75 TLC Designs Hone

75 TLC Designs Crochet Blanket by Tricia Crow

Project Overview

The 75 TLC Designs is an intermediate-level crochet blanket measuring 43 x 64 inches, created by designer Tricia Crow. This downloadable PDF pattern combines fundamental crochet techniques with decorative bobble stitch elements to create a textured, visually interesting throw blanket suitable for experienced beginners and intermediate crocheters.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a rectangular crochet blanket with dimensions of 43 inches wide by 64 inches long. The finished piece features a charted design that incorporates single crochet stitches as the base fabric with strategically placed bobble stitches creating a raised, dimensional pattern across the surface. The blanket is finished with a single crochet border worked evenly around all edges with increased stitches at corners for proper shaping.

Crochet Techniques Used

The 75 TLC Designs pattern employs several core crochet techniques appropriate for intermediate-level crafters. The primary construction method uses single crochet stitches worked in rows from a foundation chain. The pattern incorporates chart reading skills, requiring crocheters to follow a graphed design that is worked from bottom to top and read right to left on even-numbered rows. Bobble stitches are strategically placed throughout the design to add texture and visual interest, with these raised stitches intentionally worked toward the back of the fabric. The pattern concludes with a finishing technique of working single crochet stitches evenly around the entire perimeter, including corner increases for proper edge shaping.

Stitches Included

• Single Crochet (sc): The foundational stitch used throughout the blanket for the base fabric and border finishing
• Bobble Stitch: A decorative textured stitch created by working five incomplete double crochet stitches in the same stitch location, then drawing yarn through all loops on the hook simultaneously. These bobbles are worked toward the back of the fabric to create dimensional interest
• Slip Stitch: Used to join rounds when completing the border
• Chain Stitch: Used for the foundation chain (178 chains) and the turning chain (ch 1) at the beginning of each row

Materials and Tools

This pattern calls for Loops & Threads Impeccable yarn in an aran weight (4200 yards total), providing a medium-weight yarn suitable for creating a substantial blanket with good drape and durability. A size G crochet hook is used throughout the project. The pattern is provided as a downloadable PDF that includes a chart designed to print in reverse orientation, requiring careful attention when reading the graphed design during construction.

Pattern Structure

The 75 TLC Designs follows a structured construction sequence across 279 total rows with 177 stitches per row. The pattern begins with a foundation chain of 178 stitches, followed by three rows of single crochet to establish the base. Rows 4 through 276 follow the charted design, where each square on the chart represents one stitch, with blank squares indicating single crochet and black squares indicating bobble stitch placement. The final three rows return to single crochet across all stitches before the border is added. This structured approach makes the pattern accessible for intermediate crocheters while the charted design section provides an engaging challenge.