The Mossy Hollow Crochet Blanket features bulky yarn with beautiful raised ridges and recessed hollows that create a richly textured fabric. Inspired by the look of a moss-covered woodland floor, this cozy blanket combines the earthy, blended colors of bulky variegated yarn with a dimensional stitch pattern that looks interesting from both sides.
The blue, green, and rust tones blend together throughout the fabric, highlighting the raised stitches and adding depth to the overall design. Made with bulky-weight yarn, this blanket has plenty of visual interest and a repeating stitch pattern that’s easy to settle into once you get started.
With nine sizes ranging from baby to king, you can make a blanket that’s just the right fit for snuggling, gifting, or adding a cozy touch to your home.
Why You’ll Love This Crochet Blanket
- Beautiful dimensional texture: Raised ridges and recessed hollows give the blanket depth and visual interest.
- A reversible look: Both sides have attractive textures, with different arrangements of raised lines and textured bars.
- A manageable stitch repeat: The pattern alternates between two rows throughout the blanket.
- Nine size options: Choose from a small baby blanket to a generously sized king blanket.
- Bulky yarn: The #5 bulky yarn creates a substantial, cozy fabric with lovely color variation.
- Video tutorials: Right-hand and left-hand crochet video tutorials are available to help you follow along.
Yarn and Materials
For the Mossy Hollow Crochet Blanket shown, I used Premier Puzzle #5 bulky-weight yarn in the Lumberjack colorway. This variegated yarn features a blend of blue, green, and rust tones that create beautiful color variation throughout the blanket.
However, you don’t have to use variegated yarn to enjoy this pattern! The raised ridges and recessed hollows create plenty of visual interest on their own.
- Variegated yarn: Creates a blended, multicolored look that highlights the texture in different ways throughout the blanket.
- Solid-color yarn: Showcases the dimensional stitch pattern, making the raised ridges and recessed sections stand out.
- Multiple colors: Try changing colors every few rows to create stripes and add another layer of interest to the textured design.
If you substitute another yarn, keep in mind that the finished dimensions and amount of yarn needed may vary. Make a gauge swatch before beginning to help determine whether you need to adjust your hook size.
Choosing Your Blanket Size
The Mossy Hollow Crochet Blanket includes nine sizes, so you can make anything from a small baby blanket to a large bed blanket.
The pattern includes specific starting chains and row counts for each size. Baby through a king size blanket.
For the best results, make a gauge swatch before beginning your blanket. This will help you determine whether your finished dimensions will be close to the measurements listed in the pattern.
Understanding the Mossy Hollow Texture
The texture is created entirely through the stitch pattern rather than relying on a special yarn effect.
The raised ridges are formed by working two front post half double crochet stitches around selected double crochet posts from the previous rows. These stitches build up along the surface of the fabric.
The recessed hollows form where double crochet stitches are worked into the previous row’s front post half double crochet stitches. The contrast between the raised and recessed sections creates the distinctive, almost mossy texture that inspired the name.
Both sides of the blanket are attractive, but they have slightly different appearances. One side features narrow vertical raised lines with wider textured bars between them. The other side has wider vertical raised lines with narrower textured bars between them.
You can choose which side you prefer to display when using the finished blanket.
Video Tutorials
Prefer to watch the stitches as you work? The Mossy Hollow Crochet Blanket includes both right-hand and left-hand video tutorials.
Now gather your yarn and hook, choose your preferred blanket size, and let’s get started.
A Little Family Favorite
One of the best parts of making blankets is seeing who falls in love with the finished project. Some blankets sit waiting for someone to claim them, while others are spoken for almost immediately. Mossy Hollow was one of those special blankets! My son-in-law was enjoying it, but my three-year-old grandson had other plans. He eventually claimed it for himself, and I noticed recently that it had made its way onto his bed. It always makes me smile when something I’ve crocheted becomes a favorite in our family.
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Directions: Mossy Hollow Crochet Blanket
Skill Level
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate Crocheter
Gauge
Approximately 10 stitches and 7 rows = 4 x 4 inches in pattern.
Sizes
- Baby Blanket: 28 X 38 inches
- Toddler Blanket: 36 X 46 inches
- Small Blanket: 44 X 54 inches
- Medium Throw (shown): 52 X 62 inches
- Large Throw: 60 X 70 inches
- X-Large Throw: 68 X 75 inches
- Twin Blanket: 76 X 80 inches
- Queen Blanket: 92 X 100 inches
- King Blanket: 108 X 100 inches
To change the size, work your starting chain using a multiple of 10 + 1 until you reach your desired width. Change the length by increasing or decreasing the rows.
Materials
Premier Puzzle yarn #5 Bulky Yarn. Each skein contains 328 yards. This yarn is 100% acrylic. Machine wash on cold and tumble dry on low.
Color: Lumberjack
- Baby Blanket: Total of 975 yards. Total of 3 skeins of yarn.
- Toddler Blanket: Total of 1,520 yards. Total of 5 skeins of yarn.
- Small Blanket: Total of 2,200 yards. Total of 7 skeins of yarn.
- Medium Throw (shown): Total of 2,950 yards. Total of 9 skeins of yarn.
- Large Throw: Total of 3,880 yards. Total of 12 skeins of yarn.
- X-Large Throw: Total of 4,700 yards. Total of 15 skeins of yarn.
- Twin Blanket: Total of 5,600 yards. Total of 18 skeins of yarn.
- Queen Blanket: Total of 8,460 yards. Total of 26 skeins of yarn.
