Whip up this beautiful tartan plaid blanket with just single crochet! Works up super fast with jumbo yarn and a large hook. 9 sizes included!
Design Story and Inspiration for the Tartan Plaid Sherpa Blanket
I was asked by Lion Brand to design something with their Go for Fleece Sherpa and as soon as I saw the amazing softness of this yarn I knew it had to be a blanket (my youngest claimed it as his about halfway through the making!).
We recently had an ice storm in our area and had to stay home for a few days. I had already been working on this blanket and being home more allowed me to finish it up sooner than I had anticipated. I loooooove the way it turned out and I hope you do, too!
One of the things I absolutely LOVE about this blanket is the reversible aspect of it – check out the video to see the whole blanket!! You can see the side where I did the surface crochet and the back has a wonderful straight line. I love both sides.
The Tartan Plaid Sherpa Blanket uses surface crochet to give it vertical lines of contrasting colors. It’s super easy, though, and if you can single crochet, you can make this! The video tutorial will walk you through it. 🙂
Yarn Options for this Cozy Plush Throw
This yarn is Lion Brand Go for Fleece Sherpa, which is a fantasticly cozy, squishy yarn. And it is SO warm! I loved having this in my lap as I crocheted it – especially when I got to the surface slip stitch and border!
You can use any jumbo (category #7) yarn you like, or crochet with several strands held together to get a similar gauge. If you want it like mine it’s best to go for the fleece-y type yarns.
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Tartan Plaid Sherpa Blanket
What You’ll Need
Yarn: Lion Brand Go for Fleece Sherpa (Polyester, 89 yds/184 g) in Cream (A), Seafoam (B), Honey (C) (See chart below for number of skeins) Get a kit here!
Hook: US Size P/Q (15.00 mm)
Notions: Yarn needle, scissors
Gauge: 5 sts and 5 rows = 4″ in single crochet
Tartan Plaid Blanket Video Tutorial
Approximate Finished Sizes:
| Size | Width (inches) | Length (inches) | Number of Skeins (A) | Number of Skeins (B) | Number of Skeins (C) |
| Stroller | 31 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Receiving | 44 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Crib | 50 | 59 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Lapghan | 38 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Throw | 57 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Twin | 70 | 91 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| Full | 89 | 91 | 23 | 5 | 5 |
| Queen | 95 | 98 | 27 | 6 | 6 |
| King | 114 | 98 | 33 | 7 | 7 |
Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations
Chain (ch)
Single Crochet (sc)
Pattern Notes
The body of the blanket is created using single crochets and chains to make chain-spaces. After the blanket body is worked, we will come back and use surface slip-stitch through the chain spaces to create the vertical stripes.
The border adds an additional 4” on each side.
STRIPE PATTERN
6 rows MC
1 row CC1
1 row CC2
Repeat
Tartan Plaid Sherpa Blanket Pattern
| Chain: | |
| Stroller | 30 |
| Receiving | 46 |
| Crib | 54 |
| Lapghan | 38 |
| Throw | 62 |
| Twin | 78 |
| Full | 102 |
| Queen | 110 |
| King | 134 |
(For a custom size, any multiple of 8 + 6 will work for this pattern)
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and next 4 ch, *ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch, ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next 5 ch; repeat from * to end (you will have one less st than you chain).
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sc, *ch 1, skip ch-1 space, sc in sc, ch 1, skip ch-1 space, sc in next 5 sts; repeat from * to end; turn.
Repeat row 2 until the following number of rows are complete (including the first 9 rows already worked), following stripe pattern to create horizontal color rows, then work final block below:
| Total Number of Rows | |
| Stroller | 32 |
| Receiving | 40 |
| Crib | 64 |
| Lapghan | 48 |
| Throw | 64 |
| Twin | 104 |
| Full | 104 |
| Queen | 112 |
| King | 112 |
Final block: Repeat row 2 in MC for 6 rows.
Do not fasten off.
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Making the Plaid
Join CC1 in first ch-1 space. Use surface slip st in the ch-1 space of each row to create the vertical line.
Join CC2 in the second ch-1 space. Use surface slip st in the ch-1 space of each row to create the second vertical line.
Repeat for each ch-1 space. See video for help if needed.
Weave in ends.
BORDER
Round 1: Join B, sc evenly around each side, working (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner. Join with slip st to first sc.
Round 2: Join C, ch 1, sc in each sc to corner, work (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner ch-sp, slip st to first st.
Rounds 3-6: Join A and repeat round 2.
Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
Final Thoughts on the Tartan Plaid Sherpa Blanket
That’s it! If you need help, don’t forget to check out the video tutorial and remember, you can always view all of my free crochet patterns here, including more blankets!
I hope you’ve enjoyed this free crochet pattern and I’d love to see what you make! You can tag me on Instagram or post to my Facebook page.
Happy Crocheting!
Amanda
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