The TropiColor Crochet Blanket brings vibrant island energy to your space with a bold, woven-look texture and a playful blend of color. Using an easy stitch pattern of double crochet spike stitches on a single crochet background, this blanket has the look of hand-loomed fabric without the fuss. A tropical palette of teal, white, pink, purple, and yellow is worked in shifting two-color combinations, creating a soft fade effect that keeps the eye moving. Whether it’s draped over a sun-soaked lounge chair or adding a splash of color indoors, this blanket is a warm-weather statement piece with year-round charm.
Time: Several Days Project
Skill Level: Easy
Size: 48” wide, 68” long (excluding fringe)
Gauge: 12 sts and 13 rows = 4” [10 cm] in dc spike/sc pattern
Materials
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Cherub Aran (55% nylon, 45% acrylic; 240 yards [220 meters] / 3.5 ounces [100 grams]): 33 Peacock (MC (4) skeins), 97 Rust (CC 1 (4) skeins), 131 Beach Glass (CC2 (3) skeins), 45 raspberry (CC3 (3) skeins).
Hook: US size H/8 5.0 mm
Notions: Tapestry needle
Special Stitch
Double crochet spike stitch (dc spike): Dc in sc 2 rows below next sc as indicated.
Pattern Notes
Blanket is worked in rows from the bottom up.
Ch 1 at beginning of row does not count as a stitch.
Change color on last yarn over of last stitch of row as indicated.
Do not cut yarn when changing color unless indicated. Instead, carry unused color up the side edge of work.
Blanket
With MC, ch 130.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in back bar of second ch from hook and each ch across, turn. (129 sc at end of this row)
Row 2: Ch 1 (does not count as a st here and throughout), sc in each st across, change color to CC1, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, *dc spike in sc 2 rows below next sc, sc in next sc, rep from * across, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each st across, change color to MC, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, *dc spike in sc 2 rows below next sc, sc in next st, rep from * across to last st, sc in last st, turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each st across, change color to CC1, turn.
Rows 7-215: Rep Rows 3-6 in color pattern as follows:
Rows 7-8: With CC1.
Rows 9-10: With MC.
Rows 11-22: Rep Rows 7-10. Cut MC
Rows 23-24: With CC1.
Rows 25-26: With CC2.
Rows 27-48: Rep Rows 23-26. Cut CC1.
Rows 49-50: With CC2.
Rows 51-52: With CC3.
Rows 53-54: With CC2.
Rows 55-70: Rep Rows 51-54. Cut CC2.
Rows 71-72: With CC3.
Rows 73-74: With MC.
Rows 75-76: With CC3.
Rows 77-96: Rep Rows 73-76. Cut CC3.
Rows 97-98: With MC.
Rows 99-100: With CC1.
Rows 101-102: With MC.
Rows 103-118: Rep Rows 99-102. Cut MC.
Rows 119-120: With CC1.
Rows 121-122: With CC2.
Rows 123-124: With CC1.
Rows 125-144: Rep Rows 121-124. Cut CC1.
Rows 145-146: With CC2.
Rows 147-148: With CC3.
Rows 149-150: With CC2.
Rows 151-166: Rep Rows 147-150. Cut CC2.
Rows 167-168: With CC3.
Rows 169-170: With MC.
Rows 171-172: With CC3.
Rows 173-192: Rep Rows 169-172. Cut CC3.
Rows 193-194: With MC.
Rows 195-196: With CC1.
Rows 197-198: With MC.
Rows 199-214: Rep Rows 195-198. Cut MC.
Rows 215-216: With CC1.
Fasten off.
Border
Rnd 1 (RS): Join CC2 in any st of last row, ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in each st across top edge to corner, 3 hdc in corner, hdc in end of each row across side to corner, 3 hdc in corner, hdc in base of each st across bottom edge to corner, 3 hdc in corner, hdc in end of each row across side to corner, 3 hdc in corner, hdc in each st across top edge, join in top of beg ch-2.
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, working 3 hdc in center st of each 3-hdc corner, change to CC3.
Rnd 3: Rep Rnd 2, change to MC.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in each st around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in center st of each 3-hdc corner, change to CC1.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-2 corner sp.
Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in ends.
For each fringe, cut 3 12”-long strands of MC. Fold the bundle of 3 strands in half and fasten in the first stitch on the bottom right edge of blanket. Fasten remaining fringe groups along the bottom edge, skipping 2 stitches after each fringe. Repeat process to add fringe to the top edge. Trim fringe even