Puff Stitch Crochet Blanket – The Happy Hearts Blanket Pattern

This new puff stitch blanket was a fun one to make. While I have used the bobble stitch in the past (on this blanket and this hat), I haven’t done much with crochet puff stitches. 

The full pattern is included at the bottom of this blog post, but you can also purchase the ad-free PDF here if you prefer printing a clean copy. If you’re not ready to crochet this pattern right now, pin it for later!

I loved this stitch pattern. Sprinkling puffs between simple double crochet stitches let me achieve exactly the look I was going for. As. I was working, I couldn’t decide if the puff stitches looked more like hearts or leaves climbing up the blanket. I love that the puff stitches look the same on either side of the blanket – yay for no wrong side!

While I decided to crochet a baby blanket with this free pattern, I’ve also included ten other sizes ranging from lovey to king in case you want to make a larger project. There’s a chart letting you know all the details for each size, plus I’ll include information so you can make this crochet project any size you want. 

I used a worsted weight, variegated yarn for my crochet baby blanket; but I think using a pretty solid or heathered yarn would be just as beautiful. It is possible to use a bulky weight yarn for this blanket, but just remember it will change the finished size of your final product. 

If you’re ready to make this free crochet blanket pattern, grab your J crochet hook and some worsted weight yarn, and let’s get started! I hope you enjoy making it from the first stitch to the last!

If you’re not ready to crochet this blanket:

• Pin it later!
• Text a link to a friend who crochets!

Special Stitch:

• Puff Stitch (puff): Video tutorial available here.
  • Step 1: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, and pull up a loop. (3 loops on hook)
  • Step 2: Yarn over, insert hook into same stitch, and pull up a loop. (5 loops on hook)
  • Step 3: Repeat step 2 twice. (9 loops on hook). 
  • Step 4: Yarn over, pull through the first 8 loops on hook (skip the last one).
  • Step 5: yarn over, pull through remaining two loops.

The Happy Hearts Blanket Pattern

Chain 102.

Row 1: sc in the second st and in each st across. Ch 2, turn. (101 sc)

Row 2: dc in the first 5 stitches. *Skip the next st, (puff, ch 1, puff) in the next stitch, skip the next st. dc in the next 5 stitches* across.  Ch 2, turn. 

Row 3: dc in the first 5 stitches.. *skip the next st, (puff, ch 1, puff) in the ch-1 space, skip the next st. Dc in the next 5 stitches* across. Ch 2, turn. 

Repeat row 3 for a total of 63 rows. 

After your final row, don’t cut your yarn. Proceed to the border pattern. 

Before working your border, you will have little “bumps” where the puff stitches pop out along the top of the blanket. Once you work your border you won’t notice that at all. 

Border Instructions

For round one, continue from last row without turning. 

Round 1: single crochet evenly around the entire blanket, working 3 sc in each corner. Sl st to the top of the first stitch to join. Cut yarn and weave ends. 

Note: work 2 sc into the sides (“raw edges”) of each row. Along the top of the blanket, work 1 sc into each double crochet, each puff stitch, and each chain one space across. 

Round 2: Join white yarn with a slip stitch and ch 1. hdc evenly around the entire blanket, working (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in each corner. Sl st to the top of the first stitch to join. 

Round 3: Ch 1. Hdc evenly around the entire blanket working (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in each corner. Sl st to the top of the first st to join. Cut yarn and weave ends. 

Round 4: Join Angel with a sl st in any corner. Sl st around the entire blanket, working (s st, ch 1, sl st) in each corner. Sl st to the first st to join. Cut yarn and weave your loose ends.