Interested in making a crochet blanket for beginners? You’ll be surprised at how easy it is! Our step-by-step tutorial will take you through the entire process of creating a beginner crochet blanket. Get your hooks ready and learn how to crochet a blanket for beginners! You can view the pattern completely free on this page, or you can buy the ad-free, printable PDF from our shop.
UPDATED: JULY 31, 2023 BY BRITTANY
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Skill Level | Beginner
Finished Size | 48″ wide; 65″ long
My beginner crochet blanket is a great place to start if you’re brand new to crochet and looking for a first project. Especially if you’re not a scarf or headband person.
A blanket is a practical way to practice your skills because your family can use it for many years to come.
Don’t know how to crochet yet? No worries! I’ve created a comprehensive How to Crochet guide that walks you through all the basics. Check that out first, then return to this project when you’re ready.
About the Beginner Crochet Blanket Pattern
With this project you’ll get to practice basic stitches and fundamental crochet skills; the chain stitch to start the project and single crochets throughout.
Mastering these two stitches is a must for any crocheter and they’re nice and easy to keep you engaged. You’ll also learn how to add a new color of yarn to the project to create stripes, a little technique that keeps big projects like this a little more interesting.
Keep reading for more frequently asked questions, and pattern details, or jump down to the free pattern.
Pattern Overview:
- Supplies
- Buy the ad-free, printable pattern
- Abbreviations
- Pattern Notes
- What is the best size to crochet a blanket?
- Gauge & Finished Size
- Beginner Crochet Blanket Pattern
- How to Crochet a Blanket Step-by-Step Tutorial
- How many skeins of yarn do I need?
- More Crochet Tutorials + Patterns for Beginners
- More Easy Crochet Patterns That a Beginner Can Make
- Blanket Making Challenges and Inspiration – The BHooked Podcast
You can view the pattern completely free on this page. But, if you prefer having a digital copy that you can save or print, we’ve got you covered with that option as well.
If you’d like to support our work here at B.Hooked, purchasing the digital pattern is a wonderful way to do so!
Recommended Supplies
- Approx 1,700 yds; Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
- Color A: Wheat; approx 950 yds
- Color B: Petrol Blue; approx 750 yds
- 15 mm Crochet Hook
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
Abbreviations
This pattern is written using standard US crochet terminology.
- Ch Chain
- Cont Continue
- Hk Hook
- Rem Remaining
- Rep Repeat
- Sc Single Crochet
- Sk Skip
- Slst Slip Stitch
- St(s) Stitch(es)
Pattern Notes
Our beginner crochet blanket can be made with any super bulky weight yarn, but we love Wool Ease Thick and Quick because it’s readily available in craft stores and there are a ton of color options. See our other favorite yarns for blankets in this post here!
This yarn has colors available that are solid, prints/stripes, and metallic. Each color type has a slightly different length of yarn included in each skein, which is why we don’t say specifically how many skeins you need for each color.
To figure out how many skeins you need of color A, take 950 and divide it by the number of yards in the skein of yarn that you want to use. If it’s not a whole number, you should round up to the nearest whole. Here’s an example: Wool Ease Thick and Quick solids come in 106 yds skeins. Divide 950 by 106 to get 8.96 skeins of yarn you would need. So I would buy 9 skeins for color A.
To figure out how many skeins you need for color B, use the same method but use 750 instead of 950 (because you only need 750 yards of color B.
Additionally, you should know that the chain one at the beginning of every row does not count as a stitch.
Gauge: 6 sts and 7 rows = 4″ worked in single crochet
Finished Size: 48″ wide; 65″ long
Not sure what gauge is? Check out our comprehensive guide to learn all about it here.
What is the best size to crochet a blanket?
Choosing the best size for your blanket all comes down to how you want to use it. See our standard sizing guide for blankets to know the perfect dimensions for various types of crochet blankets.
Our beginner crochet blanket is the perfect slightly oversized throw blanket. Keep it on the couch or at the foot of the bed for a little extra coziness.
Beginner Crochet Blanket Pattern Instructions
Row 1: With color A, ch 75. 1 sc in 2nd ch from hk and in each rem ch. Ch 1 and turn.(74 sts)
Row 2: 1 sc in first st. 1 sc in each rem st. (74 sts)
Repeat: Rep the last row 11 more times. Break color A and add Color B in the last st of row 13.
A digital pattern is available in our shop so you can print out the pattern
Cont with row 2 as the repeat for the entire pattern. The stripe pattern is as follows:
- 13 rows of color A
- 13 rows of color B
- 13 rows of color A
- 13 rows of color B
- 13 rows of color A
- 13 rows of color B
- 13 rows of color A
- 13 rows of color B
- 13 rows of color A
Weave in ends in their respective color sections with a yarn needle.
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How to Crochet a Blanket for Beginners Step-by-Step Tutorial
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More Crochet Tutorials + Patterns for Beginners
Making step-by-step tutorials for beginners is kind of our thing. If you aren’t ready to crochet a blanket yet, check out some of our other tutorials with free crochet patterns specifically for beginners:
- How to Crochet a Scarf for Beginners
- How to Crochet a Baby Blanket
- How to Crochet a Rose for Beginners
- How to Crochet a Headband for Beginners
- How to Crochet a Cowl for Beginners
- How to Crochet a Mug Cozy for Beginners
- How to Crochet Wrist Warmers for Beginners
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From the podcast…
Need some inspiration to listen to while you crochet your blanket? Check out this episode of the BHooked Podcast where I chat with Alison, the talented maker behind La Reserve Design.
Hit the play button below to listen!
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