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Gingham Blanket Pattern

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

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About This Gingham Blanket Pattern

This pattern creates a cosy gingham blanket worked in DK weight yarn using front post and back post double crochet to form a ladder texture, then surface slip stitches to create the gingham grid. The blanket is worked flat in one piece with colour changes to form panels, and finished with tassels for a charming edge. Clear photos and step-by-step instructions are included to help with the FPdc/BPdc techniques and surface crochet.

Gingham Blanket Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Written for a medium size blanket with options to customise width and length using the provided tables. The pattern uses US terminology and includes yarn substitution guidance and gauge to help you match the size.

Why You'll Love This Gingham Blanket Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines simple stitch repeats with a striking gingham surface effect that looks much more complicated than it is. I enjoy how the alternating FPdc and BPdc rows create a textured ladder that becomes a perfect canvas for the surface slip stitches. The colour panel system is satisfying to follow and easy to customise, so I can adapt the blanket size and palette for different rooms or recipients. Adding tassels gives a tactile, finished look that really elevates the blanket and makes it gift-ready.

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 customise this gingham blanket with different colours—try using a monochrome palette for a modern look or high-contrast brights for a playful statement.

You can change the number of colour panels by selecting a different starting chain from Table 1; increasing by multiples of 20 lets you create wider blankets.

Want a smaller lap blanket? Use fewer rows from Table 2 and stop after the number of row repeats that match the length you want.

If you want a chunkier blanket, use a bulkier yarn and a larger hook, but be sure to make a new gauge swatch and adjust the starting chains accordingly.

Make the blanket extra cosy by using a plush or blend yarn—substitute with similar DK-style yarns listed in the yarn substitution section for a different hand feel.

I like to experiment with colour order—try reversing the colour sequence or repeating one colour more often to create longer panels for a different visual effect.

For a sleeker edge, you can work a neat single crochet border instead of tassels; alternatively, add tassel clusters only to the short ends for a subtler finish.

To make a mini version for a doll or as a sample, use fingering weight yarn and a smaller hook and follow the same stitch pattern at reduced scale.

I sometimes embroider small motifs onto single gingham panels after finishing the surface crochet to personalise the blanket for gifts.

Try mixing yarn fibers—combine a cotton for structure with a soft acrylic for loft—but always swatch to check drape and gauge before committing to the full project.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the correct starting chain multiple (20 plus 2) will change the overall pattern width; consult Table 1 and start with a multiple of 20 plus 2 to match the intended stitch repeats. ✗ Not making a gauge swatch before beginning will yield an unexpected final size and yarn usage; make a swatch at the recommended tension and adjust hook or yarn if necessary. ✗ Changing colours incorrectly at the end of a colour block can create awkward joins; follow the instruction to change colour in the last stitch of the previous colour (for example change to colour B in the last st of row 10). ✗ Working FPdc or BPdc into the top of stitches instead of around the post creates the wrong texture; insert the hook from the front or back of the post as described and follow the photo sequence for correct placement. ✗ Pulling yarn tails too short for tassels will make finishing difficult; leave long yarn tails when making the surface crochet slip stitches and tassels so you can secure and tie them neatly.

Gingham Blanket Pattern

Create a stylish gingham crochet blanket with soft, cashmere-feel DK yarn and a textured front-post/back-post stitch pattern. This intermediate pattern guides you through the stitch techniques, colour sequencing and surface crochet slip-stitch grid that forms the classic gingham look. Includes full row-by-row instructions, yarn substitution notes, and step-by-step photos for finishing with tassels so you can make a polished blanket you will love.

Intermediate 12-15 Hours

Materials Needed for Gingham Blanket Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    Ouma Ralie Feels Like Cashmere DK from Kismet Yarns - Colour A: Frosty White - 3 x 100g
  • 02
    Ouma Ralie Feels Like Cashmere DK from Kismet Yarns - Colour B: Bubblegum Blue (light blue) - 4 x 100g
  • 03
    Ouma Ralie Feels Like Cashmere DK from Kismet Yarns - Colour C: Beach House Blue (dark blue) - 4 x 100g
  • 04
    DK / Light (3) weight yarn, approx 273 yards / 250 meters per 100g; Unit weight 3.53 ounces / 100 grams

— Tools Required

  • 01
    5mm crochet hook (recommended for main fabric)
  • 02
    7mm crochet hook (used for surface crochet slip stitches)
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    Crochet hook size US G / 4mm (listed as a substitution option)
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    Knitting needle size US 4-7 or 3.5-4.5mm (listed in yarn specifications)
  • 05
    Measuring tape to check gauge and finished dimensions
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    Scissors for cutting yarn
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    Yarn/tapestry needle for weaving in ends and finishing
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    Your hands for tassel finishing (no special tools required for tassel tying)

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— 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 (https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/yarn-weight-system). Here are the exact specifications of the yarn used in this pattern to help you find a substitute: 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.

