Free Thermal Crochet Santa Blanket Pattern
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This is a free pattern for a Thermal Crochet Santa Blanket. Cozy up under this warm blanket this holiday season!
Looking to add a festive touch to your home this holiday season? This free thermal crochet blanket pattern is perfect for creating a cozy, Santa-themed throw that adds warmth and cheer to any room.
The thermal stitch creates a thick, textured fabric that’s ideal for snuggling up on chilly winter nights, while the red, white, and gold colors bring that classic Christmas vibe to life. This truly is the warmest crochet stitch!
Whether you’re an experienced crocheter or just looking for a fun holiday project, this blanket pattern is beginner-friendly and makes a wonderful handmade gift. Plus, the festive design makes it a delightful way to celebrate the season and add a bit of handmade holiday magic to your home decor.
All in all, with Christmas as my inspiration, I am quite happy with my thermal crochet Santa blanket! This easy crochet pattern works up quicker than you might think and is so fun to crochet.
Thermal Crochet
Never done thermal crochet before? Not to worry. Believe it or not, this is actually a beginner-friendly technique and not scary at all. I promise 🙂
And did you know…this thermal crochet Santa blanket is not my first thermal crochet pattern? I have made 22 other thermal crochet patterns and 7 tutorials PLUS 8 videos.
As a matter of fact, my new ebook includes all these thermal crochet patterns, stitches, and tips. Additionally, they organized per category and from beginner to more advanced patterns.
Get the PDF of the Thermal Crochet Santa Blanket
This pattern is also available as an ad-free, printer-friendly pdf pattern that can be purchased at the links below for only a small fee.
In “The Crochet Club” membership the pattern is interactive with check-off boxes so you can keep track of where you are in the pattern (and saved per user login) without any ads and is printer-friendly!
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To start, let me now give you the supplies you need in order to crochet this beautiful pattern. Happy crocheting!
How to Thermal Crochet a Santa Blanket
Materials you will need
- Premier Serenity Chunky Yarn (100% acrylic, bulky, 109yds/100g):
- Cloud dancer (white): 7 skeins
- Raven (black): 3 skeins
- Goldenrod (yellow): 1 skein
- Red Ochre (red): 10 skeins
- 10.0mm crochet hook
- scissors
- tapestry needle
Gauge
7 thdc sts x 6 thdc rows = 1 square inch (measured on one side only)
Size
42 x 51 inches
Stitches used in the pattern
Learn all the basic crochet stitches HERE
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- ch = chain
- sk = skip
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- blo = in back loop only
- thdc = thermal half double crochet – Stitch Tutorial
- flo = in front loop only
Thermal Half-Double Crochet Video Tutorial:
Find the detailed Stitch Tutorial (written + video) here
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Free Written Pattern for the Thermal Santa Blanket
Instructions: In terms of color changes, crochet each row on the graph twice such that the images is on the front and back. E.g. once you crocheted row 1, repeat row 1 again, then go to row 2, etc
Ch 81, start from the 2nd ch from the hook.
R1: 1 hdc (into back bump) in each ch until the end, turn
R2: ch 1, 1 thdc (made through blo and parallel loop from below chain) in each st, turn
R3: ch 1, 1 thdc (made through blo and parallel loop – leftover flo – from the previous row) in each st, turn
Repeat R3 (be aware of color changes) until you have 72 rows on one side and 71 rows on the other side
Last Row: ch 1, 1 thdc (made through front, back and parallel loop – leftover flo – from the previous row) in each st, turn
Continued Instructions:
Remember that EACH row is crocheted twice (one for the front side and one for the back side).
R1-16: (w) x 80
R17-30: (r) x 34, (w) x 12, (r) x 34
R31-34: (r) x 30, (y) x 20, (r) x 30
R35-46: (b) x 30, (y) x 4, (b) x 12, (y) x 4, (b) x 30
R47-50: (r) x 30, (y) x 20, (r) x 30
R51-72: (r) x 34, (w) x 12, (r) x 34
Fasten off and weave in ends.
That’s it! Your thermal crochet backpack is now finished and ready to use!
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More Thermal Crochet Patterns
Looking for more Thermal Crochet patterns? You might also love these:
- Thermal Crochet Tri-Fold Pouch
- Thermal Crochet Glow in the Dark Pumpkin
- Thermal Crochet Backpack
- Thermal Crochet Origami Bag
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