If you love to crochet quick and easy blankets, give this filet stitch pattern with tiny squares a try!
This design is worked in rows and includes basic crochet stitches to create tiny squares in the fabric.
It’s a great afghan (blanket) to try because:
- Chain, single crochet and double crochet stitches are used together to create a fun and interesting design!
- Blankets are great gifts for baby showers and first birthdays, but this pattern is sized for Receiving, Lap, Crip, Twin, Full, Queen & King sizes!
- Use any yarn you like to make your afghan with our stitch repeat instructions (the finished sizes are up to you)!
- You’ll get to practice a lot of crochet skills: multiple stitches in rows, complex stitch and row repeats, gauge & size, finishing techniques & more!
Before you get started…
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Pattern Designed By: Salena Baca Crochet. This pattern is copyright protected; it is unlawful to distribute this pattern in any form (free, sale or trade).
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YARN
Sprightly Acrylic Super Bulky, Worsted #6 yarn (100% acrylic; 109 yds/100 m per 3.5 oz/100 g skein):
- Color A = Suede: 6 (7, 10, 17, 24, 28, 35) skeins
- Color B = Caribbean: 2 (2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4) Skeins
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HOOK & OTHER MATERIALS
- US Size M/13 (9mm) crochet hook.
- Yarn needle
GAUGE
4.5 pattern Sts = 4”, 8.25 rows = 8”
SIZES/FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
- Receiving: 24” x 29”
- Lap: 30” x 36”
- Crib: 36” x 45”
- Twin: 39” x 75”
- Full: 54” x 75”
- Queen: 60” x 80”
- King: 72” x 84”
STITCH KEY
- Ch(s) = chain(s)
- Sc = single crochet
- Dc = double crochet
- Sl St = slip stitch
- St(s) = stitch(es)
NOTES
- Border rounds add additional length and width to the finished blanket.
- This design is worked in multiples of 6+5 (+2 for starting Ch).
INSTRUCTIONS: Receiving (Lap, Crib, Twin, Full, Queen, King)
Blanket
With Color A, Ch 49 (61, 73, 79, 109, 121, 145)
Row 1 (Right Side): Skip 2 Ch (not a St), Dc into next 5 Ch, [Ch 1, skip 1 Ch, Dc into next 5 Ch] across – 47 (59, 71, 77, 107, 119 143) Sts
Row 2-3: Ch 2 (not a St, here and throughout), turn, Dc into next 5 Sts, [Ch 1, skip 1 St, Dc into next 5 Sts] across – 47 (59, 71, 77, 107, 119 143) Sts
Row 4: Ch 2, turn, Dc, [Ch 1, skip 1 St, Dc] across – 47 (59, 71, 77, 107, 119 143) Sts
Row 5-7: Ch 2, turn, Dc into next 5 Sts, [Ch 1, skip 1 St, Dc into next 5 Sts] across – 47 (59, 71, 77, 107, 119 143) Sts
Repeat rows 4-7 until 23 (31, 39, 67, 67, 71, 75) rows complete (ending on a row 7 repeat). Fasten off.
Border
With Right side of Blanket facing, attach Color B into last St of last Row.
Round 1 (Right Side): Ch 1 (not a St, here and throughout), work 3 Sc into same St, turn (working down left side of Blanket), work 2 Sc into each Dc row end, work 3 Sc into bottom left corner of Row 1, turn (working across row 1 of Blanket), work 2 Sc between every 2nd St across, work 3 Sc into bottom right corner of Row 1, turn (working up right side of Blanket), work 2 Sc into each Dc end row, work 3 Sc into top right corner of last row of blanket, turn (working across last row of Blanket), work 2 Sc between every 2nd St across, Sl St into top of first St to join.
Round 2-5: Ch 1, work 1 Sc into each St around, work 3 Sc into 2nd St of each 3 Sc corner, sl St into top of first St to join.
Fasten off after last round complete.
Finishing
Sew in all ends, trim excess.
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