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Published on May 23, 2023

Free Crochet Pattern: The Color Riot Blanket (UK Terms)

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Hello, lovely crafter! Today I have a special release for you – The Color Riot Blanket free crochet pattern! Wildly colorful motifs come together more simply than you think. Helpful instruction to take care of yarn tails makes this a calming piece, perfect for remnants. Express yourself with this color riot!

You can hide all sorts of odd colored remnants in this blanket and it will look wonderful. This piece works great with different lengths of remnants as well. Use them all! Omit the border motifs and just join the Color Riot Motifs together if you like, for a whole different look.

PDF Format

The condensed PDF version of this pattern is available for convenient printing on Etsy and Ravelry, and both US and UK Terms PDFs are included in the purchase.

This pattern is in UK Terms – Click here for US Terms

Project Details

  • Skill Level Adventurous Beginner
  • Measurements Approximately 48x58in before blocking (Gauge is not necessary for this project)
  • Materials Scheepjes Terrazzo Yarn (details below), Size 3.5mm Crochet Hook
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Note: This pattern is written for stash busting so there are no yarn amounts listed. Simply put together at least 10 colors of yarn from your stash and create as many squares as your heart desires! This pattern will show off any colors wonderfully and is a great way to use up those odd remnants that you feel don’t work in any project. For your convenience, the join and border are written for any size blanket.

Yarn Used in Pattern (Light Worsted):

Scheepjes Terrazzo Yarn

  • 1 x Terrazzo 10g Colour Pack
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  • 7 x 50g balls each of the following:
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  • CC1: Pergamena – 745
  • CC2: Ardesia – 743

Alternate Yarn Suggestions:

  • Any of the following Colour Packs will work for this pattern, using their appropriate hook sizes:
  • Catona Colour Pack – WoolWarehouse
  • Metropolis Colour Pack – WoolWarehouse
  • Stone Washed/River Washed Colour Pack – WoolWarehouse

Repeat and Bracket Guide

Square brackets [ ] are used for small repeats: 4dc, [2dc, 3tr, 2dc] 2 times

Asterisks *are used for repeats that include small repeats: *5dc, [1ch, 1dc] 3 times in next ch, rep from * 3 times

Round brackets ( ) are used when a string of stitches are worked into the same spot: (3tr, 3ch, 3tr) in next st

Stitch Counts are given at the end of rows where necessary, in the following format: [12 dc, 3 sp]

Tips and Notes

  • Weave your ends after each time you cut the yarn to avoid having to do them all at the end.
  • Please read the stitch guide for any abbreviations.
  • To get a neater result, I do not “chain up” for the first sc of the round/row. Jump straight into the first sc.

Stitch Descriptions (UK Terms)

  • beg beginning
  • beg tr beginning treble crochet: (1dc, ch1) – counts as 1 tr
  • beg tr3tog beg tr, (yoh insert hook into next st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 2 times, yoh, draw yarn through 3 lps on hook
  • beg dtr beginning double treble crochet: (1dc, ch2) – counts as 1 dtr
  • bobble (yoh, insert hook in st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 4 times, yoh, draw yarn through 5 lps
  • chN chain N number of times
  • dc double crochet
  • dtr double treble crochet
  • tr3tog (yoh insert hook into next st/sp, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through 4 lps on hook
  • lp loop
  • MR make ring: slip knot, ch3, ss in third ch from hook
  • rep repeat
  • RS Right Side of work
  • dc2tog insert hook into st indicated, yoh, pull up lp, insert hook into next st, yoh, pull up lp, yoh, draw yarn through all 3 lps on hook
  • sk skip
  • sp space or chain space
  • ss slip stitch
  • st stitch
  • tr treble crochet
  • WS Wrong Side of work
  • yoh yarn over hook

Important Pattern Notes

Color Placement

This blanket works fabulously with yarn color packs that have at least 58 x 10g balls that is anywhere from fingering weight to DK weight. Of course, you can use any number of colors that you prefer, especially if you are stash busting, and you can also use just 2 colors, which I think would look absolutely fabulous.

