When I posted the Snuggle Stitch blanket I am making on Instagram, a few people asked me how to do the stitch, so here is a photo how-to, in case that inspires you to get snuggling too!
I have posted a LOT of pictures, but it’s just to give you a jolly good rundown on how to snuggle. As you an see, it’s just two TREBLE – skip two stitches – two CHAIN and repeat! The foundation chain is an even number – and any width you like…
I am using Australian/UK terminology in this tutorial (it differs from the US terminology, so note that!)
A few notes:
a) the edges of this will be a bit bumpy, but still pretty straight. You can leave as is, or you can crochet an edge around it, once done
b) I like to weave in ends with a needle, rather than crochet over loose ends, as it creates a neater finish and hides the ends more efficiently. You might like to do that too
c) I used DK/8ply acrylic yarn – in various brands – because I love bright colours
d) Stitches used in this project are: Chain Stitch and Treble Stitch
e) I used a crochet hook I found at the Camberwell Market, but I suggest using a 3.5mm or 4.0mm hook for this project, for best results!
A few more notes on colour:
In these pics you can see:
a) Snuggle Stitch in messy, glorious, random colours – particularly leaning to brights and whites
b) Snuggle Stitch in a neat three colour pattern choice and
c) Snuggle Stitch in minimalist white, with a row of neon pop, which would be a great way to continue on and make the neon truly sing. This idea of mostly ONE colour with pops of others would be beautiful if GREY was the mostly one colour, too.
How to Crochet A Snuggle Stitch Blanket
These photos are a basic guide for you to follow along with, and each one has some notes about what to do and when to do it.
This is an easy stitch to do – the volume of photos is to do with showing things clearly, rather than the difficulty of the stitch – so never fear!
It’s pretty much a pattern of two trebles, skip two stitches, two chain – and the trebles reach WAY down to stitches TWO ROWS BELOW! A bit like Larksfoot stitch. 🙂 Easy. Peasy.
Once you have crocheted 3 or 4 rows, you will understand the stitch and not even NEED this how to anymore! Simply follow the pattern in the previous alternating rows, if that makes sense! Copycat along!
I am not sure if this stitch has an official name, but my friend Natalie Mason thinks it looks like two people hugging, if you squint, so we are going with that, because the world needs more love – hence the Snuggle Stitch name.
Let’s go:
Foundation chain
Row One
Row Two
Row Three
Row Four
Continue on by repeating Row 3 + Row 4 – over and over.
I hope this helped you to better Snuggle Stitch! Now I better get on with my blanket – which is only 1/5th finished – instead of making tutorials for my blog. 🙂
x Pip
113 Comments
I don’t work with videos or pictures sitting at a computer or on my phone. I am looking for a written pattern. ????
I love the look of this thank you for posting it. I want to use this for a pet blanket as it will use up colours I have and make a cosy blanket with no holes.
Hi Pip! I’m a Pip too (and sometimes Pippi or Pippa, lol)! I love this pattern! Thank you so much for sharing. I’m in the U.S. (southern part of Texas) so I appreciate you noting that you used UK terms. I’m really happy to have found your website through a Pinterest post and can’t wait to start! This will make great holiday gifts for my kids!
I, for one, am glad you took time out from your ‘making’ to do some blogging. Thank-you.
Pip
You are amazing. I made this in a veragated colors of blue, pink, with gray. It is beautiful I am trying to figure out what type of border to put on it. I will be making a lot more of them
For those of you like me who hate weaving in ends, leave a long tail when you start a row and finish a row, tie off to secure and when blanket is done, trim the long tails to make them even and you now have “fringe” on the sides. I don’t think this method would be good for babies, but for adults it is great. No ends to weave in ?
I’m going to make this—I’m a very experienced crocheter with nearly 50 years of experience behind me, but suffered a very bad injury several years ago. It was to my right shoulder, my dominant side, so now things that used to be so easy are a challenge. I’m going to use self-striping yarn so that I don’t have to change colors every row—there’s no way in the world I can manage to sew all those ends in, nor can I deal with changing colors all the time (I used to love that kind of pattern, but age and injury have taken a big toll). It should still look really good, considering how gorgeous the yarns are today!
