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Published on September 16, 2021

Free Crochet Pattern: Tiny Garden Blanket (US Terms)

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Hello, fabulous crafter! In an effort to provide a free version of all of my (60-ish!) self-published full blanket patterns, I am striving to release a free pattern weekly. Side note: There are about 30 more blankets I have designed which are not self-published, so I can’t release freebies of those, but I wish I could!

Tiny Garden Blanket

A few years back, I became obsessed with the creative endeavors of a talented and lovely lady named Jessica Wilkinson. She has since left social media, but her nature flatlays and video trips around her garden were absolutely inspiring to me. I designed five blankets inspired by her drawings, her flatlays, and her tiny porch potted plant garden.

The materials for Jessica’s floral photography come from a few modest potted plants on her patio. From that tiny garden come the gorgeous and colorful flatlays that inspired this blanket.

Below, you will find the free US Terms pattern, and you can find the UK Terms version here!

There is a yarn kit available for Tiny Garden – Find it here! (affiliate)

PDF Version

Find this pattern in a condensed ad-free PDF for a small fee in my Etsy Shop and on Ravelry. Pattern PDF for US Terms is included in the purchase, and UK Terms PDF is coming soon! For now, the UK Terms free version is available at the link above.

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Note: The sample blanket and all blanket photography for this piece is by the talented Amy Mason of @dogknits on Instagram

Materials

US Size E (3.5mm) hook

Scheepjes Spirit (56% Cotton, 44% Acrylic; 210m/50g) (Find where to shop this yarn below.)

2 each of the following:

  • Yarn A: 302 Wolf
  • Yarn B: 301 Orca

1 each of the following:

  • Yarn C: 311 Butterfly
  • Yarn D: 310 Flamingo
  • Yarn E: 308 Turtle
  • Yarn F: 309 Dolphin
  • Yarn G: 312 Dragonfly
  • Yarn H: 307 Grasshopper
  • Yarn I: 304 Lion
  • Yarn J: 306 Blue Jay

Shop Scheepjes Spirit Yarn

Yarn colors and amounts are listed above.

I have written a full review of this incredible yarn, and you can read it here! Lots of pretty pics as well.

Browse the links below to get some for yourself – as always, these (*) are affiliate links, so shopping through them helps support CypressTextiles and all my yarny endeavors, and it doesn’t cost you any extra!

To create your own color palette in Scheepjes Spirit yarn, you can buy individual balls at Wool Warehouse.

Color Placement Schematic

Tension and Measurements

  • Motifs are 4.2in at widest point
  • Blanket measures 32x36in

Stitch Guide (US terms)

Click here for UK Terms!

  • as folls as follows
  • beg beginning
  • beg dc or beg hdc beginning double crochet or beginning half double crochet: sc, ch 1 (counts as 1 dc or 1 hdc)
  • beg dc4tog beg dc (does not count as a st here),(yoh, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 4 lps on hook.
  • beg dtr beginning double treble crochet: sc, ch 3 (counts as 1 dtr)
  • beg popcorn (beg dc, 3dc) in next st, remove hook, insert hook front to back through beg dc, grab lp, pull lp through to front of work, closing beg popcorn.
  • beg tr beginning treble crochet: sc, ch 2 (counts as 1 tr)
  • beg tr4tog beg tr (does not count as a st here),(yoh twice, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook twice) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 4 lps on hook.
  • beg tr6tog beg tr (does not count as a st here),(yoh twice, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook twice) 5 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 6 lps on hook.
  • bet between
  • ch(s) chain(s)
  • ch-sp(s) chain space(s)
  • ch-1 sp(s) chain 1 space(s): number denotes number of chains in chain space
  • corner-sp corner space
  • dc double crochet
  • dc4tog (yoh, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook) 4 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 5 lps on hook.
  • dtr double treble crochet
  • hdc half double crochet
  • incl including
  • lp(s) loop(s)
  • picot ch 3, sc in previous st
  • popcorn 4dc in next st, remove hook, insert hook front to back through first dc, grab lp, pull lp through to front of work, closing popcorn.
  • puff st (yoh, insert hook in st indicated, yoh, pull up long lp) 3 times, yoh, pull yarn through all 7 sts on hook.
  • rep(s) repeat(s)
  • reverse sc insert hook front to back through st to the RIGHT, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, pull yarn left to right through both lps on hook, repeat in every subsequent st.
  • RS right side
  • sc single crochet
  • ss slip stitch(es)
  • st(s) stitch(es)
  • tog together
  • tr treble crochet
  • tr4tog (yoh twice, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook twice) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 4 lps on hook.
  • tr6tog (yoh twice, insert hook in next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook twice) 6 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 7 lps on hook.
  • WS wrong side
  • yoh yarn over hook

Instructions

Make all full hexagon motifs and join them together using my Continuous SC PLT Join for Hexagons (video here!) and then make and join in all half motifs. Work to fill the triangle gaps on the sides of the blanket, and add the simple but super-cute border.

