The other Oh My patterns inspired many requests for a blanket - and I do love to crochet blankets! So here is my latest free crochet blanket pattern - the Oh My Blanket!
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Made to Last
While I adore the Lion Brand Baby Alpaca I used with this stitch before, making a blanket called for something a little more durable (aka kid and pet and life-friendly)! So I chose Lion Brand Heartland - it's super soft and comes in lovely colorways inspired by our national parks! I went with blues and taupe for a beachy feel, something I have been craving during this cold. But you can use as many or few colors as you like to create your own custom palette. And when you carry the yarn along the side, covering it up later with the border, you don't end up with a ton of ends to weave in either!
Oh My Blanket
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US-K, 6.5 mm hook - Furls
Lion Brand Heartland (Aran/"4"/UK: 10 ply; 251 yds/230 m; 5.01 oz)
Shown in Throw/Afghan Size:
Color A: Great Sand Dunes - 3 balls (660 yds)
B: Olympic - 3 balls (550 yds)
C: Glacier Bay - 3 balls (550 yds)
D: Pinnacles - 3 balls (550 yds)
Gauge: 15 sts x 9 rows = 4" in pattern
Size: 46" x 58" shown, see other options below
Helpful Links and Tutorials
Crochet Tutorial and Chart for the Oh My Blanket
Matching Patterns: Oh My Cowl; Oh My Hat; Oh My Mitts
OTHER SIZE GUIDELINES:
This pattern calls for a multiple of 8, +2 and has a 4 row repeat. The numbers below are estimates, and may vary.
- Baby Blanket: Chain 138, 82 rows, 1150 yds
- Throw/Afghan: Chain 162, 120 rows, 2310 yds (shown)
- Twin: Chain 266, 202 rows, 5460 yds
- Full/Queen: Chain 338, 214 rows, 7410 yds
- King/Cal King: Ch 378, 226 rows, 8675 yds
SPECIAL STITCHES:
- big shell - (4 dc, ch 1, 4 dc) in indicated st
- V st - (dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st
INSTRUCTIONS:
Row 1: With first color, ch 162, skip ch closest to hook, sc in next ch, *skip 3 chs, big shell in next st, skip 3 chs, sc in next ch; repeat from * across, finishing last st with next color, turn. (20 big shells)
Row 2: Continuing with next color, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in 1st st, ch 5, skip big shell, *V st in next sc, ch 5, skip big shell; repeat from * across, 2 dc in last st, turn. (19 V sts and 4 dc sts)
Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), 4 dc in 1st st, sc in ch-1 sp of next big shell (enclosing previous round ch-5 in the st), *big shell in ch-1 sp of next V st, sc in ch-1 sp of next big shell; repeat from * across, (4 dc, ch 1, dc) in top of ch-3, finishing last st with next color, turn. (19 big shells, 2 half shells)
Row 4: Continuing with next color, ch 1, sc in 1st st, ch 2, V st in next sc st, *ch 5, skip big shell, V st in next sc st; repeat from * across, then ch 2, sc in 3rd ch of ch-4, turn. (20 V sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, big shell in ch-1 sp of next V st, *sc in ch-1 sp of next big shell (enclosing previous round ch-5 in the st), big shell in ch-1 sp of next V st; repeat from * across, sc in last sc finishing st with next color, turn. (20 big shells)
Rows 6 - 117: Repeat Rows 2 - 5, changing colors at the end of every odd numbered row.
Rows 118 and 119: Repeat Row 2 and 3.
Row 120: Ch 1, sc in in 1st st, ch 2, V st in next sc st, *ch 2, sc in ch-1 sp of next big shell, ch 2, V st in next sc st; repeat from * across, then ch 2, sc in 3rd ch of ch-4, turn. (20 V sts)
Border Rounds:
Border Round 1: Ch 1, sc evenly around blanket, working 3 sc in each corner; join. (Tip: Working across Row 120, sc in each st and ch-1 sp, 2 sc in each ch-2 sp.)
Border Round 2: Sl st into next st, ch 1, (sc, dc) in same st, skip next st, *(sc, dc) in next st, skip next st; repeat from * around, working (sc, dc, sc, dc, sc, dc) in each corner st; join and break yarn.
