2-Hour Couch Potato Blanket

Sometimes you just need a blanket to cover your lap when you are sitting on the couch. I do most of my blogging and pattern designing sitting cross-legged on our living room couch with my laptop on a tv tray in front of me. Sometimes it can get a little bit cool and I wanted a blanket that could cover my lap but not hang off the edge of the couch and onto the floor. Here is a super quick and easy blanket I crocheted specifically for this purpose.

 Supplies

• Yarn: Bernat Blanket BIG (Jumbo, 100% polyester, 10.5 oz/300 g, 32 yds/29 m) Colors: Grape, Vintage, Light Teal, Gray, Teal
• Hook: 25 mm (U.S. U) hook
• Scissors, Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker (optional)

Difficulty Level

EASY

Finished Size

26 inches wide, 56 inches long (5 balls of yarn) – 2 hours approximate crochet time

52 inches wide, 56 inches long (10 balls of yarn) – 4 hours approximate crochet time

Gauge

Gauge is not imperative. approximately 2 inches per 1 sc stitch; approximately 3 inches height for 1 row

Abbreviations

US Terminology used

ch – chain
R – row/round
rem – remaining
rep – repeat
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
st/sts – stitch/stitches
* – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain of multiple instructions.
() – Repeat the instructions between the parentheses the number of times indicated.
[] – at the end of the row – the total number of stitches

Helpful Tutorials

Invisible Join

Stitch Anatomy

Notes (please read this)

I chose to crochet this in 5 colors. Each row is worked in a new color. I changed color on the last yarn over of the last single crochet of each row. Then I finished off the old yarn color, leaving a 7-inch tail of yarn. I tied the old yarn color with the new yarn color end in a double-knot (to form the fringe edge). Once completely finished I trimmed all the ends to an equal length (approximately 5.25 inches) to make them nice and neat.

The colors I used are:

Color A: Teal
Color B: Light Teal
Color C: Grey
Color D: Vintage
Color E: Grape

Pattern Instructions

R1: Color A: Ch 36, beg in 2nd ch from the hook and work 1 sc. *Ch 1, sk 1 ch, 1 sc in next ch**. Rep from * to ** across; changing color on the last yarn over of the last single crochet. Ch 1, turn. [18 sc, 17 ch1sp]

R2: Color B: 1 sc in the first sc, 1 sc in the first ch1sp. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across, ending with 1 sc in the final sc of the row; changing color on the last yarn over of the last sc. Ch 1, turn. [19 sc, 16 ch1sp]

R3: Color C: 1 sc in the first sc. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across; changing color on the last yarn over of the last single crochet. Ch 1, turn. [18 sc, 17 ch1sp]

R4: Color D: 1 sc in the first sc, 1 sc in the first ch1sp. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across, ending with 1 sc in the final sc of the row; changing color on the last yarn over of the last sc. Ch 1, turn. [19 sc, 16 ch1sp]

R5: Color E: 1 sc in the first sc. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across; changing color on the last yarn over of the last single crochet. Ch 1, turn. [18 sc, 17 ch1sp]

R6: Color A: 1 sc in the first sc, 1 sc in the first ch1sp. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across, ending with 1 sc in the final sc of the row; changing color on the last yarn over of the last sc. Ch 1, turn. [19 sc, 16 ch1sp]

R7: Color B: 1 sc in the first sc. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across; changing color on the last yarn over of the last single crochet. Ch 1, turn. [18 sc, 17 ch1sp]

R8: Color C: 1 sc in the first sc, 1 sc in the first ch1sp. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across, ending with 1 sc in the final sc of the row; changing color on the last yarn over of the last sc. Ch 1, turn. [19 sc, 16 ch1sp]

R9: Color D: 1 sc in the first sc. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across; changing color on the last yarn over of the last single crochet. Ch 1, turn. [18 sc, 17 ch1sp]

R10: Color E: 1 sc in the first sc, 1 sc in the first ch1sp. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across, ending with 1 sc in the final sc of the row; changing color on the last yarn over of the last sc. Ch 1, turn. [19 sc, 16 ch1sp]

R11: Color A: 1 sc in the first sc. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across; changing color on the last yarn over of the last single crochet. Ch 1, turn. [18 sc, 17 ch1sp]

R12: Color B: 1 sc in the first sc, 1 sc in the first ch1sp. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across, ending with 1 sc in the final sc of the row; changing color on the last yarn over of the last sc. Ch 1, turn. [19 sc, 16 ch1sp]

R13: Color C: 1 sc in the first sc. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across; changing color on the last yarn over of the last single crochet. Ch 1, turn. [18 sc, 17 ch1sp]

R14: Color D: 1 sc in the first sc, 1 sc in the first ch1sp. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across, ending with 1 sc in the final sc of the row; changing color on the last yarn over of the last sc. Ch 1, turn. [19 sc, 16 ch1sp]

R15: Color E: 1 sc in the first sc. *Ch 1, sk 1 sc, 1 sc in next ch1sp**. Rep from * to ** across; finish off, leaving a 7-inch tail of yarn. [18 sc, 17 ch1sp]

Finishing:

Make sure all the finishing ends (i.e the yarn you finish off at the end of a row) are tied in a double knot with the beginning ends (i.e. the yarn you change to for the next row). Then trim all the fringe ends to the same length on each side of the blanket. I trimmed mine to be 5.25-inches on each side.

Finally, look at your blanket and locate the two corners where you are missing a fringe. cut a length approximately 14-inches long in a corresponding color and tie it securely (double knot) to the corners.