Create a soft, cozy blanket with the beautiful Little Puff Stitch Heart Crochet Blanket. The easy repeating stitch pattern uses small puff stitches worked closely together, creating a dimensional texture that looks almost like little hearts. It’s a simple stitch pattern, but the finished blanket has plenty of visual interest and a wonderfully cozy feel.
The pattern uses an easy one-row repeat, making it relaxing to crochet once you get into the rhythm of the stitches. The puff stitches create the all-over texture without requiring complicated stitch combinations.
Free pattern by Victoria Pietz from Pattern Princess
Written, step-by-step instructions are included, along with both right-handed and left-handed video tutorials to help you along the way.
With 11 blanket sizes from baby through king, you can make this blanket for a nursery, child, lap, sofa, or bed. The sample uses soft, colorful yarn with gentle rainbow-inspired color changes, but this design would be just as pretty in a solid color, coordinating stripes, pastels, neutrals, or your favorite variegated yarn. It’s also a wonderful pattern for using up leftover yarn.
You can choose how you want to finish your blanket, too. Leave the edge without a border for a clean, simple look, or add the optional one-round puff stitch border to carry that pretty little puff motif around the entire blanket. Whether you make a small baby blanket or a cozy king-size version, the Little Puffs pattern is a lovely way to create a soft and textured blanket with a little heart-inspired charm.
Skill Level
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate. The stitch pattern is repetitive and easy to memorize, but the puff stitch requires working through several loops at once. Keeping your tension relaxed will make the puff stitches easier to complete.
Gauge
Approximately 11 stitches and 6 rows = 4 x 4 inches in pattern.
Size
- Stroller Blanket: Without Border 28 X 28 inches, With Border 30 x 30 inches.
- Baby Blanket: Without Border 34 X 34 inches, With Border 36 x 36 inches.
- Toddler Blanket (shown): Without Border 40 X 40 inches, With Border 42 x 42 inches.
- Small Throw: Without Border 43 X 48 inches, With Border 45 x 50 inches.
- Medium Throw: Without Border 48 X 58 inches, With Border 50 x 60 inches.
- Large Throw: Without Border 58 X 68 inches, With Border 60 x 70 inches.
- X Large Throw: Without Border 68 X 78 inches, With Border 70 x 80 inches.
- Twin: Without Border 68 X 98 inches, With Border 70 x 100 inches.
- Full: Without Border 78 X 98 inches, With Border 80 x 100 inches.
- Queen: Without Border 88 X 98 inches, With Border 90 x 100 inches.
- King: Without Border 104 X 98 inches, With Border 106 x 100 inches.
Materials
Lion Brand Yarn Ice Cream, 3 Light / DK, 100% Acrylic. 394 yards each skein. Care. Machine Wash, Machine Dry.
Yarn Color: Parfait
- Stroller Blanket: 765 yards, 2 skeins.
- Baby Blanket: 1,100 yards, 3 skeins.
- Toddler Blanket (shown): 1,480 yards, 4 skeins.
- Small Throw: 1,920 yards, 5 skeins.
- Medium Throw: 2,600 yards, 7 skeins.
- Large Throw: 3,600 yards, 10 skeins.
- X Large Throw: 4,800 yards, 13 skeins.
- Twin: 6,000 yards, 16 skeins.
- Full: 6,800 yards, 18 skeins.
- Queen: 7,700 yards, 20 skeins.
- King: 9,050 yards, 23 skeins.
Supplies
Size I Crochet Hook 5.5mm
Tapestry Needle
Scissors
Tape Measure
Victoria Pietz from Pattern Princess
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