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You will find a wide variety of yarns that are similar on www.lovecrafts.com, where you can search by yarn weight. They also ship to almost anywhere in the world! Here are also suggestions for current similar yarns. There are subtle differences though, some are just a little thicker or a little thinner, so I recommend that you make a swatch to ensure that the blanket size would be what you aim for: Rico Essentials Acrylic Antipilling DK, King Cole Cherished Baby DK, Stylecraft Bambino DK, Lion Brand Jeans, Lion Brand Mandala Ombre, Lion Brand Jamie, Lion Brand Vanna's Style, Schachenmayr Original Soft and Easy, Schachenmayr Bravo, Red Heart Baby Hugs Light, Scheepjes Softfun, Scheepjes Colour Crafter, Scheepjes Softfun Denim.

— 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, this aims 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 photo's 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. However, you can customize the size of the blanket to any size you want 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 (the amount of yarn specified in Materials is based on the medium size blanket). 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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Number of Starting Chains: 142 - Number of FPdc after Row 2: 69 - Colour Panels: 7 - Width: 66.5cm / 26.2 inches. Number of Starting Chains: 162 - Number of FPdc after Row 2: 79 - Colour Panels: 8 - Width: 76cm / 29.9 inches. Number of Starting Chains: 182 - Number of FPdc after Row 2: 89 - Colour Panels: 9 - Width: 85.5cm / 33.6 inches. Number of Starting Chains: 202 - Number of FPdc after Row 2: 99 - Colour Panels: 10 - Width: 95cm / 37.4 inches. Number of Starting Chains: 222 - Number of FPdc after Row 2: 109 - Colour Panels: 11 - Width: 104.5 / 41.1 inches. Number of Starting Chains: 242 - Number of FPdc after Row 2: 119 - Colour Panels: 12 - Width: 114 / 44.9 inches.

— Table 2 :

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Total number of rows: 110 - Colour Panels: 11 - Length: 82.5cm / 32.5 inches. Total number of rows: 120 - Colour Panels: 12 - Length: 90cm / 35.4 inches. Total number of rows: 130 - Colour Panels: 13 - Length: 97.5cm / 38.4 inches. Total number of rows: 140 - Colour Panels: 14 - Length: 105cm / 41.3 inches. Total number of rows: 150 - Colour Panels: 15 - Length: 112.5cm / 44.3 inches. Total number of rows: 160 - Colour Panels: 16 - Length: 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.

Row 0 :

Ch 182 with colour A and 5mm H

Row 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)

Row 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)

Row 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)

Row 4 :

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

Rows 5-10 :

rep rows 3-4 another 3 times

Rows 11-20 :

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

Rows 21-30 :

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

Rows 31-40 :

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

Rows 41-50 :

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

Rows 51-60 :

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

Rows 61-70 :

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

Rows 71-80 :

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

Rows 81-90 :

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

Rows 91-100 :

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

Rows 101-110 :

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

Rows 111-120 :

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

Rows 121-130 :

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

— Surface Crochet :

Info :

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

  • Make the surface crochet slip-stitch vertical rows with the WS facing you using a 7mm hook; leave long yarn tails as these are used for the tassels.
  • Make 20 tassels of each colour and attach them by pulling the mid-section of each tassel through the adjacent vertical space created by the surface slip stitches; secure by pulling the tail end through the loop.
  • Tie five tassels at the bottom and five at the top of each vertical slip stitch column, spacing one tassel every second row as instructed.
  • Trim tassels to an even length after all tassels are attached and check the blanket edges for evenness.
  • Fasten off all working yarns and weave in any remaining tails behind the slip-stitch rows so they remain hidden in the tassel finish.

Important Notes

  • 💡Make a gauge swatch to match the specified tension so your blanket measures as expected and yarn estimates remain accurate.
  • 💡Leave long yarn tails when surface crocheting; these tails are used to form and secure the tassels at the end of the blanket.
  • 💡Consult Table 1 and Table 2 to change the number of starting chains or total rows if you want a different width or length.

This gingham blanket pattern brings a classic plaid look to crochet with a modern textured twist and tassel finish. Whether you make it for your bed, couch or as a thoughtful gift, it adds warmth and handcrafted charm to any space. Follow the step-by-step photos and detailed rows to achieve a beautiful, professional finish. 🧶✨

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The medium blanket in the pattern measures approximately 33.7 inches x 38.4 inches (85.5cm x 97.5cm) using the recommended yarn and hook sizes.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, but the final size and gauge will change; make a swatch to check gauge and use Table 1 and Table 2 as a guide to adjust starting chain and number of rows.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate, so basic knowledge of half double crochet, front post and back post double crochet, and working in rows is recommended.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crocheters complete this project over multiple days; an estimate for the pattern is 12-15 hours depending on pace and finishing time for the surface crochet and tassels.

How do I finish the blanket with tassels?

Use your hook to pull the yarn tail of every second row into the adjacent space, make tassels and attach them by pulling the mid-section through the space and pulling the tail end through to secure; trim evenly.