This is a crochet 3D leaf lattice blanket (raised puff-leaf pattern on a solid base). Below is a detailed step-by-step guide to make it.
🧶 Materials
- Medium (4) cotton or acrylic yarn
- 4.5 mm crochet hook (adjust for your yarn)
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
For a blanket size (about 90 x 120 cm):
- 900–1200g yarn (approx.)
📏 Pattern Multiple
Multiple of 8 + 4
Example sizes:
- Small sample: 28 + 4 = 32 chains
- Baby blanket: 96 + 4 = 100 chains
- Larger blanket: 128 + 4 = 132 chains
✨ STITCH GUIDE (Important)
Long Puff Stitch (Leaf Stitch)
- Yarn over.
- Insert hook into stitch/space.
- Pull up a long loop (1.5–2 cm tall).
- Repeat YO, insert, pull up long loop 4 more times (5 pulls total).
- Yarn over and pull through all loops.
- Chain 1 to secure.
👉 The longer the loops, the more 3D your leaf looks.
🧵 STEP-BY-STEP PATTERN
ROW 1 (Foundation Row)
Sc in 2nd chain from hook.
Sc across.
Turn.
ROW 2
Ch 1, sc in each stitch across.
Turn.
Repeat Row 2 for 6 rows total (this creates the solid base under the leaves).
🌿 LEAF SECTION
Row 7 (Leaf Setup Row – Creates Gaps)
Ch 3 (counts as dc).
Dc in next 3 sts.
Ch 2, skip 2 sts, dc in next 4 sts.
Repeat from * to * across.
End with dc in last stitch.
Turn.
You now have little chain spaces.
Row 8 (First Half of Leaves)
Ch 1.
Sc in first 4 dc.
Now you are at first ch-2 space.
First Puff
Work 1 long puff stitch into ch-2 space.
Ch 1 to secure.
Skip next 4 dc.
Second Puff
Work 1 long puff into next ch-2 space.
Ch 1 to secure.
Now you have two puff stitches beside each other.
Repeat across the row:
- Puff in space
- Skip 4 dc
- Puff in next space
Finish with sc in last 4 sts.
Turn.
Row 9 (Crossing Row – Forms the Leaf Shape)
Ch 1.
Sc in first 4 sts.
Now you will CROSS the puffs:
- Insert hook into top of SECOND puff.
- Then insert hook into top of FIRST puff.
- Yarn over and pull through both.
- Ch 1 to secure.
This twists them into a leaf shape 🌿
Continue crossing each puff pair across the row.
End with sc in last 4 sts.
Turn.
Row 10 (Locking Row)
Ch 1.
Sc across entire row.
Make sure to:
- Sc into puff tops
- Sc into chain spaces
- Keep tension even
Turn.
🧶 SPACING BETWEEN LEAF ROWS
Work 5–6 rows of plain sc before starting next leaf section.
This spacing makes the lattice pattern like in the photo.
🔁 Repeat Pattern
Repeat:
- Leaf Setup Row
- Puff Row
- Crossing Row
- Locking Row
- 5–6 plain rows
Continue until desired length.
🧵 BORDER (Professional Finish)
Round 1:
Sc evenly around.
3 sc in each corner.
Round 2:
Reverse single crochet (crab stitch)
OR
Sc evenly for simple border.
🌟 Important Tips for Perfect 3D Look
✔ Pull puff loops tall and equal
✔ Do not crochet too tight
✔ Steam block lightly
✔ Cotton yarn shows texture best
✔ Keep leaf rows evenly spaced
