The Merry Little Throw Crochet Blanket is a gorgeous and timeless blanket that is easy to stitch up and will look amazing with your holiday decor this year! Festive granny hexagons stitched up in super bulky yarn make this not only lightning fast to make but extra cozy too!
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Materials:
- 10.0 mm “P” crochet hook
- 954 yards of #6/super bulky weight yarn (I used 9 balls of Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick Solids, 106 yards per ball, 3 balls of “Cranberry,” 3 balls of “Grass,” and 3 balls of “Fisherman”)
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
- Tape Measure
Learn more about the Merry Little Throw Crochet Blanket project and the supplies needed in this video here:
Sizing:
- 42 inches wide
- 60 inches tall
Pattern Notes for the Merry Little Throw Crochet Blanket:
- Easily change the blanket dimensions (both width and height) by adding more or less motifs to the blanket.
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Merry Little Throw Crochet Blanket:
Part 1: The First Granny Hexagon
- Chain 4 and join into the chain furthest from the hook with a slip stitch to create a ring.
- Round 1: Chain 4 (counts as a dc), then work (a dc into center of ring, chain 1) 11 times. Join to close with a slip stitch.
Note: If you want to make round 2 in the same color, simply slip stitch until you reach a ch 1 space and keep going. If you want to switch colors…cut yarn and join the new yarn at one of the ch 1 spaces and tie securely.
- Round 2: Chain 4 and work a dc in the same space. Chain 1, then work two double crochet in the next (chain 1) space. Keep doing this all the way around, working 2 dc in each space, then a chain 1. Join to close with a slip stitch.
- Round 3: Chain 4, then work 2 dc in the same space, then chain 1. In the next space, work three dc, then chain 1. Keep doing this all the way around the circle…3 dc, then a chain 1 in each space. Join with a slip stitch to close.
- Round 4 (circle becomes hexagon in this round): Chain 4, and in the first space work 2 dc, chain 1, then 3 dc all in the same space. This creates the first hexagon corner. In the next space, to work the hexagon side, chain 1, then work 3 dc in next space. Keep going in this manner, working a corner of two “clusters” and a side of 1 cluster (each cluster being separated by a chain 1). Join with a slip stitch to close.
Note: just be sure there is a ch 1 in between each grouping of 3 dc as you work each round. That is what gives it the pretty spaces in between each cluster and keeps it nice and flat.
Learn more about the first hexagon in this video tutorial here:
Part 2: Join as you go hexagons (hexagon #2 and beyond)
Before you begin, you’ll need 1 fully finished hexagon (all four rounds of the pattern). Before you start making the other hexagons and adding them on, here’s a color guide for the hexagon color combinations. I made 8 of each:
- When I joined my hexagons, I used the same color for round 1 and round 4. So 8 green, 8 cream, and 8 red. As you are constructing your blanket, it is helpful to print and mark on the sheet which hexagons are which color. Also I color each one in with a highlighter after it is incorporated so I can keep it all straight. Check out the color combinations graphic below to see it visually.
- Even if you didn’t do these exact combinations/same numbers of each, you can still mix up the colors to spread things out. For example, Just because your center is red, you can totally do another color for round 4 depending on what color it will be going up against. This is a totally flexible project…when making mine, I placed hexagons and shifted things around a bit (and then a bit more!) until it looked how I wanted it to look.
Note: it really helps to keep everything flat as you work, I like to lay mine on a table or lap as I go. Rounds 1 through 3 are the same as the first hexagon.
- Chain 4 and join into a ring with a slip stitch.
- Round 1: Chain 4 (counts as a dc), then work (a dc into center of ring, chain 1) 11 times. Join to close with a slip stitch.
Note: If you want to make round 2 in the same color, simply slip stitch until you reach a ch 1 space and keep going. If you want to switch colors…cut yarn and join the new yarn at one of the ch 1 spaces and tie securely.
- Round 2: Chain 4 and work a dc in the same space. Chain 1, then work two double crochet in the next (chain 1) space. Keep doing this all the way around, working 2 dc in each space, then a chain 1. Join to close with a slip stitch.
- Round 3: Chain 4, then work 2 dc in the same space, then chain 1. In the next space, work three dc, then chain 1. Keep doing this all the way around the circle…3 dc, then a chain 1 in each space. Join with a slip stitch to close.
For round 4, we’re going to break down each step along the way. For more help, crochet along with me in the video too for this part.
- Step 1: Figure out placement first. I like to lay them out first on something flat.
- Step 2: Tie the new color on into any of the ch 1 spaces.
- Step 3: Work a corner as you normally would (ch 4, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc), then ch 1, then a side as you normally would (3 dc), but leave out the ch 1 at the end of this grouping–this is where we’ll be making the first join.
- Step 4: Locate the corner space on the other hexagon (ch 1 space at the “peak” of the hexagon). Now work 3 dc to begin the first part of the corner.
