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Gingham Blanket Pattern

Gingham Blanket Pattern
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8-10 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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All-Day Adventure

Requires 8-10 hours, ideal for a full day of immersive crocheting.

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Soft Hug

Gentle, plush, and full of warmth, creating a sense of comfort and coziness wherever they find a home.

About This Gingham Blanket Pattern

This pattern creates a beautiful gingham-style blanket using DK weight yarn and a combination of front post and back post double crochet stitches. The finished piece features vertical slip-stitch surface crochet and tasseled edges for a polished look. You will learn FPdc and BPdc techniques with step-by-step photo guidance to make the texture pop.

Gingham Blanket Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

The blanket is worked in one piece and uses a repeating 2-row pattern to build the gingham panels. Colour changes are planned to create panels across the width and vertical surface slip-stitch rows add the gingham overlay.

Why You'll Love This Gingham Blanket Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines elegant texture with a surprisingly simple construction that yields a professional result. I enjoy how the FPdc and BPdc rows create vertical structure while the surface slip stitches transform the look into classic gingham. I also love that the blanket is made in one piece with very few yarn ends to weave in at the end. Sharing clear photos and step-by-step tips makes it easy for others to learn these stitches and achieve the same lovely finish.

Gingham Blanket Pattern step 1 - construction progress Gingham Blanket Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Gingham Blanket Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Gingham Blanket Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to personalize this pattern with different colours; try softer pastels for a baby blanket or bold contrasting hues for a modern look.

To make the blanket larger, increase your starting chains by multiples of 20 plus 2 as indicated in Table 1; this keeps the pattern repeat aligned.

If you want a smaller lapghan, decrease the number of starting chains following the same multiple rule and consult Table 2 to reduce the number of rows.

I often swap the number of rows per colour panel to create wider or narrower panels; experimenting with 3-6 repeats of the 2-row sequence changes the block proportions.

Try using a slightly thicker yarn and larger hook for a chunkier, quicker-to-make version; conversely, use a finer yarn for a delicate mini blanket.

I sometimes replace tassels with a simple single-crochet border for a more minimalist finish, or add macrame-style tassels for an artisanal look.

For a textured variation, try alternating a row of single crochet or hdc between FPdc/BPdc rows to change the visual density of the gingham panels.

I like embroidering initials or a small motif on a single panel in contrasting yarn to personalize gifts and make them memorable.

If you want a reversible look, practice keeping slip-stitch tension even during the surface crochet, or experiment with duplicate stitch for a different overlay effect.

I also enjoy making matching cushions or a set of smaller throws using the same panel sequence so you can mix-and-match in your living space.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the turning chain instructions can make your first stitch count incorrect; always work the specified ch at the start of each row to keep stitch alignment correct. ✗ Changing colour in the wrong stitch can create uneven edges and mismatched panels; change colour as instructed (for example in the last stitch of the previous row) to keep transitions smooth. ✗ Not keeping the working yarn behind the blanket during surface crochet will result in messy fronts and backs; follow the instruction to keep your working yarn BEHIND the blanket while making slip stitches. ✗ Not leaving long tails for tassels will make tassel attachment difficult and create extra ends to weave in; when joining colour C for surface crochet leave long yarn tails to become tassel ends later.

Gingham Blanket Pattern

Make a cozy Gingham Blanket that combines front-post and back-post double crochet with surface slip-stitch detailing to create a striking gingham effect. This pattern guides you through colour changes, surface crochet, and tassel finishing so you can make a polished blanket with minimal loose ends. Ideal for gifting or adding handmade charm to your home, with clear step-by-step photos included.

