Game Day Blanket

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The Chiefs are my husbands favorite football team, so when we found out they would be going to the Super Bowl he was pretty excited. A day or two later I was shopping at Walmart and I passed a display of blanket yarn on an end cap, and a couple of colors popped out at me and I immediately knew I wanted to make a blanket for my husband. 

I took a quick picture of the yarn display so I could show him and ask him if he would want me to make it and when I showed it to him, before I could even say what I was planning to make, he said "yes, I do think you should make a Chiefs blanket". So apparently we had the exact same thought when we saw the yarn. It doesn't hurt that the bright red and bright yellow skeins really stood out. 

I just came up with a simple stripe pattern that I based on the Chiefs uniforms, but I feel like it is basic enough stripe that you could change the colors up to work for pretty much any team. Then I crocheted the whole thing in double crochet. When I am working with thick, fuzzy yarns, like blanket yarn, I like to keep the stitches pretty simple, and double crochet worked great for this project. 

It is super soft and cuddly, and it is going to be perfect for watching the game this weekend, or for just cuddling up to watch a movie or read a book. The finished blanket is throw size (about 50" wide x 58" long). It works up pretty fast and is a great project for while you are watching or listening to something and just want a kind of mindless project to work on. Not only would it be a great blanket to make for this weekend, but it would be a great project to make this weekend, somthing to work on while you watch. 

How to Crochet a Game Day Blanket

Finished Size: approx. 50" x 58"

You will need:

• 4 skeins Bernat Blanket Yarn in Color A (red- Crimson)
• 2 skeins Bernat Blanket Yarn in Color B (white- White)
• 1 skein Bernat Blanket Yarn in Color C (yellow- Sunsoaked)
• N/15- 10mm crochet hook
• yarn needle
• scissors

Instructions:

Pattern Notes-

This blanket is made to be a throw size blanket (about 50x58) but can easily be adjusted to be a different size because it is just double crochet stitches, however adjusting the size (fewer starting chains for skinnier blanket, more starting chains for wider blanket, fewer rows for shorter blanket, more rows for longer blanket) will change the number of skeins needed to make the blanket. If adjusting the length you may also need to adjust the stripes to get the size you want, so just be aware of that if you decide to make changes. 

Another thing, I had to purchase a second skein of white to finish the last, probably 20 stitches, of the last white stripe, so depending on your tension and how long you cut your tails you may not need the second skein, but I would plan on it just to be safe.

Last note, I used the stacked single crochet for my first stitch on each row, rather than the traditional ch 3 turn. You can use either but I feel like the stacked single stitch gives a neater edge without the gaps that you often have with a chain 3. There is no border on this blanket so the edge of the rows is the finished edge. The video below shows how to to make the stacked single crochet stitch. 

Blanket Pattern-

Begin with Color A (red)

ch 90

Row 1: stacked sc in first st (or work turning ch 3, stacked sc or turning ch 3 counts as first st), 1 dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Rows 2-12: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color B (white)

Rows 13-14: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color C (yellow)

Rows 15-16: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color B 

Rows 17-18: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color A

Rows 19-28: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color B (white)

Rows 29-30: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color C (yellow)

Rows 31-32: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color B 

Rows 33-34: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color A

Rows 35-44: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color B (white)

Rows 45-46: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color C (yellow)

Rows 47-48: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color B 

Rows 49-50: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Change to Color A

Rows 51-62: turn, stacked sc in first st (or ch 3), dc in each st to the end (90 dc)

Finish off, weave in all ends