Border Crochet Blanket Section
A new crochet blanket stripe pattern, the Border, part of the Tidal Textures Throw Crochet-Along Pattern, is now a free crochet pattern here on the blog. Read all about the stripe design and crochet along or scroll down for the free crochet blanket stripe pattern.
No time right now? Pin this cozy blanket border free crochet pattern for later!
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The Tidal Textures Throw Crochet-Along (CAL)
Found this section on its own? There’s a whole blanket (and a whole community) waiting for you. This is one piece of the Tidal Textures Throw Crochet-Along, a free, beginner-friendly project you can join any time.
Here’s how it works. The Tidal Textures Throw is made of 6 stripes (each approx. 23 cm / 9.5″ high and 127 cm / 50″ wide) worked directly on top of each other, so there’s no joining or sewing at the end. Between each stripe sits a divider section like this one (approximately 1 cm / 0.5″ tall and 127 cm / 50″ wide), and every stripe except the last is separated this way.
The best part is you don’t have to do it alone. Join the crochet-along and work through the blanket alongside makers who are stitching the very same stripes, sharing progress, cheering each other on, and helping out when a stitch gets tricky.
Each section comes with written instructions, photo tutorials, and a video tutorial, plus a stitch chart for the stripes that need one.
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Upgrade Your Crochet-Along Experience
Everything you need for the Tidal Textures Throw is free right here on the blog. But if you’d rather skip the ads and keep the whole pattern in one tidy place, the eBook for the Tidal Textures Throw Blanket has you covered. It gathers all 6 stripes, the divider, and the border into over 45 pages of detailed instructions, step-by-step photo tutorials for the special stitches, plus charts and videos, so you can follow along without hopping around the site.
Want the full experience? The Journey Pass adds exclusive Sip & Stitch parties, ad-free video access, a 30-day free trial to the Stitching Squad, and a bonus stripe design to make your blanket truly your own.
The upgrade is for you if you want to:
- Follow the entire pattern in one ad-free document
- Get extra guidance and support as you stitch
- Add more stripe options for a one-of-a-kind blanket
- Keep the complete pattern to make now or save for later
Before you Start the Tidal Textures Throw Border Free Crochet Pattern
Materials
- 6 mm / US J – 10 hook
- Rosarios Amor-Perfeito (50% wool, 50% acrylic, 100g/3.5oz, 120m/131yd) or Wool-Ease LionBrand Wool Ease (80% acrylic, 20% wool, 197yd / 180m, 3oz/80g) in Off White about 276m/301yd and about 30m/33yd in each of the 3 other colors
- Tapestry needle
- Measuring tape
Size
The Blanket section is approximately 1.5 inch / 4 cm wide.
The border stitch doesn’t require any specific stitch multiple.
Gauge
The gauge for this pattern, in stitch pattern, is 12 st for 10 cm / 4”.
Abbreviations
This pattern uses US notations.
- st = stitch
- sl st = slip stitch
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- blo = back loop only
- RS = right side
- WS = wrong side
Notes
Work instructions between [] the indicated number of times or until the end of the row / round.
The final number of stitches is indicated at the end of the row / round between < >.
Sick of all the yarn jargon and conversions?
US vs UK, abbreviations, imperial vs metric, yarn weights, etc?
The turning ch 1, ch 2 don’t count as stitches throughout the pattern except if mentioned otherwise.
The pattern is written in crochet shorthand. For example:
- “dc 1” means to double crochet in the next stitch,
- “dc 2” means to double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches,
- and “2 dc” means to double crochet twice in the next st.
Video Tutorial
Find the right-handed video tutorial for this section of Tidal Textures Throw here on my YouTube channel:
Find the left-handed video tutorial for this section of Tidal Textures Throw here on my YouTube channel:
The Actual Blanket Border Free Crochet Pattern
Starting on the RS in the middle of the last row.
Round 1: Hdc around making 1 st in every stitch of the top and bottom edges and 180 st per side (30 per stripe + divider) + 3 in each corner (mark the middle st), for a total of 672st, join in the round.
Note: The exact stitch count doesn’t matter for the following rounds repeats so you don’t need to worry if you are a few stitches off.
Round 2: Ch 1, [hdc until marked st, hdc 3 in marked st] around, hdc until end of round, turn.
Switch to pink color yarn.
Note: Don’t cut the off-white yarn off, you’ll pick it back up for the next round.Round 3: Ch 1, sl st in the 3rd loop of the hdc below around, turn.
Switch back to off-white color yarn.Round 4: Ch 1, [blo hdc in the hdc below until marked st, blo hdc 3 in marked hdc below] around, blo hdc in hdc below until end of round, turn.
Switch to blue color yarn and repeat round 3 and 4.
Switch to rust color yarn and repeat round 3 and 4.
Final round: Ch 1, [hdc until marked st, hdc 3 in marked st] around, hdc until end of round, turn.
Bind off and weave in all the ends.
Blocking
You’re done with the crocheting part, make sure to weave in all the ends. To make your blanket even prettier, help even your stitches, block your project.
Don’t skip this step as it can make a huge difference. Read my detailed tutorial on why block, how-to, and all my tips and tricks if you need help.