The contrast border motifs are made in black and white using full balls of the yarn you have chosen, and mine took about 10 x 50g balls of each. For the Color Riot Motifs, there are 20 colors each motif as written in the pattern. If you are using a color pack, use up the 10g balls evenly until you notice that some balls are down to a small amount, and you can use those for the smaller sections. This will ensure that you will not run out of larger yarn amounts for the larger sections.

I have not included a color layout because it would be very tedious for you to hunt down every color number for each section, on every motif. Crochet is meant to de-stress you, not re-stress you. As long as you use the balls evenly and pay attention that you will have enough for the larger sections, you will be fine.

How to Change Color

Eight of the twelve Color Riot Motif sections have two-color patterning and the Border Motif has two colors as well. To change between the colors, pull the new color through during the final step of the last stitch you will make in the old color. Work over the color that is not in use. There should be no yarn floating at the back of the work.

For example, “make bobble changing to second color, 1sc” means make the bobble in the first color, but on the final step of the bobble, instead of drawing the first color through all loops on the hook, draw the second color through, then continuing with the second color, make 1sc, and continue as instructed.

Weaving Ends

The pattern instructs how to deal with all of the ends in the pattern. I have written this pattern to create the fewest number of ends possible, and I will let you know how I weave the few ends that do remain.

The condensed PDF version of this pattern is available for convenient printing on Etsy and Ravelry, and both US and UK Terms PDFs are included in the purchase.

Instructions

Color Riot Motifs are made and joined together with border motifs to make this opulent art blanket. Small triangle motifs are filled in and a simple border completes the piece. Use Charted Instruction as needed.

Motif 1 – Color Riot Motif (Make 12)

Note: All sections are started with RS facing. For two-color sections: C1 = first color, C2 = second color

Section 1 – Base Triangle – 1 color

Row 1 (RS) With any color, MR, beg dtr, 3tr, 1dtr, 3tr, 1dtr, turn. [3 dtr, 6 tr]

Row 2 2dc in first st, 3dc, 3dc in next st, 3dc, 2dc in final st, turn. [13 dc]

Row 3 (Beg dtr, 2tr) in first st, 5tr, (2tr, 1dtr, 2tr) in next st, 5tr, (2tr, 1dtr) in final st, cut yarn. [3 dtr, 18 tr]

Section 2 – Bobbles – 2 colors

Row 1 Join C1 with ss in first st, (beg tr, 2tr) in same st, 10tr placing final tr in dtr st, turn. [13 tr]

Row 2 [2dc changing to C2, make bobble changing to C1, 1dc] 3 times, 2dc in final st, turn. [3 bobbles, 11 dc]

Row 3 Working over C2 across entire row, (beg tr, 2tr) in first st, 13tr, turn. [16 tr]

Row 4 [2dc changing to C2 on second dc, make bobble changing back to C1, 1dc] 4 times, 1dc in same st as previous, cut C2, turn. [4 bobbles, 13 dc]

Row 5 Working over C2 yarn tail across entire row, (beg tr, 2tr) in first st, 16tr, turn, cut C1. [19 tr]

Section 3 – Checkerboard – 2 colors

Row 1 Working across short side of Section 2, join C1 with ss in top half of final tr of Section 2, beg tr in same st, 1tr in bottom half of same tr from Section 2, 1tr in side of dc, 1tr in top half of next dc changing to C2, 4tr evenly across remainder of short side of Section 2 changing to C1, starting in dtr st, 4tr changing to C2, 4tr changing to C1, 2tr, 3tr in final st changing to C2, turn. [21 tr]

Row 2 (Beg tr, 2tr) in first st changing to C1, [4tr changing to C2, 4tr changing to C1] 2 times, 4tr changing to C2, turn. [23 tr]

Row 3 Beg tr, 3tr changing to C1, [4tr changing to C2, 4tr changing to C1] 2 times, 2tr, 3tr in final st changing to C2, turn. [25 tr]

Row 4 (Beg tr, 2tr) in first st changing to C1, [4tr changing to C2, 4tr changing to C1] 3 times ignoring final color change at end of row, cut C1 and C2 and weave the tails with a tapestry needle. [27 tr]

