Chunky chenille yarn is great if you’re working on a budget or your prefer a cozy blanket that’s a lighter weight. It’s a fuzzy yarn so it doesn’t give you the same clean, modern look that tube yarn does, but if you’re more concerned with feel than looks, chenille is probably the way to go. This is what the chenille version looks like: How Much Yarn will I need? When the blanket has reached the desired length, it’s time to bind it off. Make all the loops on your last row slightly longer/looser than the other loops in your blanket. Finish the last row row and cut off the excess yarn leaving a 12 inch tail. Go to the other side of the blanket to bind off (if the tail is on the left side of the blanket, go to the right side). Take loop 2 and thread it through loop 1, which is the “skipped” loop from the row below. Then thread loop 3 through loop 2, then loop 4 through loop 3, and so on. This continues the braided effect from the sides of the blanket. Make a loop with the tail end laying over the working yarn; the tail being to the right of you and the working yarn to the left. In the past few years, I’ve made a number of finger knit blankets using loop yarn, and I love them! But I wanted to make a really chunky blanket this time, using a super fat yarn. I’d heard of arm knitting, but it just seemed confusing to me, and I know you can use super fat needles, but since I’ve never knit with needles before that seemed confusing too. Pull the working yarn up from behind and through the loop, go to the next loop take the working yarn up from behind and make a loop, go to the next loop…..keep doing this step until you reach the last loop. Starting a new row, skip the first loop and continue the steps.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope I have inspired you to try to make one of these chunky blankets for yourself. You just never know what you can do until you try! Now, how much yarn do you need? The real question is what size blanket do you want to make, and that will tell you how much you should get. When I made this cozy throw, I ended up making a large blanket and estimated my size. (Causing more than one trip to the craft store🙈) However to get you started, it is good to have an idea of what size it’ll be. Here is a size guide to help decipher how much yarn you will need for each size blanket:All you need to make a chunky hand knit blanket is some super chunky yarn and maybe a needle and thread for joining balls of yarn together. That’s it! No knitting needles required. What’s the Best Yarn to use? Then skip the loop you just made, and continue knit stitching toward the left. Everytime you get to the end of a row you’ll stitch through the skipped loop from the row before. Everytime you start a going in a new direction, you’ll skip the very last loop you just made. This gives the sides of your blanket a braided finish. Joining New Yarn For the chenille blanket you can see above, I used 6 balls of yarn that were 28 yards each for a total of 168 yards. That blanket is approximately 48×52 inches, which is a little smaller than a standard throw size blanket. It’s a good size for using over your lap on a couch or throwing over the side of a couch. I also used a slightly looser stitch on this blanket, about 2.5 to 2.75 inches. Chunky Crochet Blanket Pattern: With main color- Row 1: Work 35 Fhdc. Turn. Row 2: Ch 1 (does not count as St here and throughout), 1 Hdc in each St across. Turn. Row 3-5: Ch 2 (does not count as St here and throughout), 1 Dc in each St across. Turn. Row 6: Ch 1, 1 Hdc in each St across. Turn. Row 7: Ch 1, 1 Hdc working in the 3rd loop only, in each St across. Turn. Row 8: Ch 1, 1 Hdc BLO in each St across. Turn. Row 9: Ch 1, 1 Hdc working in the 3rd loop only, in each St across. Turn. Row 10: Ch 1, 1 Hdc BLO in each St across. Turn. Row 11: Ch 1, 1 Dc working in the 3rd loop only, in each St across. Turn. Row 12 & 13: Ch 1, 1 Dc in each St across. Turn. Row 14-21: Repeat rows 6-13 Row 22 & 23: Ch 1, 1 Hdc in each St across. Tie Off. Attach your second color to the Hdc stitch where you just tied off, with a Sl St. Work 2 Sc in that same stitch. Continue across the bottom of row 23 with 1 Sc in each St. When you reach the corner of the blanket, work 2 sc in the same St. Continue along the side of the blanket working single crochet evenly across. When you reach the next corner, work 2 Sc into the same St. Rotate your work and continue with 1 Sc in each St. Work 2 Sc in the corner. Rotate your work, continue with Sc evenly along the side. Try to work the same amount of stitches as you did on the first side. When you reach the last corner, Sl St into the first Sc made. Tie off. Weave in all ends. I just used my fingers to do this sense the yarn is so large.

For the tube yarn blanket you can see below, I used 10.5 lbs of tube yarn, which was approximately 250 yards. My stitches were slightly smaller for that blanket, just over 2 inches. That blanket measures 50×54 inches. If I made it again, I’d make it slightly narrower, maybe 46 inches in width, so that it would be a bit longer and more of a rectangle than a square. In some of the rows you will be working your hdc in the 3rd loop. It is exactly the same as a normal Hdc except you will be working it in the extra “3rd Loop”. For this particular pattern the 3rd loop is on the side of the blanket closest to you.Take that loop and the next loop in your right palm take your working yarn and loop it through you should have one loop, take the loop and the next loop place in your right palm take your working yarn and pull through both loops making one loop. Keep on doing this step until you come to the last two loops.