Flowers Blanket in Caron One Pound - Downloadable PDF

Flowers Blanket in Caron One Pound – Crochet Pattern by Lorna Miser

This free downloadable PDF crochet pattern by designer Lorna Miser produces a charming 36" x 36" square blanket or throw adorned with dimensional crocheted flowers. Worked in Caron One Pound yarn, this intermediate-level project combines a structured textured stitch body with decorative floral embellishments, making it an excellent choice for crafters who are comfortable moving beyond basic stitches and ready to explore more complex cluster and combination techniques.

What Is Being Made

The finished piece is a square blanket or throw measuring approximately 36" x 36" (91.5 cm x 91.5 cm). The main body is worked in a repeating Cluster Stitch pattern that creates a dense, textured fabric with excellent drape and warmth. Once the body is complete, a decorative picot-style edging is added along all four sides. The blanket is then finished with five crocheted flowers made separately and attached, giving the piece a three-dimensional, garden-inspired look that sets it apart from a standard solid-stitch throw.

Materials Used

• Yarn: Caron One Pound (100% Acrylic, 16 oz / 453.6 g per skein, 812 yds / 742 m per skein) in three colorways:
  • #00513 Soft Pink (Color A) – 2 skeins, used for the main blanket body
  • #00577 Lilac (Color B) – 1 skein, used for the edging
  • #00587 Pale Green (Color C) – 1 skein, used for the flowers
• Crochet Hook: US size H-8 (5 mm), or size needed to obtain gauge
• Additional Materials: Yarn needle for weaving in ends and attaching flowers

Caron One Pound is an aran-weight acrylic yarn, making it a practical and budget-friendly choice for blanket projects. Its generous skein size means fewer joins and a smoother working experience across large projects like this throw.

Gauge

The pattern specifies a gauge of 14 stitches and 8 rows = 4" (10 cm) in the Cluster Stitch pattern. Achieving the correct gauge is important for reaching the intended finished dimensions of the blanket, so swatching before beginning the main body is recommended.

Techniques Used

• Cluster Stitch pattern – The primary construction technique for the blanket body, worked over an even number of stitches in a repeating row structure
• Decorative edging – A picot-and-cluster edging worked in Lilac around all four sides of the finished blanket
• Working in the round – Used to construct the five separate flowers, beginning with a foundation chain ring
• Joining motifs – Flowers are made separately and then attached to the blanket surface as finishing embellishments
• Weaving in ends – Standard finishing technique using a yarn needle

Stitches Used

• ch – chain stitch, the foundation of both the blanket body and the flower motifs
• sl st – slip stitch, used for joining rounds in the flowers and finishing the edging
• dc – double crochet, used extensively in the flower rounds to build petal structure
• CL3 (3-loop cluster) – A three-part cluster stitch: yarn over, insert hook, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through two loops — repeated twice more in the same stitch — then yarn over and pull through all four loops. This stitch forms the dense, bobble-like texture of the blanket body.
• Tr4tog (treble crochet 4-together) – A four-part treble crochet cluster used in the