Full Hexagon Motifs

Note: All full hexagon motifs have a final stitch count of 78 sc.

Dahlia Cactus – Motif 1 (Make 10 using Yarn C)

Rnd 1 Slip knot, ch 3, ss in third ch from hook to make ring. All in ring: (sc, ch 6) 5 times, sc, ch 2, tr.

Rnd 2 Sc around tr st, (ch 4, sc in next ch lp) 5 times, ch 4, ss in first st.

Rnd 3 Sc in same st as ss, (5 sc in ch-sp, sc in sc) 5 times, 5 sc in ch-sp, ss in first st.

Rnd 4 * (sc in 2 sts, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next st, sc in 2 sts, (sc, ch 6, sc) in next st, rep from * 5 times omitting (sc, ch 6, sc) on final rep. (Sc, ch 2, tr) in final st.

Rnd 5 Sc around tr st, (ch 4, sc in next ch lp) 11 times, ch 4, ss in first st.

Rnd 6 3 sc in same st as ss, (4 sc in next 2 ch-sps, 3 sc in next st) 6 times omitting 3 sc on final rep. Ss in first st.

Rnd 7 (3 sc in center st of corner, sc in all sts across to next corner st) 6 times, ss in first st, cut yarn.

Chrysanthemum – Motif 2 (Make 10 using Yarn D)

Rnd 1 Slip knot, ch 3, ss in third ch from hook to make ring. All in ring: Beg dc, (ch 1, 2 dc) 5 times, ch 1, dc, ss in beg dc.

Rnd 2 (Beg dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in first ch-sp, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in 5 more ch-sps, dc in first ch-sp to complete corner, ss in beg dc.

Rnds 3-5 (Beg dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in first ch-sp, * 2 dc between all 2-dc groups across to next ch-sp, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ch-sp, rep from * 5 times, omitting (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) on final rep. Dc in first ch-sp to complete corner, ss in beg dc.

Rnd 6 (3 sc in ch-sp, sc in all sts across to next ch-sp) 6 times, ss in first st, cut yarn.

Gerbera Daisy – Motif 3 (Make 10 using Yarn E)

Rnd 1 Slip knot, ch 4, ss in third ch from hook to make ring. All in ring: Beg popcorn, (ch 1, popcorn) 5 times, ch 1, ss in beg popcorn.

Rnd 2 (Beg dc, ch 1, 2 dc in first ch-sp, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in 5 more ch-sps, dc in first ch-sp to complete corner, ss in beg dc.

Rnd 3 (Beg popcorn, ch 2, popcorn) in first ch-sp, * ch 1, dc in 4 sts, ch 1, (popcorn, ch 2, popcorn) in corner ch-sp, rep from * 5 times, omitting (popcorn, ch 2, popcorn) on final rep. Ss in beg popcorn.

Rnd 4 (Beg dc, ch 1, dc) in first ch-sp, * dc in next ch-sp, dc in 4 sts, dc in ch-sp, (dc, ch 1, dc) in corner ch-sp, rep from * 5 times, omitting (dc, ch 1, dc) on final rep. Ss in first st.

Rnd 5 (3 sc in ch-sp, sc in all sts across to next ch-sp) 6 times, ss in first st.

Rnd 6 (3 sc in center st of corner, sc in all sts across to next corner sc) 6 times, ss in first st, cut yarn.

Blue-Eyed Grass – Motif 4 (Make 10 using Yarn F)

Rnd 1 Slip knot, ch 5, ss in fifth ch from hook to make ring. All in ring: 12 sc, ss in first st.

Rnd 2 (Beg dc, 4 dc) in next st, (sk 1, 4 dc in next st) 5 times, ss in first st.

Rnd 3 Beg tr4tog over first 4 sts, * ch 4, tr between 4-dc groups of previous row, picot, ch 4, tr4tog over next 4 dc, rep from * 5 times, omitting tr4tog on final rep. Ss in beg tr4tog.

