Take It to the Mat – Wrestling Crochet Blanket Pattern
Celebrate the heart of wrestling with this bold, meaningful crochet blanket design! The Take It to the Mat Blanket features the iconic handshake before a match, the phrase “Take It to the Mat”, and the signature wrestling mat circles—all brought to life using my color-changing crochet technique.

Perfect for wrestlers, coaches, and fans, this blanket makes a unique gift that showcases team pride. Choose your team or school colors to make it truly personal.

Pattern Details:

• Skill Level: Intermediate (some color-changing experience recommended)
• Technique: Color-Changing Crochet
• Pattern Type: Written instructions with detailed color-change guidance
• Finished Size: Approx. [insert your size here, e.g., 50” x 60” depending on yarn and gauge]
• Yarn: Worsted weight yarn in 2–3 team colors
• Format: Digital PDF Download

Included in the pattern are detailed instructions and photo tutorials for:
~~All the stitches with photo tutorials for the ‘unique’ stitch
~~One page graph for easy tracking
~~Enlarges graph that you can print on 4 pages and tape together for bigger, enlarged visual.
~~A written (cheat sheet) format that states how many stitches are made in each color according to the rows.

Completed Blanket Sizes will be approximately: 50” X 60”
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced

Materials Needed:

2870 yards of Yarn: Worsted Weight (#4) yarn
·      Sample made using the yarn listed below.
·      2100 yards Main (Background) Color / color: grey on graph
·      350 yards Contrasting Color (cc) / color: white on graph
·      170 yards Letter Color / color: red on graph
·      250 yards Arm Color / color: black on graph
Size K/3/6.50mm crochet hook 
Size I/5/5.50 mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Measuring Tape
Tapestry needle
Scissors

Do you love this design but feel like it is above your skill set? Never fear, I have created an online course to help you through the techniques and skills needed to complete any of my color changing designs using the knotted half double crochet stitch. Find the course and more info here: https://sweetpotato3.com/changing-colors-online-crochet-course/

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Please note that the listing is for a pattern to make the item yourself, this is not a listing for the physical/completed crochet piece

The pattern comes in a pdf format and is in U.S (English) instructions only.

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