A relaxing two-color crochet blanket project featuring the textured moss stitch, perfect for beginners who want to craft a cozy throw or thoughtful gift.
Ingredients
Contrast A: Red Heart® Super Saver® O’Go™ Soft Navy (7180), 4 O’Gos
Contrast B: Red Heart® Super Saver® O’Go™ Newsprint (7124), 5 O’Gos
Crochet hook: U.S. I/9 (5.5 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
Yarn needle (optional)
Scissors (optional)
Instructions
Make the foundation chain. With Contrast A, chain 170.
Work the setup row on the right side. Single crochet in the fourth chain from the hook. This counts as one single crochet, one chain, and one single crochet. Repeat across the chain: chain 1, skip the next chain, and single crochet in the next chain. Join Contrast B and turn, ensuring there are 169 stitches at the end of the row.
Work the first moss stitch row on the wrong side. With Contrast B, chain 2; this counts as one single crochet and one chain. Skip the first single crochet, then work one single crochet in the next chain-one space. Repeat this sequence across to the last single crochet. Turn.
Work the second moss stitch row. With Contrast A, chain 2; this counts as one single crochet and one chain. Skip the first single crochet, work one single crochet in the next chain-one space, and repeat across to the last single crochet. Turn.
Continue the color sequence. Repeat the previous two moss stitch rows, alternating Contrast B and Contrast A. Continue until the blanket measures 58 in. (147.5 cm) from the beginning, ending on a right-side row. Fasten off.
Prepare the fringe. Cut 12 in. (30.5 cm) lengths of both Contrast A and Contrast B. For each fringe bundle, take two strands of A and two strands of B together. Fold the four strands in half.
Attach the fringe. Knot each folded bundle through every other stitch along the top and bottom edges, aligning the fringe with the single crochet stitches.
Trim the fringe once all bundles are attached for a tidy finish.
