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Welcome to the 2025 Make it Your Way Crochet Along where you will design, with a little guidance, your very own unique crochet stitch sampler blanket!
Back in 2023 I held the very first Make it Your Way Crochet Along and I am excited to announce that it is back!
Join me on this journey as we each crochet our own unique stitch sampler blanket.
The Make it Your Way Crochet Along is a blanket crochet along featuring ten different crochet stitch patterns – from which you can choose five or more, or less to create your blanket!
How this Crochet Along Works:
You Choose your Yarn and Colours!
You will start by choosing the yarn you would like to use! I recommend that it is a worsted/medium weight yarn. You can use a different weight of yarn, but realize it will drastically change the size of your finished square! That being said, each week I will provide stitch multiples for your foundation chains should you like to adjust the size of your square if needed.
Each square will be designed in a worsted/medium weight yarn. For my blanket I will be using the Pound of Love yarn by Lion Brand Yarn.
In total you will need approximately 4000 yards of a medium/worsted weight yarn to complete the blanket. Exact yarn amounts are provided below!
You will also want to choose your colour palette! Do you like working in neutrals? Jewel tones? Pastels? Grey’s and blacks? Rainbow? You decide! I have chosen three different colours including Antique White, Pumpkin Pie and Denim. I chose two colours for each blanket and worked 2 squares of each stitch pattern in each colour (Every week you will make 4 squares all in the same pattern). Again, you are the designer so feel free to mix it up! I can’t wait to see what colours you choose!
Choose your Stitches!
Each week, here on Rich Textures Crochet and on my YouTube Channel, I will publish two different crochet afghan square patterns for free. Each square will feature a particular stitch pattern. You will choose which square you would like to incorporate into your blanket! You can choose one. You can choose both. You might not like the squares at all for that week and choose to go back and select the second from the week before! It is up to you!
Each week however you will want to make a set of squares in a least one stitch pattern. Each final completed blanket design features five different stitch patterns.
You will need to make four squares of each stitch pattern that you choose (two in each colour of yarn).
At the end of the crochet along you will have worked four squares in each of the five different stitch patterns that you have chosen. Your finished blanket will have a total of 20 squares and each square measures approximately 12 x 12 inches.
Choose your Edging!
For the final week of the crochet along, we will join our 20 squares together and I will once again give you two options for an edging on your blanket.
Once you are done your blanket you can post the final photo in the Rich Textures Crochet Community Group on Facebook or tag RichTexturesCrochet across your social platform of choice! It is possible that no two blankets from this crochet along will be the same!
When sharing your photos and progress on social media, use the hashtag #makeityourwaycal
Does it sound like fun?? I’m Excited!
The Materials:
Along with my Pound of Love yarn I will be using a 5 mm (H/8) crochet hook.
As mentioned above I will be posting two crochet afghan squares each week and you will choose one. In order for you to prepare, I will include the total amount of yarn needed to make four squares in each pattern below. Once all of the blanket squares are completed, you will join them together. Option 1 squares will make up the Tranquil Blue Blanket and Option 2 squares will make up the Pumpkin Spice Blanket.
Week One:
November 5th: Option A: 564 yards total (141 yards per square): Herringbone Ribbing Afghan Square
November 7th: Option B: 488 yards total (122 yards per square): The Boxed Bead Afghan Square
Week Two:
November 12th: Option A: 716 yards total (179 yards per square): Raised Diagonal Square Crochet Pattern
November 14th: Option B: 512 yards total (128 yards per square): Sidesaddle Shell Afghan Square Crochet Pattern
Week Three:
November 19th: Option A: 768 yards total (192 yards per square): Fur Stitch Square Crochet Pattern
November 21st: Option B: 640 yards total (160 yards per square): Cone Stitch Afghan Square Crochet Pattern
Week Four:
November 26th: Option A: 612 yards total (153 yards per square): Waistcoat Moss Square Crochet Pattern
Week Five:
December 3rd: Option A: 640 yards total (160 yards per square): 3D Twisted Granny Afghan Square Crochet Pattern
December 5th: Option B: 536 yards total (134 yards per square): Pistachio Afghan Square Crochet Pattern
Week Six: Join it all together and work the blanket edging!
December 10th: You will then need an extra 400-500 yards available in order to join your squares together and for your blanket edging.
December 12th: Try the Picot Blanket Edging as seen in the Tranquil Blues Blanket or try the Easy Blanket Edging as seen in the Pumpkin Spice Blanket.
PDF Copies of the Patterns:
The crochet patterns for each of the squares in these blankets can be found here on Rich Textures Crochet and will always remain free to follow here on my website. However, if you wish to follow a PDF of the blankets and wish to add the patterns to your library, you can find them to purchase in my Etsy and Ravelry Shops linked below:
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE PDF FOR THE TRANQUIL BLUE BLANKET ON ETSY
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE PSD FOR THE TRANQUIL BLUE BLANKET ON RAVELRY
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE PDF FOR THE PUMPKIN SPICE BLANKET ON ETSY
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE PDF FOR THE PUMPKIN SPICE BLANKET ON RAVELRY
How do you sign up?
You can sign up for this crochet along by simply subscribing to my email newsletter (you will receive weekly newsletters about any new free crochet patterns and stitch tutorials). You can sign up at the top of my home page or using the sign up form below (Note that if you have subscribed to my email newsletter in the past, there is no need to sign up again).
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Rich Textures Crochet is also on Instagram, Threads Reddit and TikTok! I will also post updates and previews to these channels, so you may also wish to follow them as well.
I hope that you will crochet along
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When sharing your photos and progress on social media, use the hashtag #makeityourwaycal
I have to say I deeply enjoy and look forward to your newsletters and learning new stitches. I do have your books so that is a great way for me to learn new stitch variations although I’ve been crocheting, knitting and macraming for over 60 years! Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks!
Just bought my yarn! Super excited
yay! I can’t wait!
I made the last Crazy Cables Crochet Along blanket and it came out beautiful! I made it for my husband, but everyone who sees it wants one. I am super excited for this crochet along and will probably end up making both lol! Thank you so much for your beautiful creations!
So happy to hear!