skill level – easy

The Diamond Blanket is suitable for people who feel comfortable with the basic crochet stitches. If you’d like to start with an easier project, then make the Warm Heart Blanket, Bliss Blanket or Midnight Garden Blanket first.

what you’ll learn

This is what you’ll learn while making the Diamond Blanket:

• adjustable loop
• increasing and decreasing
• double crochet 2 together (UK terminology) / single crochet 2 together (US terminology)
• linen stitch
• how to steam the edges of your blanket

what you’ll need to know

It helps to know how to do these stitches and techniques before starting the Diamond Blanket:

• slip knot
• chain
• double crochet (UK) / single crochet (US)
• fasten off and weave in ends
• wind skeins into balls
• join chunky yarn using the Chunky Yarn Joining Kit