Crochet C2C Hot Air Balloon Blanket
Discover the enchanting world of crochet with the captivating C2C Hot Air Balloon Blanket pattern. This unique design will transport you to the skies as you create a cozy masterpiece that is both functional and visually stunning. With its intricate stitches and vibrant colors, this blanket is sure to become a cherished heirloom for generations to come. This pattern combines the beauty of hot air balloons with the versatility of the corner-to-corner technique, resulting in a breathtaking masterpiece that will captivate both young and old. As you work your way through each row, you'll witness the gradual transformation of the blanket, as the hot air balloons come to life in a symphony of colors. Whether you're a seasoned crocheter or a beginner looking for a new challenge, this pattern will ignite your imagination and inspire you to create something truly extraordinary. So grab your crochet hook and let your creativity soar with the C2C Hot Air Balloon Blanket!
Materials you will need:
Finished Size
33 x 54 inches
Stitches used in the pattern
- dc = double crochet
- ch = chains
- sl st = slip stitch
- corner to corner (C2C)
Quick note: You’ll crochet the blanket according to the pixel graph below using DC C2C stitches.
Scroll down to find the single page chart that follows the written pattern.
→ Row 1 [WS]: (lb) x 1 (1 square)
← Row 2 [RS]: (lb) x 2 (2 squares)
Row 3 [WS]: (lb) x 3 (3 squares)
← Row 4 [RS]: (lb) x 4 (4 squares)
→ Row 5 [WS]: (lb) x 5 (5 squares)
← Row 6 [RS]: (lb) x 6 (6 squares)
→ Row 7 [WS]: (lb) x 7 (7 squares)
← Row 8 [RS]: (lb) x 8 (8 squares)
→ Row 9 [WS]: (lb) x 6, (y) x 1, (lb) x 2 (9 squares)
Row 10 [RS]: (lb) x 10 (10 squares)
→ Row 11 [WS]: (lb) x 11 (11 squares)
← Row 12 [RS]: (lb) x 12 (12 squares)
→ Row 13 [WS]: (lb) x 13 (13 squares)
Row 14 [RS]: (lb) x 14 (14 squares)
→ Row 15 [WS]: (lb) x 5, (y) x 1, (lb) x 9 (15 squares)
← Row 16 [RS]: (lb) x 16 (16 squares)
→ Row 17 [WS]: (lb) x 17 (17 squares)
← Row 18 [RS]: (lb) x 18 (18 squares)
→ Row 19 [WS]: (lb) x 19 (19 squares)
← Row 20 [RS]: (lb) x 6, (y) x 1, (lb) x 1, (y) x 1, (lb) x 10, (nb) x 1 (20 squares)
Row 21 [WS]: (nb) x 1, (lb) x 11, (y) x 2, (lb) x 7 (21 squares)
← Row 22 [RS]: (lb) x 3, (y) x 1, (lb) x 16, (nb) x 2 (22 squares)
→ Row 23 [WS]: (nb) x 2, (lb) x 11, (y) x 2, (lb) x 8 (23 squares)
← Row 24 [RS]: (lb) x 8, (y) x 1, (lb) x 1, (y) x 1, (lb) x 10, (nb) x 3 (24 squares)
Row 25 [WS]: (nb) x 3, (lb) x 22 (25 squares)
← Row 26 [RS]: (lb) x 17, (bl) x 2, (lb) x 3, (nb) x 4 (26 squares)
→ Row 27 [WS]: (nb) x 4, (lb) x 3, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 17 (27 squares)
← Row 28 [RS]: (lb) x 17, (bl) x 4, (lb) x 2, (nb) x 5 (28 squares)
Row 29 [WS]: (nb) x 5, (lb) x 2, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 17 (29 squares)
← Row 30 [RS]: (lb) x 17, (bl) x 2, (o) x 1, (bl) x 3, (lb) x 1, (nb) x 6 (30 squares)
→ Row 31 [WS]: (nb) x 6, (lb) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 10, (y) x 2, (lb) x 5 (31 squares)
Row 32 [RS]: (lb) x 6, (y) x 1, (lb) x 10, (bl) x 4, (o) x 1, (bl) x 3, (nb) x 7 (32 squares)
→ Row 33 [WS]: (nb) x 7, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 3, (lb) x 9, (y) x 2, (lb) x 6 (33 squares)
← Row 34 [RS]: (lb) x 17, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 4, (o) x 1, (bl) x 3, (nb) x 5, (y) x 1, (nb) x 1 (34 squares)
→ Row 35 [WS]: (nb) x 7, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 2, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 18 (35 squares)
← Row 36 [RS]: (lb) x 12, (y) x 1, (lb) x 6, (bl) x 6, (o) x 1, (bl) x 3, (nb) x 7 (36 squares)
→ Row 37 [WS]: (nb) x 7, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 4, (lb) x 17, (y) x 1, (lb) x 2 (37 squares)
← Row 38 [RS]: (lb) x 20, (bl) x 7, (o) x 1, (bl) x 3, (nb) x 7 (38 squares)
→ Row 39 [WS]: (nb) x 8, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 2, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 1, (bl) x 2, (lb) x 19 (39 squares)