Intermediate 8-10 Hours

Materials Needed for Gingham Blanket Pattern

— Main Fabric

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    Ouma Ralie Feels Like Cashmere DK from Kismet Yarns: 3 x 100g Frosty White (A)
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    Ouma Ralie Feels Like Cashmere DK from Kismet Yarns: 4 x 100g Bubblegum Blue (B - light blue)
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    Ouma Ralie Feels Like Cashmere DK from Kismet Yarns: 4 x 100g Beach House Blue (C - dark blue)
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    Yarn weight: Light (3) / DK (wraps per inch 11 wpi)
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    Meterage: approx 273 yards / 250 meters per 100g skein
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    Unit Weight: 3.53 ounces / 100 grams
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    Fiber content (example yarn used): 100% Acrylic (check substitute yarn labels)

— Tools Required

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    Crochet hook size 5mm (recommended for main body)
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    Crochet hook size 7mm (for surface slip stitches)
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    Optional crochet hook size 4mm (US G) for swatching or alternative yarns
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    Scissors
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    Yarn/tapestry needle for sewing and weaving in ends
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    Stitch markers (optional)
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    Measuring tape to check gauge
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    Hooks to help pull tassels through (your working hook)
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    Pins for blocking (optional)

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— Materials :

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5mm crochet hook. 7mm crochet hook. Yarn: Ouma Ralie Feels Like Cashmere DK from Kismet Yarns: 3 x 100g Frosty White (A), 4 x 100g Bubblegum Blue (B - light blue), 4 x 100g Beach House Blue (C - dark blue).

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Finished Size: 33.7 inches x 38.4 inches (85.5cm x 97.5cm).

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Tension: 11 Front/Back Post-and-chain stitches and 14 rows = 4 x 4 inches / 10 x 10cm.

— Stitches & Abbreviations :

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ch = chain. sl st = slip stitch. hdc = half double crochet. BPdc = Back Post double crochet. FPdc = Front Post double crochet. st/sts = stitch/stitches. ch3-tc = chain 3 turning chain. H = crochet hook. YOH = yarn over hook. rep = repeat. WS = Wrong Side. RS = Right Side.

— Yarn Substitutions :

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The thickness of the yarn used for this pattern is called DK in some countries and Light Worsted in other countries. It is classified as a Light (3) yarn according to the Craft Yarn Council's Standard Yarn Weight System. Weight: Light (3). Wraps per inch: 11 wpi. Meterage: 273 yards / 250 meters. Unit Weight: 3.53 ounces / 100 grams. Gauge / Tension: 22 stitches & 28 rows = 4 x 4 inches. Knitting Needle size: US 4-7 or 3.5-4.5mm. Crochet Hook size: US G or 4mm. Fibers: 100% Acrylic. You will find a wide variety of similar yarns on lovecrafts.com and other retailers; make a swatch to ensure the blanket size is what you aim for.

— Tips and Extra Information :

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The blanket in the pictures was made using 3 colours, but you can use 2 colours, or as many as you like - however, the colours tend to get a bit lost if you use too many colours, between 2 and 5 is ideal. You can place the colours in any order you wish, you don't have to follow my colour sequence. Where necessary, extra information in the pattern is printed in italics to make the pattern more understandable. Photo's are placed at the end of this document so that you have the option to print only the written instructions and consult the photos on your tablet or computer. This pattern is written in US terminology.

— Customizing the Blanket Size :

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If you don't want to change the size, skip this part and go straight to the pattern Instructions on page 4. The pattern is written for a medium size blanket. You can customize the size by consulting Table 1 to determine the number of starting chains, and Table 2 to determine the number of rows you need to work to achieve your specific size. If you use a different yarn weight, the sizes specified in Table 1 & 2 will not apply anymore, but you can still use the number of chains and number of rows in these tables to make a blanket to your specifications.

— Table 1 :

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Table 1 lists number of starting chains (multiples of 20 plus 2) and the resulting number of FPdc after Row 2, number of colour panels and width. Example entries: 142 chains = 69 FPdc after Row 2, 7 colour panels, width 66.5cm / 26.2 inches. 162 chains = 79 FPdc, 8 panels, 76cm / 29.9 inches. 182 chains = 89 FPdc, 9 panels, 85.5cm / 33.6 inches. 202 chains = 99 FPdc, 10 panels, 95cm / 37.4 inches. 222 chains = 109 FPdc, 11 panels, 104.5cm / 41.1 inches. 242 chains = 119 FPdc, 12 panels, 114cm / 44.9 inches.

