Melu Crochet: Rainbow Drop Blanket

by melucrochet

This bright and happy rainbow blanket will add cheer to your day!

Rainbow blanket on a chair with forest in the background

My Rainbow Drop Blanket is now available in my Etsy shop, my LoveCrafts shop, my Ribblr shop, Payhip and buy now on Ravelry!

Cute smiling Baby girl snuggled with her crocheted rainbow drop blanket
Shared with kind permission from Joanne Fairhurst- Thank you!

Make one for a new baby, as a lap blanket or to give to a friend that needs a boost.

Zoomed in rainbow colours blanket with integrated bobble pom pom fringe

I have designed it to be easy to follow, so it is beginner friendly and I give you the colour recipe and amounts of yarn you will need, some of my testers managed to use up their scraps as it doesn’t take up too much of each colour.

Rainbow shaped blanket with bobble pom pom fringe

There is a photo tutorial included to help you make the bobble pom poms which are crocheted as you make the blanket and therefore won’t shed or fall off.

Zoomed in Rainbow shaped blanket with bobble pom pom fringe

Materials
4mm hook
124g DK (light worsted weight) yarn, I used Stylecraft Special DK

my Rainbow shaped blanket with bobble pom pom fringe in progress with furls crochet hook on the pistachio green round.
I used Stylecraft special DK


Silver 21g
Magenta 9g
Cloud blue 12g
Pistachio 15g
Buttermilk 20g
Spice 22g
Lipstick 25g
Yarn Needle
2 stitch markers

Size
Finished blanket measures approx 46 x 71cm (18 x 28 inches), ideal for a baby blanket or lap blanket.

Tension
16st and 9 rows in tr to 10cm/4in using 4mm hook or size needed to obtain tension. Pattern will work if tension is not exactly the same but size may vary.

I have also made this CHUNKY version!

For my chunky version of this Rainbow Drop Blanket 

8mm hook approx 925g chunky yarn, I used Deramores Studio Chunky

Blue Comet  20g

Fuchia 55g

Aubergine 80g

Cornflower 100g

Fir 130g

Mustard 155g

Burnt Orange 175g

Ruby 210g

I followed the pattern using the colours in the order above. The blanket measures width 125cm x height not including bobbles 81cm (49 x 32inches)

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My Rainbow Drop Blanket is now available in my Etsy shop, my LoveCrafts shop, my Ribblr shop, Payhip and buy now on Ravelry!

Thank you to my fabulous testers:

Here are the Rainbow Drop blankets that my amazing testers made, click their names to follow them on Instagram or Facebook

Natalie Stokes @monkeyandbearuk

Jo Murricane @jomurricane

Natalie, @nattie.threads

Natalie is available to make a Rainbow Drop blanket for you! check out her etsy!

Grace DK @deekaysceations

Rainbow shaped blanket with bobble pom pom fringe

Rebecca P @my.crochet.journal

Rainbow shaped blanket with bobble pom pom fringe, beautifully styled with a piano
Rainbow shaped blanket with bobble pom pom fringe, muted colours

Jean Spencer @lizziejes

Rainbow shaped blanket with bobble pom pom fringe pink and purple colours

Susanna Wolfe @susannawolfe1

Rainbow shaped blanket with bobble pom pom fringe- traditional colours

Renée Marielle @renee.roy.5243

Rainbow shaped blanket with bobble pom pom fringe over a sofa arm, modern colours

Take a look at #RainbowDropBlanket on Instagram for more colour inspiration

My Rainbow Drop Blanket is now available in my Etsy shop, my LoveCrafts shop, my Ribblr shop, Payhip and buy now on Ravelry!

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