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An inexpensive ad-free version of this pattern can be found in my Etsy and Ravelry shops.

This crochet chunky blanket is extremely beginner friendly with a clean and classic design. This would be perfect for your first ever afghan! It works up quickly so you can get a quick win, or turn out multiple in different colors for holiday gifts.

Hello, friends! It’s been a long time since I’ve had anything new to post. I took this whole summer “off” from crocheting and working on patterns, and it was a really great reset for me. It’s officially FALL now and I’m so happy to be making again. This quick, easy, chunky blanket was just what I needed to get a quick “win” to get back in the game.

As with much of my inspiration, this one came from a Magnolia blanket I saw in an ad (I have no shame in my Joanna fangirl game). It had rapidly decreasing stripes, which spoke to me and made me want to make a super simple version.

I hadn’t made a chunky blanket since the Rustic Tartan Throw, and I couldn’t believe that Lion Brand’s Color Made Easy has been discontinued! Fortunately it was an easy process to find a new category 5 yarn, as I’d been wanting to try Lion Brand’s new Hue+Me yarn for a while now. Hue+Me has the same fiber make up as Wool Ease (80/20 acrylic/wool), which is one of my favorite yarns to work with.

The colors Hue+Me offers don’t disappoint and it was easy to find my favorite combo. I chose Desert (a classic beige) as the main color, and Fatigues (a muted dark green) as my contrast color. I sized up to a 9mm hook to create a thick and warm blanket that still had great drape.

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Other free patterns you may like:

• Harvest Throw: The Easy Adaptable Luxury Blanket
• The Seamus Scarf: Free Crochet Pattern
• SoCal Sunset Color Block Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern

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ALL the colors of Hue+Me go so well together, so you’ll have no trouble putting together your own combo! Of course you can substitute your own favorite bulky weight yarn no problem.

This chunky crochet throw works up SO fast, quick enough to crank out a couple as holiday gifts 😉 And with only one stitch it’s a great rhythmic and mindless project to work on.

I hope you enjoy making this blanket as much as I did! Read on below for the free pattern, or find an inexpensive ad-free version in my Etsy and Ravelry shops.

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The Homecoming Throw

Materials

• Approx 685 yards of bulky weight (category 5) yarn in Main Color (MC)
• Approx 450 yards of bulky weight (category 5) yarn in Contrast Color (CC)
• (This project used Hue+Me in Desert (MC, 5 skeins) and Fatigues (CC, just over 3 skeins))
• 9 mm crochet hook
• Tapestry needle
• Scissors

Abbreviations

–   This pattern is written in US terms.

• ch = chain
• ch sp = chain space
• sc = single crochet
• MC = main color
• CC = contrast color

Size

40 x 56 inches

This blanket can easily be made bigger by adding initial chains in your foundation chain, and adding more rows of the main color in the middle section.

Gauge

8 rows x 5 [sc+ch 1] per 4×4 in square

Notes

This pattern uses the granite stitch (also called moss stitch or linen stitch) throughout the entire project. The first two rows of the pattern will introduce the stitch, and then it is a simple single row repeat with color changes for specified rows.

Pattern

Ch 150

Row 1: Sc into 2nd ch from hook. [Ch 1, sc] across. You will end on a sc.

Ch 2 and turn.

Row 2: Sc into first ch sp. [Ch 1, sc into ch sp] across. For the last stitch you will sc into the turning ch.

Rows 3-8: Repeat Row 2

Rows 9-20: Change to CC. Repeat Row 2.

Rows 21-26: In Mc, repeat Row 2

Rows 27-34: in CC, repeat row 2

Row 35-42: in MC repeat Row 2

Rows 42-46: in CC, repeat Row 2

Rows 47-92: in MC, repeat Row 2

Rows 93-96: CC

ROws: 97-104: MC

Rows 105-112: CC

Rows 112-118: MC

Rows 118-130: CC

Rows 131-138: MC

I hope you enjoy your finished blanket! I’d love to see it – be sure to use the hashtag #TravelingHookCreations and tag me on Instagram @thetravelinghooker!