— Table 2 :

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Table 2 lists total number of rows, number of colour panels and estimated length. Example entries: 110 rows = 11 panels = 82.5cm / 32.5 inches. 120 rows = 12 panels = 90cm / 35.4 inches. 130 rows = 13 panels = 97.5cm / 38.4 inches. 140 rows = 14 panels = 105cm / 41.3 inches. 150 rows = 15 panels = 112.5cm / 44.3 inches. 160 rows = 16 panels = 120cm / 47.2 inches.

— Special Stitches & Techniques :

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Surface crochet: Slip stitches are worked on the surface of the finished blanket to form the gingham pattern (photos 25-33).

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Front Post and Back Post double crochet: These stitches are not made in the top of the previous row's stitches, but around the post of the indicated stitch. When the stitch is made around the front of the post, it is called a front post stitch and when it is made around the back of the post, it is called a back post stitch.

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Instructions for Front Post double crochet (FPdc): YOH (photo 2), insert H FROM THE FRONT towards the back, move the H behind the post of the indicated st and let the H come out in front again, YOH (photo 3), pull up a loop at the front of your work (3 loops on H), YOH (photo 4) and pull through 2 loops (photo 5), YOH and pull through last 2 loops (photo 6, 7-11).

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Instructions for Back Post double crochet (BPdc): YOH (photo 14), insert H FROM THE BACK towards the front, move the H in front of the post of the indicated st (photo 15) and let the H come out in the back again, YOH, pull up a loop at the back of your work (3 loops on H), YOH (photo 16) and pull through 2 loops, YOH and pull through last 2 loops (photos 17-18).

— Instructions :

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Instructions are written for a medium size blanket, consult Table 1 on page 3 for number of starting chains for smaller or bigger blanket sizes. This pattern tends to curl in the beginning, don't worry when that happens, the surface crochet stitches added at the end will flatten it out.

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Ch 182 with colour A and 5mm H

Round 1 :

hdc in fourth ch from H, ch 1, skip 1 st, *hdc in next st, ch 1, skip 1 st, rep from * to end of row, end with a hdc in last ch, turn (photo 1 shows the first few hdc's)

Round 2 :

(WS) ch 3, skip first st, *FPdc around next st, ch 1, rep from * to end of row, hdc around ch3-tc, turn (see photos 2-11 for FPdc, photos 12-13 for last hdc - you should now have 89 FPdc and one hdc at the end of your row)

Round 3 :

(RS) ch 3, skip first st, *BPdc around next st, ch 1, rep from * to end of row, hdc around ch3-tc, turn (see photos 14-18)

Round 4 :

(WS) ch 3, skip first st, *FPdc around next st, ch 1, rep from * to end of row, hdc around ch3-tc, turn

Round 5-10 :

rep rows 3-4 another 3 times

Round 11-20 :

Change to colour B (photos 20-21, do this in the last st of row 10), rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 21-30 :

Change to colour C, rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 31-40 :

Change to colour B, rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 41-50 :

Change to colour A, rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 51-60 :

Change to colour B, rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 61-70 :

Change to colour C, rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 71-80 :

Change to colour B, rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 81-90 :

Change to colour A, rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 91-100 :

Change to colour B, rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 101-110 :

Change to colour C, rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 111-120 :

Change to colour B, rep rows 3-4 five times

Round 121-130 :

Change to colour A, rep rows 3-4 five times. Fasten Off.