Section 4 – Stripes – 2 colors

Row 1 Join C1 with ss in first st, beg tr3tog, 16tr across Section 2, 8tr evenly across the short side of Section 3 changing to C2, turn. [1 tr3tog, 24 tr]

Row 2 Working over C1 across entire row, 23dc, dc2tog changing to C1, turn. [1 dc2tog, 23 dc]

Row 3 Working over C2 across entire row, beg tr3tog, 21tr changing to C2, turn. [1 tr3tog, 21 tr]

Row 4 Working over C1 across entire row, 19dc, dc2tog, changing to C1, cut C2, turn. [1 dc2tog, 19 dc]

Row 5 Working over C2 yarn tail across entire row, beg tr3tog, 18tr, cut C1 and weave in yarn tail. [1 tr3tog, 18 tr]

Section 5 – Granny Stitch – 2 colors

Row 1 Join C1 with ss in top half of final tr of Section 4, beg tr in same st, [3tr in side of next dc, sk next tr row of Section 4] 2 times, [3tr in next tr, sk2] 8 times, 3tr in next st, sk1, 3tr in final st, turn. [37 tr]

Row 2 (Beg tr, 2tr) in first st changing to C2, [3tr between next 2 3-tr groups changing to C1, 3tr between next 2 3-tr groups changing to C2] 6 times omitting final tr, cut C1, turn. [38 tr]

Row 3 Continuing with C2, beg tr in first st, 3tr between next 2 3-tr groups 12 times, 3tr in final st, turn. [40 tr]

Row 4 (Beg tr, 2tr) in first st changing to C1, [3tr between next 2 3-tr groups changing to C2, 3tr between next 2 3-tr groups changing to C1] 6 times, 2tr between next 2 3-tr groups, cut C2 and weave yarn tail, turn. [41 tr]

Row 5 Continuing with C1, beg tr in first st, 3tr between next 2 3-tr groups 13 times, 3tr in final st, cut C1. [43 tr]

Section 6 – Checkerboard – 2 colors

Row 1 Working across Section 4, join C1 with ss in first st, beg tr3tog changing to C2, [4tr changing to C1, 4tr changing to C2] 3 times working final 8 tr evenly across short side of Section 5 ignoring final color change at end of row, turn. [1 tr3tog, 24 tr]

Row 2 Working over C2, beg tr, 3tr changing to C2, [4tr changing to C1, 4tr changing to C2] 2 times, 2tr, tr3tog changing to C1, turn. [1 tr3tog, 22 tr]

Row 3 Beg tr3tog changing to C2, [4tr changing to C1, 4tr changing to C2] 2 times, 4tr, turn. [1 tr3tog, 20 tr]

Row 4 Working over C1, beg tr, 3tr changing to C1, [4tr changing to C2, 4tr changing to C1] 2 times omitting final 2 tr and ignoring final color change, tr3tog, cut C1 and C2 and leave tails to be worked over during Motif Border. [1 tr3tog, 18 tr]

Section 7 – Solid – 1 color

Row 1 Join any color with ss in top half of first tr on final row of Section 6, beg tr in same st, 7tr evenly across short side of Section 6, 40tr working over the C1 yarn tail from Section 5, tr3tog, turn. [1 tr3tog, 48 tr]

Row 2 Dc2tog, 1dc in all sts to end, turn. [1 dc2tog, 47 dc]

Row 3 Beg tr, 44tr, tr3tog, turn. [1 tr3tog, 45 tr]

Row 4 44dc, dc2tog, turn. [1 dc2tog, 44 dc]

Row 5 Beg tr, 41tr, tr3tog, cut the yarn, leaving the tail to be worked over during Motif Border. [1 tr3tog, 42 tr]

Section 8 – Granny Stitch – 2 colors

Row 1 Join C1 with ss first st, beg tr in same st, [sk2, 3tr in next st] 6 times, [sk next tr row of Section 7, 3tr in next dc] 2 times, 1tr in top half of first tr from row 5 of Section 7 changing to C2, turn. [26 tr]

Row 2 (Beg tr, 1tr) between first 2 sts changing to C1, [3tr between next 2 3-tr groups changing to C2, 3tr between next 2 3-tr groups changing to C1] 4 times omitting final 3tr, 1tr in final st changing to C2, cut C1, turn. [24 tr]

