Crochet Bohemian Blanket

Ah, the Crochet Bohemian Blanket, what a boho-chic masterpiece it is! This textured and intricate creation brings a touch of eclectic charm to any space. The unique mix of colors, patterns, and cozy yarn make it a truly eye-catching addition to your home decor. Whether you're snuggling up with it on a chilly night or draping it over your couch for a pop of artsy flair, this blanket is sure to be a conversation starter. The handmade nature of crochet adds that extra special touch, making it a warm and inviting piece that will be treasured for years to come. So, grab your favorite cup of tea, wrap yourself in this cozy blanket, and let its bohemian vibes transport you to a place of relaxation and creativity.

The blanket is worked in seven separate pieces and sewn together at the end. Swishy knotted fringing makes a stylish finishing touch.

YOU WILL NEED

■ Cascade 220 (100% Peruvian Highland Wool, 100g/200m), 7 skeins of Natural (8010)

3 skeins of each:

Anis (8908) Blue Hawaii (9421) Hollyhock (9613) Brown (8686)

2 skeins of each:

Blaze (9542) Hot Pink (9469) Christmas Green (8894) Primavera (8903)

■ A 5mm (US H/8) hook

TENSION

16 sts and 10 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over treble crochet using a 5mm hook

MEASUREMENTS 148x208cm (58x82in)

NOTES

The blanket is crocheted in 7 pieces and sewn together with mattress stitch.

Each piece is worked in rounds or rows composed of blocks of 5 tr sts.

The pieces are 1 full diamond, 2 wide half diamonds, and 4 narrow half diamond shapes (see diagrams).

The RS is kept facing throughout; all turns require you to rotate the work while keeping the RS facing.

Every ch-3 counts as a tr st.

FULL DIAMOND (MAKE 1)

CENTRE PIECE

See for Full Diamond: Centre Piece Chart. The numbers on the greyed-out chart show the order to work the treble blocks, while the arrows show the direction to work each block. Treble Block 1 (RS) Using Natural, ch7, beg in 4th ch from hook, tr in each ch to end, turn work clockwise 180 degrees. [5 tr) Do not fasten off.

Treble Block 2 Ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to bottom of last tr of Treble Block 1. [10 tr] Do not fasten off.

Treble Block 3 Ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, turn work clockwise 180°. [15 tr] Do not fasten off.

Treble Block 4 Ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to top of beg ch-3 of Treble Block 1. [20 tr] Do not fasten off.

Treble Block 5 Ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st. [5 groups of 5 tr] Fasten off.

ROUND 1

See for Full Diamond: Round 1 Chart. Round 1 is shown in blue.

Attach Natural with a ss to lower-right corner of Treble Block 4 (to the bottom of the right 'arm' of your cross shape), ch7, tr in 3rd ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to top of beg ch-3 of Treble Block 4, ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st, ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, tr in next 4 sts (working in foundation ch of Treble Block 2), ch3, ss to next st, turn work clockwise 180°, ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to top beg ch-3 of Treble Block 2, ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st, ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, tr in next 4 sts, ch3, ss to next st.

[8 groups of 5-tr in Round 1] Fasten off.

SUBSEQUENT ROUNDS

Round 2 Attach Natural with a ss to lower-right comer of right-most block of 5-tr, ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to first st at top of block, (ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st) twice, ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, (tr in next 4 sts, ch3, ss to next st) twice, turn work clockwise 180°, ch6, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to top of first tr, (ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st) twice, ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, (tr in next 4 sts, ch3, ss to next st) twice.

[12 groups of 5-tr in Round 2] Fasten off.

Rounds 3-5 Work as given for Round 2 using Anis, adding (ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st) on each 'uphill' side of the round and (tr in next 4 sts, ch3, ss to next st) on each 'downhill' side of the round. [24 groups of 5-tr after Round 5] Cont working in same fashion with 3 rounds of each shade in the foil colour sequence: Blue Hawaii, Blaze, Hot Pink, Hollyhock, Brown, Christmas Green, Primavera, Natural. See for Full Diamond Diagram. Fasten off and weave in ends.

WIDE HALF DIAMOND (MAKE 2)

See for Wide Half Diamond: Centre and Row 1 Chart. The Centre Piece is shown in black on the chart, while Row 1 is shown in blue.

Centre Piece (RS) Using Natural, ch7, beg in 4th ch from hook, tr in each ch to end, turn work clockwise 180°, ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to bottom of last tr of prev block, ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, turn work clockwise 180°, ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to top of first tr.

[4 groups of 5 tr] Fasten off.

