A throw blanket can be a long term project or a chunky yarn project designed to move quickly. These seven designer patterns differ in size range, yarn weight, stitch texture, and finishing details.
Chunky yarn versions move fast with a bigger hook than you would use for a garment; the long term projects just need patience.
Throw blanket patterns to explore
1. Easy Crochet Throw Pattern
Hannah Cross’s Oolong Blanket comes in 15 sizes, from a small throw up, in 100 percent acrylic DK yarn, and it is rated Beginner. It uses the cabbage patch stitch with a simple half double crochet border, and the size choice means you can make a baby blanket, a lap throw or a bigger blanket from one pattern. A DK acrylic is affordable and easy to wash, and the page lists the sizes and yarn amounts.
2. Presto! 4.5 Hour Afghan
Jess Coppom’s Presto! afghan is called the 4.5 hour afghan, worked in chunky yarn with simple stitches, so it works up faster than most scarves. It uses four skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (super bulky) on a size Q (15 mm) hook, plus a 5.5 mm hook for the border where the exact size is not critical, and it measures 42 by 52 inches. The fringe is made with a tassel maker or a 3.75 inch cardboard tube, so it is a good last-minute gift.
3. Sedona Fringed Crochet Throw
The Sedona is a monochrome fringed throw that combines two weights of the same color, Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (7 skeins, super bulky) and Wool-Ease (2 skeins, medium) for a textured look. It uses a size N (10 mm) and a Q (15.75 mm) hook, and Jess says she was inspired by Anthropologie styles. A kit with the yarn and pattern is sold, and an ad-free PDF with a stitch chart.
4. The 2 Day Throw Blanket
Michelle Moore’s 2 Day Throw is rated Beginner and comes in small, medium and large, worked flat in the Suzette stitch in super bulky gradient yarn (Bernat Perfect Phasing) on a 9 mm hook. She says the small throw came together in a single evening, and it is a good pick for gifts, markets or last-minute decor. There is a video tutorial.
5. Free Chunky Crochet Throw Pattern
Alnaar Harnish wrote this for people who feel held back by how long blankets take. It uses a simple quick stitch in super bulky yarn, 18 skeins in two colors on a 6.5 mm hook, so you could finish in a week or faster. To make it wider, use the hook size on the yarn label and make the foundation chain longer, in a multiple of 3 plus 1, and remember the blanket will be slightly narrower than the chain.
6. Popping Posts Throw Blanket
Ashley Parker loves Bernat Blanket yarn, and says this Popping Posts throw takes her about 4 to 6 hours to crochet. It combines single crochet and front post double crochet in super bulky yarn on a 12 mm hook, and is a quick and easy blanket that leaves you ready for a snuggle. She has made it several times, so the timing comes from experience.
7. Old Fashioned Throw Blanket
Ashleigh made this with Lion Brand Touch of Cashmere in Brandy, worked in a mini bean stitch that gives a squishy fabric with a lovely drape, and she says it works in any yarn. It comes in 12 sizes, with a table of sizes in the pattern, and the throw is 52 by 60 inches in worsted weight yarn. The page has her design notes and yarn advice.
