Mae’s Chevron Crochet Blanket Pattern
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This gorgeous and elegant free chevron crochet pattern is a very special pattern to me. I designed the beautiful chevron for my dear friend Mae, and I hope you love crocheting Mae’s Chevron Throw as much as I enjoyed designing it!
Mae’s Chevron Blanket
Some back story…
As one of my first jobs I worked in the activities department of a beautiful nursing facility. I was a young, thought-she-knew-it-all, 20 year old and Mae was a (then) 95 year old darling who always had her hair fixed just right, her favorite pearls around her neck, and you never saw her without her perfectly applied bright cherry lipstick.
Oh, the stories Mae could tell! Born in 1905, she grew up in a farm town in rural Kansas. She told me how as a child, and on special occasions only, she and her sister would walk into town with a nickel in order to buy new ribbons for their hair. It must have been around 1912, just before the start of the first World War. She attended a one-room school house, and was married in 1922 at the tender age of 17.
She had such poise and class, and I loved her just a little bit more the day she divulged – with adamance – that the only beverage truly worth drinking is bourbon and water. To this day I still think of her when I sip on a nice bourbon. 🥃
Mae was such a beautiful soul and I will always cherish our chats during activity time. This beautiful Chevron throw is for you, my dear friend Mae. ♥
This is a friendly, yet cautionary warning that the way this chevron works up you will have many ends to weave in. Several of my testers decided to do color blocks instead, crocheting ~12 rows the same color before switching colors, instead of every single row.
If you want the least possible ends to weave in, you could simply use one color and make a textured statement chevron. I’m thinking all white/cream for a wedding gift, or a pale green or yellow for a baby shower gift, or even a darker color like purple or black would look stunning as well!
I originally wanted to use Gloss DK (in colorways Masala, Robot, Kenai, and Navy) for this pattern, a lovely (yet heavier) DK weight yarn that works up like a worsted weight, size 4 yarn in my opinion. This yarn is what is pictured in the photos for this pattern and while I do love it, I realized after starting that it is wool and hand-wash only. Not exactly baby blanket material. For that reason, I am changing my yarn recommendation for this chevron to the similarly weighted Brava Worsted. This yarn is a bargain and works up beautifully! I am planning to use Avocado, Wine, Dove Heather, and White for my next blanket – the first four pictured below.
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Mae’s Chevron Materials:
Brava Worsted Yarn
Color A: Linked Double Crochet rows (silver)
Color B: Half Double Crochet rows (rust)
Color C: Bead Stitch rows (navy)
Color D: Crossed Double Crochet rows (teal)
Crochet hook in size H/5mm
Sizes and yardage estimates:
Gauge:
Each chevron repeat is approx. 5” wide
Each row repeat (6 rows) = approx. 3” tall
If checking gauge only, start pattern below with 46 chains.
Pattern Notes/Special Stitches:
Bead Stitch (tutorial here)
Linked Double Crochet (tutorial here)
Crossed Double Crochet (tutorial here)
Half Double Crochet (tutorial here)
Dc2togdown = Decreases at bottom points of chevron. YO, insert hook in next st, pull up a loop. YO, pull through two. (2 loops on hook). Fptc around decrease 2 rows down, leaving 2 loops on hook. YO, skip next st, complete dc2tog in next st. See step-by-step photos below.
DcIncUp = Increases at top points of chevron. Dc in next st, Fpdtr around center st 2 rows down, dc in same st as first dc. See step-by-step photos below.
Difficulty:
This pattern is not particularly difficult to crochet, but it does require counting and knowledge of all basic (and some advanced) crochet stitches. For this reason I am calling this chevron an intermediate level crochet pattern.
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Dc2togdown Step 1: Start a double crochet, leaving two loops on the hook.
Dc2togdown Step 2: Yarn over twice, insert hook around post of center-most stitch (or the post stitch from 2 rows down), and pull up a loop. (5 loops on hook) Yarn over pull through two, yarn over pull through two, yarn over pull through two. (2 loops on hook)
Dc2togdown Step 2 completed!
Dc2togdown Step 3: Yarn over, skip the next st, pull up a loop in next stitch. (4 loops on hook) Yarn over pull through two, yarn over pull through all three.
Dc2togdown DONE!
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DcIncUp Step 1: Dc in next (top center) stitch.
DcIncUp Step 2: Yarn over three times, insert hook around post of center-most stitch (or the post stitch from 2 rows down) and pull up a loop. (5 loops on hook) Yarn over pull through two, yarn over pull through two, yarn over pull through two, yarn over pull through two. (1 loop on hook)
DcIncUp Step 3: Place a regular dc in the same space as step 1.
DcIncUp DONE!
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Mae’s Chevron Pattern:
(Baby Blanket: Ch-151) — (Throw: Ch-214) — (Blanket: Ch-256)
Row 1: With color A – Chain to length stated above for your size. Dc in 4th ch from hook. Ldc in next 8 chs, dc2tog over 4 sts (as in skip 2 chs in the middle), Ldc in next 8 chs. * 3dc in next ch, Ldc in next 8 chs, dc2tog over 4 sts (as in skip 2 chs in the middle), Ldc in next 8 chs. * repeat between * * to end. 2dc in last ch. Switch to color B.
Row 2: Ch-1 (does not count as hdc), turn, 2hdc in first st, hdc in next 8 sts, hdc2tog over 3 sts (as in skip 1 st in the middle), hdc in next 8 sts. * 3hdc in next st, hdc in next 8 sts, hdc2tog over 3 sts (as in skip 1 st in the middle), hdc in next 8 sts. * repeat between * * to end. 2hdc in last st. Switch to color C.
Row 3: Ch-3 (counts as dc), turn, dc in first. (Bead in next st, sk next st) 4x total, dc2togdown, (Bead in next st, sk next st) 4x total. * DcIncUp, (Bead in next st, sk next st) 4x total, dc2togdown, (Bead in next st, sk next st) 4x total. * repeat between * * to end, 2dc in last st. Switch to color B.
Row 4: repeat row 2. Switch to color D.
Row 5: Ch-3 (counts as dc), turn, dc in first st. (sk next st, dc in next, dc in skipped st) 4x total, dc2togdown, (sk next st, dc in next, dc in skipped st) 4x total. * DcIncUp, (sk next st, dc in next, dc in skipped st) 4x total, dc2togdown, (sk next st, dc in next, dc in skipped st) 4x total * repeat between * * to end, 2dc in last st. Switch to color B.
Row 6: repeat row 2. Switch to color A.
Row 7: Ch-3, turn, dc in first st. Ldc in next 8 sts, dc2togdown, Ldc in next 8 sts. * Dc2togup, Ldc in next 8 sts, dc2togdown, Ldc in next 8 sts. * repeat between * * to end, 2dc in last st. Switch to color B.
Repeat rows 2 through 7:
11 (eleven) more times for the Baby Blanket
18 (eighteen) more times for the Throw Blanket
25 (twenty-five) more times for the Blanket
You should end on a Color A/Linked DC row. Fasten off and weave in ends.
You’re done! I hope you loved crochet Mae’s Chevron pattern! When you’re finished I’d love to see a photo of yours. Tag me by using @HeartHookHome on Instagram and Twitter, or share in the Heart Hook Home Crochet Community on Facebook.
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