Here is a step-by-step guide to make the blanket in your image.
It is made from crochet squares with a starburst / pinwheel texture, arranged in different colors (blue, brown, beige).
🟦 DETAILED CROCHET PATTERN — STARBURST TEXTURED SQUARE BLANKET
⭐ PART 1 — MAKE ONE STARBURST TEXTURED SQUARE
Square size: 15–18 cm (can adjust by adding or reducing rounds)
Stitches used:
- ch — chain
- sl st — slip stitch
- sc — single crochet
- dc — double crochet
- FPdc — front post double crochet
- BPdc — back post double crochet
🔹 Round 1 — Center
- Make a magic ring
- Ch 2 (does NOT count as dc)
- Work 12 dc into the ring
- Pull tight
- Sl st to first dc
🟩 You now have a flat circle with 12 stitches.
🔹 Round 2 — Make 12 Star Spokes
- Ch 2
- For each dc from round 1:
- FPdc around the dc
- Dc in the same dc stitch (top of stitch)
- Repeat around
- Join with sl st
🟩 Total stitches = 24 (12 FPdc + 12 dc)
🟩 The raised spokes begin forming the starburst.
🔹 Round 3 — Build Texture
- Ch 2
- (FPdc around the FPdc below) + (dc in next dc)
- Repeat around
- Join
🟩 Star spokes become more pronounced.
🔹 Round 4 — Start Squaring the Circle
You will create 4 corners while keeping the star texture.
Do the following sequence 4 times around:
Corner:
- (dc, ch 2, dc) into the same stitch
Side section:
- dc into next 5 stitches
- FPdc around the FPdc (star spoke)
- dc into next 5 stitches
Repeat for all four sides.
Join with sl st.
🟩 Shape begins to look like a square.
🔹 Round 5 — Texture + Growth
- Ch 2
- In each corner: (dc, ch 2, dc)
- Along each side:
- dc in each dc
- FPdc around the spoke
- dc across to next corner
- Join
🔹 Rounds 6–7 — Continue Pattern
Repeat the round above:
- Corners: (dc, ch 2, dc)
- Sides: dc across + 1 FPdc on the star spoke
🟦 Stop when square reaches desired size (about 15–18 cm).
🧵 PART 2 — COLOR PLACEMENT (MATCHES YOUR PHOTO)
Use 3 colors:
- 🌊 Light Blue (main)
- 🤎 Brown
- 🤍 Beige
Suggested layout:
- 70% squares = light blue
- 25% squares = brown
- 5% squares = beige
- Beige squares scattered like diamonds
- Brown squares spaced evenly
You can follow the photo’s layout or I can create a printable layout chart for you.
🔗 PART 3 — JOIN THE SQUARES
Best Method to Match the Blanket in the Photo
Use slip stitch join in the back loops only (BLO).
Steps:
- Arrange squares in final order.
- Place two squares wrong sides together.
- Insert hook into back loop of stitch on square 1.
- Insert into back loop of matching stitch on square 2.
- Yarn over, pull through both loops.
- Repeat across all edges.
🟩 This creates a flat, almost invisible join—exactly like the image.
🪡 PART 4 — FINAL BORDER
Round 1 — Base Round
- Sc around entire blanket
- Work 3 sc in each corner
- Try to place 1 sc per dc row along the sides
Round 2–4 — Simple dc border
Work 3 rounds of dc using:
- Round 1: Beige
- Round 2: Light blue
- Round 3: Beige (optional scallop)
🌸 OPTIONAL — SCALLOP EDGE
(If you want the edge wavy)
Repeat around:
- 5 dc in one stitch
- Skip 2 stitches
- Sl st in next stitch
- Skip 2 stitches