Rustling Leaves Crochet Along Blanket
Last Updated on April 27, 2026
** The crochet along is over, but the pattern is still free! Scroll down for the different parts’ links!**
This beautiful autumn crochet blanket was inspired by the nature in autumn, in the colors of the fall foliage.
I’m thrilled to share the Rustling Leaves Crochet Blanket! This year, I teamed up with Hortense from Knitting with Chopsticks to design this stunning fall blanket crochet pattern.
The blanket pattern will be released as a free crochet-along blanket in 6 parts, over 6 weeks.
The blanket is worked as a square from the middle out, featuring beautiful autumn details in each section of the blanket.
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- How Will The Rustling Leaves Blanket Crochet Along Work?
- The Rustling Leaves Blanket eBook
- Construction of the Rustling Leaves Blanket – Autumn Crochet Blanket Pattern
- Skill Level and Materials
- Total Amount of Yarn Needed for Each Color and Blanket Part
- Rustling Leaves Blanket Schedule – Free Blanket Crochet Along
How Will The Rustling Leaves Blanket Crochet Along Work?
This is a free crochet along (CAL), similar to the previous Harmony, Serenity, Tranquility, and Springtime Journey blanket patterns, all the different parts will be available on the blogs. Even after the event ends, you will still be able to find all the links to the free crochet blanket pattern right here.
The free blanket crochet along is hosted from September 1st to October 6th, 2025, while each section will be released according to the schedule below.
Sign Up and Join The Crochet Along!
We would also love you to join us both in the Made by Gootie Facebook group and Knitting with Chopsticks Facebook group, where you can share your progress with our wonderful crocheters community, ask questions and get some help with the pattern!
More ways to share your progress:
1) Use hashtag #RustlingleavesCAL and tag me @madebygootie and Hortense @knittingwithchopsticks, and the relevant designer.
2) Add your project to Ravelry.
The Rustling Leaves Blanket eBook
We know not everyone likes to jump from one page to another, or prefers to have their patterns without the ads in a cohesive PDF pattern, and work on the blanket at their own pace.
We have put together a cohesive eBook for the Rustling Leaves Blanket that:
- 45+ pages ad-free printable PDF pattern in an easy-to-navigate format.
- The eBook gathers all 6 different parts of the blanket, including the transition rounds and all the information, in a consistently formatted file.
- Detailed step-by-step photos, charts & graphs for each part of the blanket to help clarify stitch placement.
- Links to video tutorials for each part (both right & left handed!)
Click here to purchase the ad-free eBook!
Construction of the Rustling Leaves Blanket – Autumn Crochet Blanket Pattern
This beautiful autumn crochet blanket pattern was designed as one piece, crocheted in a square from the middle out. Which means you don’t need to start with a long starting chains, and because each part is worked after the other, there is no seaming or joining parts!
Gauge: The Blanket is worked in the round to create a square, while each section differs with its texture and gauge.
To make sure the blanket lies flat and does not become wobbly, the sections are worked with different sizes of crochet hooks, please make sure to check the hook size and work a small swatch to make sure your gauge matches the specific section.
For that reason, we also alternated the stitches in the corners, please pay attention to the increase in each round.
After each part, we work two rounds of transition rounds that create a simple contrast color divider section, adding uniformity, giving the blanket a modern look, and emphasizing the next part’s different texture.
To make sure the blanket stays perfectly squared, we turn after each round and don’t work in the round in the classic way.
Blanket Size: The blanket is approximately 127 cm / 50” square. However, the center-out construction makes it very easy to adjust the size to a smaller size by working fewer sections.
Skill Level and Materials
Skill Level – The skill level for this blanket is intermediate, because we are working cable and spike stitches. Each part has detailed photo and video tutorials, and charts to accompany the written instructions.
Terminology – All designs included in this pattern US Crochet Terminology.
Materials
- Worsted weight yarn: Lion Brand – Color Theory yarn (100% acrylic, 100g/3.5oz, 225m/246yd)
See tables below for specific yarn quantity for each section and color.- 2 skeins in Bee Pollen
- 4 skeins in Caper
- 2 skeins in Canyon
- 4 skeins in Nutmeg
- 2 skeins in Ivory
- Crochet Hooks:
- 4 mm / US G – 6
- 5 mm / US 7
- 5 mm / US H-8
- Tapestry needle to weave in the ends
- Measuring tape
- Optional: Stitch markers to help you keep track of corners
Total Amount of Yarn Needed for Each Color and Blanket Part
Rustling Leaves Blanket Schedule – Free Blanket Crochet Along
Here you can find the release schedule of all the blanket parts. Each part will be linked to the pattern when it is released.
What a pretty blanket! A sneak-preview: do double-crochet predominate?
Thank you.
Thank you, Mary! I’m glad you like the blanket.
There is a big filet section in the blanket with a lot of double crochet stitches 😉