Interested in making a quick and easy striped crochet blanket? You’ll be surprised at how easy it is! This step-by-step tutorial will take you through the entire process of crocheting a modern striped crochet blanket. You can view the pattern completely free on this page, or you can buy the ad-free, printable PDF from our shop.
UPDATED: DECEMBER 5, 2024 BY BRITTANY
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Skill Level | Easy
Available Sizes | Baby, Lap, Child, Couch Throw
This modern striped crochet blanket is simple and fun to crochet, making it a great project for any home. You can choose your own stripe pattern or follow the one shown here—it’s flexible enough to match any color palette you love.
A handmade blanket is a cozy winter project that you and your family can treasure for years.
About This Striped Crochet Blanket Pattern
If you want to crochet a striped blanket this season, this is a perfect place to start. You can follow along with this simple stripe pattern, with quick color changes that keep the blanket fresh and interesting, or use a tool like this random stripes generator to create your own stripe pattern.
This pattern is perfect for beginners, anyone who finds patterns tricky to follow, or if you just want to use up a lot of stash yarn.
Before you start, decide on the size, yarn, and colors for your blanket. If you want to match the stripes in the pictures, you’ll need six contrast colors and one background color. Use the yardage chart in the supplies section below to find out how much yarn you’ll need for each color.
Keep reading for more frequently asked questions, and pattern details, or jump down to the free pattern.
Pattern Overview:
- Supplies
- Buy the ad-free, printable pattern
- Abbreviations
- Pattern Notes
- Gauge
- Modern Striped Crochet Blanket Pattern
- How to Make a Striped Crochet Blanket Step-By-Step
- More Free Blanket Patterns
- Blanket Making Challenges and Inspiration – The BHooked Podcast
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Recommended Supplies
- Medium-Weight (#4) Yarn; Caron Simply Soft (see yardage requirements below)
- Color A: Soft Green
- Color B: Gray Heather
- Color C: Ocean
- Color D: Persimmon
- Color E: Autumn Red
- Color F: Feathered Gray
- Color G: White
- 6.5 mm Crochet Hook
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
Yarn Requirements by Size
| Baby (42″ x 52″) | Lap (36″ x 48″) | Child (42″ x 48″) | Throw (48″ x 72″ | |
| Color A | 111 yds | 95 yds | 111 yds | 191 yds |
| Color B | 111 yds | 95 yds | 111 yds | 191 yds |
| Color C | 111 yds | 95 yds | 111 yds | 191 yds |
| Color D | 111 yds | 95 yds | 111 yds | 191 yds |
| Color E | 111 yds | 95 yds | 111 yds | 191 yds |
| Color F | 111 yds | 48 yds | 56 yds | 128 yds |
| Color G | 721 yds | 568 yds | 667 yds | 1,146 yds |
| Total Yardage | 1,387 yds | 1,091 yds | 1,277 yds | 2,229 yds |
Caron Simply Soft is a great yarn choice for this blanket because it’s affordable, has great color options, and is easy to find in most craft stores, but any medium-weight (#4) yarn will work just as well. In fact, a striped crochet blanket like this one is perfect for using up all the scrap yarn you have lying around!
Abbreviations
This pattern is written using standard US crochet terminology.
- Ch Chain
- Cont Continue
- Dc Double Crochet
- Hk Hook
- Rem Remaining
- Rep Repeat
- Sk Skip
- St(s) Stitch(es)
- Yds Yards
Pattern Notes
- Each group of two double crochets is made between two double crochets of the previous row. So you won’t be crocheting directly into stitches for this pattern.
- This blanket looks the same on both sides.
- This crochet pattern is written in US terms.
This pattern includes four different sizes: standard baby, lap, child, and couch throw. You’ll see them written in the pattern like this:
Baby (Lap, Child, Couch Throw)
Gauge
6 V-Stitches and 8 rows = 4″ worked in pattern V-Stitch.
Before you begin, check your gauge to make sure your blanket turns out the right size. Even if you’re using the recommended yarn, this step will help you decide if you need to change your hook size.