Row 40 [RS]: (lb) x 19, (bl) x 2, (lb) x 2, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 4, (o) x 1, (bl) x 2, (nb) x 8 (40 squares)
→ Row 41 [WS]: (nb) x 9, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 2, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 4, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 19 (41 squares)
← Row 42 [RS]: (lb) x 18, (bl) x 2, (lb) x 4, (bl) x 8, (nb) x 10 (42 squares)
→ Row 43 [WS]: (nb) x 5, (y) x 2, (nb) x 4, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 4, (lb) x 1, (bl) x 2, (lb) x 3, (bl) x 2, (lb) x 18 (43 squares)
← Row 44 [RS]: (lb) x 4, (bl) x 15, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 2, (bl) x 2, (lb) x 2, (bl) x 5, (nb) x 12 (44 squares)
Row 45 [WS]: (nb) x 6, (y) x 2, (nb) x 5, (bl) x 2, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 2, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (r) x 1, (bl) x 14, (lb) x 4 (45 squares)
← Row 46 [RS]: (lb) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 15, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 2, (lb) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 2, (bl) x 2, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (nb) x 14 (46 squares)
Row 47 [WS]: (nb) x 14, (lb) x 1, (bl) x 2, (lb) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 2, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 2, (r) x 15, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 4 (47 squares)
← Row 48 [RS]: (lb) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 15, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 2, (lb) x 2, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 2, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 1, (nb) x 3, (y) x 1, (nb) x 11 (48 squares)
→ Row 49 [WS]: (nb) x 15, (lb) x 4, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 3, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 15, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 4 (49 squares)
← Row 50 [RS]: (lb) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 14, (bl) x 2, (p) x 2, (bl) x 2, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 2, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 4, (nb) x 16 (50 squares)
Corner: Start decreasing on RS
→ Row 51 [WS]: (nb) x 15, (lb) x 5, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 1, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (r) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 4, (r) x 12, (bl) x 1, (lb) x 4 (50 squares)
← Row 52 [RS]: (n) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 11, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 1, (bl) x 2, (o) x 1, (bl) x 2, (b) x 5, (nb) x 15 (50 squares)
→ Row 53 [WS]: (nb) x 7, (y) x 2, (nb) x 5, (b) x 6, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (r) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 9, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (n) x 4 (50 squares)
Row 54 [RS]: (n) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 12, (bl) x 2, (r) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (o) x 1, (bl) x 1, (b) x 5, (nb) x 6, (y) x 1, (nb) x 3, (y) x 1, (nb) x 3 (50 squares)
→ Row 55 [WS]: (nb) x 6, (y) x 2, (nb) x 5, (b) x 6, (bl) x 3, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 3, (p) x 10, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (n) x 4 (50 squares)
← Row 56 [RS]: (n) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 9, (bl) x 3, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 1, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 13 (50 squares)
→ Row 57 [WS]: (nb) x 12, (b) x 7, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (r) x 5, (bl) x 3, (p) x 8, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (n) x 4 (50 squares)
Row 58 [RS]: (n) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 7, (bl) x 3, (r) x 6, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 12 (50 squares)
→ Row 59 [WS]: (nb) x 11, (b) x 7, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (r) x 7, (bl) x 3, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (n) x 4 (50 squares)
