Cozy Crochet Striped Blanket Pattern — Full Lapghan Tutorial & Color Sequence
Make a cozy, striped crochet blanket perfect for snuggling or layering on a bed. This lapghan uses a textured Double Front Post Cluster (DFPC) stitch combined with groups of double crochets to create a subtle raised stripe pattern in cream, blue and tan. Below you’ll find materials, stitch notes, the stitch repeat, and the full row-by-row color sequence to reproduce the same lapghan.
Materials
- Hook: 5 mm (US H)
- Yarn: worsted weight (4 ply US / 10 ply AU). Each skein used: 100 g / 210 m (≈230 yd)
- Amount of skeins used: 4 off-white, 3 blue, 3 tan
- Finished size of this lapghan: 55 in (139 cm) long × 40 in (102 cm) wide
Finished striped crochet blanket in cream, blue and tan — a cozy lapghan made with textured post-cluster rows.
Abbreviations
- ch = chain
- sl st = slip stitch
- beg = beginning
- sk a st = skip a stitch
- DC = double crochet
- DCFS = double crochet foundation stitch
- Repeat what’s in between * for rest of row.
Special stitch — DFPC (Double Front Post Cluster)
YO and grab up the next post just like you would a front post double crochet and pull up a loop — 3 loops on the hook.
YO and go back under the same exact front post and grab up another loop — 5 loops on the hook.
YO pull through only 4 of the loops.
YO and pull through last 2 loops.
Close-up showing the raised texture of the DFPC (double front post cluster) stitch used in this pattern.
Multiples
Pattern multiple: 6 + 5. This means to DCFS in sets of 6 until you reach your desired width, then DCFS 5 more to finish the foundation row.
To start
For crib size: DCFS 119
For lapghan size (this sample): DCFS 125
If you prefer to begin with a starting chain instead of DCFS, add +1 to the counts (crib = 120, lapghan = 126), then work a row of DCs starting in the 3rd chain from the hook and continue with Row 1.
ch 2 and turn.
Row 1
*DC in next st. DFPC on post of next stitch. DC in next stitch. Sk a st and DC 3 into next. Sk a st *
Repeat across the row. DC in ending stitch. ch 2 and turn.
Row 2
The ch 2 counts as your first stitch of the row.
*Skip a st and DC 3 into next stitch. Sk a st. DC into next. DFPC on post of next stitch. DC into next.* Repeat across the row. DC in ending stitch. ch 2 and turn.
Row 3
The turning chain counts as your first DC here.
*DC in next st (this is the 1st of the 3 DCs). DFPC on post of next stitch. DC in next/last DC of the 3-stitch group.* Repeat across the row.
At the end of the row after you skip a st and DC 3 into next: CH 1 and DC in ending Ch 2.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for the textured striping pattern.
Folded lapghan showing the cream, blue and tan stripe progression and stitch texture.
Color and row sequence (follow rows exactly for the same striping)
Cream color – To start and continue to row 4
Blue row 5
Blue row 7
Blue row 9
Blue row 11
Blue row 13
Tan row 6
Tan row 8
Tan row 10
Tan row 12
Tan row 14
Cream color – Rows 15–18
Blue row 19
Blue row 21
Cream row 20
Cream row 22
Tan color – Rows 23–26
Cream row 27
Cream row 29
Blue row 28
Blue row 30
Cream color – Rows 31–34
Tan row 35
Tan row 37
Tan row 39
Tan row 41
Tan row 43
Blue row 36
Blue row 38
Blue row 40
Blue row 42
Blue row 44
Cream color – Rows 45–48
Tan row 49
Tan row 51
Cream row 50
Cream row 52
Blue Color – Rows 53–56
Cream row 57
Cream row 59
Tan row 58
Tan row 60
Cream color – Rows 61–64
Blue row 65
Blue row 67
Blue row 69
Blue row 71
Blue row 73
Tan row 66
Tan row 68
Tan row 70
Tan row 72
Tan row 74
Cream color – Rows 75–78
Blue row 79
Blue row 81
Cream row 80
Cream row 81
Tan color – Rows 83–86
Cream row 87
Cream row 89
Blue row 88
Blue row 90
Cream color – Rows 91–94
I finished with the cream color after row 94. Feel free to add a border or continue the pattern to make a larger blanket — it’s up to you.