What is your favorite baby shower gift? Mines are handmade blankets and things that are made with so much love. This beautiful blanket stitch from Crochet Spot is perfect for a baby blanket in a pretty pink or blue or for a regular afghan with bright colors!
What You’ll Need
Check the pattern for the exact yarn weight and hook size – here is what to have on hand before you start.
You’ll also need: a tapestry needle for weaving in ends and scissors.
Shop the supplies: worsted weight yarn · ergonomic crochet hook set · tapestry needles · small craft scissors · locking stitch markers
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50+ blanket stitches, easy yet unique
Your hands know single and double crochet by heart. These are a bit more sophisticated, not more complicated. Includes a sizing and yardage guide for baby, throw and full/queen blankets, plus a printable project planner. Instant PDF download.
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This easy stitch is perfect for an afghan or blanket. It is just sets of 3 stitches, one single crochet and two doubles. Once you get into the hang of it, you can do it in your sleep!
The How To Crochet: Blanket Stitch photo tutorial offered by Robin Beersshows the stitch pattern, which can be used with just about any yarn you like. If you’ve been searching for an easy crochet pattern for baby blankets you should try this one. The directions are so clear. You should feel quite comfortable trying it.
Decide how wide you want your blanket to be and chain the proper number in multiples of 3. I chained 108 for this blanket and it is about 31 inches wide.
You can change colors after a few rows for a multicolored effect.
What colors would you choose?
Oh, and by the way, feel free to try this stitch on a scarf if you want! Experiment!
Check out the original source for this pattern with all the directions and full written pattern at: Crochet Spot
Thanks to Robin for this article inspiration and featured image.
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