A simple, beginner friendly textured crochet blanket which uses asymmetric stripes to create a pleasing cross fade.

Skills Used
This is a beginner friendly pattern which uses simple stitches throughout.
The pattern is worked in rows with striped colour changes. The border uses yarn over slip stitches worked into single crochets and row-ends.

Materials
You will need a 5mm crochet hook and approximately 1280m / 640g worsted or aran weight yarn. Split between the two colours, it’s about 780m of Yarn A (including the border which uses around 100m) and 500m of Yarn B.
The item pictured used Rico Essentials Soft Merino Aran, 100% Merino Wool, 50g = 100m.
8 balls Yarn A: Cream (shade 061) and 5 balls Yarn B: Sage (shade 040)

Size
The finished blanket measures around 75x90cm after a gentle blocking.
Suggestions are given at the end of the pattern for two other sizes; medium (90x130cm) and large (130x60cm), with ideas of how you may wish to allocate the colour changes.

The pattern is written in English using standard US crochet terms.

The pattern is for personal use only and may not be shared or reproduced without prior written consent. Copyright Dora Does Limited, registered in England No. 13992263.