How To Give a Fleece Blanket a Crochet Upgrade! 

Hi friends! Several of you asked how to embroider your own blanket stitching if your blanket does not have it...here you go! www.fiberfluxblog.com/2012/11/how-to-embroider-blanket-stitch-edging.html

Walmart sells similar blankets with a blanket stitch and range from $2.97 on up. Tuesday Morning has some sweet deals on baby blankets. That doesn’t guarantee the stitch is there or secure but it’s a start. I think seeing you do this gives folks an idea to use in their own projects. I thought of the skip rotary blade, too for those blankets or fabric cuts waiting to be prettied up. I’ve also seen people mark on their fingers a guide to do their own. Jennifer, I appreciate your time and gift for teaching, some will find fault regardless which is a shame and a waste of positive energy. Keep the videos coming! (And anyone who doesn’t like your videos can feel free to move along!)

Something so simply with such a big impact ! One of those “Why didn’t I think of that ?” moments !!

Nice! I have purchased many fleece blankets with stitching around them from Walmart. As a beginning crocheter I can can go to town practicing on these without having to spend money on additional equipment or supplies. Who knows, I might be lousy at crochet and switch to cross stitch. Thanks so much for sharing!

Thank you so much for this tutorial. A neighbor made a similar blanket for my son when he was a baby. She used two pieces of flannel purchased from the fabric store (wrong sides together) and mercerized cotton thread. It was well loved and well used! My son will be 36 in a couple of months and I still have this blanket! 😊

What a great idea! The scallop edge is so pretty. Thanks!

Oh wow this really changes the entire blanket. Thank you for sharing this, it's gorgeous

I make these from scratch for babies, teens and adults!!! Everybody loves them. Sometimes they like them more than full crocheted blankets. 🥴🤣

Good idea. I’m going to look for a store bought blanket w/ the bottom hole stitch around. I’ve made tons of these type of receiving blankets out of yardage flannel......but you have to poke your own holes in them. Then I use pearl cotton to do the crochet edging. But Im going to give it a try your way. Thanks for a great video.

I'm currently doing this, but with fleece that hasn't been made into a blanket yet. I used a skip cutter to make holes in the edge for me to crochet the boarder on.

So beautiful. New and lovely blanket for given by love ones.

This is really sweet. Love all your ideas! Thank you 🤩

I have done that beautiful work in a blue color fleece blanket with pink yarn. It looks so cute.Thanks a lot.i will add a crochet flower or embroider the name of my baby in one corner . It will be more cute.

this is so beautiful! Thank you so much for your creativity! and it is so simple!

You can get a rotary cutter blade that cut little holes for using fleece that dosent have this

this is really interesting i think i will try this on a few of my blankets

I love your border and easy to follow instructions

Wow, what a great project. Cannot wait to get some of these blankets and get busy. Thank you for sharing.!!!

Yes if it's Cotton & soft. Very Pretty 👍🌸🕊️

That blanket is beautiful. Thank you! My next project.

I work with a dog rescue and I make these for the puppies I foster. Dirt and smelly things can’t stay in a fleece blanket. I wash on high and dry hot too. I take stacks of them to adoption events because they keep dogs warm, thrown on the ground inside the wrap pen makes the ground softer and more comfortable for the puppies and it brightens the wrap pens no matter what surface we are working on. I too use a skip stitch blade. That saves me time and stress on my hands. I want to get to the place that I can send a soft, warm blanket home with every adopted dog regardless of age. Everyone needs a soft place to land.

What a fantastic idea! Thank you for sharing.

Great idea! Thank you!

So much prettier than the fringe, which wears out and stretches and gets ugly looking. Great video, thank you.

Great idea❤

Thank you I love your tutorials

This is ADORABLE!!!!

Beautiful, nicely done.

That looks so beautiful I love it!

Very pretty Jennifer!

So glad to see this I have waned to try this 💕💕👍

I love this! Thanks so much

I wish you would make a video on how to do the blanket stitch. I'd really like to do this but I'm a visual learner-can't follow photo instructions very well I need a video...lol Please make a video:):)

Great job! Pleasant voice!!

Great idea!

What a fantastic idea! Love this!💖

I love this! ❤️

Beautiful!

What would be a nice stitch on a boys blanket that's less frilly looking? TY

I am making this for my newborn sister en i enjoy it

Very nice instruction

Where did you find the blanket at a reasonable price? I see quite spendy ones and often without the blanket stitch. Thank You.

This is Sooo Pretty, but I don't know how to crochet. I was wondering if I could take soft, a little fluffy yarn & Sew that around the edges ? I saw a thin hole puncher for fabric at Joanns I think. ? Ok Thank You, They do need a little upgrade sometimes. Some people don't like the fringe, on the other fleece blankets, So trying to find a way to make it prettier & with more class

Hi! I scanned through your blanket playlist and couldn't find the tutorial to add a blanket stitch. Is this done with a sewing machine? Or can it be done by hand somehow?

Beginner question... I see that you used Red Heart Super Saver, I am about to order some and I am wondering how many skeins you used for this project OR how many blanket edges could you make out of one skein??

I was so excited, ran out to Walmart, they had no such blankets!! 😞😞. Where can I find these??

Happy birthday

I have a 120yard skein of yarn. Do you think that would be enough to do this or would I need more?

If i did this with a cotton yarn instead of acrylic, what size would you recommend?

Excelente!👍

Olá Muita linda uau UAU

Did u sew the blanket stitch?

Where can you find a baby blanket with that stitching on it?

Hi, Can you tell me what kind of camera you are using?

where is your link for me to view how to make the blanket stitch?

Wherecan I buy the prepared fleece blanket

What border would you recommend for an 8 year old boy

so much easier to just push through the fabric with a 1mm crochet hook

How do you add the blanket stitch to fleece

Hi, this is lovely, but could you please give U K terminology from time to time for us crotcheterses in the the U K ? Thank you very much.

What size hook did you use?

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I am just a 10 year old girl

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quit with the hand movements you are making me dizzyyyyyyy.