Crochet a Stunning Tulip Stitch Blanket – Easy Step-by-Step Guide!

Have you ever wanted to create a cozy, eye-catching blanket that looks far more complicated than it actually is? With a few simple stitches, you can crochet a beautiful Tulip Stitch blanket that's perfect for baby shower gifts or adding a touch of spring to your own living room. This blanket boasts a unique texture thanks to the tulip stitch design, and it's finished off with an optional, sweet scalloped edge that really elevates the look.

Want to get started right away? A free crochet pattern is available! If you prefer to work offline, you can also grab the printable PDF pattern.

The finished size of my blanket is 37 inches by 33 inches (94 centimeters by 84 centimeters), but you can easily adjust the size to fit your needs.

Materials You'll Need

Before diving in, let's gather the necessary materials:

• Yarn: You'll need three different colors of yarn:

  • Approximately 100 grams of green for the leaves.
  • Approximately 200 grams of your chosen tulip color(s). Feel free to get creative and use multiple colors for a vibrant tulip field effect!
  • Approximately 400 grams of a neutral color for in-between the tulip rows. White is a classic choice, but any neutral yarn you have on hand will work beautifully.

  For my blanket, I used Savor from Icy Yarns, a four-weight worsted acrylic yarn. Here are the specific colors I used:

  • Pink: http://bit.ly/3l7CUuL
  • Orange: http://bit.ly/3dKzXu1
  • Yellow: http://bit.ly/36aNqGt
  • Green: http://bit.ly/3lDMErK
  • Turquoise: http://bit.ly/3eCsufN
  • Blue: http://bit.ly/38dCwlD
  • Lilac: http://bit.ly/32bVFkc

  Of course, you can substitute any four-weight worsted acrylic yarn that you love. Don't be afraid to experiment with different colors and textures to create a truly unique blanket!

• Crochet Hooks:

  • A 6 mm crochet hook for the majority of the blanket.
  • A larger hook (6.5 mm or 7 mm) for the initial chain. This helps to prevent the foundation chain from being too tight.

• Other Supplies:

  • Scissors for cutting the yarn.
  • A needle for sewing in the ends.

Getting Started: The Foundation Chain

Let's get started! The first step is to create a slip knot. There are many ways to make a slip knot, so use whichever method you're most comfortable with.

Now, we'll create the foundation chain. For this blanket, it's important to chain in multiples of three. This ensures that the tulip stitches will be evenly spaced. For my blanket, I chained 114, plus two additional chains. Remember that the length of your chain will determine the width of your blanket, so feel free to adjust the number of chains to achieve your desired width.

Why use a larger hook for the foundation chain? Using a slightly larger hook for the chain creates a looser foundation, which prevents the edge of the blanket from becoming too tight and helps it to drape nicely.

Row 1: Single Crochet

Once you've completed the foundation chain, switch back to your regular 6 mm hook. Now, we'll work one row of single crochet.

To do this, we'll work into the back loops of the chain. The back loops are the horizontal strands of yarn on the back of the chain. Find the first back loop right underneath the working yarn, and we're going to go into the second back loop right next to it. Insert your hook into the second chain, yarn over, and pull through a loop. Yarn over again, and pull through both loops on your hook. This completes one single crochet.

Continue making one single crochet into each stitch all the way along the chain.

Rows 2-4: Half Double Crochet

At the end of your single crochet row, chain one and turn your work. This chain one does not count as a stitch.

It's important to work into the very first stitch of each row to maintain a straight edge. Wrap your yarn, insert your hook into the very first stitch, yarn over, and pull through a loop (three loops on hook). Yarn over again, and pull through all three loops on your hook. This completes one half double crochet.

Continue making one half double crochet into each stitch all the way across the row.

Do you have trouble identifying the last stitch of the row? The last stitch is always that stitch at the end of the row that looks like a little "hill." Make sure you work into that stitch to avoid decreasing the number of stitches in your row. If you are having trouble you can use stitch markers to help you. Find some helpful stitch markers for your next project.

Repeat these half double crochet rows two more times, for a total of three rows. Remember to chain one and turn at the beginning of each row, and to work into that last stitch on the hill!

Changing to Color Two: The Grass

After completing the third row of half double crochet, it's time to change to your second color, the "grass" color.

To do this, work a half double crochet into the last stitch of the row, but don't finish the stitch. Leave the last loop on your hook. Cut your yarn, leaving a tail long enough to sew in later with a needle.

Grab a loop of your grass color and pop it onto your hook. Pull that loop through the loop that's already on your hook, completing the half double crochet with your new yarn.

Now, drop your tail and pinch it along the back of your work. This will help to secure the tail and keep it out of the way as you continue crocheting.

