This Crochet Stained Glass Blanket is a true eye-catcher! Built from large granny squares in vivid colors and black textural lines, its ornate design resembles traditional leaded windows. If you’re looking for a blanket with an outstanding decorative effect, this handmade masterpiece will surely delight everyone who sees it. Follow the full video tutorial from Bag-O-Day Crochet and get started on this remarkable project!
How Much Yarn Will You Need?
For this stained-glass blanket crochet pattern, you will need worsted yarn in black for the overlay accents and rainbow-colored yarn for the base. The designer used Ice Yarns Picasso in Rainbow (64626) shade and Red Heart Super Saver in black, but you can go for any other medium-weight yarn with acrylic fiber content.
To complete this blanket, prepare about 1800 yards of color yarn and 1000 yards of black yarn.
What Crochet Skills Do You Need To Know?
This crochet blanket pattern is an intermediate-level project. The step-by-step video guidance makes things a lot easier, though, so anyone willing to take on a new challenge is welcome to give it a try.
To be able to work it, you need fundamental crochet skills, including working basic stitches in rounds and decreasing. You will also use some bobbles for the squares and the blanket border as well as post stitches to create the contrasting surface lines
How Many Squares Do You Need For A Blanket?
The sample shown in the video is made of 12 large granny squares, each measuring 13” across. Once you join them together, you will get a blanket that’s 46” wide and 60” long. If you want, you can add more pieces to create a larger blanket. Another option to adjust the size is to use a different yarn weight and hook.
Free Step-by-Step Video Tutorials
Check out the easy-to-follow videos below to learn how to crochet granny squares with a beautiful stained-glass effect and how to sew them together, creating a stunning handmade blanket.
