Easy Crochet Baby Blanket - How to Crochet from Beginning to End Project for Beginners. This is a fun and easy crochet baby blanket tutorial using Bernat Blanket Yarn and Bernat Baby Blanket Yarn. This is a super bulky size 6 chenille type yarn making a super soft and cuddly baby blanket. This crochet tutorial is beginner friendly and easy with beginning to end steps showing you how to crochet all along the way. This is a simple, quick crochet project. I used the V Stitch double crochet stitch pattern for the body of the baby blanket which includes the following types of stitches: foundation chain, single crochet (US) and double crochet (US). The border is 4 rounds of single crochet (US) stitches.
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Right handed V Stitch video tutorial: • V Stitch Crochet Tutor...
Left handed V Stitch video tutorial: • Left Handed - V Stitch...
Materials Used in this Project:
Bernat Blanket Yarn (color Waterslide) You will need approx. 850 yards for this project. amzn.to/2WxALa3
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Instructions to make the V Stitch (Double Crochet - US)
ch = chain
sc = single crochet (US) -------(NOTE: single crochet in United States means Double Crochet in UK)
dc = double crochet (US) ----- (NOTE: double crochet in United States means Treble Crochet in UK)
Foundation Chain - Crochet the foundation change to length needed for your project using foundation chain count that is a multiple of 2 and add 2 additional stitches.
Row 1: 2dc in 4th ch from the hook, skip 1 ch then *[2dc in the next ch, skip 1 ch], repeating * to the last ch, 1dc in the last ch, turn (NOTE: 2dc creates V stitch group)
Row 2: ch3 (counts as 1dc), skip first dc, 2dc into the center space between the 2dc within the V stitch group across the row below to end, 1dc in top of the turn chain, turn Then, repeat same pattern as row 2 throughout your work.
This Crochet Baby Blanket:
You will need approx. 850 yards of the Bernat Blanket Yarn. See the links above to purchase materials online through our Amazon affiliate links.
Foundation chain 68 chains plus 2 additional stitches = total foundation chain of 70 stitches.
This body of this blanket is 52 rows. See V Stitch instructions above as well as a link to related video tutorial.
Border:
At middle of top row, put slip knot into desired stitch and chain 1. Then, single crochet (US) into each stitch until you reach the final stitch on the row. Then, 3sc into the corner stitch. Along the sides of the blanket 2 sc into each double crochet space. Repeat all the way around and slip stitch to join.
Row 2: Chain 1, and single crochet into each stitch with 3 sc into each corner stitch all the way around and slip stitch to join. Repeat for number of desired border rounds, and fasten off to end. Sew in your yarn tail to hide the yarn tail.
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Nancy Ellen
29 мар 2019
