Snuggle up under the Vintage Winter Blanket, a cosy nostalgic nod to the season!

With 5 wintery square designs and a gorgeous thick textured border, this blanket has been designed to keep your hands busy and your lap warm all through the winter. You can mix and match the order of your squares or follow the layout provided.

With interesting textures throughout and using a join as you go technique, this blanket has full step by step videos accompanying each stage of the way, making it fully accessible for beginners looking to level up their skills whilst being challenging enough to keep even the most seasoned crocheter interested!

This blanket is available as a free Crochet Along hosted on the Hooked by Robin website and YouTube Channel

Release schedule:

Snowflake Square: Tuesday, 3rd November 2026
Puff Post Square: Tuesday, 10th November 2026
V Stitch Relief Square: Tuesday, 17th November 2026
Modified Mosaic Granny Square: Tuesday, 24th November 2026
Block Stitch Square: Tuesday, 1st December 2026
Border: Tuesday, 8th December 2026

Although this blanket was designed for the Yarnsmiths Create DK & Glitter DK yarn (shades of which I will list below) you can use ANY double knit weight yarn with a 4mm hook that you fancy!

If you are looking to substitute the Yarnsmiths Create DK yarn, the details of the yarn I used are as follows

Yarnsmiths Yarn - Material: 100% Acrylic

Yarn weight: DK

Ball weight: 100g

Length: 290m

The yarn (and quantities) I used for my personal blanket is as follows:

11 balls of Yarnsmiths Create DK with a 4mm Hook in the following shades:

Pink Blanket:
Vintage Pink x 2
Rose Pink x 1
Petal Pink x 2
Stone Grey x 2
White x 2
White Glitter x 2

Blue Blanket:
Petrol x 2
Seafoam x 1
Tropical Teal x 2
Silver x 2
White x 2
White Glitter x 2

Neutral Blanket:
Anthracite Grey x 2
Gunmetal Grey x 1
Warm Taupe x 2
Parchment x 2
White x 2
White Glitter x 2

If your squares come out with slightly differing sizes, DON’T PANIC! As you can see from the photos, once they are joined you will not notice.

When using the DK yarn with a 4mm hook my squares were roughly 13 cm (5”) in size

My final blanket dimensions were 107 cm (42”) wide by 135 cm (53”) in length

This blanket is designed to be fun - not a stressful experience so please don’t worry, leave your perfectionism at the door! :D