Give me all the cute little bows!! This blanket is perfect for all the girly bow fans out there! The Clara Throw crochet pattern is a C2C design and so fun to work up.
I’ve been seeing so many cute bow sweaters and beautiful bow hair clips recently and I knew I had to make a bow C2C design. The Clara Throw is worked from the bottom right corner to the top left corner. The pattern below includes both the written rows and the graph for easy stitching.
If you aren’t familiar with C2C it’s basically crocheting little squares out of Dc stitches over and over again, working diagonally! It is super addicting in my opinion and you can make so many fun things! Check out some of my past C2C designs like The Daisy Day Throw and The Mushroom Medley Throw!
It’s finally time for my last crochet design of the year, The Arctic Jewel Throw! I’m very excited to share this blanket pattern with you guys and I hope you love it just as much as I do!
I was vacuuming my dining room rug one day and instantly got inspired for this project! My rug has different textures where the design is fluffier and sticks out more than the main portion of it. I tried different stitches to achieve a similar look and finally settled on doing a loop stitch. I knew I wanted to do this blanket in Hdc so I ended up altering your typical single crochet loop stitch into a Hdc Loop St. It worked out perfectly after some swatching and I went right into designing what I wanted the blanket to look like.
The Hdc loop St in this blanket takes a tiny bit of practice but I know you can do it! Take a look at my video tutorial where I show you exactly what you need to do! Once you have that stitch down the only other stitches you will be doing are regular Hdc and a small bobble! You do need to know how to change colors at the end of a row, as well as mid row. I show this in my video too!
The best way to make this blanket is to separate your CC (contrasting color- stucco) into multiple balls. That way, you don’t have to cut and join your yarn a million times. You don’t need to worry about doing this until you reach the vertical stripes and diamond portion of the blanket. Once you reach this area you will use 7 separate balls of the brown color. Do not cut and join these, simply work your stitches needed, then drop the color and leave it there for when you need it in the next row, then just pick back up!
I love a good blanket project that is mindless, don’t you? There is just something about being able to curl up with it, put on whatever current binge worthy show and crochet without having to think about what i’m doing! Even better, The Fairy Floss Throw uses yarn held double. So not only does it work up quicker, it gives a beautiful but effortless look!
The Fairy Floss Throw uses two different yarns, both of them Lion Brand. First is Pound Of Love which is a worsted weight and the second one is Mandala String which is a super fine weight. The Mandala String yarn does allllll the talking in this pattern. It creates a beautiful stripe effect with zero effort on your part.
There are so many different color combinations for this blanket. I used vintage white (but you can also use Vanilla or White for the same look) and Jazz for the mandala yarn. I wanted to see what it would look like with a darker yarn and I totally love it just as much!! Check it out below! You can use Charcoal or Black to achieve this look.
If you want more of a neutral look you can swap out the Jazz color for the color Ballad. I think this would look amazing! I’m so excited to see everyones blankets! If you plan on getting yarn I recommend grabbing the kit from lion brand which comes with a free copy of the printable pattern!
I don’t know about you but I’ve been seeing checkers everywhere this season! On shirts, shoes, hats, rugs, bags and of course, blankets!! I wanted to put my own spin on the trend and came up with The Check You Later Throw!
After testing out different ways to make a checkered design I finally settled on working it up in strips. I know doing separate squares is more time consuming and can be intimidating so I got rid of that idea. I swatched a bit with C2C but ultimately decided that there would be too many skeins of yarn going at once for the amount of squares I wanted. I also thought about working in rows but that would still require too many balls of yarn at once for me. I wanted something a bit easier for a beginner to do! After I did a test working it from the bottom up in separate strips I knew I found the winner!!
There are 2 separate strip patterns, Panel A and Panel B. You will be making 5 Panel A and 4 of Panel B. They are made from the bottom up. You will have to cut and join yarn each time you change colors for the squares but don’t worry! Tie the tails together in a secure knot. Then, you can crochet over the tails for less ends to weave. I only did this when changing from color B to Color A. I would work my Dc stitches over half the tail. Then after I was done I weaved them back the other way to make it extra secure. I did not crochet over the tails when making the Color B square. I found that because of the stitch I used it didn’t hide the tails well enough and you could see it peaking through. I save those to weave in at the end.
When I made my strips, I kept my colors in order as they came. I did not do any special cutting and rearranging of yarn colors. I worked my panels from let to right starting with the first Panel A and picked up each skein where I left off in the previous square. That does not mean you have to do the same though! You can join in your colors from the Mandala however you would like.
As many of you know I’m a part of the crochet along group- Stitch Together Official! This year we are doing one giant Stitch-A-Thon and making a blanket together! Stitch-A-Thon 2022! It’s been such a blast making and seeing all of the designers squares so far!
Let me explain a bit, all 7 of us Stitch Together designers are each designing and releasing 2 squares this year. Each time we release a square you need to make 4 of them. Each square will be available on the individual designers blog. At the end of the year you will have 56 squares, enough squares to make 1 giant blanket! You can find even more info and a full schedule with links to all the squares over at stitchtogetherofficial.com
Be sure to join us on our facebook group so you can follow along with us, work on your squares, and share photos! It’s so fun to do it as a group and see everyones colors and work! If you’d like you can find a PDF version of the Stitch-A-Thon that will be updated with each new square from the WeCrochet website. All team members are using WeCrochet worsted weight yarns for their blankets. They have so many beautiful yarns and colors to choose from. There’s something for everyone!