To Make a Gauge Swatch:
- With the recommended hook size, chain 23. Make 2 dc in the 5th ch from hk. *Sk 1 ch. Then make 2 dc in the next ch. Rep from * to the last 2 ch. Sk 1 ch. Then make 1 dc in the last chain. Ch 3 (counts as a dc), and turn.
- *Make 2 dc between the next 2 dc. Rep from * to the last st. Then make 1 dc in the last st. Ch 3, and turn.
Repeat the last step until your swatch is about 5” from the starting edge.
When measuring your gauge, align your ruler closer to the bottom of the row and see if you can count 6 v-stitches in 4″ like you see here:
If you count more stitches per inch, go up a hook size and try again.
If you count fewer stitches per inch, drop down a hook size and try again.
Striped Crochet Blanket Pattern Instructions
Row 1: With Color G, ch 125(107, 125, 143). Make 2 dc in the 5th ch from hk. *Sk 1 ch. Then make 2 dc in the next ch. Rep from * to the last 2 ch. Sk 1 ch. Then make 1 dc in the last chain. Ch 3 (counts as a dc), and turn.
Row 2: *Make 2 dc between the next 2 dc. Rep from * to the last st. Then make 1 dc in the last st. Ch 3, and turn.
Cont with row 2 as the repeat for the entire pattern. Break color G and join color A after 4 rows. Then use row 2 as the stitch repeat to work the stripe pattern. See the chart below for the stripe pattern for each size.
Stripe Pattern
Baby Stripe Pattern:
4 rows color A
4 rows color G
4 rows color B
4 rows color G
4 rows color C
4 rows color G
4 rows color D
4 rows color G
4 rows color E
4 rows color G
4 rows color F
4 rows color G
4 rows color A
4 rows color G
4 rows color B
4 rows color G
4 rows color C
4 rows color G
4 rows color D
4 rows color G
4 rows color E
4 rows color G
4 rows color F
4 rows color G
Lap Stripe Pattern:
4 rows color A
4 rows color G
4 rows color B
4 rows color G
4 rows color C
4 rows color G
4 rows color D
4 rows color G
4 rows color E
4 rows color G
4 rows color F
4 rows color G
4 rows color A
4 rows color G
4 rows color B
4 rows color G
4 rows color C
4 rows color G
4 rows color D
4 rows color G
4 rows color E
4 rows color G
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Child Stripe Pattern:
4 rows color A
4 rows color G
4 rows color B
4 rows color G
4 rows color C
4 rows color G
4 rows color D
4 rows color G
4 rows color E
4 rows color G
4 rows color F
4 rows color G
4 rows color A
4 rows color G
4 rows color B
4 rows color G
4 rows color C
4 rows color G
4 rows color D
4 rows color G
4 rows color E
4 rows color G
Couch Throw Stripe Pattern:
4 rows color A
4 rows color G
4 rows color B
4 rows color G
4 rows color C
4 rows color G
4 rows color D
4 rows color G
4 rows color E
4 rows color G
4 rows color F
4 rows color G
4 rows color A
4 rows color G
4 rows color B
4 rows color G
4 rows color C
4 rows color G
4 rows color D
4 rows color G
4 rows color E
4 rows color G
4 rows color F
4 rows color G
4 rows color A
4 rows color G
4 rows color B
4 rows color G
4 rows color C
4 rows color G
4 rows color D
4 rows color G
4 rows color E
4 rows color G
Finishing Your Striped Crochet Blanket
When you have completed all the stripes for the size blanket you’re making, fasten off and weave in any remaining ends. That’s it!
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How to Make a Striped Crochet Blanket Step-By-Step
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From the podcast…
Need some inspiration to listen to while you crochet your blanket? Check out this episode of the BHooked Podcast where I chat with Alison, the talented maker behind La Reserve Design.
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