Dusty rose, oatmeal and ivory give granny stripes a soft, understated look. Use ivory between the two warmer shades to make each stripe easy to see.
This project uses straight rows of granny clusters rather than separate granny squares.
What You Need
Gather three coordinating yarn colors from the same range, a suitable hook, scissors, a tapestry needle and stitch markers.
Make a washed sample before setting your blanket width. Yarn weight, hook size and tension all affect the result, so a foundation-chain count alone cannot promise a particular measurement.
Abbreviations and Notes
These instructions use US terms: ch means chain, sc means single crochet and dc means double crochet.
A cluster here means three complete double crochets in one location, not three stitches joined together.
The turning chain of 2 counts as one double crochet.
Practice the Stitch
Chain 32.
Row 1: Starting in chain 2, single crochet across. Turn.
Row 2: Chain 2 and double crochet in the first stitch. Repeat “skip 2 stitches, make 3 double crochets in the following stitch” until three stitches remain. Skip 2; put 2 double crochets in the final stitch. Turn.
Row 3: Chain 2. Put a three-double-crochet cluster in each gap between the groups below. Finish with one double crochet in the previous turning-chain top. Turn.
Row 4: Chain 2 and double crochet in the first stitch. Place clusters in the intervening gaps, then finish with 2 double crochets in the previous turning-chain top. Turn.
Alternate Rows 3 and 4.
Size and Color Arrangement
The foundation uses a multiple of 3, plus 2 chains. Choose your blanket count from your washed sample.
Try this proposed sequence: four rows dusty rose, two rows ivory, four rows oatmeal, two rows ivory. Repeat until you reach your intended length.
For the 32-chain sample, Rows 1 and 2 contain 31 stitches; Row 3 contains 32. Subsequent rows alternate between these counts. Count the turning chain where instructed.
Finish by weaving in the ends and washing according to the yarn label.
Stitch reference: Sarah Maker — Granny Stripe Stitch.
