Posh Pooch Designs : The Beach Picnic Blanket Crochet Pattern

The Beach Picnic Blanket

Crochet Pattern

By Sara Sach of Posh Pooch Designs

We couldn't decide whether to call it a "The Beach Blanket"

or "The Picnic Blanket", we decided to call it both.

The Beach Picnic Blanket Crochet Pattern.

You picnic at the beach, right?

It's a really fun blanket design to stitch up.

It's a fun way to incorporate some variegated yarn

with a solid yarn with wide stripes.

And it is a great way to learn Filet Crochet.

I designed the Blanket using Red Heart With Love Stripes

Called Leisure Stripes For the Variegated, and Red Heart

Super Saver in Aqua For the Solid Stripes. Both are

Medium (4) weight Acrylic yarns. So they can be machine washed and dried. YAY!

I stitched it up using a J/ 6.00 Crochet Hook.

This will give the blanket some flexibility and stretch.

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Beach Picnic Blanket Crochet Pattern

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Skill: Easy

Materials:
Crochet hook – J / 6.00 mm
Yarn – Med (4) Acrylic yarn
C1 – Red heart Supersaver / Aqua (9 oz./ 362 yds.)
C2 - Read Heart with Love Stripes / Leisure Stripes (9 oz. / 362 yds.)
Yarn Needle

Stitches:
Chain (ch)
Half Double Crochet (hdc)
Double Crochet (dc)
Skip (sk)
Space (sp)

Change to (Chgto)

Size: 28 X 32
Multiples – 11 + 12
3 chs = 1 inch
2 row = 3 inches

Notes:
Ch3 Counts as dc

When Changing Colors, Ch3 After the Color change.

Pattern:

R: 1 – With C1 - Ch 67 chs, 1 dc in the 4^th ch from the hook,
1 dc in each ch across, turn, ch 3 (65 dc)

R: 2 – 1 dc in the next 9 dc,
*ch1, sk 1 dc, 1 dc in the next 10 dc*
Repeat From * to * 4 more times, turn, ch 3
(60 dc, 5 ch1)

R: 3 – Repeat R: 2

R: 4 – 1 dc in the next 11 sts, ch1, sk 1 st,
*1 dc in the next 10 sts, ch 1, sk 1 st*
Repeat From * to * 3 more times,
1 dc in the last 8 sts, turn, ch 3
(60 dc, 5 ch1)

R: 5 – 1 dc in the next 7 sts, Ch 1, sk 1 st,
*1dc in the next 10 sts, ch1, sk 1 st*
Repeat from * to * 3 more times,
1 dc in the next 12 sts, turn, ch 3

(60 dc, 5 ch1)

R: 6 – 1 dc in the next 2 sts, ch1,
*1 dc in the next 10 sts, ch 1, sk 1 st*
Repeat From * to * 4 more times,
1 dc in the next 6 sts, turn, ch 3
(59 dc, 6 ch1)

R: 7 – 1 dc in the next 5 sts, ch1, sk 1 st,
1 dc in the next 10 sts, ch1, sk 1 st*
Repeat From * to * 4 more times,
1 dc in the next 3 sts, turn, ch 3
(59 dc, 6 ch1)

R: 8 – 1 dc in the next 4 sts, ch1, sk 1 st,
*1 dc in the next 10 sts, ch1, sk 1 st,
Repeat From * to * 4 more times,
1 dc in the next 4 dc, turn, ch 3
(59 dc, 6 ch1)

R: 9 – 1 dc in the next 4 sts, ch 1, sk 1 st,
1 dc in the next 10 sts, ch1, sk 1 st,
Repeat From * to * 4 more times,
1 dc in the last 5 sts, turn, ch 3
(59 dc, 6 ch1)

R: 10 – R: 17 – Chgto C2,
Repeat R: 2 – R: 9

R: 18 – R: 25 – Chgto To C1,
Repeat R: 2 – R: 9

R: 26 – R: 33 - Chgto C2,
Repeat R: 2 – R: 9

R: 34 – R: 41- Chgto C2,
Repeat R: 2 – R: 9

R: 42 - R: 49 - Chgto C2,
Repeat R: 2 – R: 9