Looking for a cozy crochet blanket with beautiful texture and a classic handmade feel? The Berry Stitch Windowpane Blanket is a lovely project to add to your crochet list! With its textured berry stitches and simple windowpane-inspired design, this blanket has a charming look that feels both modern and timeless.
Have you ever tried the berry stitch before? Its little raised texture adds so much personality to a blanket without making the pattern overly complicated. Combined with the clean rows of the windowpane design, it creates a cozy fabric that looks beautiful draped over a sofa, folded at the end of a bed, or wrapped around you on a chilly evening.
Whether you’re making a blanket for yourself, a loved one, or as a thoughtful handmade gift, this Berry Stitch Windowpane Blanket is a fun project to enjoy stitch by stitch. Grab your favorite yarn and crochet hook, and let’s create a warm and beautiful blanket together! 🤍
Materials
- 100% mercerized cotton yarn (such as Peyton’s Grace) — approx. 12 balls needed for a full blanket (buy 12–15 at once from the same dye lot, since slight color variation can occur between batches)
- Crochet hook: G (4 mm), or go down to an F (3.75 mm) depending on your tension — swatch first to check your gauge
- Yarn needle, scissors
Abbreviations
- ch – chain
- sc – single crochet
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- berry – berry stitch (described below)
Pattern Repeat
Chain any number × 10, then add 6.
- Full blanket: chain 166 (finished size with 12 balls: approx. 13 windowpanes high x 16 windowpanes across)
The Berry Stitch
Every berry stitch is always immediately followed by 1 single crochet — this locks the stitch in place and makes it pop out as a little textured nub on the front of the fabric.
To work 1 berry stitch:
- Yarn over, insert your hook into the stitch.
- Yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook).
- Yarn over and pull through just 1 loop (still 3 loops on hook).
- Yarn over, insert your hook into the same stitch again.
- Yarn over and pull up a loop (5 loops on hook now).
- Yarn over and pull through all 5 loops on your hook.
- Work 1 sc into the next stitch to complete and lock the berry.
Pattern
Start with a foundation chain of 166 (or build your own chain using the repeat formula above).
Rows 1–4: Base Section
- Row 1: Starting in the 2nd chain from your hook, sc. From here, alternate one berry stitch with one sc all the way down the chain, finishing the row on a plain sc. Chain 1 and turn.
- Row 2: A plain row — just sc across every stitch. Chain 1 and turn.
- Row 3: Begin with a sc in the first stitch, then alternate berry stitch and sc across the row as before, again closing out the row with a sc. Chain 1 and turn.
- Row 4: Same as Row 2 — sc across, chain 1, turn.
Rows 5–12: Windowpane Section
- Row 5: Open with a sc in the first stitch. Then work the windowpane repeat: a berry stitch, a sc, a second berry stitch, and then 7 plain sc in a row — this block of 7 single crochets is what forms each open “pane.” Keep repeating this sequence across the row. At the very end, finish with a compact berry-sc-berry-sc grouping over the last 4 stitches. Chain 1 and turn.
- Row 6: Plain sc row, same as Row 2. Chain 1 and turn.
- Rows 7–12: Keep alternating Row 5’s windowpane sequence with Row 6’s plain row — you’ll work this pair three total times across these six rows.
Rows 13–16: Transition Back to Base Section
- Go back to working the Row 3 / Row 4 pair (berry-and-sc alternating row, then a plain sc row) for four rows total — effectively repeating that sequence twice.
Building the Full Blanket
From here, keep cycling through Rows 5–16 as a repeating 12-row block, adding as many repeats as needed to reach your desired blanket height. As a size reference: with 12 balls of the cotton yarn mentioned above, this produces a finished piece with roughly 13 window openings down the length and 16 across the width.
Once you’ve reached your target size, fasten off and weave in any remaining ends.
Your Berry Stitch Windowpane Blanket is complete!
Notes
- Rows 1–4 and 13–16 form the plain berry-stitch border sections (top, bottom, and in between window sections).
- Rows 5–12 form the actual “windowpane” grid, where pairs of berries are separated by 7 plain single crochets to create the open window look.
- The front of the blanket shows the raised berry texture; the back stays flat and subtly textured.
- This pattern works well for “blessing” or christening blankets, as a thoughtful heirloom gift.
Pattern adapted from a video crochet tutorial by Tiffany of Daisy Farm Crafts, with written instructions from daisyfarmcrafts.com.
