc>.
Finish off and weave in ends. Block to desired dimensions.
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