And that's the much requested Oh My Blanket! I hope you enjoy making this free crochet blanket pattern - and cozying up in it too!
The Fine Print
Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2017, all rights reserved. Please do not reprint or repost this pattern. Please do link to this page to share this pattern with others. If you wish to make items for sale from this pattern, or translate it to another language, please visit the About page for details. Thank you to Lion Brand Yarn for providing the yarn for this pattern!
Loretta says
I have tried to print this pattern but the print friendly button doesn't work. I have tried several times. Would love the pattern
Tamara Kelly says
Sounds like the button was glitching a bit this weekend, sorry about that! It also requires you to allow popups, and some computer's settings don't allow that. I'd recommend opening PrintFriendly.com in another tab and pasting the URL in the box there. You can also add the Clean Print option to your Chrome browser, or copy and paste to a word document.
Violet says
I have wanted to learn this stitch for a while now, and I can definitely learn it from your pattern! Thank you for creating a PDF download. I can save it to my tablet and read it even when not online!
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you so much! ♥
Jody from knotioms.com says
I love the blanket. Thanks for the pattern!
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you so much! 😀
Danielle says
My row one isn't working out properly. Is it supposed to be skip 3 on both sides of the big shell?
Thank you!
Danielle
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Danielle! It is skip 3 on both sides. 🙂
Roni says
I just can't make this pattern... It won't lay flat, twists and turns, Help
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Roni! We're uploading the video tutorial to youtube now (a few technical delays, alas), and it should be available later today!
Elizabeth says
My first row is twist. N turns not straight is it suppose be like that.do I need skip 3 and work on big shell where u go go 1st st?
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Elizabeth! Have you checked out the video and chart? https://www.mooglyblog.com/oh-blanket-tutorial/
MaRy says
Roni!! Mine was doing that when I didn't skip 3 chains after the big shell and then SC!!
Tamara Kelly says
My apologies for the typo, it's fixed now! 🙂
MaRy says
Danielle , I did mine 2 times before I looked at your comment ! I got like 30 shells! Thanks for bringing it up
MaRy says
I was having the same problem! Thank u!
Karol Beaufore says
Is the 550 yards a total for each color or is that the anmont f each ball. I think it would be a total but want to make sure before I buy my yarn.
Thank you
friend7151
Tamara Kelly says
That is total - 3 balls of each color. The yardage per ball is in the parentheses. 🙂
Patty says
I really, REALLY appreciate your detailed information about quantities of yarn needed for each size. It helps SO much! Too often pattern contributors only give yarn weights which is of little use if someone plans to use a different brand of yarn etc. Thank you!
Tamara Kelly says
I'm so glad it's helpful Patty, thank you!
MEiti Hakim says
I'd really appreciate if you can let me know how many yarns on each color do we need to make a full/queen size blanket? Thanks so much!
Tamara Kelly says
Hello Meiti! The queen size uses 7410 yds total, so proportionately that would work out to about 2130 yds of Color A, and 1760 yds each of colors B through D. 🙂 How many balls or skeins that is depends on your yarn choice. In the recommended yarn, that would be 9 balls of Color A, and 8 balls of each of the other 3 colors.
Sandra Aiken says
Thank you for the free pattern. I am looking forward to making it this year.
Tamara Kelly says
🙂 Thank you Sandra, I'm so glad you like it!
Becky says
Just to be sure---on the very first row after the first big shell, is it ch 3 or skip 3, then sc? is the first row supposed to poof out or am I missing something?
Thank you for the great pattern!
Tamara Kelly says
It's skip 3. It does poof a little bit, but straightens out with the next couple of rows. 🙂 And then the border calms it down too.
Danielle says
I peeked at one of the other patterns and figured it out, but yes it does straighten out with a few rows. Thank you for the help! I'm loving the look of the pattern.
Tamara Kelly says
Oh good! Thank you Danielle!
becky says
Yea! I dd keep on going and it's looking better. Thanks again--I live how it's looking!
Linda says
I would love to make this in the throw size but I am concerned about blocking. My apt. is small and the only space I have to block my projects is on my bed. I have read that it isn't necessary to block acrylic. Did you block your completed blanket? Could you share some of your blocking tips? Thank You for sharing this lovely pattern.