Row 3 Continuing with C2, beg tr in first st, 3tr between next 2 3-tr groups 7 times, 1tr in final st, turn. [23 tr]

Row 4 (Beg tr, 1tr) between first 2 sts changing to C1, [3tr between next 2 3-tr groups changing to C2, 3tr between next 2 3-tr groups changing to C1] 3 times omitting final 3tr, 1tr in final st changing to C1, cut C2 leaving yarn tail to be worked over during Motif Border, turn. [21 tr]

Row 5 Continuing with C1, beg tr in first st, 3tr between next 2 3-tr groups 6 times, 1tr in final st, cut C1 leaving yarn tail to be worked over during Motif Border. [20 tr]

Section 9 – Solid – 1 color

Row 1 Join any color with ss in second tr of Section 8, beg tr3tog, 13tr, tr3tog, turn. 

Row 2 Dc2tog, 11dc, dc2tog, turn.

Row 3 Beg tr3tog, 7tr, tr3tog, turn. 

Row 4 Dc2tog, 5dc, dc2tog, turn.

Row 5 Beg tr3tog, 1tr, tr3tog, turn. 

Row 6 Beg tr3tog, cut yarn, leaving tail to be worked over during Motif Border.

Section 10 – Bobbles – 2 colors

Row 1 Join C1 with ss in top half of final tr of Section 8, beg tr3tog, 5tr evenly across short side of Section 8, 40tr across Section 7, tr3tog, turn. [2 tr3tog, 45 tr]

Row 2 Dc2tog changing to C2, [make bobble changing to C1, 3dc changing to C2] 11 times omitting final dc and ignoring final color change, dc2tog, turn. [2 dc2tog, 11 bobbles, 32 dc]

Row 3 Working over C2 across entire row, beg tr3tog, 39tr, tr3tog, turn. [2 tr3tog, 39 tr]

Row 4 Working over C2, dc2tog, [1dc changing to C2, make bobble changing to C1, 2dc] 9 times, 1dc, dc2tog, cut C2, turn. [2 dc2tog, 9 bobbles, 28 dc]

Row 5 Working over C2 yarn tail across entire row, beg tr3tog, 33tr, tr3tog, turn, cut C1 leaving tail to be worked over during Motif Border. [2 tr3tog, 33 tr]

Section 11 – Stripes – 2 colors

Row 1 Join C1 with ss in first st, beg tr3tog, 29tr across Section 10, tr3tog changing to C2, turn. [2 tr3tog, 29 tr]

Row 2 Working over C1 across entire row, dc2tog, 27dc, dc2tog changing to C1, turn. [2 dc2tog, 27 dc]

Row 3 Working over C2 across entire row, beg tr3tog, 23tr, tr3tog changing to C2, turn. [2 tr3tog, 23 tr]

Row 4 Working over C1 across entire row, dc2tog, 21dc, dc2tog, changing to C1, cut C2, turn. [2 dc2tog, 21 dc]

Row 5 Working over C2 yarn tail across entire row, beg tr3tog, 17tr, tr3tog, cut C1 leaving tail to be worked over during Motif Border. [2 tr3tog, 17 tr]

Section 12 – Solid – 1 color

Rows 1-5 With any color, work as for Section 9.

Color Riot Motif Chart

Motif Border Round

Join CC1 with ss in any corner, [working over any stray yarn tails, 3dc in corner, 22dc making 11dc evenly across 2 sections, 1dc at center, 22dc making 11dc evenly across 2 sections] 4 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn and weave yarn tail. [192 dc]

Motif 2 – Border Motif (Make 31)

Center Square

Rnd 1 With CC2, MR, beg dtr, [3tr, 1dtr] 3 times, 3tr, ss in beg dtr. [4 dtr, 12 tr]

Rnd 2 (Beg dtr, 2tr) in same st as ss, [3tr, (2tr, 1dtr, 2tr) in dtr st] 3 times, 3tr, 2tr in dtr st, ss in beg dtr, do not cut yarn. [4 dtr, 28 tr]

Side A

Row 1 Join CC1 with ss in next st, beg tr3tog over same and next 2 sts, 4tr, (2tr, 1dtr, 2trd) in dtr st, 4tr, tr3tog, turn. [2 tr3tog, 1 dtr, 12 tr]

Row 2 Beg tr3tog, 4tr, (2tr, 1dtr, 2tr) in dtr st, 4tr, tr3tog, changing to CC2 in final st, being sure not to pull CC2 too tightly when you bring it up, turn.

