Chunky Weekend Blanket
Thick yarn, a big hook and a gentle repeat: this blanket is designed for cozy, unhurried progress. The moss stitch creates a woven-looking texture that is soft, reversible and forgiving of uneven tension.
- Skill level
- Beginner
- Finished size
- About 38 × 48 in (97 × 122 cm) including the border — a lap-blanket size
- Yarn weight
- Super Bulky
- Hook
- 12 mm
- Time
- About 8–10 hours
- Terminology
- US terms
Gauge: 7 stitches (counting each single crochet and each chain as a stitch) and 7 rows = 4 in (10 cm) in moss stitch. Gauge affects the size and yarn amount.
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About this pattern
The blanket is a single rectangle of moss stitch — single crochet worked into chain spaces, with a chain over every single crochet below. That little offset gives a neat, tweedy texture with no right or wrong side.
A two-round single crochet border tidies the edges and squares the corners. The finished size is a generous lap blanket, and it is easy to change: add or remove foundation chains in pairs for width, and rows for length. The blanket size calculator will do the math from your own gauge.
Why you'll love it
- Just chains and single crochet
- Grows quickly with super bulky yarn
- Reversible texture with no wrong side
- Easy to size up for a throw or down for a baby
Materials
Super bulky (#6) yarn
Estimated — super bulky skeins vary widely, so check the yardage on the label
About 550–650 yd (500–595 m)
12 mm crochet hook
Large-eye tapestry needle
Stitch markers (optional)
Abbreviations
- ch
- chain
- sc
- single crochetUK: dc
- sl st
- slip stitchUK: ss
- sk
- skipUK: miss
- ch-sp
- chain space
- sp(s)
- space(s)
- st(s)
- stitch(es)
- rnd(s)
- round(s)
- rep
- repeat
- *
- repeat from the asterisk as instructed
- ( )
- stitch count at the end of a round or row, or a group worked into one stitch
This pattern uses US terms. Convert US ↔ UK terms
Stitches used
Notes before you start
- Moss stitch alternates single crochet and chain-1 spaces. You always work into the chain spaces of the row below and skip the single crochet.
- Count each single crochet and each chain as a stitch when measuring gauge.
- The foundation chain must be an even number. To change the width, add or remove chains in pairs.
- The ch 2 at the start of each row is the turning chain. You don’t work into it on the next row — instead, the last sc of the next row goes into the space under it.
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Blanket
Border
Finishing
Tip: Super bulky tails can show. Split each tail into thinner plies and weave them in separately.
Tips
- Keep a relaxed grip — thick yarn and a tight hold can make your hands tired.
- Place a marker in the last stitch of every 10th row so the edges stay straight and it’s easy to count rows.
- Buy all your yarn from the same dye lot to avoid visible color shifts.
Variations
- Throw size
- Start with ch 86 and work to about 58 in (147 cm) before the border, for a throw about 50 × 60 in (127 × 152 cm). Plan on roughly 1¾ times as much yarn.
- Colorblock bands
- Switch colors every 12 rows for wide, modern stripes.
- Tassel corners
- Add a chunky tassel to each corner after the border.
Common questions
Can I use a different yarn weight?
Yes, but the size and yardage will change. Use the blanket size calculator to work out a new foundation chain from your own gauge.
Why are the edges of my moss stitch uneven?
Check that you work the last single crochet of every row into the turning-chain space. Skipping it makes the blanket narrower row by row.
How should I wash a chunky blanket?
Follow your yarn label. Many super bulky acrylics can go in the machine on a gentle cycle, but always dry the blanket flat.
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Akram Afkir runs All About Crochet from Casablanca, Morocco, and is responsible for the patterns, tutorials and guides published on the site.
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