- Step 5: Insert the hook into the ch 1 corner space from the top as shown in image 5.
- Step 6: Wrap yarn around hook and bring up a loop.
- Step 7: You’ll have two loops on the hook.
- Step 8: Work a slip stitch by bringing that loop through the loop already on your hook. First join made!
(Steps 1-8 are shown in the picture above)
- Step 9: Finish the corner part of the hexagon by working 3 dc. (Note when joining hexagons, the ch 1 is replaced with a slip stitch because of the join).
- Step 10: We’re ready to join again. Insert hook into the next space from the top.
- Step 11: Wrap yarn around hook and bring up a loop.
- Step 12: You’ll have two loops on the hook.
- Step 13: Work a slip stitch by bringing the loop through the loop already on your hook.
- Step 14: Work 3 dc into the next ch 1 space.
- Step 15: We’re ready to join again. Repeat the same process by working a sl st into the hexagon as we did before in steps 10-13.
- Step 16: That is the basic join as you go technique, but along the way you’ll come to a spot where two corners meet like the one shown in image 16…
(Steps 9-16 are shown in the picture above)
- Step 17: Work 3 dc to begin the first part of the corner.
- Step 18: Insert the hook from the top in the space in between the corners (Notice this time around we’re not working into the corner spaces. If we did we’d have to choose between the green on or the red one, making it appear off centered. This way everything is centered neatly).
- Step 19: Insert the hook from the top once again in between the two hexagons, wrap yarn around hook and bring up a loop.
- Step 20: You’ll have two loops on the hook.
- Step 21: Work a slip stitch by bringing that loop through the loop already on your hook. One loop left on the hook.
- Step 22: Continue joining around as needed…sometimes you’ll be joining 1 side, 2 sides, or 3 sides depending on your particular hexagon placement for each one. Remember in the areas you are joining, work the slip stitch into the other hexagon instead of a ch 1.
- Step 23: Once the hexagon has been full joined onto the blanket, go ahead an work the rest of the round as you normally would. At this point because we are no slip stitching anything together, revert back to the original round 4 from last week and add the ch 1 in between (instead of the slip stitch joins).
- Step 24: Join to close round and move on to the next motif!
(Steps 17-24 are shown in the picture above)
Watch the JAYGO (join as you go) technique here for joining your motifs together:
Once you’ve joined a couple of hexagons together, check out the chart below for laying out your motifs. I’ve numbered them to hopefully make it easier to keep track of them all. When joining them, try to spread out the colors a bit (for example a green next to a red instead of another green) for the most visual impact.
Part 3: Blanket Edging:
- Let’s tackle that edging first, shall we? My goal for the edging in this blanket was to use up every last bit of yarn. So I had just enough green and cream to make the edging and just enough red to make some tassels (I also show how to make a pompom as an alternative in the video).
- If you have an edging you love, please feel free to add them to your blanket (I would love to see them!)
- We’re going to be doing a very simple single crochet edge.
- The top and bottom of the blanket are worked in green, and the sides are worked in cream.
- The finishing touches (pompoms or tassels) are placed at the 4 areas of the blanket where the color joins meet. I created an edging chart below:
- I go through the edging stitch by stitch in the video, but basically join the green (or the color you’ll be using) in the upper right corner (see chart above), then ch 1.
- Single crochet in the first stitch and in each stitch after that.
- Work a sc in the first space (in between those groups of 3 dc), then in each stitch. When you come to a corner, work 3 sc in the corner space.
- When you come to a space where 2 hexagons are joined, work a sc in the space in between the hexagons.
- Work the green all the way across the top according to the chart, switch to cream for the side of the blanket, then switch to green again for the bottom, the cream again to go up the last side.
- Join with a sl st where you began (green) and fasten off.
- Weave in any ends that remain.
Part 4: Tassels and Pom Poms
At each color join (where green meets cream) add a tassel or a pompom. If you have never made a pompom or tassel, check out the video to see both tutorials in full. I make both with just my hands and a pair of scissors (no fancy tools needed!)
- For pompoms, cut a piece of yarn about 12 inches long. Wrap yarn around all 4 fingers 50 times. Tie yarn very tightly around the “bundle” and carefully slip off. Trim so pom pom has a uniform look. Tie each one onto the blanket.
- For tassels, cut two pieces of yarn each about 12 inches long. Wrap yarn around all 4 fingers 16 times. Tie yarn at the top of the bundle, then tie second piece of yarn around the top 1/4 of the bundle. Weave in the ends on the side, but use the ends at the top. Tie tassels onto the blanket using these top ends. Weave in ends that remain and trim straight across the bottom to neaten the tassel up.
- Your Merry Little Throw Crochet Blanket is all ready to use or gift!
Watch how to make the blanket edging and how to make the tassels and pompoms too!
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