Holiday Motif Blanket: Create a Festive Mood
New Year is just around the corner. If you want to get a head start on gifts or are thinking about how to decorate your home for the holidays, I suggest crocheting a motif blanket. The elements are designed as Christmas wreaths and decorated with crocheted trim or ribbon—simple and very beautiful! You can crochet this blanket for children to snuggle under on chilly days, or give it as a gift to loved ones, friends, or a special someone.
The main background of the piece is white, which makes the bright green "wreaths" stand out beautifully. You can use yarn scraps for the center of the motifs, as well as for the red chain-stitch trim. The elements are worked according to a simple pattern:
A small tip! To make the pieces look more like snowflakes, you can edge them with a border of chain stitches. Join the elements together while working the final row.
For decoration, crochet a long chain-stitch trim.
Cut it into pieces, thread them through the double crochet stitches around each motif, tie into a bow, and secure the ends with a knot. Instead of crocheted trim, you can use thin satin ribbon. To prevent the ribbon ends from fraying, singe them with a lighter.
The elements are joined during the crocheting process, but you can also use a needle; just grab the knitted loops by the back loop only so the seams aren't visible)