Apple Orchard Blanket Crochet Pattern

Fall is in the air, and what better way to celebrate the season than with a cozy, colorful crochet project? The Apple Orchard Blanket Crochet Pattern brings together classic crochet techniques with a fresh, modern twist. Inspired by the changing colors of apples—golden yellow, crisp green, and deep red—this blanket captures all the beauty of autumn in yarn form.

Yarn + Color Inspiration

The true magic of this blanket lies in the fall-inspired color palette. You’ll use varying shades of yellow, green, and red to echo the look of a freshly picked bushel of apples. Wheter you pull from your stash or choose specific yarns for each hue, this blanket is a perfect way to play with color.

You can use worsted weight yarn in your favorite brand—just be sure to keep the colors warm and vibrant for that full orchard effect.

What You’ll Need:

• Worsted weight yarn in fall shades (reds, yellows, greens)
• 5.0 mm (H) crochet hook
• Yarn needle for seaming and weaving in ends
• Scissors

Construction Details

Each square begins with a circle, then transitions into a square with simple corner shaping. Once you’ve made your desired number of motifs, you’ll seam them together using your favorite joining method. Finish off with a simple border to frame the whole piece.

This is a great stashbuster project, and the repetitive nature of the squares makes it a soothing project to work on while cozying up indoors.

Making the Apple Orchard Blanket Crochet Pattern

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Materials
I Love This Yarn 3 skeins of Ivory, 1 skein each of: Fire Red, Cranberry, Light Peach, Pistache, Mid Green, and Brown (or any color combination you like in acrylic or cotton worsted weight yarn)
6.0 mm hook
scissors
yarn needle 

Level
Easy

Pattern notes & stitches to know
Sl st – slip stich
Ch – chain
Sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
crab stitch – single crochet worked backwards, instead of moving to the left, move towards the right to make the single crochet

· written in US terms

· ch 3 counts as dc in granny square

· ch 1 doesn’t count as sc

· ch 2 does not count as hdc or dc

· Apprix finished size: 54” x 63”

CROCHET PATTERN WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

GRANNY SQUARES (make 56. I made 11 in each color + 1 extra square in Fire Red)

I have a more detailed photo tutorial HERE.

Make a magic ring

Round 1: 11 dc into ring, pull ring closed tight, join to top of first ch 3 with sl st (12 dc)

Round 2: ch 3, dc into same stitch, 2 dc into each stitch around, join to top of first ch 3 with sl st (24 dc)

Round 3: ch 3, 2 dc in next stitch, *dc, 2 dc in next* repeat from * to * around, stop before last yarn over in last stitch

Pull a loop of your contrasting color, join to top of first ch 3 with sl st  (36 dc)

Round 4: ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in same stitch, dc in next, hdc in next 2, sc in next 2, hdc in next 2, dc in next, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in next, dc in next, hdc in next 2, sc in next 2, hdc in next 2, dc in next* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first ch 3 with sl st (48 crochet stitches, 4 ch 2 spaces)

Round 5: ch 3, dc in next, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch 2 space, dc in next 12 stitches* repeat from * to * around, join to top of first ch 3 with sl st (64 dc)

Fasten off, weave in the ends.

Each finished square measures approximately 7 inches after being wet blocked.

CONSTRUCTION

Arrange your finished squares to your liking. I wanted mine random, without any two  of the same color next to each other.

Using brown yarn, join your granny squares with a sc. Join all rows horizontally, then vertically, fastening off after each row. Weave in all your ends. Photo tutorial on next page.

Line up the first two squares to join, insert hook in the chain next to the first dc in both squares.

Pull through a loop

Sc in same stitch, and across. Make sure to line up each stitch (adjusting by doubling up, as needed)

When you get to the ch right after the last dc in the row, insert hook into the next set of granny squares (the chain next to the first dc in both squares) and continue across.

Repeat pattern for each row horizontally and vertically.

Weave in all the ends.

BORDER

Join brown yarn to a corner ch-2 space

Round 1: ch 1, *(2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in ch-2 space, sc in each stitch and ch space across to next corner ch-2 space* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st

Join Cranberry to corner ch-2 space

Round 2: ch 2, *(2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in ch-2 space, hdc in each stitch across to ch-2 space* repeat from * to * around, join to first hdc with sl st

Join Mid Green to ch-2 space

Round 3: ch 2, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 space, dc in each stitch across to ch-2 space* repeat from * to * around, join to first dc with sl st

Join brown to ch-2 space

Round 4: ch 1, *crab stitch in each stitch across to ch-2 space, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in ch-2 space* repeat from * to * around, join to first sc with sl st

Fasten off. Weave in the ends.

TASSELS

Add fringe tassels to each corner. Cut 8 12 inch pieces of Brown, Cranberry and Mid Green. Add to corner ch 2 space. Trim to your liking.

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