Gamer's Dream Nintendo Blanket

If you fell in love with the Nintendo NES and want to recreate it in all of its vintage glory, then the Gamer's Dream Nintendo Blanket will be the perfect crochet blanket pattern for you. Video games are incredibly popular right now, especially since they have become a viable profession and tournaments are now aired on television. To celebrate gamers and their traditions, you can work up this incredible free crochet pattern for yourself or a loved one who is a game fanatic. The controller's design is created through pixel squares, which adds to the funky personality of this afghan pattern. 

Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Finished SizeApproximately 54 inches wide x 80 inches long (fits a queen-size bed)

Materials List

• Worsted weight yarn (shown here is Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in 760 yds of Black, 1400 yds of White, 740 yds of Gray, less than 200 yds of Red)
• Size H-5.00mm Crochet Hook
• Yarn needle
• Scissors