Jessica Cooper Can you believe it… we are at the end of the Textured Fun Blanket Crochet Along!!!
Last week, you sewed your squares together. This week we will be adding a border to your blanket.
If you are just catching the Textured Fun Blanket Crochet Along then get all the details below.
- Materials & Pattern Details
- Square 1 – Post Stitches
- Square 2 – Waffle Stitch
- Square 3 – Braided Cable Stitch
- Square 4 – Basket Weave Stitch
- Square 5 – Zig Zag Stitch
- Square 6 – Celtic Stitch
- Sew the Squares Together
Textured Fun Blanket Crochet Along – Adding a Blanket Border
Materials Needed
- I 5.5mm Crochet Hook
- Medium #4 weight yarn, Big Twist Value Yarns found at JoAnns (100% acrylic, 6oz/170g, 371yds/339m) in Medium Teal, Medium Grey, Soft Grey, and White
- Scissors
- Tapestry Needle
Gauge
- 4” square = I5.5mm 7.25 Rows x 12.5 DC
Stitches Used/Abbreviations (US Terms)
- SC – Single Crochet
- DC – Double Crochet
- Sl St – Slip Stitch
- Ch – Chain
- Join – Slip Stitch to first stitch
- RS – Right Side
- WS – Wrong Side
- St(s) – Stitch(es)
- Sk – Skip
Pattern Notes
- Beginning chain DOES NOT count as a stitch
Add a Border
Join to corner of blanket with Soft Grey, or color of choice, using I 5.5mm Hook
Rnd 1: Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), SC around entire blanket’s border placing 3SC in each corner, join
Rnd 2 – 3: Ch 1, SC around placing 3SC in each corner, join.
Using Medium Grey.
Rnd 4: Sl St in first st, ch 2, DC in next st, sk 1 st, *Sl St in next st, ch 2, DC in next st, sk 1 st* repeat from * to * around, join.
Blanket Border around the edge
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