10 Free Crochet Striped Blanket Patterns (Linked to Each Designer)

Every free crochet striped blanket pattern below is a real published pattern with written row-by-row instructions, and each one links straight to the designer who wrote it. Nothing is behind a paywall. Between them they cover worsted and bulky yarn, hooks from 5 mm to 8 mm, and finished sizes from a 27-inch pram blanket up to a 57-by-66-inch throw.

Stripes are the gentlest way into colourwork. You change yarn at the end of a row rather than mid-stitch, so there is nothing to carry across the back of the work and no tension to balance between two strands.

What you will need

Eight of these ten blankets use worsted or aran weight yarn with a 5 to 6.5 mm hook. One uses bulky, one uses a self-striping cake. If you are substituting yarn, match the weight rather than the brand and crochet the designer’s gauge swatch first — on a blanket, a half-inch error per 10 cm compounds into several inches by the last row.

1. The Coastal Comfort Throw

Lauren Brown alternates a cluster row with a plain half double crochet row, so the surface changes texture at the same point the colour changes. It works up on a 6.0 mm hook in worsted weight — she uses I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby — and finishes at roughly 38 by 50 inches, which is throw-over-the-knees size rather than bed size. The cluster row is the only thing to learn, and the post includes a chart alongside the written instructions if you prefer to read stitches visually. Free pattern: The Coastal Comfort Throw.

2. Beginner Striped Crochet Blanket

This is the one to start with if you have never changed colour before. Nicolina of Daisy Farm Crafts alternates half double crochet and single crochet — no clusters, no post stitches — in Red Heart Soft on a 5.5 mm hook, finishing at 30 by 40 inches. What makes it worth the click is the colour-change section: it takes you through working to the last stitch, laying the new colour across the hook, pulling through, and leaving a nine-inch tail to weave in later. Free pattern: Beginner Striped Crochet Blanket.

3. Striped Wattle Stitch Large Blanket

The wattle stitch repeats a single sc–ch–dc cluster across the row and builds a fabric that looks woven rather than crocheted. Kylee works it in two colours of worsted weight on a 6.0 mm hook, and at 50 by 65 inches this is the largest blanket on the list — genuinely couch-sized. The stitch covers ground quickly for its size, which matters when you are committing to that many rows. Rated beginner, and the repeat is short enough to memorise in a row or two. Free pattern: Striped Wattle Stitch Large Blanket.

4. Candy Stripes Baby Blanket

A one-row repeat, which is about as low as the mental load goes. Alnaar at Leelee Knits combines double crochet, chain spaces and single crochet into a single line you repeat until the blanket is long enough, in Knit Picks Brava worsted on a 5.0 mm hook. Finished size is 35.5 by 45.5 inches. Because the repeat never varies you can put it down mid-row and pick it up a week later without re-reading anything — useful for a project that lives in a bag. Free pattern: Candy Stripes Baby Blanket.

5. Easy Modern Striped Crochet Blanket

Brittany at B.Hooked writes this one in four finished sizes — baby at 42 by 52 inches, lap at 36 by 48, child at 42 by 48, and a 48 by 72 couch throw — so you are not doing the maths yourself to resize it. The fabric is a V-stitch worked in medium weight yarn, Caron Simply Soft in the sample, on a 6.5 mm hook. She also leaves the stripe sequence open: follow hers, or block your own colours in whatever rhythm your yarn stash allows. Free pattern: Easy Modern Striped Crochet Blanket.

6. Crochet Striped Moss Stitch Blanket

The only bulky-weight pattern here, and by some distance the fastest finish. Nicky works moss stitch in Lion Brand Hue + Me on an 8.0 mm hook to reach 48 by 60 inches, so the row count is a fraction of what the worsted blankets need. Moss stitch — single crochet and chain one, offset each row — also stays completely flat and does not curl, which is why it suits a large piece. Expect a thick, heavy fabric rather than a drapey one. Free pattern: Crochet Striped Moss Stitch Blanket.

7. Easy Striped Crochet Baby Blanket (Evie’s Blanket)

Carmen Heffernan’s baby blanket pairs single and double crochet in alternating pairs, worked in Stylecraft Special Aran on a 6 mm hook. It needs around 800 metres of yarn in total and comes off the hook at 27 by 31 inches unblocked — pram rather than cot size. The extra here is a matching crochet flower, worked separately on a 4 or 4.5 mm hook and sewn on at the end, which gives the finished blanket something beyond the stripes. Free pattern: Easy Striped Crochet Baby Blanket.

8. Equinox Striped Blanket

Jessica at Mama In A Stitch works half double crochet into the spaces between stitches rather than into the stitch tops, and that single change is what gives this blanket its drape — a standard hdc blanket in the same yarn comes out noticeably stiffer. It uses Lion Brand Wool-Ease worsted on a 6.5 mm hook, dropping to a 5.0 mm for the border, and finishes at 36 by 49 inches. Wool content means it blocks properly, unlike the all-acrylic options. Free pattern: Equinox Striped Blanket.

9. Striped Crochet Blanket with Front Post Clusters

Candy of Meladora’s Creations sets double front post clusters into rows of double crochet, which raises a physical rib along each stripe — the colour blocks have an edge you can feel as well as see. Worsted weight on a 5.0 mm hook, written in a 40 by 55 inch lapghan and a crib size. Front post stitches are the one technique on this list that a complete beginner has not met yet, but they are a single row’s worth of learning and the pattern includes video. Free pattern: Meladora’s Striped Crochet Blanket.

10. Primavera Blanket

Daniela’s granny stripes blanket uses the same three-double-crochet cluster as a granny square, worked in rows instead of rounds. The clever part is the yarn: Caron Blossom Cakes is self-striping, so the colours change on their own and you are not weaving in two ends at every stripe. On a 6 mm hook it finishes at 57 by 66 inches, the biggest blanket here alongside the wattle stitch throw, and it is still effectively a one-stitch pattern. Free pattern: Primavera Blanket.

All ten patterns side by side

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I change colour without leaving a bump?

Work the last stitch of the old colour until two loops remain on the hook, then yarn over with the new colour and draw it through both. The stitch finishes in the new colour, so the join sits inside the stitch rather than on top of the row. The Daisy Farm Crafts pattern above photographs this step by step if you want to see it before you try it.

Do I need to cut the yarn at every stripe?

Not for narrow stripes. If you change every two rows you can carry the resting colour up the side and catch it with each turning chain, which saves cutting and halves the ends. Past about four rows the carried strand starts pulling the edge in, and at that point it is better to cut and rejoin.

How much yarn will a striped blanket take?

Finished size drives this far more than the stripes do. As a guide from the patterns here, a 27-by-31-inch baby blanket takes roughly 800 metres of aran weight; a 50-by-65-inch throw needs several times that. Buy each colour in one go — dye lots vary, and a lot change partway through a stripe is visible from across the room.

Which of these suits an absolute beginner?

The Candy Stripes blanket has a one-row repeat, and the Daisy Farm Crafts blanket uses only single and half double crochet. Neither involves post stitches or clusters, so the colour change is the only new skill. Avoid the Meladora’s pattern until you have met front post stitches.

Choose by finished size first — that decides how much yarn you buy and how long you will be working — then follow the link to the designer’s page for the full stitch counts and photographs. If stripes are new to you, start baby-sized: you will have the colour change learned long before the blanket gets heavy enough to sit in your lap.