Crochet Blanket Candy Cane Lane

"This simple, colorful and festive crochet blanket features stripy granny squares embellished with crochet candy cane appliqués and a candy cane heart with a bow in the corner - all ready for gifting! The border is made of granny and ribbed stitches to complement the candy cane stripes. There is a choice of two types of borders available. This Christmas crochet blanket comes with step-by-step photo tutorials for the candy cane appliqué, the border and the bow embellishment. "

Crochet Hook4.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet GaugeThe gauge is 16 dc x 9 dc rows = 4″ x 4.2″.

Finished SizeThe finished measurements are 144 cm/ 56.5 in x 111 cm/ 43.5 in.

Materials List

• Stylecraft Special DK (3/ light) yarn in White (6 x 100g skeins), Lipstick (3 x 100g skeins), Grass Green (2 x 100g skeins), Kelly Green (1 x 100g skein) and Matador (1 x 100g skein)
• Size 7/ 4.5 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Tapestry/ yarn needle
• Measuring tape
• Pins