Row 1 Attach Natural with a ss to upper-left corner of the left-most block (to the top of the left 'arm' of your T shape), ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to next block, ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st, ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, tr in next 4 sts, ch3, ss to next st, turn work clockwise 180°, ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to top of next block.

[5 groups of 5 tr in Row 1] Fasten off.

Row 2 Attach Natural with a ss to upper-left corner of left-most block (the top of the left 'arm' of the T shape), ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to next block, (ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st) twice, ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, (tr in next 4 sts, ch3, ss to next st) twice, turn work clockwise 180° ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to top of next block.

[7 groups of 5 tr in Row 2] Fasten off.

Rows 3-5 Work as given for Row 2 using Anis, adding (ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st) on the 'downhill' side of each row and (tr in next 4 sts, ch 3, ss to next st) on the 'uphill' side of each row.

[13 groups of 5 tr after Row 5]

Cont working in same fashion with 3 rows of each shade in the foil colour sequence: Blue Hawaii, Blaze, Hot Pink, Hollyhock, Brown, Christmas Green, Primavera. See for Wide Half Diamond Diagram.

Work 2 rows using Natural.

Next row Attach Natural with a ss to upper-left corner of left-most block (the top of the left 'arm' of the T shape), ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to next block, (ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st) 29 times. Fasten off without creating a block at the bottom of the half diamond. Skip next 4 sts, attach Natural to next st, (tr in next 4 sts, ch3, ss to next st) 29 times, turn work clockwise 180°, ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to top of next block. Fasten off and weave in ends.

NARROW HALF DIAMOND (MAKE 4)

CENTRE PIECE

See for Narrow Half Diamond: Centre Piece Chart. The Centre Piece is worked in two parts, fastening off after the first tr block. The first block is shown in black on the Chart and rem blocks of the Centre are shown in blue. Using Natural, ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and each ch to end.

[5 tr] Fasten off.

Attach Natural with a ss to top of first tr, ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, turn work clockwise 180°, ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to first st at top of block (to top of ch-3 that formed first tr), ch3, tr in next 4 sts.

[3 groups of 5 tr] Fasten off.

ROW 1

See for Narrow Half Diamond: Row 1 Chart. Row 1 is shown in blue. Attach Natural with a ss to the first tr at upper-right corner of Centre Piece, ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, tr in next 4 sts, ch3, ss to next st, turn work clockwise 180°, ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to next block, (ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st) twice.

Fasten off [5 groups of 5 tr in Row 1]

SUBSEQUENT ROWS

Row 2 Attach Natural with a ss to top of first tr of Row 1, ch3, tr in next 3 sts, ch3, ss to next st, (tr in next 4 sts, ch3, ss to next st) twice, turn work clockwise 180°, ch7, tr in 4th ch from hook and in next 3 ch, ss to next block, (ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st) twice, ch3, tr in next 4 sts.

[7 groups of 5 tr in Row 2] Fasten off.

Rows 3-5 As Row 2 using Anis, adding (tr in next 4 sts, ch 3, ss to next st) on 'downhill' side of each row and (ch3, tr in next 4 sts, ss to next st) on 'uphill' side of each row.

Cont working in same fashion with 3 rows of each shade in the foil colour sequence: Blue Hawaii, Blaze, Hot Pink, Hollyhock, Brown, Blue Hawaii, Anis, Natural. See for Narrow Half Diamond Diagram.

TO MAKE UP

Using Natural, sew pieces tog through the back loops only using mattress st.

BORDER

Round 1 (RS) Attach Natural with a ss to top-right edge of one short end, ch1 (does not count as dc), dc evenly around with 3dc in each corner st, ss to first dc.

Rounds 2-7 Dc into each st of round, 3dc into each corner, ss to first dc. Fasten off and weave in ends.

FRINGE (OPTIONAL)

Using Natural, cut 768 pieces of yarn 46cm/18in long. Each fringe cluster contains 6 yarn pieces, except the far ends which each contain 3 yarn pieces. Starting at the right corner of one short end of the blanket, insert hook into first st from back to front, fold 3 pieces of yarn in half, pull through st about 5cm, tuck ends of yarn through the loop and tighten knot.

*Skip next 3 sts, insert hook into next st from back to front, fold 6 pieces of yarn in half, grab the centre with hook, pull through st about 5cm, tuck ends of yarn through loop and tighten knot; rep from * across to last st. Repeat the process in the last stitch using 3 yarn pieces. Repeat at the other short end.

For a double-knotted fringe, start at the right-hand side of the blanket, *cross right-most strands over 6 strands from next fringe on left, wrap the right strands around the back of left strands, bring right strands around to front, tuck through loop, pull knot tight; rep from * across blanket along both ends. Trim fringe to neaten.