Rnd 4 (3 sc in ch-sp, ch 6, 3 sc in next ch-sp) 6 times, ss in first st.

Rnd 5 Beg dc in first st, dc in 2 sts, (5 sc in ch-sp, dc in 6 sts) 5 times, 5 sc in ch-sp, dc in 3 sts, ss in first st.

Rnd 6 Sc in 5 sts, (3 sc in corner st, sc in 10 sts) 5 times, 3 sc in corner st, sc in 5 sts, ss in first st, cut yarn.

Clematis – Motif 5 (Make 10 using Yarn G)

Rnd 1 Slip knot, ch 4 to make ring. All in ring: beg popcorn, (ch 3, popcorn) 5 times, ch 3, ss in beg popcorn.

Rnd 2 5 sc in all 6 ch-sps around, ss in first st.

Rnd 3 Ss in first 2 sts, (beg dc, 5 dc) in center sc, (ch 1, sk 4, 6 dc in next st) 5 times, ch 1, ss in first st.

Rnd 4 Beg tr6tog over first 6 dc, (ch 4, popcorn in ch-sp, ch 4, tr6tog) 6 times, omitting tr6tog on final rep, ss in beg tr6tog.

Rnd 5 (Sc 5 in 2 ch-sps, 3 sc in tr6tog) 6 times, ss in first st cut yarn.

Green Jewel – Motif 6 (Make 10 using Yarn H)

Rnd 1 Slip knot, ch 3, ss in third ch from hook to make ring. All in ring: beg dc, 11 dc, ss in beg dc.

Rnd 2 Elongate lp to the height of a puff st, (puff st, ch 3) 12 times, ss in first puff st.

Rnd 3 (Beg dc, 3 dc) in first ch-sp, 4 dc in rem 11 ch-sps, ss in first st.

Rnd 4 Beg dc4tog over first 4 sts, (ch 4, dc4tog in next 4 dc) 5 times, ch 4, ss in first st.

Rnd 5 (3 sc in dc4tog, 4 sc in 2 ch-sps) 6 times, ss in first st.

Rnd 6 (3 sc in center st of corner, sc in all sts across to next corner sc) 6 times, ss in first st, cut yarn.

Sunflower – Motif 7 (Make 10 using Yarn I)

Rnd 1 Slip knot, ch 4, ss in fourth ch from hook to make ring. All in ring: Beg dtr, 23 dtr, ss in first st.

Rnd 2 Elongate lp to the height of a puff st, (puff st, ch 2) 24 times, ss in first puff st.

Rnd 3 (Sc in next ch-sp, ch 2) 24 times, ss in first ch-sp.

Rnd 4 * Sc in next ch-sp, ch 4, (sc in next ch sp, ch 2) 3 times, rep from * 5 times, ss in first st.

Rnd 5 (5 sc in next ch-sp, sc in next st, 2 sc in next 3 ch-sps, sc in next st) 6 times, ss in first st, cut yarn.

Orchid – Motif 8 (Make 10 using Yarn J)

Rnd 1 Slip knot, ch 4, ss in fourth ch from hook to make ring. All in ring: (Sc, ch 2, 2 tr, 2 dtr, ch 4) 6 times, omitting the ch 4 on the final rep, dtr.

Rnd 2 Sc into dtr, (ch 6, sc in top ch of next ch-4) 5 times, ch 6, ss in first st.

Rnd 3 (Sc, 6 sc into ch-sp) 6 times, ss in first st.

Rnd 4 (Beg dc, ch 1, dc) in same st as join, * dc in 6 sts, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next st, rep from * 6 times, omitting (dc, ch 1, dc) on final rep. Ss in first st.

Rnd 5 (Beg hdc, ch 1, hdc) in first ch-sp, * (ch 1, sk 1, hdc in next st) twice, (hdc, ch 1, sk 1) twice, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in ch sp, rep from * 6 times, omitting (hdc, ch 1, hdc) on final rep. Ss in first st.

Rnd 6 (3 sc in ch-sp, sc in all sts across to next ch-sp) 6 times, ss in first st, cut yarn.

Half Hexagon – Motif 9 (Make 12 in Yarn A)

Note: Final row has st count of 40 sc.

Row 1 (WS) Slip knot, ch 3, ss in third ch from hook to make ring. All in ring: Beg dc, (ch 1, 2 dc) 3 times, ch 1, dc, turn.

