skill level needed and what you’ll learn

skill level – easy

The Calm Chevron Blanket uses simple stitch patterns and I recommend making it after the Warm Heart Blanket, Bliss Blanket or Midnight Garden Blanket.

what you’ll learn

This is what you’ll learn while making the Calm Chevron Blanket:

• how to wind a skein into a ball
• double crochet through the back loop only (UK terminology) / single crochet through the back loop only (US terminology)
• how to count rows
• changing colours at the start of the row
• changing to a new ball of yarn in the middle of a row
• how to fasten off and weave in ends
• how to check your tension
• how to steam block your blanket

what you’ll need to know

It helps to know how to do these stitches and techniques before starting the Calm Chevron Blanket:

• have done some crocheting before
• slip knot
• chain
• double crochet (UK terminology) / single crochet (US terminology)
• counting stitches