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Published on June 17, 2018

Happy Little Tree Blanket Pattern for Absolute Beginners

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Transparency: This post was initially written June 2018 and was updated in March 2020.

After spending so much time staring longingly at my Scheepjes Stone Washed and River Washed Colour Pack, I finally decided to design something for it. I thought a fun and quirky granny square blanket would be perfect. The Happy Little Tree Blanket is join as-you-go to make sure nothing is wasted, and of course since this blanket is in the Relaxghan Series (designed with peace in mind), I had to give it a special, peaceful name. Who exudes peace more than Bob Ross? So the Happy Little Tree Blanket was born.

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Relaxghan Series Information
  • Happy Little Tree Blanket Pattern Information
  • Happy Little Tree Blanket Pattern Instructions (Sport Wt. Yarn)
  • How to Resize for a Larger Throw
  • Aran Wt. Yarn Layout Instructions
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Introduction

This pattern is in US Terms.

You can also find this pattern on AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns.com.

Update: This pattern now has a yarn kit at my storefront on Deramores.com. Check it out and get the yarn in just a few clicks!

Excuse my disaster in this pic, but I was so happy with the results of the blanket that I had to drop everything and take a pic!

Relaxghan Series

The Happy Little Tree crochet blanket is my final piece for the Relaxghan Series. What is a Relaxghan? It’s a blanket that is designed to help you relax your inner crochet meanie. That voice telling you everything has to be symmetrical, or the colors have to be completely in harmony and aligned, or that everything must be perfect… You need a project that makes you feel more like an artist, and less like a crochet machine. In 2018, I released a new Relaxghan every month for six months from February to July. Check them out!

If you’d like all six condensed easy-print, ad free versions in PDF format, you can find them as a full ebook on Ravelry.

You can enjoy Happy Little Tree no matter what your crochet level is. Even if you are an absolute beginner, you can make the pattern using the expanded version for the step by step photos and videos. This blanket was designed with absolute crochet beginners in mind.

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Happy Little Tree Blanket Pattern (US Terms)

Scheepjes Stone Washed and River Washed 10g Cutie Pie Colour Pack

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Happy Little Tree Blanket Materials

  • Yarn: Scheepjes “Stone Washed and River Washed Cutie Pie Colour Pack” (78% Cotton, 22% Acrylic; 50 x 10g balls, 26m) // Qty: 1 Colour Pack (Total: 500g Sport weight yarn)
  • Hook: US Size 3.75mm for blanket body, and US Size 3.5mm for border
  • Tapestry needle for weaving ends
  • Want to use the XL (Aran Weight) Colour Pack instead? Keep scrolling!

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Sizing

Happy Little Tree blanket measures about 32x32in when finished – See larger blanket info below – about 47x47in (scroll to end)

Stitch Descriptions (US Terms)

  • ch chain
  • beg beginning
  • beg dc (sc, ch 1) – counts as 1 dc
  • beg tr (sc, ch2) – counts as 1 tr
  • dc double crochet
  • lp(s) loop(s)
  • MR make ring: Slip knot, ch 3, ss in third ch from hook to make ring
  • picot ch3, sc in top left side of previous st – do not work into top of st as normal
  • rep repeat
  • RS/WS right side/wrong side of work
  • sc single crochet
  • sk skip
  • sp space
  • ss slip stitch
  • st(s) stitch(es)
  • tr treble crochet
  • yoh yarn over hook
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Happy Little Tree Blanket Layout

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Happy Little Tree Blanket Pattern Instructions

Rose Hexagon Motif (Make 50)

Rose Hexagon Chart

Written Instruction and step by step pics

Rnd 1 MR, (sc, ch1) 6 times, ss in first sc. [6 sc, 6 sp]

Rnd 2 (Sc, ch1, 3dc, ch1, sc) “petal” in 6 ch sps around, do not join rnd. [18 dc, 12 sc, 12 sp]

Rnd 3 Release lp, insert hook back to front through first sc of Rnd 2, grab lp, pull lp to back of work, ch3, sc in skipped sc from Rnd 1, but work behind the “petal” instead of working between petals. Follow photos, and watch video for assistance. (Ch3, sc in next skipped sc st from Rnd 1) 4 more times, ch3, do not join rnd. [5 sc, 6 sp]

