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About Our 2026 Blanket!

We all know how much I love blankets! Give me a blanket where I’m able to learn a bunch of new techniques AND have a finished product in the end? ✨Absolutely yes, and I wanted to design a beginner-friendly blanket that would do that for you as well! When you finish this sampler style blanket, you will have gone through 11 different stitches, a fun yet subtle seam, and a quick and easy border. I would not blame you if you ended up making another one for yourself!

Schedule

For 6 weeks over 13 livestreams, we will go over the 11 squares featured in this blanket, with the remaining 2 livestreams at the end dedicated to seaming the squares and adding the border! Each pattern will be released on the corresponding livestream day.

Important Dates

December 16th – Introducing our blanket! Let’s chat about everything you’ll need to know. Watch the livestream! From here until Jan 10th, you’ll have time to grab your yarn and tools!🧶
January 10th – February 14th – Every Tuesday at 330p PT & Saturday at 12p PT will be a new stitch! We will walk through each of them together during a livestream with the pattern and instruction. Don’t worry if you miss one! The recordings will be saved to our channel!✨
February 17th – Let’s seam our squares together! We’ll walk through a fun technique that I’m sure you’ll be using in your next projects!
February 21st, Final Stream – Let’s kiki and add the last touch! On our final day, we will walk through a fun and simple border to complete your blanket, chat about our charities, and talk ideas for the next year’s blanket!

Get the full stitch schedule with links to the livestream below!

Materials

There are three sizes available for this pattern!

Large: 12 in x 12 in squares, 48 in x 60 in blanket
Medium: 10 in x 10 in squares, 40 in x 50 in blanket
Small: 6 in x 6 in squares, 24 in x 30 in blanket

Yarn

I used Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted for this pattern, but feel free to grab your favorite worsted! We will be using 4 colors: A (cream) – main color; B (green apple), C (clay), & D (lake) – complementary colors. Follow our color scheme, or pick your favorite colors– there is no wrong way! The yarn amounts leave plenty of extra room for you to customize seaming and border colors!

Large
- Color A – 1,620 yds
- Color B – 540 yds
- Color C – 540 yds
- Color D – 540 yds
Medium
- Color A – 1,350 yds
- Color B – 450 yds
- Color C – 450 yds
- Color D – 450 yds
Small
- Color A – 810 yds
- Color B – 270 yds
- Color C – 270 yds
- Color D – 270 yds

Hooks & Notions

5 mm (H) hook for the squares and border
5.5 mm (I) hook for seaming
Scissors
Darning needle
Stitch markers
Blocking mats (optional)
Steamer (optional)

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Stitches & Livestreams

Here is where you’ll find the schedule, stitch pattern, and links to each livestream where we will walk through the pattern! You’ll definitely want to refer back to this section for anything you might miss!🧶

Pattern Notes

Each size has a set number stitches for the edge (its magic number) in order for seaming to work. You may need to add decreases or increases on your squares in order to get that number
- Small – 20 stitches per side
- Medium – 32 stitches per side
- Large – 38 stitches per side
Each stitch square has its own gauge
All terms are in US

January 10th – Granny Square (10 squares)

Watch the livestream!

Materials

5mm Hook
Color A (main color)

Notes

Total rounds: small(6), medium(10), large(12)
Gauge: 4in x 4in = 4 rounds
Stacked single crochet counts as a double crochet
turn your square after every round
no chain between clusters

Key
sl st = slip stitch
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
granny cluster = 3 double crochet in one space

Round 1: working into a magic ring, stacked sc, 2 dc. * ch 2, dc 3* repeat from * to * two more times. dc into the top of the stacked sc to join, tighten magic ring, turn (4 granny clusters, 3 ch-2 corners)

Round 2: working in the dc join space, stacked sc, dc 2. *in the next corner space, dc 3, ch 2, dc 3* repeat from * to * 2 more times. working around the dc join, dc 3. dc into the top of the stacked sc to join, turn (8 granny clusters, 3 ch-2 corners)

Round 3: working around the dc join, stacked sc, dc 2. dc 3 in the next space on the side between granny clusters. *in the next corner space, dc 3, ch 2, dc 3. in the next space, dc 3* repeat from * to * 2 more times. working around the dc join, dc 3. dc into the top of the stacked sc to join, turn (12 granny clusters, 3 ch-2 corners)

Repeat round 3, increasing the number of clusters along the sides, until your desired size.

Edge border: making sure the right side is up, sc around dc join. sc into each stitch across. *in the corner space, sc, ch 2, sc. sc in each stitch across.* repeat from * to *, until you reach the dc join. sc around the dc join, ch 2. sl st into the starting sc, fasten off. (Single crochet on each side: small(20), medium(32), large(38))

January 13th – Moss Stitch Square (Make 1)

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Materials

Yarn B, C, D
5mm hook

Notes

color order: C, B, D
do not cut your yarn, carry it up the sides
Sizes are shown as follows: S, (M), L
guage 4inx4in = 16 st x 18 rows
do not crochet this square too tightly, it will make it very small

Key
sl st = slip stitch
ch = chain
sc = single crochet

Row 1: ch 24(40)48, sc in the forth chain from your hook, *ch 1, skip the next st, sc into the following* repeat from * to * to the final stitch, ending with sc. (total stitches incl chains and turning chain: 22(38)46)

Row 2: using your next color, ch 2, skip the sc from the prevous row, sc into the ch sp, *ch 1, sc into the ch sp from the previous row* repeat from * to * to the final stitch, ending with a sc in the turning ch space (total stitches incl chains and turning chain: 22(38)46)

Repeat row 2 until desired length, carrying your colors up the sides: small(25), medium(43), large(52). You should end with the same color you started with, do not fasten off. Ch 1, turn.

Edge border: Sc into the first stitch, each stitch across, and around the square sides. Sc, ch 2, sc in each corner. You will need to make decreases to get to your magic number (small(20), medium(32), large(38)).

Small: top & bottom: dec x2; sides: dec x6
Medium: top & bottom: dec x6: sides dec x11
Large: top & bottom: dec x8; sides: dec x14

At the last corner, ch 2 and sl st into the first sc. Fasten off, weave in ends.

January 17th – Griddle Stitch (Make 1)

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Materials

Yarn C
5mm hook

Notes

Sizes are shown as follows: S, (M), L
guage 4 in x 4 in = 13 st x 13 rows

Key
st = stitch
sl st = slip stitch
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet

Row 1: ch 19(33)39, sc in the second ch from your hook, dc in the next st, *sc in the next st, dc in the following* repeat from * to * to the last ch, ending in a dc. ch 1, turn (18(32)38)

Row 2: sc into the first st (the dc from the previous row), dc into the next st (the sc from the previous row), *sc into the next st, dc into the next st* repeat from * to * all the way to the last stitch, ending in a dc. ch 1, turn (18(33)38)

Repeat row 2 until desired length: small(17), medium(29), large(35). Ch 1, turn.

Edge border: Sc into the first stitch, each stitch across, and around the square sides. Sc, ch 2, sc in each corner. You will need to make increases to get to your magic number (small(20), medium(32), large(38)).

Small: top & bottom: inc x2; sides: inc x3
Medium: sides: inc x3
Large: sides: inc x3

At the last corner, ch 2 and sl st into the first sc. Fasten off, weave in ends.