Blankets in Sirdar Snuggly 4 Ply 50g - 4511 - Downloadable PDF

Sirdar Snuggly 4 Ply Blankets – Pattern 4511: Crochet Designs for Babies and Beyond

Pattern 4511 from Sirdar is a downloadable PDF featuring two distinct crochet blanket designs, both worked in Sirdar Snuggly 4 Ply yarn. The two designs — a Spiral Hexagon Blanket and a Square Blanket — offer crocheters a choice between a striking circular, geometric showpiece and a classic, versatile square throw. Both are suitable for home décor or as thoughtful handmade gifts, and the lightweight 4 ply yarn makes them an excellent choice for baby blankets or warm-weather wraps.

Design One: Spiral Hexagon Blanket

What Is Being Made

The Spiral Hexagon Blanket is a large circular crochet blanket measuring approximately 125cm (49½ inches) in diameter. Its construction is based on a hexagonal, spiralling motif that radiates outward from a central ring, creating a bold geometric texture with real visual impact. The finished piece is generous in size, making it ideal as a lap blanket, a decorative throw, or a statement baby play mat.

Techniques Used

• Working in the round: The blanket begins at the centre with a foundation ring and grows outward in continuous rounds, a classic crochet-in-the-round technique that eliminates seams entirely.
• Spiral construction: Rather than joining each round with a slip stitch and turning, the spiral method keeps the work flowing continuously, which creates the characteristic swirling, hexagonal geometry of this design.
• Increasing rounds: Stitches are increased at regular intervals to keep the fabric flat as it expands outward — a fundamental principle of circular crochet.

Stitches Used

• Chain (ch) — used to start the foundation ring and throughout the pattern
• Slip stitch (ss) — used to join the initial ring and at round endings
• Double crochet (dc) — a short, dense stitch forming much of the fabric's structure
• Treble (tr) — a taller stitch used to create height and texture within the spiral pattern

Materials

• Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly 4 Ply, shade 188 — 8 x 50g balls required
• Hook: 3.50mm (UK 9 / US E/4) crochet hook

Tension

The stated tension for the Spiral Hexagon Blanket is 12 rows measuring 12.5cm (5 inches) on a 3.50mm hook. As with all crochet projects, checking tension before beginning is strongly recommended. If your tension produces fewer stitches than stated, switch to a thinner hook; if more stitches appear, use a thicker hook. Sirdar emphasises that working to the stated tension is essential to achieving the correct finished size.

Design Two: Square Blanket

What Is Being Made

The Square Blanket is a neat, structured crochet blanket measuring approximately 70 x 70cm (27½ x 27½ inches). Its square format makes it a wonderfully practical design — perfectly sized for a pram blanket, a cot throw, or a cosy lap cover. The pattern incorporates a decorative edging worked in rounds, with corner increases that give the blanket its clean, defined shape.

Techniques Used

• Working in the round from a centre ring: Like the Spiral Hexagon, the Square Blanket begins with a small foundation ring and is built outward in rounds, though here the shaping creates a square rather than a circle.
• Corner shaping: Specific corner stitches — worked as (1tr, 1ch) 3 times into a corner stitch — create the characteristic right-angle turns that define the square silhouette. This is a well-established technique in square crochet blanket construction.