Easy Moss Stitch Crochet Blanket – A Relaxing Crochet Project to Snuggle Up With

Looking for a cozy and relaxing crochet project to curl up with this fall? The Easy Moss Stitch Crochet Blanket is perfect for beginners and experienced crafters alike. This simple yet eye-catching pattern creates a beautifully snuggly blanket that’s sure to become a family favorite.

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Complete Video Tutorial

A full video tutorial for this blanket is available here.

Difficulty Level

This pattern is suitable for beginners as it uses basic crochet stitches.

The suggested border uses crab stitch (aka reverse single crochet), which is explained below along with a link to a video tutorial. However, if you prefer, you could replace this with regular single crochet stitches.

Size

The blanket measures 120 cm x 192 cm (41 inches x 76 inches), perfect for snuggling under on the sofa.

Instructions for adjusting the size, if desired, are provided below.

Yarn

I used Stylecraft Special Aran to make my blanket. Each ball weighs 100g (3.5 oz) and has 196m (214 yards) of yarn.

Stylecraft Special Aran is a 100% acrylic yarn, which is soft, warm and easy to care for. However, you could use other fibers such as wool or even cotton if you prefer.

I used the following colors and amounts:

• MC: Parchment – 9 balls
• CC1: Dark Brown – 3 balls
• CC2: Khaki – 1 ball

You could replace this with any other aran (worsted) weight yarn, or even try it with a thinner (e.g. DK) or thicker (e.g. chunky) yarn if you prefer.

The yarn amounts are for the size stated above. However, if you wanted to make a smaller or larger blanket, you would of course need a need a different amount of yarn.

Hook

5mm hook or size required to meet gauge (or an appropriate size for your chosen yarn).

Gauge

14 stitches and 11 rows over 10 cm of moss stitch.

Gauge is not too important for this blanket. As long as you are happy with the look and feel of your stitches, that’s what counts.

However, if your gauge does differ from that stated, this will affect the final size of your blanket and the amount of yarn you will need.

Crochet Terms

The pattern is provided in standard US crochet terms.

If you prefer UK terms, simply replace “sc” with “dc”.

Abbreviation	Meaning
BLO	back loop only
ch	chain
ch-sp	chain space
fsc	foundation single crochet (explained below)
rep	repeat
rsc	reverse single crochet / crab stitch (explained below)
sc	single crochet
sk	skip
sl st	slip stitch
st	stitches
yoh	yarn over hook

Foundation Single Crochet (fsc)

The first row of the blanket is made with foundation single crochet (fsc). This gives a neat start and many crocheters find this easier than crocheting into a starting chain. However, you can of course use a starting chain if you prefer (details in pattern below).

The foundation single crochet stitch is made as follows:

2 ch (does not count as st), insert hook into second ch from hook, *yoh, pull up loop, yoh, draw through 1 loop on hook (ch made), yoh, draw through 2 loops on hook (fsc made)**, insert hook in last ch made;

rep from * until you have the number of fsc required, ending last rep at **.

A video tutorial demonstrating this stitch is available here.

Reverse Single Crochet (rsc) – AKA Crab Stitch

Reverse single crochet (rsc) stitches are used to form the final round of the border. They provide a neat, slightly thicker, and twisted finish to your blanket. However, if you prefer not to use this stitch, you could replace it with standard single crochet (sc).

Reverse single crochet (rsc) stitches are made in the opposite direction to normal single crochet (sc) stitches. In other words, if you are right-handed, you will work from left to right, and if you are left-handed, you will work from right to left.

To form a reverse single crochet (rsc) stitch, follow these steps:

1. Insert hook into previous stitch (i.e. the last stitch of the previous round), yoh and pull through st (2 loops on hook).
2. Yoh and pull through both loops on hook (1 loop on hook).

Continue in this way working in the opposite direction to usual back around the round you have just made.

A video tutorial demonstrating this stitch is available here.

Notes

Starting and Ending Each Row

From Row 2 onwards, each row starts with 1 ch. This does not count as a stitch.

The first and last stitch of each row (from Row 2 onwards) is always a single crochet (sc) stitch. This gives a more solid edge to your blanket, into which to work the border.

Changing Color – Two Options

Here are two options for when you have to change yarn color in this project.

Option 1

When you change color, I suggest that you do this on the final pull through of the last sc stitch of the previous row. In other words, when completing the last sc in one color, wrap the new yarn over your hook and pull it through the two loops on your hook to complete that sc. You will then be ready with one loop of the new color on your hook to make the starting 1 ch for the next row.