Thank you for that tip! I love this but didn’t want to keep changing yarn color. This will be such a time saver. I’m sorry about your injury but sounds like you’re persevering with work arounds. Life is hard sometimes! Bless you ?
If you use only three colours, you can carry the yarn up the side, then crochet over with a border. Only your beginning yarn, and ending yarn to weave in.
Sorry about the question mark…it was supposed to be an exclamation mark!
Yes ma’am! they have multi colored yarn and they’re pretty too. Perfect for this it’ll look like a big rainbow
I love the idea of multi coloured yarn!
I am just finishing this blanket using Caron Big Cakes. Took about 4 to make it just a bit bigger than lap size (it’s for my 9yo son). It’s beautiful and was so fun and easy to work on!
Can you tell us how many stitches you used in your chain and what the final measurements were please?
It says ANY EVEN# number. You choose the size you want.
Pip, thanks for this wonderful- looking blanket. I was looking for a new blanket to do for my house and found this. I showed it to my sister and now she wants one- I had told her I wanted to make an afghan for her but was going to do another pattern but when she saw this she fell in love with it . So I am doing 2! Time to buy my wool!
Would you have the name of the colors for the other blanket that’s shown on Pinterest? The colors seem calmer.
I found it on Ravelry, but it’s in colours where ones no longer available. Caron cotton cakes in boho floral and discontinued morning dew alternated every other row
Karen Anderson, Are you talking about the Copenhagen blanket? It’s the same stitch and the same snuggle stitch blanket pattern made with Stylecraft dk yarns instead of these bright, bold colors. I have the color chart if you want it.
I would love the color chart.
Hi, just came onto this pattern and thread. Do you still have the yarns and color combinations? If so, I would love to have it.
What a great pattern and tutorial instructions, thank you so much!
I absolutely love the blanket.
I bought 9 colours of beautiful wool and am really enjoying it. Some rows are singles, others are the same colour every 2nd row.
It’s a simple stitch once you get going but I’m finding it really satisfying.
This will be a very favourite blanket!
Thank you so much.
Heather
Show us your blanket on facebook. Crochet for beginners group. Sounds beautiful!
I am in the middle of this wonderland blanket. I am wondering how you finished it. What stitch do you use around the boarder?
Love the stitch pattern – perfect for a blanket with no holes for tiny fingers to catch in. BUT – for the benefit of beginners, the last photo of your Row 3 doesn’t quite make sense. It says end with 2 chains and a treble, but shows 3 trebles, all into the last gap – if you do that you are increasing stitches (as another commenter said some months ago). Surely you just need the 2 trebles, then turn?
My question too, Ha! I’m so confused by it. I hope Pip answers.
Hmm. It’s been so long since I wrote this, I am not sure.
I will redo the tutorial in the coming week or so and clarify.
Sorry if I have buggered it up/confused anyone!!
HI, Like Marie in first post, I crochet items for CHARITY. This pattern is the best way to use up odds and ends to create any size blanket. Your pix of HOW TO DO is just what we all look for in learning patterns. Keep up the good work and you will find many more people flocking to your site.
Thank you for posting this. I crochet baby blankets for donation and this would use up lots of scraps from all those other blankets 🙂 Your’s look so pretty with all those colors
Love this blanket Pip. Thank you for the very clear pictorial tutorial!! ?
Giday Pip.
,Love your rug I shall muse this pattern to make charity rugs in scraps of yarn I think they will come
out really great.
We girls at CWA Cudgewa always are looking for something different to do
Many thanks and Hooroo
Bernadette Thompson Corryong Victoria
May I just buy a copy from you. Thanks
I want to use this for a temperature blanket if I need to do rows for the same color would I just chain 2 and continue?
HI! Love this and have just started using this as my pattern for my leftover yarn! But my question is – what did you do for the final row? Thanks!
