Pikes Peak Blanket Crochet Pattern

My new crocheted blanket design features a beginner friendly stitch pattern and beautiful blue striping without any color changes! Inspired by America’s mountain, it’s a gorgeous and practical throw for just about anyone! Read on…

Check out the full free pattern below, or you may purchasethe ad-free printable version here, or the kit on Lion Brand HERE.

The song “America The Beautiful” was written atop Pikes Peak in 1893, and it’s not hard to see why in this wonderous location. In the photo that I took below, you can also see why she may have said “purple mountain majesty”. Without snow, it also looks purple!

Growing up at the foot of Pikes Peak, and loving art since I was tiny, I’ve been drawing and coloring the mountain all my life. It’s always been some shade of blue in my drawings. Still, looking out at it today, I see it as blue and white (with snow).

Have any of you been to Pikes Peak? You can hike, drive, or take the cog railway to the top. We do it whenever our family visits from Europe!

This blanket checks a lot of boxes that need checking! It’s beautiful for men or women, the fabric is nice and tight (it’s not a holey blanket), and it’s SO EASY!

One my my favorite stitches is the Houndstooth Stitch (used here as well), and this blanket puts that to use. You will simply alternate single crochet, and double crochet stitches across.

It truly is beginner friendly, yet the color changing yarn makes it look harder than it is. Many of you have made the Mountain Throw, or my other patterns made with the color changing yarn, but I’d say this is the easiest yet.

While most houndstooth patterns call for two colors of yarn, as well as the need for color changes each row, this one does not. You literally just work through each skein of yarn.

By using the lovely color changing yarn, you get some of that great stitch definition from the Houndstooth, without the trouble of carrying yarn and changing colors.

Okay, let’s get to this super easy pattern!

Remember that you can grab the ad-free, printable version in my Etsy shop as well, HERE! Thank you for your support!!

Description:

Inspired by the rustic beauty of America’s mountain, gorgeous shades of blue and grey work together to create this unique blanket. There are no color changes, and there’s no need to carry yarn as you simply work through each skein. Lovely stitch definition makes it eye catching, even while it’s completely beginner friendly! A mid-weight blanket with a solid, non-holey, soft feel. Choose your colorway and have fun!

Materials:

7 (12) Lion Brand Ferris Wheel (worsted #4 yarn) in Full Moon Kit with my design on Lion Brand HERE

85 g and 270 yards in each skein

Pattern uses approximately 595 (1020) grams

US Size H 5.0 mm crochet hook

Scissors

Tapestry needle to weave in ends

Size (approximate):

Two sizes available with instructions for the smaller size listed first, and the larger size listed in the ( ) throughout the pattern

Small Throw: 50” x 35”

Large Throw: 50” X 60”

**Beginning chain is the side with finished measurement 50”, so both sizes have the same beginning chain.

Gauge:

Approximately 13 stitches and 13 rows in 4” X 4”

Pattern Notes:

The pattern is worked using simple single crochet and double crochet stitches. The blanket uses the Houndstooth Stitch, which usually requires two colors. However, by using the color changing yarn, you’ll simply work through each skein while following the stitch pattern.

To help you stay on track, you can remember that each row begins with a single crochet, and ends with a double crochet.

Adjusting Size:

You can easily adjust the size of the blanket by starting with a longer or shorter chain and crocheting for more or fewer rows. Your beginning chain must be an odd number of stitches. Keep yarn needs in mind if you adjust the size of the blanket.

Enjoy!

Abbreviations/Skills:

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

ch – chain

st – stitch