Rows 3-8 Work as for Row 2, changing color after every even row.

Row 9 Continuing with CC1, work as for Row 2, cut CC1 and CC2.

Side B

Row 1 Rejoin CC1 with ss in first tr on opposite side of Center Square, beg tr3tog over same and next 2 sts, 4tr, (2tr, 1dtr, 2tr) in dtr st, 4tr, tr34tog, turn. [2 tr3tog, 1 dtr, 12 tr]

Rows 2-9 Work as for Side A, cut CC2, do not cut CC1.

Motif Border Round

Continuing with CC1 and working across all yarn floats and stray yarn tails, [3dc in tr3tog, 1dc, 5dc across next 4 color stripes, 3dc across corner of Center Square, 5dc across next 4 color stripes, 1dc, 3dc in tr3tog, 6dc, 3dc in dtr, 6dc] 2 times, ss in first tr, cut CC1 and weave yarn tail.

Motif 3 – Fill Triangle (Make 18)

Row 1 (WS) With CC2, MR, beg dtr, 3tr, 1dtr, 3tr, 1dtr, turn. [3 dtr, 6 tr]

Row 2 (Beg dtr, 2tr) in first st, 3tr, (2tr, 1dtr, 2tr) in dtr st, 3tr, (2tr, 1dtr) in final st, cut CC2. [3 dtr, 14 tr]

Row 3 Join CC1 with ss in first st, working over CC2 yarn tail, 8dc, 3dc in dtr st, 8dc, cut CC1 and weave yarn tail. [19 dc]

Whip St Join

Note: If you are familiar with my PLT Join, you can certainly use that join during the Motif Border Rounds. You could also use a joining method that doesn’t add width like Slip Stitch Join or DC motifs together.

  1. Hold 2 motifs with wrong sides together, and using a length of CC1, ss in first st at right-hand side.
  2. Using your hook, pull the long tail through the center dc of both motifs, back to front.
  3. Insert the hook front to back through both loops of the next st to the left, on both motifs.
  4. Grab the long tail and pull it all the way through to the front of the piece, allowing the whip st to rest flush against the top edge of the motifs.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 across, inserting the hook through both motifs from front to back in the next st to the left, and pulling the yarn through to the front.
  6. When the next corner is reached, if there are no more subsequent sides to join, you can weave the excess tail, cutting it down if necessary.
  7. If there are more sides to join, do so, then cut yarn shorter if needed and weave in.
  8. Important: Do not pull yarn tail to tighten whip sts, rather, leave them flush against the join so when you open the motifs flat, you can see the sts. This will prevent puckering.

Work Blanket Border

Rnd 1 With CC1, ss in any corner, [3dc in corner, dc evenly across to next corner] 4 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn.

Rnd 2 With CC2, * (1dc, ch3, 1dc) in corner st, [ch3, sk2, 1dc] across to next corner, ch3, rep from * 3 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn.

Rnd 3 With CC1, ss in corner sp, beg tr, * ch2, 2tr in same sp, [ch1, 2tr in next sp] across to next corner, ch1, 2tr in corner sp, rep from * 3 times omitting final tr, ss in beg tr, cut yarn.

Rnd 4 With CC2, * (1dc, ch3, 1dc) in corner sp, [ch3, dc in next sp] across to next corner, ch3, rep from * 3 times, ss in first dc, cut yarn.

Rnds 5-7 Rep Rnds 3 and 4, then 3 again.

Rnd 8 (1dc, ch3, 1dc) in all sps around, ss in first dc, cut yarn.

Finishing

Weave all remaining ends, and block blanket if desired for a neater look.

Yay! All done! Give yourself a fist bump

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RACHELE CARMONA

Crochet Designer & Fiber Artist

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