Crochet Tutorial: Creating a Puff Stitch Flower Blanket Afghan

How to Crochet a Puff Stitch Flower Blanket! 

Regard­ing cozy, beau­ti­ful cre­ations, few things match the charm of cro­chet blan­kets, par­tic­u­lar­ly the art­ful world of afghan pat­terns. Wor­ry not if you’re a begin­ner in cro­chet, for we have an easy, free cro­chet pat­tern that will guide you through cre­at­ing a stun­ning Puff Stitch Flower Blan­ket Afghan. Whether for your first blan­ket or you’re a sea­soned cro­cheter, this project offers an array of oppor­tu­ni­ties to explore dif­fer­ent col­ors, bulky yarns, and intri­cate designs. This tuto­r­i­al will teach you the basics, includ­ing fun­da­men­tal cro­chet stitch­es, turn­ing chains, and col­or changes. So grab your favorite bulky weight yarn and cro­chet hook and join us on a jour­ney to cre­ate a cozy, beau­ti­ful blan­ket for your home.

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Cro­chet afghans and blan­kets come in all shapes and sizes, and the Puff Stitch Flower Blan­ket Afghan we’re about to delve into is no excep­tion. This pat­tern is a per­fect project for begin­ner cro­cheters, offer­ing a sim­ple yet ele­gant design. You can craft a cozy lap blan­ket or an over­sized throw for your liv­ing room with basic cro­chet stitch­es like dou­ble and sin­gle cro­chet. The pat­tern is ver­sa­tile, allow­ing you to cus­tomize it with dif­fer­ent col­ors and yarn weights, mak­ing it your own.

In this tuto­r­i­al, we’ll guide you through the steps, row by row, help­ing you cre­ate a unique granny square design. Col­or changes are an inte­gral part of this pat­tern, allow­ing you to let your cre­ativ­i­ty shine. Whether you pre­fer chunky yarn, worsted-weight yarn, or even acrylic yarn, this project is adapt­able to your pref­er­ences. Wor­ried about get­ting lost in the pat­tern? Don’t be – we have a video tuto­r­i­al to help you along the way, mak­ing it an easy and enjoy­able project.

For those new to cro­chet­ing, you must note that start­ing chains, turn­ing chains, and stitch mark­ers are your friends. These are the foun­da­tion of your work, ensur­ing that your blan­ket grows in the right direc­tion. You can cre­ate intri­cate designs using sim­ple stitch­es, and the Puff Stitch Flower Blan­ket Afghan pat­tern is the per­fect can­vas for your cre­ativ­i­ty.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through every step of the cro­chet­ing process, from start to fin­ish. We’ll also include a video tuto­r­i­al show­ing you every­thing you need to know to cro­chet this blan­ket suc­cess­ful­ly. So don’t wait any longer; get start­ed on this beau­ti­ful blan­ket today!

This Cro­chet Flower Blan­ket was made with a G hook, and Medi­um worsted yarn. You can use a larg­er hook and any yarn. Add as many flow­ers as you would like. The flow­ers are about a few inch­es in size. I uploaded a video if you need more help. Are you look­ing for a cro­chet project that’s sure to add a touch of beau­ty to your home? Look no fur­ther! This Puff Stitch Flower Blan­ket Afghan is a great way to show off your cro­chet skills and cre­ate a warm and cozy blan­ket.

Abbre­vi­a­tions:
ch=chain
sl st=slip stitch
sc=single cro­chet

Cre­ate one flower first to get start­ed.

G hook
Rnd 1: Ch 2, work 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sl st to cre­ate a ring.

Rnd 2: Cre­ate first petal Ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of draw­ing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch,
sc in the next stitch, **Ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of draw­ing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch, **Repeat for total of 6 petals for a flower, sl st in the begin­ning stitch. Now your first flower is made.

Now Cre­ate Two petals of the 6 petal flower, this will be con­nect­ed to the first flower.

Rnd 1: Ch 2, work 6 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sl st to cre­ate a ring.
Ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of draw­ing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch, Make two petals.

Take the the last petal of the two petals made and don’t slst to com­plete, but con­nect the loop of that petal and pull it through the cen­ter back loop of one of the petals of the already made flower. (any petal of the flower works to con­nect)
With the con­nect­ed 2nd petal, sl st and ch 4, sl st into the same stitch as the puff stitch flower of that two petal flower,

sc in the next stitch, ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of draw­ing up loop, yarn over and pull through all the loops, take that petal and pull it through the cen­ter of the back loop of the next petal of the oth­er flower, sl st and ch 4, sl st into the same stitch of the puff stitch petal.
sc in the next stitch, ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the hook, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of draw­ing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch,
Now com­plete the rest of the petals, 
sc in the next stitch, **Ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the hook, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of draw­ing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch petal, **Repeat for a total of 6 petals for a flower, sl st in the begin­ning stitch, total of 6 petals

**Next, this is how you will con­tin­ue for each New Flower added. 

Cre­ate two new petals every time a new flower is added to a com­plete flower. See above for how to cre­ate two new petals. Rnds 1–2

Now go to the left petal next to the con­nect­ed petal, sl st into the cen­ter of that petal back loop with the one uncom­plet­ed petal of the two petals cre­at­ed, and ch 4, sl st into the same stitch as the puff stitch petal, and sc in the next stitch, ch 3, Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, a total of 4 times, pull through all loops on the hook. 

With 3rd petal sl st in between the two con­nect­ed pre­vi­ous flow­ers of the puff stitch petals, sl st and ch 4, sl st into the same stitch of puff stitch petal, and sc in the next stitch, ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up a loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of draw­ing up the loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook,
With 4th petal sl st in the back loop of the next petal of the oth­er flower, ch 4, sl st into the same stitch of puff stitch petal, and sc in the next stitch, ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of draw­ing up the loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch petal.
Now com­plete the rest of the petals, 
sc in the next stitch, **Ch 3, *Yarn over and insert hook in the same stitch, draw up loop, *Repeat for a total of 4 times of draw­ing up loop, yarn over and pull all loops on the hook, ch 4, sl st in the same stitch as the puff stitch petal, **Repeat for 6 petals total for a flower, sl st in the begin­ning stitch, total of 6 petals

**Repeat this every time you add a new flower. 

When you are fin­ished adding all your flow­ers. Fas­ten off by chain­ing 1, pull through, and weave in all your ends.