Cross Hatch Shells Crochet Blanket Free Pattern

Crochet this beautiful, colorful blanket using the cross hatch shells stitch. The free crochet pattern along with the stitch video tutorial can be found below.

• Purchase the ad-free, printable/download PDF on Etsy or Ravelry.
• PIN it to your Pinterest boards for later.
• View the pattern for free below on my blog.

Cross Hatch Shells Crochet Stitch

If you love the look of the C2C (corner to corner) stitch but want to work in rows – this is the stitch for you! This crochet stitch has the groups of double crochets worked into chain spaces but in rows instead of a corner to corner fashion.

I really enjoy this stitch because working in chain spaces allows me to really get into the flow and crochet a bit quicker than working into individual stitches.

The only con about this blanket is you do have to make a beginning chain which the corner to corner stitch eliminates. Is it worth it? In my opinion, yes! I love the way this blanket came out and the eye catching striped pattern.

Yarn Needed for the Crochet Blanket

I used Loops and Threads Impeccable yarn for this project and I really loved the colors and softness of this yarn. This yarn is found at Michael’s – in stores and online. They have a wide variety of colors, so feel free to make your own color combo for this project!

The Impeccable yarn is acrylic and worsted weight. Honestly, it’s my favorite yarn to work with because it’s practical for washing purposes and for me, worsted weight is just my favorite to work with.

If you are looking for other worsted weight options, I also recommend Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran and Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn! I really enjoy worsted weight yarns that have a bit more weight to them and these are perfect.

Cross Hatch Shells Crochet Stitch Video Tutorial

Free Crochet Blanket Pattern

Materials

Loops and Threads Impeccable in the colors Eggplant, Aruba Blue, Lemon, Coral, Citron, Peach Pink, and White

6.5mm crochet hook

Tapestry needle

Scissors

Pattern Notes

Stitch multiple: 6 + 2

The PDF includes 8 different sizes along with yarn amounts and beginning chain counts. The pattern below are instructions for a 34″ x 40.5″ blanket.

Gauge: 6” = 5 “shells” across

Finished dimensions: 34″ x 40.5″

Abbreviations: (US terms)

Ch = chain, dc = double crochet, sk = skip, sl st = slip stitch, st = stitch

Pattern

Start with purple color.

Row 1: Ch multiple of 6 + 2, 4dc in 4th ch from hook, sk next 3 ch, *sl st in next st, ch 3, 4dc in same st as sl st, sk 3 ch, repeat from * across, sl st in last ch, turn

Row 2: Ch 5, 4dc in 4th ch from hook, *sl st into sp between last dc and ch 3 of next shell, ch 3, 4dc in same sp, repeat from * across, sl st in top of last st of the last shell in the row, turn
Repeat Row 2 for the remainder of the blanket in the following color order:

10 rows purple (includes row 1+2)

1 row white

10 rows blue

1 row white

10 rows yellow

1 row white

10 rows pink

1 row white

10 rows green

1 row white

10 rows orange