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Linda! I didn't block this one! 🙂 Usually if I do block something, I just wet it and shape it to dry. But I don't think this one needs it!
Janet says
Do you have any tips for carrying more than one yarn color up the side of the work? The only time I tried it before, everything got so tangled that I just gave up. Thanks!
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Janet! What I try to do is line my yarns up in a bin in the order I'll use them in, and then twist the bin as I work, to keep the yarns from tangling. Failing that, I just take a moment every time I change colors to pull the new color free from the rest and keep it separate and off to the side until I'm done with that one and ready for the next. 🙂 I hope that helps!
Rochell Z says
I can't wait until the Tutorial, I am so lost on row 2
Tamara Kelly says
Coming Wednesday! 🙂
Rochell Z says
Oh thank you so much!!
Patti Temple says
This is such a beautiful pattern. I am going to try to make it a bit smaller - for a Preemie. I love the pattern and thing is would be beautiful in a Preemie size. There is such a need at NICU units for blankets, hats, booties, bibs, snuggles, Tiny Octopus (ask me about this if you want) burial gowns and so much more. I am doing all I can to make these things and donate them to my area hospitals. If anyone has time, extra small pieces of yarn (it doesn't take much) I would be glad to share my research.
I am sure you must have dozens (hundreds) of patterns which would be appropriate for this as well. I would greatly appreciate these sites.
Thank you for all you provide to us who crochet - almost constantly.
Your's in Needle Work
Patti
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you so much Pam! <3 And thank you for all you do!
Courtney says
How do you carry the colors up the side? i have never done it before, but seems like it is much better than sewing in all the ends.
Tamara Kelly says
That will be included in the video tutorial coming later today! 😀 Sorry for the wait - technical difficulties this morning!
Barbara says
What a beautiful pattern! Heartland yarn is one of my favorites, so this is definitely going on my "for me" list! Thank you for another wonderful project, Tamara!
Tamara Kelly says
😀 Thank you so much Barbara!
Linda says
I love the pattern and it's not difficult!! In fact quite addictive !! I am using 3 colours in Aran but hope to make it in finer yarn too!! Thank you for making it available
Tamara Kelly says
😀 Thank you, I'm so glad you're enjoying it Linda!
Jody says
Love this pattern. Just finished a blanket in black, red, white, and gray. It's the first piece I've finished that I am very happy with how it turned out. Thank you for putting this on line.
Tamara Kelly says
😀 Thank you so much Jody, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Kerry says
Hi, I left this same question on your youtube page for this pattern. How do you finish off the other 3 colors that are left on the side of the blanket? Do you just cut them off and weave in the ends?
Thanks,
Kerry
Tamara Kelly says
Yes! 🙂 That's all there is to it!
EBb says
Cute blanket!
I swear I have 162 chains but the math isn't working out right - I must be skipping some along the way. Do I need to make the chains bigger/looser to count properly? I'm sort of new at this and can't get it right!
Tamara Kelly says
Hi EBb! Thank you!
With that many chains it can be very easy to lose count or miss a couple along the way. As long as the beginning chain isn't too big between the first row stitches and if you're just a couple chains short, I'd recommend this: click here
EBB says
Thanks for the help!
I finally figured out what I was doing wrong! I couldn't see the first chain of 3 to skip before the single crochet to close the shell. I'm not sure why I'm having such trouble finding it to start the count. So...I'm placing a marking at the stitch after the single to crochet spot so I know where I have to "land" - and it's helping! 🙂
Tamara Kelly says
I'm so glad you found a solution! Stitch markers are crochet-savers! 😀
Ray says
I love making blankets anonymously for people in need and tried this pattern for something different. I loved the ease of the work and how beautiful it turned out. Thanks for sharing this with us. You'll make a lot of people happy.
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you so much Ray, I really appreciate your saying so! I'm so glad you enjoyed the pattern. Thank you for doing what you do!
Noëllie says
Hi Tamara ! Big thank you from France for this beautiful blanket (that I'm going to make as a carpet with some sort of mat underneath so that it's more stiff). BUT ! I wanted to personnalize the size, and I made 170 chains to begin with (21x8 +2, if I understood correctly). Problem is : at the end of the 1st shell row, I don't have 4 stitches left after the shell like you do, but 4 stitches left after the sc, probably because I have an odd number of shells... So what do I do from here ? Do I make half a shell in the last stitch ? But then I'm not sure how to proceed for the next row... or do you think it would be easier to undo the entire row and add or cut 8 stitches in my chain so I have an even number of shells ?
Thank you so much
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Noëllie! I suspect you may have missed some chains somewhere. But there's an easy fix! You can use this technique to add 4 more chains to your starting chain, and finish your repeat: https://www.mooglyblog.com/adding-chains-to-foundation/
Lisa Vittie says
Thank you, The pattern was very easy to follow along.
I made this for a friend for her birthday and she loved it.
Tamara Kelly says
I'm so glad to hear it, thank you Lisa!
Michelle says
I can't download this pattern -- there is no print button. Just advertisements for other applications I don't want on my computer. 🙁
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Michelle! It's the green button right above the related posts. 🙂 There's a tutorial here: https://www.mooglyblog.com/print-pattern-use-print-friendly-button-moogly/
Michelle says
Thanks so much, Tamara -- loved the pattern and the colors go beautifully together! I'm sorry if I didn't mention that in my previous comment. So many of these sites are loaded with doc/PDF advertisements that sometimes the real print function gets lost that it gets frustrating after a while. 🙂
Thanks so much for responding and being so helpful!
DeAnna Renno says
This is a beautiful blanket and I can not wait to make it. Could you make it with Bernat Baby Blanket chunky type yarn?
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you! You can if you use a much larger hook! 🙂 You won't need to chain as many of course, either!
Amy sue west says
Just finished this blanket using bulky yarn. I had to decrease the chain to get it to a size that wouldn't engulf the entire room. 🙂 It was an easy project that turned out beautifully. I especially like the border because it was chunky enough, but didn't detract from the beauty of all the shells. Thank you. All my notes and progress is on Ravelry.
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you so much Amy! I'll keep an eye out for it on Ravelry!
Debbie says
Hi! I can't find the tutorial for this blanket. Did you post it somewhere and I just can't find It? Thanks.
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Debbie! It's linked above in the bullet points, and at https://www.mooglyblog.com/oh-blanket-tutorial/ 🙂
og says
3 balls (500 yards)....is that 3 balls each 500 yards or 500 yards in total?
Tamara Kelly says
The yarn listed has 251 yds per ball, so you need 3 balls of each color (550-660 yds of each color)
Patrina says
I loved making this blanket!!! Thank you for sharing it.
Tamara Kelly says
😀 I'm so glad to hear it, thank you Patrina!
AshLey says
I just finished my first row and ended up with 18 big shells instead of 20. It looks okay, but will the pattern still work with only 18 big shells?
Tamara Kelly says
It should! 🙂
Emily says
Would you be able to Simply DK for this pattern?
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Emily! Since it's a blanket and doesn't have to "fit" you can use any yarn you like, really! 🙂 If you are worried about size, you can just follow the instructions for the next size up. I do recommend that if you go down to a DK weight yarn, you go down a hook size or two too. 🙂
Harriet Gibbard says
Hi, I love the look of this blanket!
2 things before I start the kingsize: 1) can I foundation chain the 378 chains as I’m much better at this technique? 2) if it’s not big enough do I just keep adding stitches in 8s and then add 2 on the end, or is it 10?
Thanks
Harriet
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Harriet! Thank you!
1. I would start with a FSC row of 377 (the last one is the turning chain when chaining the usual way). Then, ch 1 and work Row 1 into the FSC as if they were the chains.
2. Just add 8 more at a time. 🙂
Harriet Gibbard says
Thanks! I’ll let you know how it turns out x
Kam says
Hello! I'm a returning crocheter ("returning" in the sense that I picked up the skill all the way back in high school, and only seriously got back into it recently), and this pattern seemed like the perfect way to jumpstart some of the old muscle memory and get back in the swing of things. Thank you for writing a very clear pattern! Once I understood the repeat it's been easy to just sit back and whizz through rows while watching TV or listening to podcasts. I'm currently three-fourths of the way done making a twin-size blanket; I've been measuring it against my bed, instead of counting rows, since you wrote the pattern clearly enough that I'm confident I can keep on making the blanket longer until it's as long as I need it to be without really having to count rows.