Every few months I get the urge to make a C2C crochet blanket and it never disappoints. The Daisy Day Throw was perfect to make on these cloudy spring days, to bring some happiness. I don’t know if you guys have noticed but the 90s are making a big comeback in design and fashion! I think that the Daisy Day Throw fits in perfectly with 90s vibes. It reminds me of my childhood and I love it!
The Daisy Day Throw is a Corner 2 Corner (C2C) blanket which means it’s made from the bottom right corner, diagonally to the top left corner. If you’ve never made a C2C then I recommend checking out my video tutorial as you create the blanket. You could even work up a practice swatch before diving into the project.
I also recommend making separate balls of yarn to help prevent cutting and joining your yarn with each color change. For example, when you get to the petal sections you will want a separate ball/skein of yarn for each petal and a separate ball for the blue sections in between. That way you don’t have to cut and join the yarn each time. Now, at some points there will be NO avoiding the cutting of the yarn. You will have to do it and you will have ends to weave in. I found with this blanket that it wasn’t too overwhelming and I got them all weaved in within an hour or so. If you need some visuals on how to keep your yarn organized there are lots of tutorials available out there!
If you love C2C make sure you check out some of my other free patterns!
Do you like crocheting quick and easy blankets? I do! They are one of my favorite things to do when I want a mindless project to work on. The Thistle Throw is the perfect size so that it doesn’t take too long to finish but it’s still looks great thrown on the back of a couch!
The Thistle Throw is worked from the bottom up, with a fun row repeat! It’s made entirely of double crochet and chain stitches, so it’s perfect for beginners.
The Vel-Luxe yarn is super soft and easy to work with. I used the Dusty Pink color and think it’s beautiful! They have lots of other colors to chose from as well.
I know that you guys have been loving the video tutorials that i’ve been including with my new designs and The Thistle Throw has one too! I’ll walk you through step by step on how to make the blanket, the border and the tassels! Be sure to check it out and subscribe!
When I saw Lion Brand’s new “I Wanna Make A Blankie” yarn I knew I had to get some. I wasn’t sure exactly what kind of blanket I was going to make until I started to clean out my desk drawers lol! I found one of my Tunisian crochet hooks that I had purchased from Amazon last year and knew that I had to use it.
I used just under 1 ball of “I wanna make a blankie” yarn. You get a HUGE amount of yarn from it and can make an entire blanket with just 1 skein! Keep in mind that this blanket is pretty small, like a baby blanket. If you want something bigger, like a throw for your living room, I would definitely get 2 skeins. If you want to make a giant blanket then you might as well grab 3!
I have a bunch of other free blanket patterns available! Have you seen my “Super Chunky Cozy Crochet Blanket?”
I also have a ton of corner 2 corner blankets! My most popular being “Covered In Cats.”
This is the hook set that I used. You will be using the 19/15mm hook size for this blanket. I LOVE this set! It’s interchangeable and comes with different cords to adjust the length.
Unicorns are a big craze right now with little girls, don’t you agree? I’m sure most people know somebody who is a unicorn lover! My girls inspired me to create the ultimate unicorn blanket and I’m so happy I did.
The Unicorn Dreams Afghan was a blast to make and actually works up pretty quickly for a blanket. The bulky yarn makes it extra squishy and soft. I held the Terryspun yarn double stranded for the unicorn. This is something you will want to do as well! It’s not thick enough on it’s own so be sure to hold 2 strands of yarn at the same time.
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This blanket is available as a kit from Lionbrand.com. It comes with all the yarn required to make it + the printed PDF that includes written row by row instructions. It is currently 40% off with code “DEC40” at checkout. Be sure to grab it now at such a good price!
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You can purchase the ad-free PDF with row by row instructions from my Ravelry shop. (don’t forget to save it to your queue!)
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You can purchase the ad-free PDF with row by row instructions from my Etsy shop.
Description: Are you ready for the ultimate c2c unicorn blanket? It uses double stranded terryspun in the most perfect array of colors for the unicorn. The bulky yarn works up quick and the unicorn lover in your life will be snuggling under it in no time!
Materials:
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Color Made Easy (5) bulky yarn in “birch”. 5 skeins or 1200 yards needed
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Terryspun (5) bulky yarn in “cotton candy”. 4 cakes or 1250 yards needed. Strands are held double.
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(K)6.5mm crochet hook
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Yarn needle
I’ve been eyeing this super chunky yarn from Hobby Lobby for a loooong time. I really wanted to make a chunky crochet blanket for myself but could never get myself to buy all the yarn required. When I saw it go on sale for only 4.89 I decided to go for it! It took a total of 13 Ivory skeins and 2 grey. I know it can be difficult to force yourself to buy so much yarn at once but I promise it will be worth it! This is definitely the coziest blanket ever and the yarn is a dream to work with. SO soft!
Be sure to follow me on Instagram and tag me in your finished blankets so I can see! 🙂
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Yarn Bee Eternal Bliss Yarn from Hobby Lobby. I used 13 skeins in Ivory and 2 skeins in grey for the border.
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25 mm Crochet Hook. I used this one, comes in a set of 3 and only $12!
Finished Size: 55″x65″
Gauge:
Gauge is not important for this project.
