Crochet blankets, with the numbers worked out

Free patterns with real yardage, finished sizes and hook guidance, checked before you buy a single skein.

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Every guide opens with the arithmetic

A worked example for a standard throw. Every pattern here carries the same five figures, so two blankets can be compared before either is started.

50 × 60

inches, standard throw

4

worsted weight yarn

5.5

mm hook, US I-9

1,600

yards, about 8 skeins

Both

stitch naming conventions given

Yardage assumes a solid double crochet fabric at standard worsted gauge. Your tension will move it. Buy the extra skein.

Start where your project is

Free Patterns

Complete patterns with yardage, hook size and finished measurements before you start.

Stitches & Squares

Stitch multiples, granny squares, texture, and the edgings that finish a blanket properly.

Crochet for Baby

Clothes and toys sized by month range and finished chest measurement, not by guess.

Crochet for Women

Bags, scarves, shawls and garments judged on fibre, drape and how they hold their shape.

What you will find here

Crochet Blanket Co. is an independent crochet site written for makers in the US, the UK and Canada. Blankets come first: throws, baby blankets, star and granny square designs, and the stitches and borders that hold them together. Around them sit the smaller projects that use the same skills, such as baby hats and shoes, scarves, gloves, bags and simple decorations.

Our pattern roundups link to each designer’s own page for every free pattern we mention. We read every pattern, then pull out the figures you need to choose between them: yarn weight, hook size, finished size and yardage. When a designer does not publish a number, we say so rather than guess, because a wrong yardage figure costs you a trip back to the yarn shop.

Our step-by-step guides write out every round with its stitch count, show a photo for each real step, and credit the original designer or creator at the end of the article. If a count looks wrong to you, the contact page reaches us directly and we correct the guide.

New to blankets? Start with how big a baby blanket should be, then pick a design from the free patterns section.

We will not publish a stitch count we have not checked, and we will not claim to have made a blanket we have not made.

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