Crochet Scallop Edge Plush Throw
Feel like crocheting, but only have time for a quick project? This one is for you! Push away the winter blues by snuggling up with this super soft fabric and chunky yarn. You’ll have a completed project in no time. This Crochet Scallop Edge Blanket is so snuggly and cozy and will look charming and comforting in your living room, family room, or bedroom!
I started with a piece of this Sew Lush Fabric from Joann Fabrics. It comes 57″ wide, so I purchased 1 1/4 yds and cut it to approximately 52″ x 40″. It is SERIOUSLY soft and lush! The fabric is priced at $14.99 a yard… with a 50% off coupon, it makes for a great deal!! You could also use any kind of fleece fabric as well.
You’ll need to finish off the edges of the lush fabric or it will begin to fray. You can simply set your machine to zig zag and stitch along the fabric edge or fold under 1/4″ and sew a small hem. If you are using fleece, this step can be skipped, since unfinished edges of fleece do not fray.
My yarn choice, which I love, is Bernat’s Softee Chunky. I purchased 4 skeins, all with coupons of course. 😉
Using a large needle and yarn, blanket stitch all around the edge of the fabric.
Then, with a crochet hook size M, you are ready to begin crocheting!
Crochet Scallop Edge Plush Throw
Directions:
Cut a piece of ultra soft fleece fabric 52″ x 40″.
Finish the edges by zig zagging them with a machine stitch or turning under a small hem.
Begin by sc all the way around. 65 sc along the top and bottom, 83 sc along the sides and 1 sc in each corner.
Round 1: Begin in top right corner. Ch 1, sc in first sc, ch 1, skip 1 sc, repeat all the way around, ending with a slip stitch in in the first sc.
Round 2: Ch 3, (counts as 1dc), 6dc in corner ch, *ch2, sk2, sc in next stitch, sk 2, (5dc in next stitch, sk2, sc in next stitch, sk2) 5 more times. 5dc in next stitch, sk2, sc in next stitch, sk2. Repeat parentheses, 7 more times. 7dc in corner ch. Repeat from * one more time, sl st into top of starting ch3.
Round 3: Ch1, sc in same stitch. **Ch 2, dc in next dc, (ch1, dc in next dc) 4x, ch2, sc in ch2 space. repeat from ** At corners, instead of repeating 4x, repeat 6x. End with a sl st in first ch1.
