Learn how to crochet the alternative alternating single crochet spike stitch! Paired with super bulky yarn, you’ll make a deliciously cozy baby blanket for the colder months.
I just love the woven look of this stitch! I was looking for a stitch that would play nicely with middle-of-the-row color changes, and I am pleased with the result.
This blanket is the first in a two-part series because I made coordinating blankets for a set of twins! The second blanket features the same yarn in a slightly different colorway and the double crochet spike stitch. You can find that pattern here: Cozy Double Crochet Spike Stitch Baby Blanket
You should be able to tell what side is the right side and what side is the wrong side because you’ll have these pretty horizontal lines on the front side of your work! Here’s an image of the right side of the fabric:
And here’s an image of the wrong side:
The border is worked in the same stitch for a neat finish.
I hope you enjoy this pattern!
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Abbreviations (US)
- blo: back loop only
- ch(s): chain(s)
- flo: front loop only
- pm: place marker in the stitch you just created
- rep: repeat
- rnd: round
- rs: right side
- sc(s): single crochet(s)
- sl st(s): slip stitch(es)
- sp(s): space(s)
- st(s): stitch(es)
- ws: wrong side
Materials
- Lion Brand Hometown Yarn Weight 6 Super Bulky (100% Acrylic, 81 yds/74 m, 5 oz/142 g):
- 1 Skein Houston Cream
- 5 Skeins Catskills Corner
- 1 Skein Huntington Foliage
- 1 Skein Cocoa Beach
- 1 Skein Lakeland Olive
- 1 Skein Ashland Pine
- 1 Skein Riverdale Tweed
- 1 Skein Chicago Charcoal
- 1 Skein Stowe Sugar Maple
=1,053 yds/962 m, 65 oz/1,846 g total
- P/11.5mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Stitch markers
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Finished Size
42″ x 46″ with border | 36″ x 40″ before border
Gauge
7 sts x 8 rows = 4″
Notes
You can get an ads-free, easy-to-print PDF of this pattern over at Ravelry, Etsy, or Lion Brand!
You can view a step-by-step photo tutorial for alternative alternating sc spike stitch, along with border step outs, on my blog here: Alternative Alternating SC Spike Stitch Tutorial
For a simpler option, you can create this blanket using ordinary sc spike stitch, and there are many great tutorials online already! Here is a video tutorial for sc spike st.
To adjust the width of the blanket, ch any odd number.
Turning ch never counts as a st.
Cozy Single Crochet Spike Stitch Baby Blanket Pattern
With Houston Cream, ch 65.
Row 1: Sc in the second ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 1, turn. <64 scs>
Row 2: (rs) Sc in the blo of the first st, sc beneath the next st (spike st), *sc in the blo of the next st, spike st beneath the next st; rep from * across, ch 1, turn. <32 sc blo sts, 32 spike sts>
Row 3: (ws) Sc in the flo of the first st (spike st from previous row), spike st beneath the next sc, *sc in the flo of the next st, spike st beneath the next st; rep from * across, ch 1, turn. <32 sc flo sts, 32 spike sts>
Rows 4-81: Rep Rows 2 and 3, changing colors whenever you run out of yarn, leaving about an 8-inch tail to weave in your ends. Often you will run out of yarn in the middle of rows, which is just fine! Work your colors in the following order:
- Houston Cream
- Catskills Corner (use only one skein)
- Huntington Foliage
- Cocoa Beach
- Lakeland Olive
- Ashland Pine
- Riverdale Tweed
- Chicago Charcoal
- Stowe Sugar Maple
Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in ends.
Single Crochet Spike Stitch Border
Border Notes: Border is worked in joined rnds rs-facing. In Rnd 1, as you work along the sides, aim to place about 7 sts per 8 row-ends for a border that lies flat. Beginning in Rnd 2, corners should always be flanked by sc spike sts.
Rnd 1: With Catskills Corner, pull up a loop of yarn in the upper righthand corner, ch 1, sc in the same st, [sc in each st across increasing once somewhere in the middle, in the corner work (sc, ch 1, pm**, sc)] four times ending the final rep at **, sl st join. <Excluding ch-1 corners, the top and bottom of your blanket should have 65 sts, and the sides should have 73 sts>
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc back into the marked ch-1 sp (this keeps your seam in the corner), [*spike st beneath the next st, sc in the blo of the next st; rep from * across until there is 1 st left, spike st beneath the last st, in the corner work (sc, ch 1, pm**, sc)] four times ending the final rep at **, sl st join. <2 sts increased on each side>
Rnds 3-6: Rep Rnd 2, always working spike sts beneath ordinary scs, and sc blo sts into any spike sts. <At the end of Rnd 6, excluding ch-1 corners, the top and bottom of your blanket should have 75 sts, and the sides should have 83 sts>
Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in ends.
