Candy Drops: Free Puff Stitch Crochet Blanket Pattern

Meet the Candy Drops Blanket, a free puff stitch crochet blanket pattern that incorporates pretty diamonds and a unique border. With a photo tutorial included, you can make this chunky double-sided blanket in 3 sizes for baby, child, or adults.

About The Candy Drops Free Puff Stitch Crochet Blanket Pattern

The Candy Drops Blanket is a soft, highly textured design that resembles candy drops. I designed this free puff stitch crochet blanket pattern for my rainbow obsessed daughter, and it fits her bed perfectly.

By using a chunky, bulky weight yarn in pretty pastels, it really makes the colors pop against the white diamond stitches.

The design creates a double sided fabric featuring beautiful diamonds and colorful puffs across the entire afghan.

You can make this cozy throw in 3 sizes, which is perfect whether you need it for a baby crib, a growing child, or an adult bed.

While the free crochet blanket pattern is written for a standard rectangle, you can easily adapt it into a square, instructions are included in the pattern.

To help you along the way, I have included a detailed photo tutorial to guide you through mastering the intricate blanket design and adding the unique border.

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How to Crochet A Unique Puff Stitch Crochet Blanket

Working up this design is simpler than it looks, especially with the included photo tutorial.

For this free diamond and puff stitch crochet blanket pattern that, grab your favorite chunky yarn and a 6 mm crochet hook to create those plush, bulky stitches.

The pattern is written for 3 width sizes as a standard rectangle afghan, but it is easy to adjust length if you want a perfect square, or a longer or shorter finished piece.

When it comes to planning your blanket, the color options are endless. I used 1 main color, and 5 contrasting colors for my original design, but you can use as many as you like to match your decor. Just remember that to get the beautiful geometric effect and make the unique border stand out, you will need at least 2 colors.

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Crochet Pattern Information

Supplies

• Bulky yarn
• 6 mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Sewing needle for ends
• Stitch markers

Yarn

• Weight – Chunky / Bulky / #5
• Brand: James C. Brett Flutterby
• A. White: 698 / 873 / 997 yards
• B: Color: 530 / 971 / 1143 yards (I used 106 / 195 / 229 of 5 colors)
• Total: 1228 / 1844 / 2140 yards

Finished Sizes

The length can easily be adjusted. Sizes are written in the pattern as: Baby (Child, Adult).

Baby: Width 36″ X Length 42″
Child: Width: 43″ X Length 60″
Adult: Width: 50″ X Length 60″

Gauge

2″ x 2″ swatch = 3 rows of 5 dc

Skill Level

• Intermediate

Abbreviations

US Terminology

• ch – Chain
• ch-sp – Chain space
• dc – Double croche
• hdc – Half double crochet
• puff – Puff stitch (instructions below)
• sc – Single crochet
• 2sc – 2 sc in 1 space (increase)
• sl st – Slip stitch
• SM – Stitch marker
• sp – Space
• st/sts – Stitch/Stitches
• tr – Treble crochet
• v-st – V stitch (dc, ch, dc)

Puff Stitch Instructions

• Yarn over, insert hook & pull up a loop
• Repeat 3 more times
• Yarn over & pull through all 9 loops on the hook

Pattern Notes

• Chains and slip stitches are not included in stitch count.
• Stitches separated with a comma are to be made in separate spaces. For example, “sc, hdc x 2” would mean “sc in first space, hdc in next 2 spaces”.
• Blanket images show the child sized blanket.
• Color B can be changed as often as you like, my blanket used 5 alternating colors.

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Free Crochet Pattern: Candy Drops Blanket

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Set-Up Rows

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Foundation Row

• Use white (A) yarn
• ch x 103 (124, 145)
• sc in second ch from hook
• (sc, ch 2 & skip 2): 33 (40, 47) times
• sc x 2
• Do not fasten off, place SM

(36/43/50 sts)

Row 1a

• Turn work & attach color (B) to first ch-sp
• ch 2 & puff in first ch-sp
• (ch 2, puff in next ch-sp): 32 (39, 46) times
• Fasten off color (B)

(33/40/47 puffs)

Row 1b

• Return to SM to use white (A) yarn
• ch 3 (counts as st), tr in next st
• hdc in first puff
• v-st in sc sts x 32 (39, 46)
• hdc in last puff
• tr x 2
• Do not fasten off, place SM

(38/45/52 sts)

Repeat Rows

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Row 2a

• Turn work & attach color (B) to first v-st ch
• ch 2 & puff in first v-st
• (ch 2, puff in next v-st): 31 (38, 45) times
• Fasten off color (B)

(32/39/46 puffs)

Row 2b

• Return to SM to use white (A) yarn
• ch 2 (counts as st), dc in next st, v-st in next st
• sc in first puff
• v-st in first v-st dc: 31 (38, 45) times
• sc in last puff
• v-st x 1, dc x 2
• Do not fasten off, place SM

(39/46/53 sts)

Row 3a

• Turn work & attach color (B) to first v-st ch
• ch 2 & puff in first v-st
• (ch 2, puff in next v-st): 32 (39, 46) times
• Fasten off color (B)

(33/40/47 puffs)

Row 3b

• Return to SM to use white (A) yarn
• ch 2 (counts as st), dc in next st
• sc in first puff
• v-st in sc
• v-st in first v-st dc: 30 (37, 44) times
• v-st in sc
• sc in last puff
• dc x 2
• Do not fasten off, place SM

(38/45/52 sts)

Row 4 – 39 (58, 58)

• Repeat Rows 2 & 3
• You can easily make the blanket longer or shorter by adding or removing rows here.

Border

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Round 1

This border is written without specific stitch counts, making it easy to adapt to any size blanket.

1st Side

• Continue with white (A) yarn
• ch 2 & turn to raw edge to work into the end of each row
• puff & ch 2 into side of dc or ch2: all the way across
• In corner chain: puff, ch 3, puff

2nd Side

• Turn to foundation row
• puff, ch 2 in ch-sp: all the way across
• In corner chain: puff, ch 3, puff

3rd Side

• Turn to raw edge to work into the end of each row
• puff & ch 2 into side of dc or ch2: all the way across
• In corner chain: puff, ch 3, puff

4th Side

• Turn to the last row
• puff, ch 2 in v-sts: all the way across
• In corner st: puff, ch 3, puff
• sl st to first puff st & ch 1

Round 2

• 2sc in each ch-sp across
• 2sc, ch 2, 2sc in corner ch-sp
• Repeat 3 more times
• sl st to first st & ch 1

Round 3

• sc in each st across
• 2sc, ch 2, 2sc in corner ch-sp
• Repeat 3 more times
• sl st to first st & fasten off
• Weave in ends

Published: July 22, 2026 | Last Updated: July 22, 2026