King Size Bed

[wkinchen]

Hello fellow crocheters, 

I am looking for a king size blanket pattern using 4 different colors. Any suggestions?

[Granny Square]

Probably your best bet would be a 'motif' blanket (like granny squares or maybe a ripple or mile-a-minute style, because these patterns would be easier to tweak for the size you want, and would be easy to incorporate the 4 colors you are looking for.

A king blanket is 108 x 100 inches, so nearly 4 times the size of the average 'couch afghan' which is typically on the order of 48x60", so you'd need 4  times the yarn.  Make sure you had enough yarn on hand with matching dye lots before starting it.  

Here is a ripple pattern that goes up to King Size https://simplycollectiblecrochet.com/2016/06/chevron-flare-blanket-crochet-pattern-baby-to-king-size/

A not-free stripe King size pattern in 4 colors https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/farmhouse-king-size-blanket

A not-free mile a minute King size https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mile-a-minute-king-blanket

 

 

[bgs]

Its going to take a lot of yarn and is going to be very heavy.  You may have issues with it stretching out of shape because of the weight--just things to think about

[Granny Square]

Good point.

Plus, it would likely not be economical.  Just looking at Walmart's first page of king blanket offerings, they range between $16 and $50 with a couple of exceptions.  I doubt if $50 would come close cover the cost of YARN to make a king size blanket.

Example, honestly just grabbing the first afghan pattern I found on the Lionbrand site. https://www.lionbrand.com/products/ripple-throw-crochet , I did NOT look for the most expensive yarn I could find .  ON SALE, the yarn is $45.45 for the amount to make this pattern (regular price would have been $64.95).  This appears to be a baby blanket as it is only 30 x 34 inches.  

You would have to line up nine of these blankets to have a blanket approximately a King size, if you lined them up in a configuration like this:

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Each X is a baby blanket (of course there wouldn't be huge gaps between the rows, only so much you can illustrate by typing, and I don't know how or if I can change the line spacing in a post)

So, you would need to spend 9 X $45.95 = $413.55 on just the yarn for a king size blanket from this yarn.  ON SALE.  Not to mention your labor. 

I don't want to discourage people from crocheting, and $45.95 isn't an awful price for a baby blanket, and I'm sure there are plenty of 'deluxe' King size blankets for sale for $400+ while I was using a more downscale Walmart product for comparison, but...I'm just providing a sanity check.  

 

Edited May 6 by Granny Square

[Bailey4]

Sometimes there are just basic practical ideas to consider beyond the money.

I know just cleaning the afghans I've made or been gifted over the years and the largest barely touches the edges of our Queen bed can be challenging, like finding a place to dry it in the winter.

I've always used acrylic because it washes but it is also heavy.  DH likes his when he's ill because it is like having a warm weighted blanket but honestly I can't imagine upsizing it to a full sized Queen let alone a King.  It would be horribly heavy to move around and cleaning it would be a pain.

[ReniC]

If you do make this, check out the yarn companies online like Yarnspirations and Lion King Yarn. They have many afghan/blanket/throw patterns that can be adjusted for size to your liking.