I like this method of changing color because it produces a clean, smooth finish, and is quite secure once the ends have been woven in.

Option 2

Alternatively, you could fasten off when you finish with one color, and simply join the new color to the top of the last sc in the previous color with a slip stitch. Some people prefer this method as (at least before the ends are woven in) it can seem more secure.

Handling Your Ends

Although the usual advice is to weave in your ends as you go, for this blanket I suggest that you wait until after you have added the border. In this way, you can weave the ends into the border, where they are more easily hidden than within the main moss stitch part of the blanket.

When you are nearing the end of a ball of yarn, I suggest that you always start a new ball at the start of a new row. This means that you will not have any joins or ends to weave in in the middle of the blanket, which could spoil the texture and appearance of the moss stitch.

Adjusting the Size

The blanket has an odd number of stitches per row. To adjust the width of your blanket, simply start with any other odd number of stitches per row (or a starting chain with an even number of chains).

To adjust the length of you blanket, just crochet more or fewer rows.

Other Variations

You may wish to consider adjusting the usage of different colored yarns in your blanket. Some ideas you could try might include:

• Adjusting the spacing between stripes by crocheting more/fewer rows with the MC yarn before crocheting a row with CC1.
• Crocheting two rows in CC1 each time it is used, instead of just one, to produce a bolder or heavier stripe.
• Using more colors for the stripes instead of just the same color each time. This could be a great way to use up small scraps of leftover yarn from other projects.

Method

Main Blanket

Row 1 – With MC, 179 fsc, turn. [179 fsc]

Alternative Row 1 – With MC, 180 ch, sc into second ch from hook, sc to end, turn. [179 sc]

Row 2 – 1 ch (does not count as st here and throughout); *1 sc, 1 ch, sk 1 sc; rep from * to last st; 1 sc, turn. [90 sc, 89 ch]

Row 3 – 1 ch, 1 sc, *1 sc into ch-sp, 1 ch, sk 1 sc; rep from * to last 2 sts; 1 sc into ch-sp, 1 sc, turn. [91 sc, 88 ch]

Row 4 – 1 ch, 1 sc; *1 ch, sk 1 sc, 1 sc into ch-sp; rep from * to last 2 sts; 1 ch, sk 1 sc, 1 sc, turn. [90 sc, 89 ch]

Row 5 – Rep Row 3. Cut MC leaving an end to weave in.

Row 6 – With CC1, rep Row 4. Cut CC1 leaving an end to weave in.

Rows 7-10 – With MC, rep Rows 3-4 twice. Then, cut MC.

Row 11 – With CC1, rep Row 3. Cut CC1.

Rows 12-15 – With MC, rep Rows 4 and then 3, twice. Then, cut MC.

Rows 16-225 – Rep Rows 6-15 21 times.

Row 226 – Rep Row 6.

Rows 227-230 – With MC, rep Rows 3-4 twice.

Row 231 – 1 ch, 1 sc in each sc and ch-sp to end. Do not fasten off but continue with MC on your hook to create the border.

Border

Round 1 – Continuing with MC, 1 ch (does not count as st), continue around the blanket making:

• 1 sc in side of each sc along the long sides of the blanket;
• 1 sc in the bottom of each fsc (or sc) along the bottom of the blanket;
• 1 sc in the top of each sc along the top of the blanket; and
• (1sc, 1 ch, 1 sc) at each corner.

At the end of this round, sl st into the initial sc to join. Then, turn your work over.

Round 2 – Continuing with MC, 1 ch, continue around the blanket making:

• 1 sc in each sc from Round 1;
• (1sc, 1 ch, 1 sc) in each corner ch-sp.

At the end of this round, sl st into the initial sc to join and fasten off. Then, turn your work over again.

Round 3 – Join CC2 to any corner ch-sp, 1 ch, continue around the blanket making:

• 1 scBLO in each sc from Round 2;
• (1sc, 1 ch, 1 sc) in each corner ch-sp.

At the end of this round, sl st into the initial scBLO to join. Do not turn your work over.

Round 4 – Continuing with CC2, 1 ch, continue around the blanket making 1 rsc in each sc, scBLO and ch-sp from Round 3.

At the end of this round, sl st into the initial rsc to join. Fasten off.

Alternatively, just work regular sc as opposed to rsc.

Finishing

Weave the ends into the border and block if needed. Then, snuggle up and enjoy your new blanket!

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