baby afghan crochet patterns for beginners

As an added bonus, the pattern looks really fancy and the edge looks gorgeous. It is so easy-easy to find what stitch to put the hook into, and easy to find where the row ends. In our group, people new to crochet are designated as “the newbies.” I designed this easy pattern especially for the newbies. We have donated over 260 blankets in the last year. The price for these lessons is that the first blanket made is sent to Project Linus. If you have questions about the pattern, please e-mail Donna at dedicated group of blanketeers at Prudential Financial gets together twice a week during lunch break to teach people to crochet. Donna designed this pattern for Project Linus. The pattern’s yarn is discontinued but I’ve included several yarn substitutes below based on finished projects for this blanket.Following are Donna Laing's directions for the Sideways Shell Baby Afghan. Or, try a marled yarn, like in this project or a variegated yarn using a single strand of worsted yarn like in this project. The designer recommends using solid colors, semi-solid, or tonal yarn colors. This stash busting knitting pattern uses chunky yarn held double or two aran weight yarns / heavy worsted weight yarn held together.

It also requires double knitting decreases such as the knit 3 together(K3tog) and the slip 2, knit, pass 2 ( S2KP2).When you’re done, you’ll also need to block your knitting with blocking wires or blocking pins.

You’ll need to use a stretchy cast on for this open lace knitting pattern. Its finished size is approximately 45” X 35” but it’s easily adaptable for larger/smaller blanket sizes, too. This cozy baby blanket features an easy knitted lace pattern throughout and requires size 11 circular knitting needles. Have a personal stash buster challenge to use up your yarn stash? There’s no better way than trying double strand knitting with this white throw blanket.

So, if you can knit garter stitch and/or stockinette stitch, you can make these hand knit blankets. Let's take a look at some simple knit blanket patterns. The following free patterns require only basic knitting stitches, like knits and purls. There’s nothing nicer than a simple knit baby blanket.

Simple Worsted Moss Stitch Baby Blanket.

Beginner Hooded Baby Blanket Knitting Pattern.

Baby afghan crochet patterns for beginners