Hello friends! If you’re looking for a nice, relaxing project to keep your hands busy during this holiday season, this Christmas V-Stitch Throw is for you!

I’ve been wanting a to make a new throw for my couch out of Bernat Maker for a while, so I finally started this big throw a few months ago and have been slowly chipping away at it! Sometimes it’s nice to have a simpler, longer project that I can just pick up and easily jump back into!

This blanket is made with a version of the half double crochet (HDC) V-stitch, which is two HDCs worked into every other stitch across the row, and then worked in between each other in the next row so that they form vertical v-shaped lines.

In addition to the regular HDC v-stitch, I also added some different sizes of HDC clusters throughout the blanket to make a subtle windowpane texture. I also went up several hook sizes than the recommended size because I wanted this blanket to have a more loose look with a really nice drape.

The v-stitch was one of our Grandma Jannet’s favorite stitches, and it was a nice comfort to be working on this blanket for the past few months as we approach the holidays and the one year mark of her passing. I wanted something that I could pull out every year for Christmas that would help us feel close to her and I love how this throw turned out.

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Here is a video tutorial for this blanket if you’d like to watch before you get started!

Materials

Bernat Maker (72% cotton, 28% nylon, 250 g/8.8 oz, 290 m/317 yds)

8 skeins Cream

Size N/P 10.00mm hook, tapestry needle, scissors

Size

Finished size 54 in x 65 in

Gauge 4 in = 8 st and 8 rows of pattern

Stitches

Half Double Crochet (HDC): Yarn over (YO), insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through three loops on hook.

Large Half Double Crochet (HDC) Cluster: *YO, insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop. Repeat from * two more times, inserting your hook into the same space. Then YO and pull through all seven loops on hook.

Small Half Double Crochet (HDC) Cluster: *YO, insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop. Repeat from * one more time, inserting your hook into the same space. Then YO and pull through all five loops on hook.

Single Crochet (SC): Insert your hook, YO and pull up a loop, YO and pull through two loops on hook.

Slip Stitch (SL): Insert your hook, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly through loop on hook.

Pattern

Chain 102. (Pattern repeat is an even number x 10, plus 2.)

Row 1: Work 2 HDCs into the 4th chain from the hook. *Skip 1 chain, then work 2 HDCs into the next chain. Repeat from * across the row. At the end of the row, work 1 HDC into the last chain. CH 2 and turn.

Row 2: Work 2 HDCs in between each of the first 4 pairs of HDCs from the previous row. *Work 2 Large HDCs clusters in between the next pair of HDCs. Then work 2 HDCs in between each of the next 4 pairs of HDCs. Repeat from * across the row. At the end of the row work 1 HDC into the top of the turning chain. CH 2 and turn.

Row 3: Work 2 HDCs in between each pair of HDCs and HDC clusters from the previous row. At the end of the row work 1 HDC into the top of the turning chain. CH 2 and turn.

Row 4: Repeat row 2.

Row 5: Repeat row 3.

Row 6: Repeat row 2.

Row 7: Repeat row 3.

Row 8: Repeat row 2

Row 9: Repeat row 3.

Row 10: Work 2 Small HDC Clusters in between each of the first 4 pairs of HDCs from the previous row. *Work 2 Large HDCs clusters in between the next pair of HDCs. Then work 2 Small HDC Clusters in between each of the next 4 pairs of HDCs. Repeat from * across the row. At the end of the row work 1 HDC into the top of the turning chain. CH 2 and turn.

Row 11: Repeat row 3.

Repeat rows 2 through 11 nine more times, then repeat rows 2 through 9 to finish the blanket.

Border

At the end of the last row, you can either turn and starting working the border, or tie off and weave in ends and pull up a loop in the corner later to begin the border. You can also work one round of SC or HDC around the blanket before beginning the ribbed border if you’d like.

After the last stitch, CH 5. Starting in the 2nd chain from the hook, work a SC in each of the 4 chains back toward the edge of the blanket. Slip stitch into the next space, and in the next space (try to work in the spaces that line up with the end of each v-stitch row). Turn and work in the back loops of each of the 4 SC you just made. CH 1 and turn. Work back down and SC in the back loops only. (Be careful not to miss the 4th stitch, it sometimes pulls tight and is hard to see.) Continue repeating around the blanket.

When you reach the corners, *only slip stitch once into the corner, before turning and working back loop SC back up to the top of the border. Return and slip stitch into the corner space. Repeat from * two more times so that your border is neatly fanned around the corner. After finishing the corner, continue working around the blanket as before.

When you reach the corner you started with, work the corner as you did previous corners, then tie off when you are at the top of the border, leaving yourself a long tail. Then use the tail to sew the sides of the corners together with a tapestry needle. Tie off and weave in ends. Then enjoy your cozy throw!