Chain three. This chain three counts as your first double crochet.

Row 5: V-Stitch Row

Turn your work. We're now going to work a row of V-stitches.

Skip the first stitch (the one right next to the chain three). In the second stitch, we're going to make a V-stitch.

What exactly is a V-stitch? A V-stitch consists of one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet, all worked into the same stitch.

To make a V-stitch, wrap your yarn, insert your hook into the second stitch, yarn over, and pull through a loop (three loops on hook). Yarn over again, pull through two loops, yarn over again, and pull through the last two loops. This completes one double crochet.

Now, chain one.

Then, wrap your yarn again, insert your hook back into the same stitch, and make another double crochet. You've now completed one V-stitch!

Skip two stitches, and in the third stitch, make another V-stitch. Continue skipping two stitches and making a V-stitch in the third stitch all the way across the row.

At the end of the row, you should have two stitches left: your regular stitch and that stitch on the hill. Make your last double crochet into that very last stitch on the hill, making sure to catch both strands of the stitch. But, leave the loop on the hook, we're going to change colors.

Cut your yarn, leaving a tail long enough to sew in later.

Changing to Color Three: The Tulips

Grab a loop of your flower color and place it on your hook. Pull that loop through the loop that's already on your hook, completing the last stitch with your new yarn.

Drop your tail and pinch it along the back of your work, along with the tail from the previous color.

Chain two.

Row 6: The Tulip Stitch

Turn your work. Now for the fun part: creating the tulip stitches!

We'll be working into the center of each V-stitch from the previous row. That is the chain one space of the V-stitches. In each of these spaces, we're going to create a five double crochet cluster.

To make a five double crochet cluster (also known as a tulip stitch), we'll start five double crochets, but we'll leave the last loop of each double crochet on our hook.

Wrap your yarn, insert your hook into the chain one space of the V-stitch, yarn over, and pull through a loop (three loops on hook). Yarn over again, pull through two loops (two loops on hook). Leave those last two loops on your hook.

Repeat this process four more times, working into the same chain one space. You should now have six loops on your hook.

Pinch the stitches right underneath where you have them on your hook to get a nice shape. Then, wrap your yarn and turn your hook towards yourself. Slide the hook through all six loops on your hook.

Chain two. This completes one tulip stitch.

Into the center of the next V, make another tulip stitch. Continue making tulip stitches into each V-stitch space all the way across the row, chaining two between each tulip stitch.

After your last tulip or your last cluster, do the same chain two that we've always done. Now, we're going to go into the top of that chain right there and we're going to end with a single crochet. Make sure you get two strands of the chain on the top of your hook and one single crochet to finish, but we're not going to finish that stitch. We're going to leave it on our hook.

Go ahead and cut your yarn, leaving a long enough tail to sew in with a needle later.

The Repeat: Neutral Stripe

Now we begin the repeat that forms the body of the blanket. Grab your neutral color.

This stripe is the foundation of the pattern. Easy crochet projects can be easily enhanced with the methods discussed here. Pop that neutral loop onto your hook, bring it through, drop your tail and pinch it along the back of your work. Chain one, turn your work.

For Row 7, in this very first stitch right here, we're going to do a single crochet. Right into that stitch, one single crochet. One single crochet into this space right there, one single crochet. One single crochet into the two loops, so we're looking for this chain we made right here on the side of our tulip. We're going to make one single crochet into this space or into this stitch. One single crochet, and now into the space between our two lips, two single crochets, one and two, into that stitch at the top of our tulip right here. That is one single crochet, and two into the space in between, one and two. So, one into the tulip, and two into the spaces, one and two.

For Rows 8-10, do three rows of half double crochet, and be sure to chain one and turn your work. Half double crochet one into each stitch all the way along your row. At the end of your row, your last half double crochet goes into that stitch on the hill, the last one on the side.

After your last row of half double crochet, remember to leave that last stitch on your hook, so we are ready to change colors!

The Repeat: Grass

Now we will move onto the second color for the next repeat.

Grab your grass color and bring it through those loops on your hook. Drop both of your tails, and just hold them along the back of your work. Chain three, one, two, and three, and turn your work.

For Row 11, we're going to skip our first stitch right there. We're going to work into the second stitch. Into the second stitch, we're going to do a V-stitch, so a V-stitch is one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet, just like that. Wrap your yarn, skip two stitches, into the third, another V-stitch of one double crochet, chain one, and one double crochet.

The Repeat: Tulips

We will now move on to the third color in our repeat.

Grab your tulip color and pop it onto your hook. Bring it through, drop your tail and pinch those tails along the back of your work. Chain two, one two.

For Row 12, turn your work and into the center of each V, we're going to do our tulip or our five double crochet clusters. Start your tulip stitch, so five double crochets, you're going to start them into that first V-stitch, but leaving them on your hook.

