Colour boost – Sue Pinner blanket crochet pattern
Add some colour to your home with this gorgeous floral crochet blanket by Sue Pinner!

If you're looking for a crochet project to really get stuck into, then you'll love this blanket by design legend Sue Pinner – throw it over your shoulders for nights watching the stars or treat your sofa to a floral update. The amazing colour effect on this must-have blanket is achieved by combining two different types of yarn, helping to make it a fun project that you'll love making. Once you get into the swing of hooking up the main triangles in this amazing and colourful blanket, you’ll be halfway to finishing it.

You will need:
- James C Brett Northern Lights (95% acrylic, 5% viscose, 150g/450m), 4 balls of NL3
- WYS Signature 4ply (75% wool, 25% nylon, 100g/400m), 2 balls of Blue Lagoon (831) and 1 ball of each Sherbert Fizz (847), Tequila Sunrise (856) and Rum Paradise (822)
- A 5mm hook
You’ll find the pattern in issue 75 of Simply Crochet magazine, along with a diagram and measurements for this fabulous blanket.
Simply Crochet issue 75 is available as a digital edition, for Apple phones and tablets, Android phones and tablets, the Barnes & Noble Nook, and to read through Zinio as PDFs. Click here to find the right version for you.

Authors

Matt Spiers is a crochet artist and designer who has been overseeing Gathered's crochet articles for over 2 years. He previously worked as Digital Assistant for Simply Crochet magazine and is our in house video editing pro. What started as a hobby a decade ago led to Matt developing a passion (and then a career) with crochet. As well as still regularly writing and designing for Simply Crochet magazine, Matt is a crochet artist in his own right, having displayed and created crochet installations at festivals and fibre events across the UK. You can keep up to date with Matt at @onemancrochet on Instagram.
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