No vague instructions, no missing counts — each chart is a complete blanket plan: grid, palette, and stitch counts.
The problem with most blanket patterns isn't skill — it's the pattern. Vague repeats, unstated yardage, color changes you discover too late. These charts work differently: the whole design is a counted grid, so you always know the next stitch and exactly how much yarn each color needs.
Three styles below, three different commitments: the ripple for meditative evenings, the granny square for portable progress, the gingham for the fastest finish in crochet.
Deep-to-pale ocean blues in the classic zigzag. One chevron repeat on the chart; work it across to any width.
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A romantic rose-palette granny — five shades of pink and cream. Perfect stash-buster, one square per evening.
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The picnic-blanket classic. Three colors carried inside the stitches — no sewing, no ends, just a steady rhythm.
Download chart (PNG) ⬇️Each chart is the full plan: grid, palette, and per-color stitch counts. Print it or keep it on your phone while you work.
Work 10 cm of the pattern, measure it, and scale to your blanket size. The yarn calculator converts your total stitch count into skeins per color.
Blanket charts are meditative by design — the pattern tells you what's next, every stitch, no counting anxiety.
Have a photo you love? The free generator turns it into a stitch-ready chart — grid, palette, and stitch counts included.
The gingham: single crochet with three carried colors in big blocks — no shaping, no counting beyond the block width. A granny square is the other classic answer, because irregularities disappear into the texture.
Measure your gauge instead of trusting a number: chain 20, crochet 10 rows, measure the width, then scale. In worsted yarn with a 5 mm hook, most crocheters get 7–8 cm per 10 single crochet — so a 120 cm throw starts around 150–170 chains.
Worsted-weight (#4) acrylic for everyday blankets: cheap, soft, machine-washable, and available everywhere. Cotton for summer and drape; chenille-style for instant coziness (but harder frogging). Buy one dye lot, plus an extra skein.
Yes, free for personal use — download, print, and stitch. They're original designs made for this site.
Yes — upload a photo or image to the pattern generator and it becomes a stitch grid with counted colors. For geometric ideas like the gingham and ripple, the blanket charts on this page show the repeat to adapt.