Modern Stripe Throw

Cuddle up with a cup of tea and a good book under your own Modern Stripe Throw. Made with the beautifully simple moss stitch the color-work striping can really shine. Find the pattern below!

Hello and welcome back to my blog! I have a fun new pattern to share with you today – the Modern Stripe Throw. I’ve actually had this project done for quite a while, but I had debated on whether or not to share the pattern because the yarn I made it with has been unfortunately discontinued. The yarn used for this project was Lion Brand Color Made Easy, and I loved it so much! I had had huge quantity of it (enough to make this blanket) laying around for a while, but I wasn’t sure exactly what to make with it for the longest time.

When I finally settled on this fun blanket design and got over halfway through crocheting, I found out the yarn had been discontinued. I had crocheted too far to turn back at that point, and liked the design so I decided to finish it.

It’s a shame the yarn has been discontinued, but it happens. I decided to ultimately release the pattern because there are alternative yarn options that can be used for this blanket, and you can still achieve a beautiful result. I’ve included my top two picks for yarn substitutions for this pattern, but you are free to use whatever yarn you’d like!

Video Help

To help with this pattern you can view my moss stitch video tutorial. In the tutorial you’ll learn how to complete the moss stitch, change colors seamlessly and also weave in ends as you go.

Left handed

Right Handed

Modern Stripe Throw – Written Pattern

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Skill Level

Beginner / Intermediate

Materials

Yarn

Please note that the yarn I originally used for this project has been discontinued. I am listing out all of the exact amounts I used below. You’ll also find two suggestions for yarn substitutes below as well.

Lion Brand Color Made Easy, #5-bulky weight yarn, 100% acrylic, each ball 247 yds – discontinued

8 balls Alabaster (1,976 yds) – MC
4 balls Navy (988 yds) – CC1
2 balls Spice (494 yds) – CC2
1 ball Basalt (247 yds) – CC3

Total project yardage: approximately 3,705 yards

Yarn Substitute Suggestions:

WeCrochet Brava Bulky, #5-bulky weight yarn, 100% acrylic, each ball 136 yds

15 balls White – MC
8 balls Solstice Heather – CC1
4 balls Brindle – CC2
2 balls Cobblestone Heather – CC3

Lion Brand Hue + Me, #5-bulky weight yarn, 80% acrylic and 20% wool, each ball 137 yds

15 balls Salt – MC
8 balls Magic Hour – CC1
4 balls Safron – CC2
2 balls Shadow – CC3

Hook + Notions

6.5 mm hook (or hook size that meets gauge)
scissors
yarn needle

Finished Measurement

Approximately 52 inches wide by 66 inches long

Gauge

7 stitches (single crochet + ch 1) by 14 rows = about 4 inches in moss stitch

Key

CC contrasting color (1, 2, & 3)
ch chain
ch sp chain space
MC main color
sc single crochet
sk skip
sp space
st stitch

Notes

You can customize this throw to be any size you like. To change the blanket size, simply make a foundation the length of your desired blanket width. Foundation chain can be any even number. Crochet in main blanket stitch back and forth in rows until your desired length. Please note that any changes to blanket sizing will change yarn yardage requirements.
For help with the stitch, as well as changing colors see video tutorials linked above.

Modern Stripe Throw Pattern – starts here

Entire Blanket is worked in moss stitch. See pattern below.

With CC1, ch 186

ROW 1: Starting in 4th ch from hook, sc, *ch 1, sk a ch, sc in next ch; repeat from * across row; turn.

ROW 2: Ch 2, sc in next ch 1 sp, * ch 1, sc in next ch 1 sp; repeat from * to end of row; last sc of row should be placed in starting ch sp from previous row; turn.

Continue to repeat Row 2 for remainder of project. Work CC1 for a total of 30 rows.