I finished the Llama Love Blanket using this adorable Llama Love Crochet Blocks pattern I found on Yarnspirations.com! And I absolutely adore these colors of Red Heart Super Saver together! I might have got a little carried away with the border because it turned out much bigger than I was expecting (approximately 48×54 inches) but you could make the blanket as big or small as you’d like! It’s such a great gift idea!
To begin this blanket, refer to my first post HERE about the Llama Love Crochet Blocks. You will want to make at least 4 of those first!
GET THE FREE LLAMA LOVE CROCHET BLOCK PATTERN HERE
I’m using Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in colors Coral Red, Cornmeal Yellow, Frosty Green, and Country Blue for the blocks. The llama is crocheted with Soft White and I also used soft white for the border.
And a Size H Crochet Hook!
You will need 2 skeins of each color to make the blanket!
Once you have made the Llama blocks, you will crochet around the edges in soft white.
Attach the soft white yarn anywhere on the edge of your block and DC around all the edges making 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.
Weave in the ends and then lets take the soft white yarn and attach the 4 blocks together using one of my favorite techniques: The Slip Stitch Join
You can find a video tutorial on my YouTube Channel on how to make the slip stitch join:
Slip Stitch to join up the middle vertically and then join the blocks going horizontally.
No need to fasten off your yarn! Start making DC Stitches along the edges using the same soft white yarn. DC in each stitch, making 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each of the four corners.
The border consists of
2 rounds soft white
5 rounds coral red
2 rounds soft white
5 rounds cornmeal yellow
2 rounds soft white
5 rounds frosty green
2 rounds soft white
5 rounds country blue
This blanket turned out big! I had a hard time photographing it!
Let’s talk about the back of the blanket for a minute.
You can leave the blocks as solid colors (like mine currently is) or add more llama appliqués to the backside. I am thinking I might design a few cactus appliqués for the back!
I can’t wait to see your llama love blocks and blankets! Tag me and Yarnspirations using #RepeatCrafterMe and #Yarnspo on social media.
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