A stash buster crochet blanket is the perfect project to use up a bunch of yarn you’ve been holding on to for years. This blanket will help you turn all the medium-weight yarn you have into a beautiful blanket your family can use for years! This one is quick to crochet, and is absolutely gorgeous. You can find the free pattern here on this page, or you can buy the ad-free, printable PDF from our shop.
UPDATED: JULY 10, 2024 BY BRITTANY
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Skill Level | Intermediate
Finished Size | 45″ wide; 55″ long
This is one of the warmest and softest blanket patterns you’ll find on this site! I paired a beautiful, simple, yet fast-growing stitch with an everyday medium-weight yarn so you can finish in a matter of weeks not months.
This blanket was the featured project for our time-based crochet challenge in early 2023, and hundreds of participants were able to finish it in less than one month.
About this Stash Buster Crochet Blanket Pattern
This is one of the warmest and softest blanket patterns you’ll find on this site! We paired a beautiful, simple, yet fast-growing stitch with an everyday medium-weight yarn so you can finish in a matter of weeks not months. This blanket was the featured project for our time-based crochet challenge in early 2023, and hundreds of participants were able to finish it in less than one month.
With this project you’ll get lots of practice with the feather stitch. You can make stripes in your blanket like we did, or leave it solid. It’s a beautiful stitch that works well with a variety of yarn colors, textures, and stripe patterns. Our tutorial will walk you through a nifty trick for changing colors without creating a bunch of ends to weave in too.
Keep reading for more frequently asked questions and pattern details, or jump down to the free pattern.
Pattern Overview:
- Supplies
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- Abbreviations
- Pattern Notes
- Gauge and Finished Size
- Stash Buster Crochet Blanket Pattern
- Stash Buster Crochet Blanket Tutorial
- More Free Crochet Blanket Patterns
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Recommended Supplies
- About 3,345 yds of any #4 Medium-Weight Yarn; Shown: Lion Brand Pound Of Love (terracotta, pink salt, waterfall, and white)
- 6 mm Crochet Hook
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
For this blanket you can use just about any medium-weight yarn you already have, as long as your choices have similar care instructions. If you don’t have a big yarn stash to use up, and you plan to buy yarn for this blanket, Lion Brand Pound of Love Yarn is a great choice because of the generous amount of yarn in each skein at an affordable price.
Abbreviations
This pattern is written using standard US crochet terminology.
- Ch Chain
- Cont Continue
- FS Feather Stitch **
- FHdc Foundation Hdc
- Hdc Half Double Crochet
- Hk Hook
- Prev Previous
- Rem Remaining
- Rep Repeat
- Slst Slip Stitch
- Sk Skip
- St(s) Stitch(es)
**Feather Stitch (FS):
YO, insert hk in ch 1-sp, YO and pull up a loop. YO, insert hk in ch 1-sp from row below (hdc from row below on first row only), YO and pull up a loop. YO, insert hk in next ch 1-sp, YO and pull up a loop. YO and pull through all 7 loops on hk.
Pattern Notes
This stash-buster crochet blanket is worked from side to side (rather than the traditional bottom-to-top approach) to create vertical stripes. So when you crochet the first row, you’re crocheting the long edge (the length) of the blanket.
The stitch featured in this pattern is called the feather stitch, a delightfully thick and fluffy stitch similar to a puff stitch. To make sure your stitch tension looks consistent, you should be mindful of how high you pull up the yarn overs. You may also have to play with this to obtain the proper gauge. This is important because we want all the blankets to be a similar size, but most importantly, so you have the right amount of yarn to finish it.
When I made this blanket, it took me about 10 dedicated days to complete, from start to finish.
Gauge: 5.75 stitches and 10.5 rows = 4″ worked in feather stitch pattern
The feather stitch is one of the more difficult stitches to match gauge, because the size is mostly determined by how high you pull up the yarn when you work the stitch. So it’s a good idea to check your gauge. Use any hook size to get the right gauge. This will make sure your blanket comes out the right size and that you have enough yarn to finish it.
Finished Size: 45″ wide; 55″ long
Stash Buster Crochet Blanket Pattern
Row 1: With color A, make 161 fHdc. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 2: Hdc first st. *ch 1, sk 1 st. Hdc in next st. Rep from * to end of row. Ch 1 and turn.
Row 3: Hdc first st. Ch 1. *FS. Ch 1. Rep to last ch 1-sp (finishing the last feather stitch in the last ch 1-sp). Ch 1. Hdc last st. Ch 1 and turn.
Repeat: Rep prev row for entire pattern.
Stripe Pattern
Break color A and join color B after 5
feather stitch rows. Then use row 3 to
work:
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color C
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color D
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color C
- 2 rows, color B
- 6 rows, color A
- 2 rows, color B
- 6 rows, color A
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color D
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color C
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color D
- 2 rows, color B
- 6 rows, color C
- 2 rows, color D
- 2 rows, color C
- 6 rows, color D
- 2 rows, color C
- 2 rows, color D
- 6 rows, Color C
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color D
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color C
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color D
- 2 rows, color B
- 6 rows, color A
- 2 rows, color B
- 6 rows, color A
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color C
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color D
- 2 rows, color B
- 2 rows, color C
- 2 rows, color B
- 5 rows, color A
(If you’re using a different stripe pattern, please make 120 feather stitch rows, and proceed to the next row)
Do not fasten off after finishing the last feather stitch row.
Next Row: Hdc first st. *Hdc next ch 1-sp. Hdc next FS. Rep from * to last ch 1-sp. Hdc in last ch-1 sp. Hdc in last st. Ch 1 and turn.
Next Row: Slst each st.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Finishing
Fringe is added to the top and bottom edge of the blanket (the beginning, and end of every row). Each individual fringe tassel is made up of 4 strands of yarn; two strands of color C, and two strands of color D.
Cut each strand of yarn to measure 6” long. Attach a fringe tassel around the hdc at the beginning, and end of every feather stitch row (row 3).
To do that, make sure the four strands of yarn are held even together, and fold them in half. Insert your hook through the space between the hdc and feather stitch, from back to front.
place the fringe loop (you created by folding the four strands in half) on your crochet hook, and pull it through. Release the crochet hook, and use your fingers to pull the ends through the loop. Pull tight to secure the fringe.
Repeat this so you have a tassel at each end of every feather stitch row.
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