Love is all around us

Love is all around us Crochet Blanket

Project Overview

Love is all around us is a crochet blanket design by Addicted 2 The Hook (designer Jodie Booth) featuring decorative motifs of dragonflies, butterflies, and hearts. This intermediate-level crochet project creates a finished throw blanket suitable for home décor or gifting, combining colorful elements with a cohesive blanket structure.

What is Being Made

This pattern produces a crochet blanket and throw designed to showcase nature-inspired and romantic imagery. The blanket incorporates three primary design elements—dragonflies, butterflies, and hearts—integrated throughout the piece. The finished blanket is constructed using continuous crochet techniques without turning the work between rows, creating a seamless appearance.

Crochet Techniques Used

• Foundation and Basic Structure: Chain stitches form the foundation, with the blanket worked continuously without turning rows
• Stitch Decreases: Double crochet decreases (dc3tog and dc5tog) are used to shape motifs and create definition in the dragonfly, butterfly, and heart elements
• Textured Stitches: Back post double crochet (bpdc) stitches add dimensional texture and visual interest to the blanket surface
• Popcorn Stitches: Popcorn stitches (pc) create raised, three-dimensional details that enhance the decorative motifs
• Increases: Strategic increases build the blanket width and shape the motif areas
• Treble Stitches: Treble crochet stitches provide height variation and contribute to the overall fabric drape

Stitches Employed

The pattern uses a focused selection of fundamental and intermediate crochet stitches in US terminology:

• Chain (ch)
• Double crochet (dc)
• Double crochet decreases (dc3tog, dc5tog, dcXtog)
• Back post double crochet (bpdc)
• Treble crochet (tr)
• Popcorn stitch (pc)

Stitch spaces (sp) are referenced for working into gaps, and skipping stitches (sk) is used to create shaping and pattern definition.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

The blanket is designed to use 4-ply fingering weight yarn in a blend of 50% cotton and 50% acrylic, totaling approximately 2000 meters from 500 grams of yarn. This blend provides a balance of breathability from the cotton content with durability and elasticity from the acrylic, making the finished blanket suitable for year-round use.

The recommended hook size is a G/6 (4.25mm) hook, sized appropriately for the 4-ply yarn weight. The pattern notes that it can be adapted to most yarn weights by selecting the appropriate hook size for your chosen yarn, providing flexibility for customization. Importantly, gauge is not critical for this pattern, making it accessible for crocheters of varying experience levels.

Difficulty Level

Rated as intermediate, this pattern requires familiarity with basic crochet stitches and the ability to work decreases and textured stitches. The continuous working method (without turning rows) and the integration of multiple stitch types make this suitable for crocheters who have completed several beginner projects and are ready to develop their technique further.