Rnd 4 Starting by working in the first ch-3 sp of Rnd 3, (sc, ch1, 5dc, ch1, sc) “petal” 6 times, do not join rnd. [30 dc, 12 sc, 12 sp]

Rnd 5 Release lp, insert hook back to front through first sc of Rnd 4, grab lp, pull lp to back of work, (ch5, sc in skipped sc from Rnd 3) 5 times, working behind petals as before, ch5, do not join rnd. [5 sc, 6 sp]

Rnd 6 Ss in first 2 chs of Rnd 5, beg dc in sp, (ch1, 3dc in same sp, 3dc in next sp) 6 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc, cut yarn leaving a 7-8in tail for joining later. [36 dc, 6 ch]

Set 43 of the partial balls aside for Motif 2. The other partial balls will be used later.

Back of Rose Hexagon Motif
Front of Rose Hexagon Motif

Solid Hexagon Motif (Make 43)

Rnd 1 MR, beg dc, (ch1, 2dc) 5 times, ch1, dc, ss in beg dc. [12 dc, 6 sp]

Rnd 2 Beg dc in sp, (ch1, dc in same sp, dc in 2 sts, dc in sp) 6 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc. [24 dc, 6 sp]

Rnd 3 Beg dc in sp, (ch1, dc in same sp, dc in 4 sts, dc in sp) 6 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc, cut yarn. [36 dc, 6 sp]

Half Solid Hexagon Motif

Row 1 (RS) MR, beg dc, (ch1, 2dc) 3 times, ch1, dc, turn. [8 dc, 4 sp]

Row 2 Beg dc in sp, (ch1, dc in same sp, dc in 2 sts, dc in sp) 3 times, ch1, dc in same sp, turn. [14 dc, 4 sp]

Row 3 Beg dc in sp, (ch1, dc in same sp, dc in 4 sts, dc in sp) 3 times. ch1, dc in same sp, cut yarn. [20 dc, 4 sp]

Whip Stitch Join for Hexagons

Whip st motifs together as follows:

  1. Hold 2 motifs with wrong sides together, and use the long tail of one of the motifs.
  2. Pull the long tail through the center sc 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. I prefer to let the whip sts rest flush and snug against the joined edge. Then when you open the motifs flat, you have a cute sewn edge with nice little stitches, giving a very cozy (but not messy) handmade look.

Straighten Hexagon Blanket Sides

how to straighten hexagon blanket sides

Step 1 Orient project so that zig-zag hexagon side is facing. Join yarn with a slip st in the first st of the half hexagon. In this case, we are joining in the ch sp. Sc in the same sp, and in the next st.

how to straighten hexagon blanket sides
how to straighten hexagon blanket sides

Step 2 Hdc in the next st, dc in the next 2 sts

how to straighten hexagon blanket sides

Step 3 Tr in next st, make a decrease as follows: * yoh 2 times, insert hook in next st, pull up a lp, (yoh, draw yarn through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, sk 2 sps, rep from * 1 time, yoh, draw yarn through all 3 lps on hook.

how to straighten hexagon blanket sides
how to straighten hexagon blanket sides

Step 4 (Tr, dc in next 2 sts, hdc, sc in next 3 sts/sps, hdc, dc in 2 sts, tr, make decrease as before) rep in this manner across to final half hexagon. Tr, dc in 2 sts, hdc, sc in final 2 sts/sps, cut yarn.

Turn blanket to other zig-zag hexagon side, and rep Steps 1-4.

Painted Mountains Blanket Edging

Note: When worked for the Happy Little Tree Blanket, this edging uses all of the remnants from the Stone/River Washed Colour Pack. When one color runs out, simply use a surgeon’s knot, as shown in the image below, to secure the next color. Then weave the ends, or simply clip them short.

Rnd 1 Holding happy little tree blanket with siz-zag side at the top, join yarn with ss in the top right corner. * 3sc in corner, sc in all sts across to next corner being sure to make a number of sts that is evenly divisible by 3, 3sc in corner, make 117 sc evenly across to next corner as follows: generally, you will make 13 sc across each half hexagon, and 8 sc across each full hexagon. Rep from * 1 time, ss in first sc.

Rnd 2 Beg dc in corner sc, * 8 dc in same corner st, (sk2, dc, ch1, dc in same st as previous) across to corner, sk2, dc in corner st, rep from * 3 times omitting final st, ss in beg dc.

