Here are some patterns done in rows. Now, I have a tale of caution on this one. My first temperature blanket is still sitting unfinished in a basket. It is finished through October something, and I still have the charts for it. However, the pattern I used, even though I did a swatch, was coming out quite long. The pattern I use was the Ribbon Afghan. I loved the pattern. I used a dk weight yarn, Stylecraft, and a 3.75 hook (I think…maybe 3.5). It is not as long as I have seen however, and still will be quite usable.
But, this is the reason that I switched to doing motifs in 2017, as it is easier to control for size. The pattern uses both double and single crochet. I am curious if it could be adapted to use single and half double crochet or even slip stitch and half double. This would keep the look of the pattern, but make it shorter. Also, going into the back loops might make it a little shorter. It is also likely that some crocheters have tighter stitches than I do as well.
Other suggestions for controlling for size when doing one in rows:
- Do a row every OTHER day instead of every day.
- Do two half year blankets and then sew them back to back.
- Use simple single crochet with dk, sport, or light worsted weight yarn.
- Do a c2c or another pattern with so many blocks/sections/stitches a day (you will have to do some math to figure out sizing/increasing/decreasing, etc).
Other recommended stitches or patterns:
