Shell Square Blanket Pattern

Welcome to Crochet Easy! We’re so glad you’re here. Today, we’re excited to share a charming and cozy project: the Shell Square Blanket. This elegant throw adds warmth and style to any space, and the best part? It’s beginner-friendly!

With just a few basic stitches and techniques, you’ll create a stunning blanket made of beautiful shell motifs that’s perfect for snuggling or gifting. Let’s get started!

 

📏 Gauge

1 motif = 6 inches across
Always check your gauge to ensure the best results.

 

🧶 Skills & Techniques Used

• Chain (ch), single crochet (sc), half double crochet (hdc), and double crochet (dc)

• Working in the round and joining with slip stitches

• Changing colors

• Seaming motifs together

 

 

🧵 Stitch Guide

Magic Ring:
Wrap yarn around your left middle finger twice, leaving a 6″ tail. Insert your hook under both loops and pull up a loop. Chain 1, then begin crocheting into the center. Pull the yarn tail to tighten later.

V-Stitch (V-st):
Work (dc, ch 1, dc) into the indicated stitch or space.

Shell:
Work 7 dc into the indicated stitch or space.

Slip Stitch Seam (Sl St Seam):
With right sides facing, place motifs side by side. Insert your hook through the back loop of the first stitch and the front loop of the corresponding stitch on the next motif. Yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook.

 

🧶 Pattern Notes

This blanket is made by crocheting 42 motifs, which are then joined using slip stitch seams. Once the motifs are assembled, a border is worked around the entire blanket.

 

🧵 Blanket Pattern

Motif (Make 42)

With Contrast Color (CC), make a magic ring.

Round 1:
Ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), then (dc, ch 1) 7 times into the ring. Join with a sl st to the 3rd ch of the beginning ch-4.
(8 dc and 8 ch-1 spaces)

Round 2:
(Sc in next ch-1 space, Shell in next ch-1 space) 4 times. Join with a sl st to the first sc. Drop CC and pick up Main Color (MC).
(8 Shells – 2 per corner)

Round 3:
With MC, (ch 4, dc, ch 3, V-st) in same space. Ch 5, skip next Shell, (V-st, ch 3, V-st) in next sc; repeat from * two more times. Ch 5, skip last Shell, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-4.

Round 4:
Shell in next ch-1 space, sc in ch-3 space, Shell in next ch-1 space, work over ch-5 space and sc in center dc of next Shell (2 rounds below); repeat from * 3 more times. Drop MC, pick up CC.

Round 5:
With CC, ch 4, dc in same stitch, ch 5, skip Shell, [V-st, ch 3, V-st] in next sc (corner), ch 5, skip next Shell, V-st in next sc; repeat from * 3 more times, omitting last V-st. Join to 3rd ch of beginning ch-4. Fasten off CC, pick up MC.

Round 6:
With MC, sl st in ch-1 space of first V-st, Shell in same space. Work over ch-5 space, sc in center dc of Shell 2 rounds below, Shell in next ch-1 space, sc in ch-3 space, Shell in next ch-1 space, sc in center dc of next Shell (2 rounds below), Shell in ch-1 space of next V-st; repeat from * 3 more times, omitting last Shell. Join with a sl st to first dc of beginning Shell.
(12 Shells)

Round 7:
Ch 2 (counts as dc), work (2 hdc, 3 sc, 2 hdc) across each Shell. Dc in each sc along the motif edges. In each corner sc, work 3 dc. Join to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3.

 

🧵 Finishing

Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Using MC, join motifs with slip stitch seams: 6 motifs across and 7 motifs down.

 

🪡 Border

Join CC in the top right corner with a sl st.

Round 1:
Ch 1, sc evenly across edges:

• 156 sc across the top

• 4 sc in each corner

• 180 sc down each side
  Join with sl st to the beginning sc.

Round 2:
Join MC with a sc two stitches to the left of the top-right corner.
Skip 2 stitches, 5 dc in next stitch, skip 2, sc in next stitch; repeat to one stitch before the corner.
Skip 1, 5 dc in corner stitch, skip 1, sc in next stitch; repeat around. Omit final sc. Join with a sl st to first sc.

📘 Abbreviations

Shell Stitch Baby Blanket Pattern Free PDF

We hope you enjoy making your Shell Square Blanket as much as we enjoyed designing it. It’s a perfect project to work on during cozy evenings and makes a heartfelt gift for someone special.

Happy crocheting! 🧶💖