Bring warm, earthy texture into your home with this Free Desert Ridge Crochet Blanket Pattern. Featuring the beautiful Alpine stitch, this design creates a rich, woven look that’s both cozy and modern—perfect for everyday comfort.
You can find the free pattern below, or you can purchase the ad-free printable PDF from my shop.
Size & Skill Level
- Skill Level: Easy
- Finished Size: Approx 50″ x 60″ (127 x 152.5 cm), excluding fringe
Gauge
- 11 sc and 12 rows = 4″ [10 cm].
- 11 sts and 9 rows = 4″ [10 cm] in Alpine Stitch.
Materials Needed
- Caron® Jumbo Marbled™ (12 oz/340 g; 573 yds/524 m)
- Yarn: Medium Weight 4
- Warm Wheat (74005) 5 balls or 2686 yds/2456 m
- Hook:
- 5.5 mm (US I-9) crochet hook
- Notions:
- Stitch marker
- Yarn needle
You can find the free pattern below, or you can purchase the ad-free printable PDF from my shop.
Abbreviations
- Approx = Approximately
- Beg = Beginning
- Ch = Chain(s)
- Dc = Double crochet
- PM = Place marker
- Rep = Repeat
- RS = Right side
- Sc = Single crochet
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
- Tog = Together
- Trfp = (Yoh) twice and draw up a loop around post of next stitch at front of work, inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times.
- WS = Wrong side
- Yoh = Yarn over hook
You can find the free pattern below, or you can purchase the ad-free printable PDF from my shop.
Instructions
Blanket
Note: Worked over multiple of 2 ch + 4.
Ch 138.
1st row (WS): 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of chain. Turn. 137 sc.
2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.
Rep 2nd row until work from beg measures 3″ [7.5 cm], ending on a WS row.
Alpine Stitch Section
1st row (RS): Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout). 1 dc in next sc. 1 dc in each sc to end of row. Turn.
2nd row (WS): Ch 1. 1 sc in each st to end of row. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 3. *1 trfp around next dc 2 rows below (1st row). 1 dc in next sc. Rep from * to end of row. Turn.
4th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st to end of row. Turn.
5th row: Ch 3. 1 dc in next sc. *1 trfp around next dc 2 rows below (3rd row). 1 dc in next sc. Rep from * until last st. 1 dc in last st. Turn.
Repeat 2nd to 5th rows for Alpine Stitch until work from beg measures approx 57″ [144.5 cm], ending on a 5th row. Turn.
PM at beg of last row.
Next row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st to end of row. Turn. Rep last row until work from marker measures 3″ [7.5 cm]. Fasten off.
Fringe
Cut lengths of yarn 14″ (35.5 cm) long. Taking 3 strands together, knot into fringe in every other stitch along top and bottom edges of the blanket (as shown in the diagram on page 2). Trim evenly.
You Did It
The Desert Ridge Crochet Blanket is a perfect blend of simplicity and texture.
With its cozy Alpine stitch and soft, neutral tones, it’s an ideal project for relaxing crochet sessions and a beautiful addition to any home.
