Easy Baby Blankets
Easy Single Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern
A beginner pattern worked entirely in single crochet, with the chain count derived from the gauge, row-by-row instructions and a simple method for keeping both edges straight.
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Blanket Techniques
Crochet Gauge for Blankets: How to Measure and Why It Matters
Learn what crochet gauge is, how to make and measure a swatch before and after washing, how to correct gauge with hook size, and the simple formula that turns gauge into a chain count.
Baby Blanket Sizes
How Many Chains to Start a Baby Blanket
Work out your own starting chain for any blanket width: measure a swatch, multiply by the width, fit the stitch multiple and add the turning chains, with checked examples and an estimate table.
Baby Blanket Sizes
Crochet Baby Blanket Sizes: A Practical Size Chart
A chart of commonly used baby blanket sizes in inches and centimeters, with a way to choose a size by purpose and resize any crochet pattern using your own gauge.
Blanket Techniques
How to Choose Yarn for a Crochet Baby Blanket
Compare acrylic, cotton, blends, superwash wool and bamboo-viscose yarn, learn the three yarn weights most blanket patterns use, and read a yarn label for care, yardage and dye lot before you buy.
Easy Baby Blankets
How to Crochet a Baby Blanket: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Guide
Follow the whole process of crocheting a baby blanket in order, from choosing a size and yarn to the gauge swatch, rows, border and blocking, with a compact first-blanket recipe.