Hi, thanks for the instructions. Could you clear up a fight mind? Row 4, the pink: goes into the top stiches of the green row? Thanks much
God Bless you for sharing this. I’ve been trying to figure this blanket style out for a long time. I’m left handed and the directions get lost in my head sometimes. Your directions are clear and easy to follow. i have two great nieces or nephews coming in the spring so I can try this out for them. Thank you very much.
I LOVE this pattern! It is so easy and adorable! I have a ways to go before I’m finished but I am wondering how’s to do the last row so there aren’t loops/holes on the last row?
Thanks so much!
I finished the one I made by trimming entire blanket with a simple border stitch. I went around the blanket twice with the border.
Hi Pip, I just love this. I am very much a beginner and it took me a few goes, but I’m now doing a very colourful (12 colours) blanket for the charity in South Africa called Blankets for Baby Rhinos. They have crafters all over the world making blankets for the orphaned wildlife, as well as for the carers and the wider community. They also have a store where they sell things like knitted baby stuff to raise funds. I am only about a third of the way through. I was a bit silly about sorting out the ends so will have a major job to weave them in. Think I’ll stop after the first balls of wall are done before moving on ….
Maybe u have 1 odd row an u need 3 dbls if not I would just go with 2
Merci pour le tuto. Pas besoin de comprendre l’anglais.
Je fais des couvertures pour les enfants du Bénin et voilà un modèle parfait.
Thanks for the great tutorial. So easy to follow and ts a great stitch.
Pip, Can you tell me please is this UK terms or US?
It’s UK/AU terms – NOT US terms. x
Hi. Can you give a rough guess at the number of balls needed to make a reasonable sized blanket? (probably.single bed size)
Love the stitch. Thanks for sharing. Sara
I’d say a dozen 100g balls … at a very rough guess. x
This is in UK terms…a UK treble is the same as a double crochet in US terms…
Thank you!! I was wondering! Yay off to use some of my new amazingly soft yarn!!!!
Where did you get the short crochet hook?
I found it at a flea market, Dolores. It was a lucky find. x
This is a very fun stisch, but can you make it into a beanie pattern?
Pip,Thank you so much for this amazing pattern,I can’t wait to get started
you are so welcome Trish! I hope you have fun with it! xxx
Finished my blanket..but not sure what to do with tails of thread on edges ???
Thread them onto a wool needle and sew them back into your blanket, hiding them by weaving in and out of the same colour. x
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial.
Thanks for the tutorial. Very easy to follow and I may work it in the blanket I am now making.
bonjour , votre modèle de couverture est superbe, j’adore
je vais même le prendre pour faire des pochettes avec un bandoulière
merci ?
I am going to attempt this blanket using a variegated yarn in shades of pink, green and white. I’m thinking it will be beautiful. This pattern is lovely and I can’t wait to see my finished beauty. Thank you for your pictorial guidance, I’m sure I will refer to it many times before my brain has the repeat down.
Hi Pip, thanks for a great tutorial, pictures work so much better for me! This is a super project for using up my stash!
Bonjour !
J’aime beaucoup ce que vous faites, très frais et coloré ! J’ai deux couvertures en cours avec ce point, facile à réaliser et d’un rendu très original ! Merci à vous ! `)
Bonjour ! Très joli ! Fantastique . Vraiment dommage que je ne parle pas anglais ? y aurait il possibilité pour une traduction en français?
curious, If I want to do three or four rows in the same color, can I just turn or do I always need to start from the same side?
Since you like to crochet, Could you help me find a doily pattern?? Probably American Leisure Arts book from the 80’s called Brocade??? I love this pattern have made it many times. Thank you. Will use the blanket pattern soon.
Great tutorial!! So well written and the pictures were so excellent. I look forward to trying out more of your patterns and directions..
I’ve been searching High and low for a pattern for a blanket to our Living room. Love the snuggle stitch ? just went out today and bought yarn for my (rainbow)snuggle blanket. Must complete a shawl before I can move on to the blanket 🙂 but looking so much forward to it.
Great tut by the way?
