Vintage-Inspired Crochet Blanket | Grantham Throw | Free Crochet Pattern

Wrap yourself in days gone by with this vintage-inspired blanket. The Grantham Throw looks intricate by design, yet is a very simple, easy-to-memorize, stitch pattern. Feminine, dainty, and timeless, this blanket will be your favorite throw as a decorative accent or as a practical piece to keep warm.

Designing a vintage-inspired throw has been on my list for a while and I’ve always had a very clear direction for my vision. I wanted this blanket to feel like it belonged on the set of Downton Abbey or Call the Midwife. Dainty, elegant, and feminine, this blanket brings me so much joy as it reminds me of eras and stories that provide so much inspiration for me.

While I wanted this blanket to look intricate and detailed, in reality, I wanted this pattern to be easy and mindless to work up. I went through several stitch patterns before settling on this one. This blanket may look complex, it’s actually a very simple 2 row repeat pattern.

I am completely in love with how this charming blanket turned out, and I hope you love it as much as I do!

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Skill Level: Easy

Materials

yarn

2,440yards/890grams of worsted weight (#4) yarn

10 balls of Lion Brand Color Theory in Ivory was used for the sample

Hook

US H/5.00mm crochet hook

Notions

Tapestry needles

Notes

The pattern is worked in US crochet terms.
While the blanket is written in one size, you can easily adjust the width by increasing or decreasing the initial chain in multiples of 8 sts+1 (plus 2 more for the base ch). Add or subtract rows to adjust the length
The turning ch 2 counts as a st.

Measurements

The blanket measures approximately 48 inches wide and 58 inches long

Abbreviationsns

St: Stitch

Ch: Chain

Sl st: Slip Stitch

Sc: Single Crochet

Dc: Double Crochet

Gauge

Following the stitch pattern detailed below:

7 rows of 14 stitches = 4 inches

Ch 19

Row 1: In 3rd ch from hook, work 2 dc. *skip 3 ch, work [1 dc, 1 ch, 1 dc] into the next ch. Skip 3 ch, work 5 dc into next ch* repeat from * across. Work 3 dc into the last ch (17 sts). Ch 2, turn.

Row 2: 1 dc into first st. *5 dc into the ch space. Work [1 dc, 1 ch, 1 dc] into the the 3rd dc in the cluster* repeat from * across. Working 2 dc into the last st (17 sts). Ch 2, turn.

Row 3: Work 2 dc into first st. *Work [1 dc, 1 ch, 1 dc] into the the 3rd dc in the cluster. 5 dc into the ch space* repeat from * across. Work 2 dc into the last st (17 sts). Ch 2, turn.

Repeat rows 2-3

If you’re gauge is off, I recommend either going up or down a hook size, depending on whether your gauge is too big or too small. However, if changing the hook size effects your desired fabric, I would recommend either going up or down a size in the pattern (again, dependent on whether your gauge was too big or small)

Pattern

Blanket

Ch 187

Row 1: In 3rd ch from hook, work 2 dc. *skip 3 ch, work [1 dc, 1 ch, 1 dc] into the next ch. Skip 3 ch, work 5 dc into next ch* repeat from * across. Work 3 dc into the last ch (185 sts). Ch 2, turn.

Row 2: 1 dc into first st. *5 dc into the ch space. Work [1 dc, 1 ch, 1 dc] into the the 3rd dc in the cluster* repeat from * across. Working 2 dc into the last st (185 sts). Ch 2, turn.

Row 3: Work 2 dc into first st. *Work [1 dc, 1 ch, 1 dc] into the the 3rd dc in the cluster. 5 dc into the ch space* repeat from * across. Work 2 dc into the last st (185 sts). Ch 2, turn.

Repeat rows 2-3 for a total of 112 rows (or your desired length).

Do not fasten off and continue to the border.

Border

Ch 1

Round 1: Evenly sc around the entire blanket, working 3 sc into each corner. As far as evenly distributing the sts on the sides. Work approximately 2 sc for each row. With 1 sc worked in each st on either end. Sl st into the first st, ch 1.

If you would like a more simplistic border, you can finish off the blanket here. But if you like a more detailed edge, continue to the next 2 rounds.

Round 2: 1 sc in first st. *ch 2, skip 2 sts, 1 sc into next st* repeat from * all the way around. At each corner, instead of skipping 2 sts, only skip 1 st. Sl st into first st. Ch 1

Round 3:*Work 1 sc into ch 2 space. Work 6 dc into the next ch 2 space. * repeat from * around. At each corner, instead of working the sc into the next ch space, work it into the same ch space as the dc cluster, working the dc cluster into the next ch space. Continue the stitch pattern above. This is to ensure that the scalloped border lays flat.