Rnd 3 Beg tr in next st, ch3, sc in fourth ch from hook, * (tr, picot) in 6 more sts of corner, tr in final st of corner, sk 1 sp, (2tr, picot, tr) in all sps across to 1 sp before corner, sk 1 sp, (tr, picot) in first 2 sts of corner, rep from * 3 times omitting final tr and picot, ss in beg tr, cut yarn and finish off all ends.

Fin!! Give yourself a fist bump! All done!

Resize to make a larger Happy Little Tree blanket

How to resize your blanket to about 47x47in using 2 boxes of the Scheepjes Stone Washed and River Washed Colour Pack. Buy at Deramores!

Use instructions as for the smaller blanket, adjusting motif counts as follows:

  • Motif 1: Rose Hexagon (Make 100 using all 100 colors in 2 Colour Packs)
  • Motif 2: Plain Hexagon (Make 57 using 57 of the partial balls set aside from Motif 1)
  • Motif 3: Half Plain Hexagon (Make 16 from remnants of Motifs 1 and 2)

Join as for smaller blanket, and work border with included resizing instruction.

Larger blanket Schematic

Copyright Information

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Make Happy Little Tree Blanket in Aran Wt. – Stone Washed/River Washed XL Colour Pack

Hi, y’all! If you are making the Happy Little Tree Blanket with the Scheepjes Stone/River Washed XL pack (an Aran weight yarn), I have figured out a couple of layout options!

Here are the two motifs, worked up in Scheepjes River Washed XL, with a 5mm suggested hook size.

They measure about 4in with the 5mm hook.

Using the Stone Washed and River Washed XL Colour Pack, I’ll list 3 layout options.

Layout Option 1

If you want to use only 1 SW/RW XL pack, follow these instructions:

Note: This blanket will be about 24x31in or a little larger.

Instructions:

Step 1: Using 49 of your 15g balls:

  • Make 30 of the Rose Hexagon Motif
  • Make 19 of the Solid Hexagon Motif
  • Make 10 of the Half Solid Hexagon Motifs

Step 2: Lay your motifs out in this configuration:

  • Step 3: Join the motifs with the long tails (as directed in the Happy Little Tree pattern).
  • Step 4: Use the remaining remnants to fill the 2 zig-zag sides and add the Painted Mountains Edging (as directed in the pattern).

Layout Option 2

If you want to use 1 box of SW/RW XL Colour Pack, and then buy just enough full 50g balls of Stone Washed or River Washed XL to complete your blanket using the exact layout of the original Happy Little Tree blanket, follow these instructions:

Note: This will make a happy little tree blanket that is about 36x43in or a little larger.

Purchase 4 of the 50g Stone Washed or River Washed XL balls.

Instructions:

Step 1: Using all 50 of your 15g balls:

  • Make 50 Rose Hexagon Motifs
  • Make 12 Half Solid Hexagon Motifs

Step 2: Using the remnants from these previous motifs and a portion of the full 50g balls:

  • Make 43 Solid Hexagon Motifs – Using 2 colors for each motif – I suggest using 2 colors that are similar (instead of contrasting) when possible.

Step 3: Lay out the motifs as shown in the pattern.

Step 4: Join motifs with the long tails as shown in pattern.

Step 5: Using the 50g balls, fill the 2 zig-zag sides and add the Painted Mountains Edging as shown in pattern.

Layout Option 3

If you want to make the exact Happy Little Tree Blanket shown in the photo above, follow these instructions:

Purchase 2 boxes of the SW/RW XL Colour Packs.

Note: This blanket will be about 36x43in or a little larger.

Instructions:

  • Step 1: Follow the instructions in the pattern. You will use 93 balls to make the 50 Rose Hexagon motifs plus the 43 Solid Hexagon Motifs.
  • Step 2: Use the remnants to make the half motifs.
  • Step 3: Join as shown in pattern.
  • Step 4: Use the remnants to fill 2 zig-zag sides and add Painted Mountains Edging as in pattern.

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Happy Little Tree Blanket Pattern PDF

You can find the easy-print ad free condensed PDF version of my happy little tree blanket for a small fee on:

Ravelry // Etsy // LoveCrochet.com

PDF version includes written and charted instruction and is condensed for ease of printing, so step-by-step photo instruction and video links are omitted. Includes both US and UK versions.

Happy crafting, y’all!

Enjoy Happy Little Tree!

Rachele C.

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