← Row 60 [RS]: (n) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 2, (r) x 9, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 11 (50 squares)
Row 61 [WS]: (nb) x 7, (y) x 1, (nb) x 2, (b) x 7, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (r) x 10, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (n) x 2, (y) x 1, (n) x 1 (50 squares)
← Row 62 [RS]: (n) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 10, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (b) x 2, (y) x 1, (b) x 1, (y) x 1, (b) x 1, (nb) x 10 (50 squares)
→ Row 63 [WS]: (nb) x 9, (b) x 2, (y) x 2, (b) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (r) x 11, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (n) x 4 (50 squares)
← Row 64 [RS]: (n) x 5, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 11, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 9 (50 squares)
→ Row 65 [WS]: (nb) x 8, (b) x 2, (y) x 2, (b) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 11, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (n) x 5 (50 squares)
← Row 66 [RS]: (n) x 6, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 12, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (b) x 2, (y) x 1, (b) x 1, (y) x 1, (b) x 1, (nb) x 8 (50 squares)
→ Row 67 [WS]: (nb) x 2, (y) x 1, (nb) x 4, (b) x 7, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 12, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (n) x 2, (y) x 1, (n) x 1, (y) x 1, (n) x 1 (50 squares)
← Row 68 [RS]: (n) x 2, (y) x 2, (n) x 3, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 12, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 7 (50 squares)
→ Row 69 [WS]: (nb) x 6, (b) x 7, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 13, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (n) x 3, (y) x 1, (n) x 3 (50 squares)
← Row 70 [RS]: (n) x 3, (y) x 2, (n) x 3, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 13, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 6 (50 squares)
→ Row 71 [WS]: (nb) x 5, (b) x 7, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 13, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (n) x 2, (y) x 1, (n) x 1, (y) x 1, (n) x 3 (50 squares)
← Row 72 [RS]: (n) x 9, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 14, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 5 (50 squares)
→ Row 73 [WS]: (nb) x 4, (b) x 7, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 13, (bl) x 2, (p) x 4, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (n) x 9 (50 squares)
Row 74 [RS]: (n) x 10, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 13, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 4 (50 squares)
→ Row 75 [WS]: (nb) x 3, (b) x 7, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 14, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (n) x 10 (50 squares)
Corner: Start decreasing on WS
← Row 76 [RS]: (n) x 10, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 14, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 3 (49 squares)
→ Row 77 [WS]: (nb) x 2, (b) x 4, (y) x 1, (b) x 2, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 13, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (n) x 9 (48 squares)
← Row 78 [RS]: (n) x 9, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 13, (bl) x 1, (p) x 4, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 2 (47 squares)
→ Row 79 [WS]: (nb) x 1, (b) x 7, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 13, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (n) x 8 (46 squares)
← Row 80 [RS]: (n) x 8, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (r) x 13, (bl) x 1, (p) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6, (nb) x 1 (45 squares)
Row 81 [WS]: (b) x 1, (y) x 1, (b) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 12, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (r) x 2, (bl) x 1, (n) x 2, (y) x 2, (n) x 3 (44 squares)