- King Blanket: Total of 9,900 yards. Total of 31 skeins of yarn.
Size L Crochet Hook 8mm
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Stitch Marker
Measuring Tape
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Abbreviations
- CH = Chain
- DC = Double Crochet
- FPHDC = Front Post Half Double Crochet
- HDC = Half Double Crochet
- SK = Skip
- SP = Space
- ST = Stitch
- STs = Stitches
- [ ] = Repeat Between
Pattern Notes
- US crochet terminology: All stitches and instructions are written using US crochet terms.
- Turning chains: The chain 1 at the beginning of Rows 2 and 3 does not count as a stitch.
- Stitch repeat: Work the pattern in multiples of 10 plus 1 chain for the starting chain.
- Texture: The front post half double crochet stitches create the raised ridges. Take care to work around the post of the designated stitch rather than into its top loops.
- Finishing: Weave in all yarn tails securely with a tapestry needle.
- Links for Video Tutorials for the blanket are located after the written pattern.
Crochet Stitches
Chain Stitch (CH)
Begin the chain stitch by making a slip knot on the crochet hook. Leave about a 5-inch tail on the yarn. This will be woven in later.
Next snug up the yarn loop that is on the crochet hook; while it should be firm, it should also be loose enough to slide on the hook with ease.
Keeping the loop on the hook, insert the hook in the stitch, wrap the yarn over the crochet hook from back to front. Draw the yarn through the loop. (The first chain stitch is complete).
Double Crochet Stitch (DC)
Yarn over, insert the hook through both loops and pull up a loop. Next, yarn over and pull through two loops on the hook. Lastly, yarn over again and pull through the last two loops on the hook.
Front Post Half Double Crochet (FPHDC)
Front post stitches are raised crochet stitches on the surface of the fabric facing you.
Yarn over, insert the hook from front to back between the posts of the first and second double crochet of the row below. Then insert the hook from the back to the front between the posts of the second and third stitches. (The hook should now be positioned horizontally behind the double crochet that you are working around).
Yarn over, pull the yarn around the post of the stitch. There should now be 3 loops on the hook. Yarn over, pull the yarn through the loops on the hook.
Half Double Crochet (HDC)
Yarn over, insert the hook through both loops of the next stitch and pull up a loop. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook. For height, this stitch is between the single crochet and double crochet.
Begin Pattern
Start with a Slip Knot. Place the slip knot on your crochet hook.
Begin Chain Stitches
Start with a chain using a stitch multiple of 10 + 1.
- Baby Blanket: 81 Chain Stitches.
- Toddler Blanket: 101 Chain Stitches.
- Small Blanket: 121 Chain Stitches.
- Medium Throw (shown): 141 Chain Stitches.
- Large Throw: 161 Chain Stitches.
- X-Large Throw: 181 Chain Stitches.
- Twin Blanket: 201 Chain Stitches.
- Queen Blanket: 241 Chain Stitches.
- King Blanket: 261 Chain Stitches.
Row 1
1 HDC in the 2nd CH from the hook. 1 HDC in the next 5 STs. (You should have a total of 6 HDC). 1 DC in the next 4 STs. [1 HDC in the next 6 STs, 1 DC in the next 4 STs]. Repeat across between [ ]. Turn
Row 2
CH 1 (Doesn’t count as a ST). SK the first DC, work 2 FPHDC around the post of the next DC. SK 1 DC, work 2 FPHDC around the post of the next DC. (You should have a total of 4 FPHDC). Work 1 DC in each ST over the next set of 6 STs. [SK 1 DC, work 2 FPHDC around the post of the next DC. SK 1 DC, work 2 FPHDC around the post of the next DC. (You should have a total of 4 FPHDC. Work 1 DC in each ST over the next set of 6 STs]. Repeat across between [ ]. Turn
Row 3
CH 1 (Doesn’t count as a ST). SK the first DC, work 2 FPHDC around the post of the next DC. [SK 1 DC, work 2 FPHDC around the post of the next DC]. Repeat between [ ] 1 time. (You should have a total of 6 FPHDC). Work 1 DC in each ST over the next set of 4 STs. [SK 1 DC, work 2 FPHDC around the post of the next DC]. Repeat between [ ] 2 times. (You should have a total of 6 FPHDC. Work 1 DC in each ST over the next set of 4 STs]. Repeat across between [ ]. Turn
Rows 4 and Beyond
Repeat rows 2 and 3.
- Baby Blanket: 72 Rows.
- Toddler Blanket: 86 Rows.
- Small Blanket: 101 Rows.
- Medium Throw (shown): 115 Rows.
- Large Throw: 130 Rows.
- X-Large Throw: 139 Rows.
- Twin Blanket: 148 Rows.
- Queen Blanket: 186 Rows.
- King Blanket: 186 Rows
Finishing
Use the tapestry needle to weave in the yarn tails on the back side of the work. I like to weave back and forth 3 to 5 times. Cut off the excess yarn.
YouTube Video Tutorials for Mossy Hollow Chunky Crochet Blanket
You can find Victoria crocheting, quilting, and creating recipes. She has cooked in restaurants for over 20 years, including many larger parties. She learned to crochet when she was just 11 years old and has been crocheting ever since; over 50 years now. Over 40 years ago, she loved her first class in sewing and continues to hone her skills in quilting. Many have enjoyed the handmade gifts over the years. In her professional career, she has worked in management in a wide variety of businesses including higher education as a dean of a division. All the while attending college part-time to achieve her doctorate in higher education with an emphasis in e-learning.
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