Snowdrops V-Stitch Blanket

Hello 👋 there! Here is another aran baby blanket using one of my favourite Scheepjes Chunky Monkey yarns. The Meadow Stripes was a joy to make, I wanted to create a unisex style chunky blanket using the same yarn.

Summer was fleeting in the UK this year, and we are edging into autumn with warmer weather and blue skies. There is something so comforting about a warm, crisp autumn that makes me not want to hibernate, just yet!

The white rows in this blanket reminded me snowdrops and the stitches used between them is the V-stitch. It is a lovely easy repeating pattern, so ideal for beginners.

Happy crocheting!

Gemma x

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Materials

Hook: 6mm (US J/10)
Yarn: 7 balls of Scheepjes Chunky Monkey Yarn. 2 balls of White and 1 ball of each of the following five colours Pickle / Primrose / Beige / Iris / Mayflower
Alternative yarn: You’ll need 585 yards or 460g of aran yarn

Notes

This pattern is written in UK terms. The finished size shown in the photographs is 27 inches x 32 inches. Ch3 at the beginning of a row, counts as the first stitch. The stitch count for every row should be 86.

Stitches used in this pattern

Double Crochet (dc): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

Half Treble Crochet (htr): Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through loop, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Treble Crochet (tr): Yarn over and insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through loop, yarn over and pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through the remaining two loops.

The Pattern (UK Terms)

Foundation: With Pickle, ch88 (or chain any multiple of 3 + 1).

Row 1: tr in the fifth chain from the hook, ch1, tr in same stitch, *skip two stitches, tr, ch, tr in next stitch*. Repeat *to* until there are two stitches left, skip a stitch and tr in the last stitch. ch3 and turn.

Row 2: Skip the first stitch, tr, ch1, tr in chain space. *skip two stitches, tr, ch, tr in chain space*. Repeat *to

Row 3: Attach White, ch2, htr in the next two stitches, ch1 *htr in next two stitches, ch1*. Repeat *to* until you have two stitches left, htr in the last two stitches and fasten off.

Row 4: Attach Primrose, ch3 and turn. Skip the first stitch, tr, ch1, tr in chain space. *skip two stitches, tr, ch, tr in chain space*. Repeat *to* until there are two stitches left, tr in the last stitch. ch3 and turn.

Row 5: Skip the first stitch, tr, ch1, tr in chain space. *skip two stitches, tr, ch, tr in chain space*. Repeat *to* until there are two stitches left, tr in the last stitch and fasten off.

Border

Round 1: Attach White to any side of the blanket, and pull through a loop, ch1 and dc into the same stitch. Work a dc into each stitch until you reach the corner and 3dc into each corner. dc across each side and 3dc in each corner. Join with a slip stitch to the first dc, ch1 and turn.

Round 2: Work a dc into each stitch of the previous round, and 3dc into each corner. Join with a slip stitch to the first dc, ch1 and turn.

Round 3 and 4: Repeat Round 2.