V Stitch Crocheted Blanket

This blanket is super simple to make and all you need to know how to do is make a V stitch (two double crochets). The video tutorial I watched for this blanket started with a chain of 42 with a thick ball of yarn. You can use any type of yarn for this, if you are a beginner you may find it easier with a thicker ball because the holes will be larger but it doesn't really matter. I used a fluffy yarn and because it wasn't as thick I chained 84 as a base foundation.

This is the yarn I used. I chose this yarn because this blanket doesn't work with the stitches it works with the holes created. It is hard to see the stitches with this yarn so I wouldn't suggest it for a normal crochet pattern but it works for this blanket. 

Once you have your chain foundation, you need to chain two to start your next row. (As I said in my double crochet post, some crochet three t start the next row I crochet two). Since you use two chain stitches to create the wall of the next row, you want to skip those two and one more. In the forth chain stitch you want to create one double crochet and than another in the same stitch. Once you have your two double crochets, or V stitch, you want to skip one stitch and start over in the next one. Continue this to the end. For the last stitch of all the rows you want to create one double crochet and then chain two stitches before continuing. 

This is what one row of V stitches looks like. 

Once you have the first row, you want to stitch your double crochets into the holes left between the V stitches, this will cause the pattern to grow like a brick wall lay out. 

This is what it looks like with normal yarn. 

Continue in this same style until you have the size of blanket you want. I am creating a baby blanket so I only used two balls but you can add as many as you want. (For a bigger blanket I would also suggest adding more chains to your foundation). 

This is a close up of my finished blanket. I loved this blanket so much I created a pink one for a friend having a baby girl. 

(The Yellow is called Lemon Swirl and the Pink above is called Peach Swirl)

UPDATE: This blanket became so popular that I was asked to create an adult blanket. With the baby blanket I chained 82, for this adult blanket I doubled that to make it 164. It is still the same process, however it will take more balls of yarn. 

V Stitch

This stitch combines two double crochets to make the stitch. All a V stitch is is two double crochets in the same stitch. So you would chain the same way but when you start your new row you would do one double crochet into the first stitch and than another in the same stitch. Once you have done two double crochets in the same stitch you want to skip a stitch and start in the next one.

This is what one row of V stitches looks like. It may not be evident in the first row but you should be able to see the two double crochets make a V shape. 

This is what two rows look like and the Vs are more evident here. 

A great way to practice V stitches and double crochet would be with a V stitched crocheted blanket.

NOTE: I have also heard of Half Double Crochet V Stitch. This would be practically the same thing except the double crochets would be half double crochets.