— Surface Crochet :

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Turn the blanket so that the WS is facing you. The BPdc and FPdc form vertical rows (photo 22), while the RS has horizontal rows (photo 23). When the WS is facing you, these horizontal rows almost look like the rungs of a ladder behind the BPdc and FPdc vertical rows (photo 24). The surface slip stitches are worked around these "rungs" of the ladder, with the WS facing you.

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Make a slipknot with colour C and place it around the 7mm crochet hook (make sure you leave a long yarn tail, you are not going to work your yarn ends away, you can leave these tails in the tassels you are going to add). Join colour C with a slip stitch on the right side of the first "vertical row" formed by the BPdc and FPdc, around the first bottom horizontal row (photo 25-26). Make sure that your working yarn is BEHIND the blanket. Make a slip stitch around the next horizontal row right above the bottom row. Keep making slip stitches around the horizontal rows (photo 27) until you reach the top and fasten off (remember to leave a long yarn tail, photo 32 = wrong side, photo 33 = right side).

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Begin the second vertical row by making slip stitches between the next two rows of BPdc and FPdc (remember to keep your working yarn BEHIND the blanket). Fasten off. Make 10 such slip stitch-rows in colour C. Continue making 10 slip stitch rows in each colour (see photo 28-31 for first row in colour B), following the same colour sequence: First with C, then B, A, B, C, B, A, B, C.

— Finishing :

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Use your hook to pull the yarn tail of every second row into the adjacent space, where you will add your tassel (photo 34). Make 20 tassels of each colour and tie five at the bottom and five at the top of each of the vertical slip stitch columns in the same colour as the vertical slip stitches (one tassel every second row). Use your hook to pull the mid-section of your tassel through the same space as your 2 yarn tails (photo 35), open it a bit wide with your fingers and pull the tail end of the tassel through (photo 36). Once you've added all the tassels, trim them to an even length.

Assembly Instructions

  • Attach tassels by pulling the yarn tail of every second row into the adjacent space and secure the tassel mid-section through the same space, trimming to an even length.
  • Make 20 tassels of each colour used for the surface slip-stitch rows; tie five at the bottom and five at the top of each vertical slip-stitch column (one tassel every second row).
  • When joining colour C for the surface crochet, leave a long yarn tail to become the tassel tails rather than weaving the ends in immediately.
  • Fasten off and weave in any remaining ends neatly on the wrong side, and block the blanket lightly if desired to even out the edges and flatten curling from early rows.

Important Notes

  • 💡Use stitch markers to keep track of your colour panel repeats and to mark the beginning of rows if needed for counting.
  • 💡Leave long yarn tails when joining colours for surface crochet as these tails become the tassel material and prevent extra sewing later.
  • 💡Make a swatch to check gauge since a different yarn weight or hook size will change blanket dimensions and the number of chains needed.
  • 💡Work with consistent tension, especially for FPdc and BPdc stitches, to ensure even vertical columns and a neat surface crochet overlay.

This Gingham Blanket Pattern is designed to be a showstopper for your home or as a heartfelt gift. It uses DK yarn and simple post stitches to create a professional gingham look with minimal finishing work. Make tassels to add a playful fringe and enjoy the cozy result. 🧶✨🧵

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished blanket measures approximately 33.7 inches x 38.4 inches (85.5cm x 97.5cm) for the sample made with Ch 182 and 130 rows; adjust starting chains and rows to change size.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but this will affect final size and tension; make a swatch to determine the correct number of starting chains and rows for your desired dimensions.

Do I need to know Front Post and Back Post stitches?

Basic crochet experience is recommended as the pattern uses FPdc and BPdc; the pattern includes step-by-step photo instructions to help you learn these stitches if you are new to them.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

This is an all-day project for many crocheters and typically takes around 8-10 hours depending on size, colour changes, and finishing such as tassels.

How many colours can I use or how is the colour sequence arranged?

The sample uses three colours in a repeating sequence but you can use between 2 and 5 colours; the pattern explains a colour rotation (C, B, A, B, C, B, A, B, C) for the surface rows and provides tables to plan panels.