This beautiful crochet blanket strip is part of the Tranquility Blanket, a free crochet along. It combines a variety of stitches for gentle, lightweight texture.

I am immensely honored and grateful to once again be a part of the blanket CAL hosted by Agat of Made by Gootie and Shannon of The Loophole Fox. Each year, their blanket is an incredibly beautiful collaboration with some of the crochet industry’s most talented designers.

This year’s blanket is named “Tranquility”. My blanket strip design adopts the theme of tranquility to become “Peaceful Dawn”.

“Peaceful Dawn”, my contribution to the Tranquility Blanket, is the perfect mix of subtle texture and gentle basic stitches that create the illusion of a tranquil nature scene. Modified granny stitches set the scene, accompanied by puffs and third loop stitches for a lot of gentle interest in one blanket strip.

Here is my crochet blanket strip for last year’s “Serenity Blanket” – the Cobblestone Path.

Peaceful Dawn Blanket Strip – Part 8

Design for this crochet blanket strip

When I designed this crochet blanket strip, I wanted it to embrace the theme of tranquility. It seemed fitting to take my beloved granny stitch and create subtle texture that imagined a peaceful scene at dawn.

For those who don’t know, I am in love with the granny stitch. It’s such an iconic stitch, the foundation of the traditional granny square. For this crochet blanket strip, I’ve used 2 modifications that fit the theme perfectly.

First up is the crossed granny stitch. By skipping a stitch, then working the final dc in the skipped stitch, an overlaid loop is created for gentle surface texture.

The front post granny stitch works the middle double crochet as a front post stitch, further adding to the overall texture of this crochet blanket strip. 

To these 2 modifications, I’ve added the half double crochet worked in the 3rd loop for a row of loops along the right side that mimic surface stitching. Puff stitches complete the array of texture stitches.

All of these stitches and patterns come together to help you embrace a calm, tranquil nature scene.

Worked in a beautiful worsted weight yarn, the Peaceful Dawn crochet blanket strip adds just enough texture without being too heavy or dense.

Tranquility Blanket free CAL

The Peaceful Dawn crochet blanket strip is Part 8 of the Tranquility Blanket free crochet along. Every Monday and Thursday, a new strip of the blanket is released.

The Tranquility Blanket is a collaborative blanket design, that can be made either as a lapghan or a throw. The crochet along runs for 6 weeks starting on October 14th 2024. All the strip patterns are available for free on the designers’ blogs. Visit the event post for all the information.

The full blanket premium eBook can be purchased for a discounted price until December 1, 2024.

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The Peaceful Dawn Blanket Strip Free Pattern

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General Information

Yarn

Medium (4) Worsted Weight Wool and/or Acrylic Yarn

Full Sample Blanket – Find the yarn used for the Peaceful Dawn crochet blanket strip in the main CAL post here.

Designer Sampler, as pictured, Yarn Used: Lion Brand “Pound of Love” 100% Premium Acrylic Worsted (1020yd/16oz; 932m/454g) in Terracotta (#134A)

For the Throw Size: Approx. 350 yds

For the Lapghan Size: Approx. 270 yds

Hook

US size H-8 (5mm)

Other Tools

• Scissors
• Removable stitch markers
• Tapestry needle

Skill Level – Advanced Beginner/Intermediate

Finished Size

• Throw: Approximately 5 inches (12.7 cm) tall and 50 inches (127 cm) wide.
• Lapghan: Approximately 5 inches (12.7 cm) tall and 40 inches (100.6 cm) wide.

Gauge

15.4 dc x Rows 1-8 = Approximately 4 inches x 4 inches

Abbreviations – US crochet terminology

• ch – chain
• dc – double crochet
• FPdc – front post double crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• sk – skip
• st(s) – stitch(es)
• RS – right side
• WS – wrong side
• YO – yarn over

Special Stitches

Crossed granny stitch (crossed GS) – sk 1 st, dc in the next 2 sts, dc in the skipped st. Note: Pull up the 1st loop of the dc worked in the skipped st to prevent the entire cross GS from being too tight.

Front post granny stitch (FP GS) – dc in the indicated st, FPdc around the same st, dc in the same st. Note: All 3 dc are worked in or around the same st.

Granny stitch (GS) – 3 dc in the same st or sp

Half double crochet in the 3rd loop (hdc 3lp) – when you’ve turned and are working on the back side of the stitches from the row before – YO, insert hook through the 3rd loop that sits just under the top loop of the stitch, YO, pull through the 3rd loop, YO, pull through all 3 loops on the hook to complete the hdc.

Puff – YO, insert hook in indicated st, YO, pull up a loop, [YO, insert hook in the same st, YO, pull up a loop] twice, YO, pull through 7 loops on hook.

Stacked single crochet (STsc) – (This stitch is used at the beginning of a row or round to replace the traditional turning ch-3. It has the appearance of a dc.) – Insert hook in the same st as the loop, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops (bottom sc made), insert hook in the left vertical bar of the bottom sc, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops (top sc made).

Pattern Notes

• This pattern includes both sizes (Lapghan and Throw) in one set of instructions. Follow the instructions as listed for the size you are making.
• A ch-1 at the beginning of a row does not count as a st.
• A STsc counts as a dc. At any point, a ch-2 or ch-3 may be substituted for the STsc without altering the look of the strip. If you do substitute, choose the number of chains that creates an even edge.
• Repeats: All instructions included in the brackets – [ … ] – are repeated in their entirety across the row. Be sure you have the indicated number of unworked sts remaining to successfully complete the row.
• Stitch multiple: This pattern is a stitch multiple of 6 plus 1.

Video Tutorial

Pattern Instructions

Row 1 (RS): STsc (counts as dc here and throughout), dc in the next 2 sts, [crossed GS over the next 3 sts] across the row to the last 3 sts, dc in the last 3 sts, turn. [156 sts Lapghan – 6 dc, 50 crossed GS (192 sts Throw – 6 dc, 62 crossed GS)]

Row 2 (WS): STsc, dc in the next st and in each st across, turn. [156 dc Lapghan (192 dc Throw)]

Row 3 (RS): STsc, dc in the next 2 sts, sk 1 st, FP GS in the next st, [sk 2 sts, FP GS in the next st] across to the last 4 sts, sk 1 st, dc in the last 3 sts, turn. [156 sts Lapghan – 6 dc, 50 FP GS (192 sts Throw – 6 dc, 62 FP GS)]

Row 4 (WS): Ch 1, hdc in the same st and in the next st, puff in the next st, [hdc in the next 2 sts, puff in the next st] across to the last 3 sts, hdc in the last 3 sts, turn. [156 sts Lapghan – 105 hdc, 51 puff (196 sts Throw – 129 hdc, 63 puff)]

Row 5 (RS): Ch 1, hdc in the same st and in each st across, turn. [156 hdc Lapghan (192 hdc Throw)]

Row 6 (WS): Ch 1, hdc 3lp in the same st and in each st across, turn. [156 hdc 3lp Lapghan (192 hdc 3lp Throw)]

Rows 7-10: Rep Rows 1-4.

Note: If your strip is short of 5″, rep Rows 5 & 6 in order to get the needed 5″ for this strip.

Continue to Transition Rows. (These instructions are on the main CAL post here.)

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