Hi i just want to say I love that you make it so easy to understand the stitches to this blanket am so glad I found you I will keep looking thank you so much Anna from Apple Valley
Thank you so much for the lovely comment, Anna! xx
I M just trying this pattern and it look good one to do for winter nights come up thanks
Thank you for visiting here, Mandy! Happy hooking! xx
Thank you, love this….Very easy to follow
I really love this look and am working a pillow from the stitch. One thing to note, working an even number of stitches won’t always work. You need to work a multiple of 4 chains, elsewise half the time there’s two chains leftover at the end.
Luv ur explanation of the pattern. Pictures really do help. Looks easy enough to do. Thanks for sharing
Thats beautiful! I love it.
Greetings from Germany
Hi,
I have been searching high & low for a tutorial for this ‘Blanket & Stitch’ can you send me a link? THANK YOU WELL IN ADVANCE!!!!!!!
The tutorial is above, is that what you are after, Colleen? x
I am so sorry I am looking to see how/were to insert the next stitch, I think I am making it harder on me than it is!
This is why I like a moving video tutorial! I have the entire foundation chain complete!
When I ‘Flip’ it to start I am totally stumped I have searched high and low for this on the web as well as other crocheting channels NOTHING! I can’t help but wonder if this is not created in the U. S. As it’s hinted to have been ‘given’ a fun name in the U.K.
If there was a way Someone could tell me what the Americans name is or version I wold for ever be in your good graces! Look forward to ANY HELP. Colleen from Sacramento, California!
Here’s another example of TREBLE stitch : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sToCExRsSE x
it just means turn just like you would do with any blanket, dishcloth, etc. The trebles are double crochets in US
Thank you!!
I recently finished an afghan, Flowers in a Row, and although this stitch is beautiful I am not colour changing each row. I am thinking one colour with plaid overlay.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Ruth, thanks for the reminder about the difference between the Aus/UK treble and the US meaning (double).
I love this Snuggle blanket stitch tutorial. You explained very clearly. I will use it to make more blankets for our animal rescue center and use up a lot of my yarn stash. Thank you very much!
Is there a written pattern for this blanket? Thank You Susan
There isn’t Susan, I am sorry about that 🙂 x
Snuggle Stitch Blanket (USA version)
3.5 mm or 4.0 Crochet Hook
Scraps of yarn, multiple colors
Chain an even number of stitches.
Row 1: Dc once into the 2nd stitch from hook. Then dc in the next stitch. *Ch 2, skip 2 chain stitches. Dc once into the next two stitches. Skip next 2 chains.* Repeat from * to finish off the row, ending with dc in final two chains.
Row 2: Flip your work over and tie on your new color. Ch 2. Dc once into the closest chain stitch IN THE ROW BELOW. DC in next chain IN THE ROW BELOW. *Ch 2. Dc in the chain below in the space twice.* Repeat from * across row ending with chaining 2 and DC in final stitch.
Row 3: Flip your work over and tie on your new color. *Ch 2. Dc into the top of each stitch in the gap 2 rows below. *Ch 2, skip the next 2 stitches. Dc into the top of each stitch in the gap 2 rows below.* Continue from * across the afghan. End by chaining 2 and then a dc in the top of the last stitch.
Row 4: Fasten off, turn work. Attach a new color. Then ch 2, *dc once into the TOP of next 2 stitches in the gap (stitches are 2 rows below). Sk 2, ch 2*. Continue pattern between * to end of row. Finish with a dc in the final stitch of the row directly below the chains.
Continue in Rows 3 & 4 until afghan measures desired length.
Final row. Flip your work over and attach new color. Ch 2. Sc in top of dc. *Dc in the next two stitches below the gap (2 rows below), sc in top of next DC.* Continue pattern between * to the end of the row. Sc in the top of the last Dc. Fasten off.
Weave in ends yarn with needle.
If desired, you can crochet a preferred border around your afghan.
Dc = Double Crochet, UK- treble crochet
Ch= chain
SC = single crochet
Thank you Christine! Do you happen to have an estimate of how many yards of DK would be required for a lapghan (about 48″ x 60″)? I looked at the projects on Ravelry and the yardage amounts ranged from 1,200 to 2,234 but no one gave the dimensions of their finished blanket.