← Row 82 [RS]: (n) x 3, (y) x 1, (n) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 1, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (r) x 12, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (b) x 6 (43 squares)
→ Row 83 [WS]: (b) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 3, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 11, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (r) x 1, (bl) x 1, (n) x 3, (y) x 2, (n) x 2 (42 squares)
← Row 84 [RS]: (n) x 7, (bl) x 2, (p) x 3, (r) x 11, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (b) x 5 (41 squares)
→ Row 85 [WS]: (b) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 10, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (bl) x 1, (n) x 7 (40 squares)
← Row 86 [RS]: (n) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 3, (r) x 10, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (b) x 5 (39 squares)
→ Row 87 [WS]: (b) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 2, (r) x 8, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (bl) x 1, (n) x 7 (38 squares)
Row 88 [RS]: (n) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 2, (r) x 8, (bl) x 2, (p) x 6, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (b) x 5 (37 squares)
→ Row 89 [WS]: (b) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 6, (bl) x 3, (r) x 6, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (bl) x 1, (n) x 3, (y) x 1, (n) x 3 (36 squares)
← Row 90 [RS]: (n) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 1, (r) x 6, (bl) x 2, (p) x 7, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (b) x 5 (35 squares)
→ Row 91 [WS]: (b) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 8, (bl) x 8, (n) x 7 (34 squares)
← Row 92 [RS]: (n) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 14, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (b) x 5 (33 squares)
→ Row 93 [WS]: (b) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 13, (bl) x 1, (n) x 7 (32 squares)
← Row 94 [RS]: (n) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 12, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (b) x 2, (y) x 1, (b) x 2 (31 squares)
→ Row 95 [WS]: (b) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 11, (bl) x 1, (n) x 7 (30 squares)
← Row 96 [RS]: (n) x 7, (bl) x 1, (p) x 10, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (b) x 5 (29 squares)
→ Row 97 [WS]: (b) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (p) x 9, (bl) x 1, (n) x 7 (28 squares)
← Row 98 [RS]: (n) x 7, (bl) x 10, (r) x 4, (bl) x 1, (b) x 5 (27 squares)
→ Row 99 [WS]: (b) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 12, (bl) x 1, (n) x 7 (26 squares)
← Row 100 [RS]: (n) x 3, (y) x 1, (n) x 3, (bl) x 1, (r) x 11, (bl) x 1, (b) x 5 (25 squares)
→ Row 101 [WS]: (b) x 5, (bl) x 1, (r) x 10, (bl) x 1, (n) x 7 (24 squares)
← Row 102 [RS]: (n) x 7, (bl) x 1, (r) x 9, (bl) x 1, (b) x 5 (23 squares)
→ Row 103 [WS]: (b) x 5, (bl) x 10, (n) x 7 (22 squares)
← Row 104 [RS]: (n) x 6, (b) x 13, (y) x 1, (b) x 1 (21 squares)
→ Row 105 [WS]: (b) x 14, (n) x 6 (20 squares)
← Row 106 [RS]: (n) x 5, (b) x 14 (19 squares)
→ Row 107 [WS]: (b) x 4, (y) x 1, (b) x 8, (n) x 5 (18 squares)
← Row 108 [RS]: (n) x 4, (b) x 13 (17 squares)
→ Row 109 [WS]: (b) x 12, (n) x 4 (16 squares)
← Row 110 [RS]: (n) x 3, (b) x 12 (15 squares)
→ Row 111 [WS]: (b) x 5, (y) x 1, (b) x 1, (y) x 1, (b) x 3, (n) x 3 (14 squares)
← Row 112 [RS]: (n) x 2, (b) x 4, (y) x 2, (b) x 5 (13 squares)
→ Row 113 [WS]: (b) x 5, (y) x 1, (b) x 4, (n) x 2 (12 squares)
← Row 114 [RS]: (n) x 1, (b) x 4, (y) x 2, (b) x 4 (11 squares)
Row 115 [WS]: (b) x 3, (y) x 1, (b) x 1, (y) x 1, (b) x 3, (n) x 1 (10 squares)
← Row 116 [RS]: (b) x 9 (9 squares)
→ Row 117 [WS]: (b) x 8 (8 squares)
← Row 118 [RS]: (b) x 7 (7 squares)
→ Row 119 [WS]: (b) x 6 (6 squares)
← Row 120 [RS]: (b) x 5 (5 squares)
→ Row 121 [WS]: (b) x 4 (4 squares)
← Row 122 [RS]: (b) x 3 (3 squares)
→ Row 123 [WS]: (b) x 2 (2 squares)
← Row 124 [RS]: (b) x 1 (1 square)
Fasten off and weave in your ends.