How to Crochet the Puffy Hearts Blanket – Free Pattern
The Puffy Hearts Blanket is a fun “thick and quick” style crochet afghan! It works up fast with super bulky yarn and it’s so warm and snuggly after it’s done!
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I first designed the puffy hearts stitch back in 2016 when I made the Puffy Heart Mittens!
The following year I designed the Puffy Hearts Bag using the same stitch!
I am so in love with this crochet stitch pattern! It’s fun to work up and creates such a beautiful finished piece!
Of course I’ve wanted to make more patterns using it since then, but it’s just never worked out that way… until now!
Oddly enough, I didn’t even set out to crochet this blanket, nor did I have this design in my mind. Actually, I was intending to work on an entirely different project.
I had sat down at my computer, pulled up stitch fiddle, and started designing a graphghan for my newborn grandson!
After I was happy with the first two squares, I went to grab my yarn to get started, but when I saw my chenille yarn sitting there, I suddenly had a new idea!
I grabbed that yarn and got to work on a whim! I don’t know why or how this idea came to me, but I’m so glad it did!
The Puffy Hearts Blanket turned out to be so warm and snuggly! Just what I needed!
Puffy Hearts Blanket Crochet Pattern
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Materials
Chenille Super Bulky Yarn (#6)
- White (A) [39oz(1110g) / 970yds(741m)]
- Pink (B) [6.5oz(180g) / 157yds(143m)]
12.00mm Crochet Hook
Stitch Markers
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Optional Materials:
Clear Fabric Glue
Gauge
6.5 sc x 7 rows = 4”
Finished Measurements
41.5” W x 56” L (as shown in photo)
See Size Charts to Customize Size
Stitch Guide
ch = chain
Lpuff = See Special Stitches
RS = right side / front side
sc = single crochet
sl st(s) = slip stitch(es)
st(s) = stitch(es)
YO = Yarn Over
Skill Level
Intermediate
Written in U.S. Terms
Notes
- Blanket shown is 59 stitches wide x 89 rows long, which is somewhere between a lapghan and a toddler size blanket.
- Beginning chains do not count as stitches.
- Where asterisks appear, repeat the instructions between them.
- Blanket is worked from the bottom up.
- See size chart below for approximate afghan sizes.
- To make the blanket larger you will need to add 10 stitches per size to the beginning chain and 10 rows per size to the finished length. See the “Customize Your Size” Chart Below.
- Use stitch markers to mark the stitches that need to be worked when making the puffy hearts. I marked where my single crochets would be placed.
- Yarn thickness varies by brand/line. Although you may choose a Super Bulky Weight Yarn in the #6 category, your gauge may be off slightly from mine.
Special Stitches
Long Puff Stitch (LPuff) = YO,*insert hook into stitch indicated, YO, draw up a loop* 4X, YO, draw through all loops on hook. Lpuffs are worked diagonally into a single crochet two rows below current working row. See heart chart below for a better understanding.
Instructions
MAIN BODY
With White,
R1. Ch 60, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn (59)
R2. (RS) Ch 1, sc across, turn (59)
R3-5. Repeat R2
R6. with White: Ch 1, sc x 3, skip 1, with Pink: Lpuff, with White: sc, with Pink: Lpuff, skip 1 *with White: sc x 9, skip 1, with Pink: Lpuff, with White: sc, with Pink: Lpuff, skip 1* 5X, with White: sc in last 3 sts, turn (47 sc, 12 Lpuff)
R7-15. Repeat R2
R16. with White: Ch 1, sc x 8, skip 1, with Pink: Lpuff, with White: sc, with Pink: Lpuff, skip 1 *with White: sc x 9, skip 1, with Pink: Lpuff, with White: sc, with Pink: Lpuff, skip 1* 4X, with White: sc in last 8 sts, turn (49 sc, 10 Lpuff)
R17-25. Repeat R2
R26. Repeat R6
R27-35. Repeat R2
R36. Repeat R16
R37-45. Repeat R2
R46. Repeat R6
R47-55. Repeat R2
R56. Repeat R16
R57-65. Repeat R2
R66. Repeat R6
R67-75. Repeat R2
R76. Repeat R16
R77-85. Repeat R2
R86. Repeat R6
R87-89. Repeat R2
BORDER
Turn so front side is facing up; the entire border will be worked with front side facing up in a continuous round:
With Pink:
R1. sl st in each st and in the end of each row arnd
R2. Working BLO around: 2 sc in first sl st, sc across the top, 2 sc in both corner sl sts, sc down the side, 2 sc in both corner sl sts, sc across the bottom, 2 sc in both corner sl sts, sc up the side, 2 sc in last corner sl st
With White:
R3. sl st in each sc arnd
R4. Working BLO around: 2 sc in first sl st, sc across the top, 2 sc in both corner sl sts, sc down the side, 2 sc in both corner sl sts, sc across the bottom, 2 sc in both corner sl sts, sc up the side, 2 sc in last corner sl st
R5. Working in both loops: 2 sc in first sc, sc across the top, 2 sc in both corner scs, sc down the side, 2 sc in both corner scs, sc across the bottom, 2 sc in both corner scs, sc up the side, 2 sc in last corner sc, sl st to join; Fasten.
Finishing
- Tie tails of hearts together and weave into backside of heart; trim excess tails.
- Fluff and shape front side of hearts.
- Hide all additional strings.
- Optional: Use clear fabric glue on the knots of the hearts to prevent them from falling apart or untying. After adding glue, hide the tails “inside” backside of hearts.
And that’s how you crochet the Puffy Hearts Blanket!
Looking for more crochet heart patterns?
You might like these:
Heart Shaped Pot Holder
Stripes and Hearts Beanie
Heart Nesting Baskets
Happy Crocheting!
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I just read the instructions on how to crochet the Puffy Hearts Blanket and it said that the sizing chart is at the bottom of the page…but there is no chart.
there. I want to make a larger size blanket, but I don’t know how many stitches I start with, whether there is a chain I start in and what size hook I need, and what kind of yarn. This has to be included in the instructions.
Can you supply this info in an email to me?
Thank you.
Hi Catherine!
The charts have been added! Thank you for bringing this to my attention!
-Sonya
Do you carry the pink yarn ?or do you only see the heart on the front not the back?I’m not understanding this.
Hi Kathleen!
I do not carry the pink yarn, I cut the tails for each heart. I then tie the ends, dab fabric fusion glue on the knots, and tuck them under the puff stitching on the backside.
-Sonya
Please explain how to make the hearts – do you complete the row in white sc – then go back and make the hearts in pink? Thank you!
Hi Andrea!
You will change colors (to pink or your chosen heart color) to make the hearts only, the rest is worked in white (or chosen main color).
-Sonya