THANK YOU, CHRISTINE!!! I’m glad I kept scrolling. I printed out all the pictures in Pip’s tutorial but when I tried to write it as a pattern, I kept getting confused. I looked all over the internet for the “Copenhagen Blanket” and the directions I did find were incomplete and confusing. Thanks to you, I can finally get started on this project!!
Thats beautiful!! I can’t wait to try it. I loved the tutorial!!
Just found you… Serentipity!!!!!! Your illustrations are terrific! If only larger yarn co. would do the same thing. Wish you lived in Massachusetts!!!
Hi Pip!
I love this snuggle blanket! I am not an avid crochetist (if I can make up words) but this is super awesome. My question is what is a TREBLE in English terms? I’ve never heard of it. And can you suggest a type of edging that would look nice on this type of blanket? Thanks so much for the tutorial! I love it! – jessica
Hi a UK treble is a US double . Hope this helps
it ends up being a very thick blanket…..not sure how you finish off with out ending with a row with that gap
In last row, treble crochet where indicated and slip stitch across the others.
Unless you do single crochet on the treble crochet stitches and on the blanks you do treble stitches. Afterwards you can decide how you want your ending to be.
thank you
you just make it easy to make a blanket fast
and beautiful .
I love this stitch, it makes a great looking blanket. I’ve also seen it done where they carry the yarn up the sides so you don’t have so many ends to weave in. They then finished the sides with a decorative stitch. This looks wonderful and you did a good job with your explanation.
Thank you for this awesome easy design. I usually just wing it when I want to crochet an Afghan. This one inspired me because it can use up leftovers really well. Super easy. Perfect for a quick baby Afghan.
How did you end the blanket at the top. Did you leave the holes or fill them in some how? I am making the blanket but would like to add a boarder so I’m just curious.
This is fab Pip, thank you ???
Wauwww I love youre snuggle stitch!
I want to make a blanket with this lovely stitch, exacly what I was looking for my Caron simply soft leftovers ?
Please can you tell me if I’m understanding it correct….row3 you end with 3 treble?? I can’t see it right on the photo 🙁 I hope you can tell me, Thank you
Finish row 3 with two chain and one treble 🙂 x
If you do that, won’t you be adding a stitch with each row, causing the blanket to get wider as you go?? How do you keep your #of stitches uniform and even numbered? ?
Your blanket looks so yummy. Thanks so much for the tutorial as I love the effect and the play of colours but probably wouldn’t have tried it without such clear guidance. I also love your playfulness Pip. It’s cheered me up many a time, including this one!
Thanks Pip, it’s now 1am and I can’t stop stitching! I’ve started a snuggle stitch blanket using my leftover stash, and your pattern is working a treat. Thanks for the inspiration… yet again ?
Hi again Pip, I’m nearing the end of my blanket, and wanted to ask if you had a suggestion to finishing it off – without the holes/gaps in the last row? Appreciate your feedback!
You can simply TREBLE stitch instead of doing the two chain – so TREBLE into the gaps to “close” them up and create a solid row. And finish with a couple of extra rows of treble if you want to denote the top of the blanket. (Or not, if you prefer!)
Thank you Amy, for this lovely pattern, I just did a sample and I really like it. I will put my own touch on it and use a soft beige for seven rows then a creamy white for three rows. Can hardly wait to s tart. Thank you again and God bless you. Dottie
Thanks for sharing Pip! I kept seeing the pics in your Instagram feed and was hoping you’d do a tut! 🙂
Fantastic Pip…I was in the deep doldrums and this has cheered me up no end. Enough to go and find pop-y colours and get started, there’s nothing quite like crocheting a blanket eh. Love the idea of a snuggle stitch too. Pip does it again! Thank you so much…
Pip this stitch and your blanket look great. Thanks for taking the time to teach me how to make a snuggle blanket. I think I will make one to use up lots of my stash and then donate it because I think we have enough crochet blankets for now.