Continuing the Pattern

Continue working, repeating the above sequences. The pattern repeats from the neutral stripe (single crochet row, three half double crochet rows) to the grass row to the tulip row.

Just keep repeating until the blanket is the size you want it to be! The dimensions are all up to you. You can find all my written patterns on my website.

Dealing with the Tails

When your blanket is a size you want it to be, you want to go back and knot your tails just to make sure they don't go anywhere. You can sew them in without knotting them if you like, I just like to be extra sure.

Then go ahead and sew in your tails just matching the colors: white into white, green into green, and tulip color into tulip color all the way along.

Adding the Edging: Preparing for the Border

When you've finished your last row of half double crochet and your blanket is the height you want it to be, and you've sewn in your tails, we are ready to put on a cute little border just to tidy up this edge a little bit on the side of our blanket. Consider some easy crochet borders and edges for more project enhancements.

Rotate your work a little bit, we're going to be working into this side, so the back of our blanket, and we're going to start by going down the side. Chain two, one and two, and we're going to work into this spot right here, so pop your hook in and one single crochet chain two.

We're now going to work into this spot right here, one single crochet chain two. We're going to skip all of our flower business and we're going to work into this spot right here, so we're always just going to be working into our neutral color. We don't want to mess up our flowers. One single crochet chain two, one and two, and we're going to work into the white again, the neutral, one single crochet chain two.

Working Down the Sides

We want to work into the white when the white starts, the white in the middle, and the white when it finishes chain two and skipping over to the next set of white. Don't worry if yours is curled up and it looks really tight, it will stretch out and just help keep our blanket in shape after we do the next round.

Reaching the Corner

When you get closer to your corner, do your usual single crochet and chain two, and now into that corner you want two strands of whatever stitch on your hook, and make one single crochet chain two, one two.

Rotate your work a little bit, so we can start working along the bottom of our blanket back into the same stitch, one single crochet chain two. Skip two, so we're skipping one one two, working into the third one single crochet chain two, skip two, working into the third one single crochet.

Working Across the Bottom

At the end of your row, just work into that corner chain or that's corner stitch. Do your one single crochet chain two, and one single crochet into that same stitch, just to make our new corner for our border.

Reaching the Next Corner

Creating the corner stitch: Explain how to create the corner stitch with a single crochet, chain two, and another single crochet in the same stitch.

Rotating the Work: Explain how to rotate the blanket to work along the next side edge.

Working Up the Other Side

Rotate your work so we can work along our new side chain two, one two, and now go somewhere into the middle of this row or the middle of our white.

We want to maintain consistent spacing between the single crochets and chain twos.

Completing the Border

At the end of your row, we're just going to do the same thing. So, I've done my chain two somewhere in the middle of that white. I'll put in my single crochet chaining two, and then into the corner stitch I'm going to do a single crochet chain two, and single crochet into that same stitch that's going to make our new corner for our border.

Rotate your work chain two, one and two, skipping two stitches and working into the third with a single crochet.

FAQs

1. Can I use a different type of yarn for this blanket?

Yes, you can use any yarn you prefer. However, a four-weight worsted acrylic yarn is ideal for this project. Keep in mind that changing the yarn type or weight may alter the size and texture of the blanket.

2. What are the starting chain multiples for customizing the size?

The starting chain should be in multiples of three, plus two additional chains. Adjust the number of chains based on the desired width of your blanket.

3. Why does my foundation chain feel too tight?

Using a larger hook for the foundation chain helps prevent it from being too tight. This allows the blanket to drape better and ensures even edges.

4. How do I stop my blanket edges from curving or uneven rows?

Make sure to always crochet into the last stitch of each row (the "hill" stitch) and chain one at the start of new rows. You can use stitch markers to easily identify row ends.

5. How do I deal with the loose tails from changing colors?

You can sew the tails into the same color section with a yarn needle for a neat finish. Knotting the tails together first is optional but provides extra security.

6. Can I skip the scalloped edge?

Yes, the scalloped edge is optional. The blanket will still look beautiful without it if you prefer a simpler finish.

7. How many colors are needed for this blanket?

This guide uses three colors: one for the grass, one for the tulips, and a neutral for the in-between rows. However, feel free to use as many or as few colors as you like.

8. How long does it take to crochet this blanket?

The time varies depending on your skill level and the size of the blanket. On average, it may take 1-2 weeks for an experienced crocheter working consistently.

9. What is the best way to block the finished blanket?

Because this pattern uses acrylic yarn, steam blocking is best. Use a damp cloth and a warm iron on a low setting, being careful not to touch the yarn directly, to reshape and relax the stitches.

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