Crochet Gingerbread House Blanket

The Crochet Gingerbread House Blanket is the most whimsical and cozy addition to your home decor this holiday season! This delightful blanket features charming gingerbread house motifs that bring a touch of festive cheer to any room. With its intricate details and warm color palette, it's sure to be a hit with both children and adults alike. Whether you cozy up with it on a chilly evening or display it as a festive decoration, this blanket is bound to spread joy and warmth throughout your home. So grab your crochet hook and get ready to create a piece that will be cherished for years to come!

Materials 

Yarn 

Size H crochet hook

Tapestry needle 

Pattern:

Start by crocheting the Gingerbread House Square using corner-to-corner crochet. It should measure about 18 x 18 inches when you are done. It will be reversible when you are finished! A mirror image.

Now let’s start on the border.

Border Round 1:
with cherry redyarn
SC in the spaces between each “pixel square”, chain 2 in between each SC. When you get to the corners make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each.

Border Round 2:
with cherry redyarn
Make 2 SC in each chain 2 space all the way around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Border Round 3:
with spring green yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 4:
with cherry red yarn
SC in each stitch around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Border Round 5 and 6:
with Topaz yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 7:
with white yarn
Chain 4 + DC in first stitch, skip a stitch, *DC + chain 1 + DC (v-stitch) in next, skip a stitch, repeat from * all the way around except when you get to the corners make a 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each of the 4 corners, join to 3rd chain in your starting chain 4

Border Round 8:
Join back in Topaz yarn
Chain 2, make 2 DC in each v-stitch chain spaces. When you get to the 4 corners make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC, join to first DC, chain 2

Border Round 9:
with Topaz yarn
DC in each stitch around. Make 2 DC + chain 2 + 2 DC in each corner.

Border Round 10:
with cherry red yarn
SC in each stitch around. Make a SC + chain 2 + SC in each corner.

Repeat Rounds 3-10 again.

Feel free to continue this sequence to make the blanket as large as you’d like. I stopped here and then added the candy cane edging.

The Candy Cane Crochet Border is a must for the edging