get together your yarn, hook and tools

This pattern gives you the option to make it with super chunky yarn or 10ply / worsted weight yarn. The size of the blanket is the same with the different sized yarns, with the size and number of the stitches varying (the super chunky version has bigger, more textural stitches). What you need depends on what size yarn you’re using.

To make your Layered Patch Blanket you will need the desire to crochet a beautiful blanket, as well as . . .

if you’re using super chunky yarn you will need:

• 13 colours x 1 x 300g skeins of Homelea Bliss yarn, or 13 colours x 65m (71yds) of yarn that is 1cm ( 0.4in) thick. This quantity of yarn is for the Homelea Bliss colours natural, oatmeal, minna pink, rhubarb, mushroom, indigo blue, steele blue, grey, mint green, spring green, olive, cumin and charcoal grey.
• 15.75mm (Q) crochet hook
• 2 stitch markers
• scissors
• tape measure

if you’re using 10ply / worsted weight yarn you will need:

• 13 colours x 2 x 50g balls of Homelea Happy yarn, or 13 colours x 220m (240yds) of 10ply / worsted weight yarn. This quantity of yarn is for the Homelea Happy colours natural, oatmeal, minna pink, rhubarb, mushroom, indigo blue, steele blue, grey, mint green, spring green, olive, cumin and charcoal grey.
• 6.00mm (J) crochet hook
• 2 stitch markers
• scissors
• tape measure
• darning needle

about the yarns

Homelea Bliss and Homelea Happy are made from soft merino wool that is fully grown and processed in Australia with no overseas processing (it’s uncommon for an Australian wool yarn to not have some overseas processing). They both feel soft and last well with regular use.