I'm also very glad you gave the yardage for the yarn instead of the weight. I prefer to work with cotton yarns given the tropical climate here in the Philippines, and since cotton yarns tend to be heavier than acrylic yarns, knowing the yardage was much more useful when it came time to buy the yarns I was going to use. Your choice of color palette also inspired my own color choices, though I opted for brighter blues and replaced the lightest blue in your palette with a bright teal yarn, and the taupe with a soft white, so as to mimic the colors of the beaches I visited when I was younger and in recent memory, like Boracay, El Nido, and Coron.
Anyway, I think I've rambled enough. Again, thank you for writing this pattern, and I'm looking forward to giving some of the others on your blog a shot!
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Kam! I'm so glad you like it, thank you! Your colors sound so lovely! I'd love to see it when you're done if you would like to share it - tamarakelly@mooglyblog.com ♥
Rita says
I’m having trouble with row 1. I have tried again and again but to no avail I still get only 19 shells no matter how many times I have tried. Even hubby tried it and he only got 19 also. I’m using stitch markers as I go along too but that didn’t fix it either. Still only 19
Tamara Kelly says
Have you checked the video tutorial and chart? If so, you can just go with the width you've got, or add 8 more chains to your starting chain.
Rita says
Yes I did see the video and chart, but I still keep coming up with the same thing. Very frustrating...lol.
Rebecca says
I love this blanket. But I am having trouble with the border across the top, it isn’t in a straight line.
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Rebecca, and thank you! Have you made Row 120? That should give it a nice straight edge. A bit of blocking might help too!
Stacey says
Thank you for the beautiful pattern. I made one in turquoise, teal & navy as a wedding gift for my sister, turned out lovely xo
yvonne says
hi,ireally like that you put the instructions for the different sizes of afghans,it makes it so easy.i havent made the afghn yet,will be starting soon.thanks again.
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you so much Yvonne, I hope you enjoy it!
DS says
Are you keeping your tension pretty tight on this? I see that the shells between rows are pretty snug with minimal to no gaps between them. Some of mine have gapping and when I watched the video tutorial it seems like you keep the tension rather taught and even help bring the row closer to the part you’re working on. Is that correct? I am just trying to get all the shells to be snug so the blanket looks full and solid. Maybe I need more time, I’m only on the second color, row 3.
Tamara Kelly says
Yes, I find I often adjust my tension to the stitch pattern. 🙂
DS says
So what are you doing to ensure that you don’t have gapping between shells or rows of shells to where it looks so uniform? I want to make sure that it looks uniform and like a cohesive piece. However I feel like mine looks wonky compared to yours.
Tamara Kelly says
Nothing other than what's shown! Are you getting gauge? You might crochet looser and need to go down a hook size. 🙂
Maria says
Hi Tamara, just wanted to thank you for sharing this lovely pattern. I am a visual learner so the video is super helpful but I am working on reading the shorthand instructions too! My blanket is being worked in Caron Simply Soft, chocolate, bone, dark sage and pistachio and I am really liking how it is turning out so far! The shells are just gorgeous!
Tamara Kelly says
Thank you so much, Maria! ♥
Noëllie says
(For some reason, I can't reply, so I just answer in another comment !)
Oh my god, I counted and checked over and over again, and yet, I DID make a mistake : I made an extra *skip 3 + sc* in the row, so of course I was missing 4 stitches at the end ! And after the 2nd shell (21 in total !!) :'( I'm going to do the entire row again, but I'm saving the "extra-stitches tips" cause it's brillant, ans you never now ! Thank you !
Tamara Kelly says
Doh! Hate when that happens, but so glad you were able to figure it out! ♥
Karen Ellzey says
I’m making this pattern in 5 colors for a friend. I prefer to is either an I hook or an H hook do you think 5 skeins (355 per skein) of each color is enough yarn to do a queen sized afghan?
Tamara Kelly says
Hi Karen! If you look at the size chart above (labeled "OTHER SIZE GUIDELINES:"), a queen size blanket calls for 7410 yds, so I'm afraid that wouldn't be enough.