Row 2-4 (Beg dc, ch 1, dc) in ch-sp, * dc in all sts across to next ch-sp, (dc, ch 1, dc) in ch sp, rep from * twice, turn.

Row 5 2 sc in ch-sp, (sc in all sts across to ch-sp, 3 sc In ch-sp), 3 times, omitting final sc on third rep, turn.

Row 6 2 sc in first st, (sc in 10 sts, 3 sc in next st) 3 times, omitting final sc on third rep, cut yarn.

Join Full Hexagon Motifs

Experienced crochet artists may use any preferred joining method. Beginners, head to my blog post to find the free joining tutorial for this piece (including lots of details and even videos)!

“CJAYG for Hexagons using SC and PLT Join”

Here are a few photos from the joining process – you don’t need stitch markers, and the join seems tough, but it is a time-saver as you only have 2 ends to weave when you’re done.

Alternatively, you can make an sc border with 3sc in each corner on the full motifs, and add another row to the half motifs, and then slip stitch them all together. You can use virtually any join you prefer!

Join Half Hexagon Motifs 1 and 2

(Refer to color placement schematic for half motif numbers.)

Holding Half Hexagon motif with RS facing, join yarn A with ss in first st of Row 6, 2 sc in same st, sc in all sts to corner st, 2 sc in corner st, PLT (release lp from hook, insert hook front to back through corresponding st on completed motif, grab lp, pull lp through to front of work), sc in same corner st, PLT, (sc, PLT) across side to corner st, (sc, PLT) 3 times in corner st, join third side across, (sc, PLT) 2 times in final st of Row 6, cut yarn.

Join Half Hexagon Motifs 3 and 4

With RS facing, join yarn A with ss in first st of Row 6, (sc, PLT) 2 times in same st, (sc, PLT) across side to corner st, (sc, PLT) 3 times in corner st, join second side across, (sc, PLT) 2 times in corner st, sc in same corner st, sc in all sts across to final st, 2 sc in final st of Row 6, cut yarn.

All Remaining Half Motifs

With RS facing, join yarn A with ss in first st of Row 6, (sc, PLT) 2 times in same st, (sc, PLT) across side to corner st, (sc, PLT) 3 times in corner st, join second side across, (sc, PLT) 3 times in corner st, join third side across to final st, (sc, PLT) 2 times in final st of Row 6, cut yarn.

Fill Side Triangle Gaps

Turn piece to zig-zag side and begin at right hand corner. 

Row 1 Join Yarn B with ss in corner sc of left-hand motif, sk 1, sc, hdc, dc in 10 sts, sk corner sts on both motifs, dc in 10 sts, hdc, sc, turn.

Row 2 Sk 1, ss, sc in 2 sts, hdc in 2 sts, dc in 5 sts, sk 2, dc in 5 sts, hdc in 2 sts, sc in 2 sts, cut yarn.

Repeat for remaining 15 side triangle gaps.

Border

Rnd 1 Join Yarn B with ss in upper right corner st of blanket, * 3 sc in corner, sc in all sts evenly across to next corner st, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc. Make sure to place the same number of sc on opposing sides of the blanket.

Rnd 2 * (Sc, ch 2, sc) in corner st, (ch 2, sk 1, sc) across side to one st before next corner st, ch 2, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc.

Rnd 3 * 3 sc in corner ch-sp, 2 sc in sll ch sps across to next corner, rep from * 3 times, ss in first sc., turn work.

Rnd 4 (sc, tr) – not in the same st – around entire piece, working from the WS so that the tr sts form mini “bobbles” on the RS of the piece, ss in first sc, cut yarn.

Copyright Information

No pattern (partial or in its entirety) or other material may be reproduced — mechanically, electronically, or by any other means, including photocopying — without written permission of Rachele Carmona. This applies to all content on CypressTextiles.net, BabyLoveBrand.net, and all other sites used by Rachele Carmona including social media. Paid patterns are for personal use only. You may sell your finished crocheted items.

RACHELE CARMONA

Crochet Designer & Fiber Artist

Weave all your ends, and you’re finished! I hope you enjoyed this blanket, and if you start/finish it, be sure to hashtag #CypressTextiles and #TinyGardenBlanket on socials so I can see it and share!

As always, happy crafting,

Rachele C.

PS: I also have another pattern that has been getting a lot of love lately: my Happy Little Tree Blanket Pattern. Find the pattern here!