Easy Baby Blanket for First Crochet Project

[mari_13]

Hello all, I was wondering if you could lead me to the direction of an easy first time project of a baby blanket. I just learned to crochet yesterday. I know how to do single crochet, half double crochet and double crochet. I do now know what a slip stitch is. TIA!

Mari

[Empress Busy Bee]

There are many for you to choose from at CPC:

http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/baby_afghans.php

I would recommend something like this:

http://www.geocities.com/crotiques/flowerghan.htm

This one also looks easy:

http://ledzeplisa.blogspot.com/2005/06/pattern-crinkle-textured-baby-blanket.html

Another one:

http://www.jpfun.com/patterns/13kids/vstbaby.shtml

Those are all back and forth without being boring.

If you feel ready to learn to do rounds and join, you can do a simple granny square one.

There is this one giant granny. You can use their colors or pick your own. You have to sign up to Lionbrand to see it but it's free.

http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/60505A.html?noImages=0

[DreamsOfYarn]

I took a peek at the links you so graciously provided (I am always on the lookout for easy projects for 'filler' projects when I need a break from bigger projects). I was looking at this one: http://www.geocities.com/crotiques/flowerghan.htm

I am a tad confused on something here. I have never seen this in a pattern before and was wondering if you know what this means-- Row 1: Row 1: Ch in second ch from hook, *ch 2, sk next 2 chs, sc. REP * across. Ch 2(3), TURN.

Ch in second ch from hook??? Is this a mistake, something I should know but I just can't grasp it, I need to look at this when I'm not so tired, or what. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Empress Busy Bee]

I think she means sc.

[Daisy]

Yep, there is a little misprint there. It should read; sc in 2nd chain from hook.

[DreamsOfYarn]

Thanks!! I figured it out AFTER I read the entire pattern. Silly me. lol

[kmadel]

:hug Mari ~ Congrats on learning crochet! SInce you just started yesterday, I think you could make a really nice baby blanket without even using a pattern by just making a chain as long as you want the blanket to be and then single crocheting as many rows as you want. That was the first thing I made after I 'graduated' from dishcloths! If you get bored with all single crochets you can alternate rows of each stitch you've learned ~ 5 rows sc, 5 rows hdc, 5 rows dc, etc. Or, you can make smaller squares in the different stitches and sew them all together to make the blanket. That's a great way to learn new stitches, too! My friend made an absolutely gorgeous baby blanket with just blocks of squares each made in the same color but a different stitch.

Have fun! :c9
:yarn Krista

[01buckler15]

:hug Mari ~ Congrats on learning crochet! SInce you just started yesterday, I think you could make a really nice baby blanket without even using a pattern by just making a chain as long as you want the blanket to be and then single crocheting as many rows as you want. That was the first thing I made after I 'graduated' from dishcloths! . . .

Have fun! :c9
:yarn Krista
:lol That is how I did my fist blankets too. When I was pregnant with my second I wanted to make something for him. I knew the basics, just like you. So I made mine by chaining the length of a receiving blanket then sc across with a blue variegated yarn.(I knew it was a boy) Then my oldest wanted one for him, so I did a much larger one(about the size of a throw) in red. He loved it, for a wile. That was before I could use patterns(or before I tried). It's really easy to learn. You can teach yourself with one of those books, or I'm sure you could find tutorials on line. I found the motivation to make more items from finishing those two projects. I found a pattern for Care Bears so it really took off from there! Each book usually shows all the different stitches they use. So it isn't as hard to do as it looks.

[kmadel]

:yes I really think that when you're first starting out that's a good way to go because it helps you get the hang of things like tension and keeping stitches uniform ~ all that stuff that you may not think about, but that will help a lot down the road!
... at least that's what my mom :grandma told me when she was teaching me... and just this once it turns out she was right! :lol

~ Krista
:cat

[texasredhead]

This is the first project that I made when I learned and it was a granny square that just went on and on until it was at baby blanket! I used varigated yarn (I like Caron Soft) and just kept going. It was so easy, and I crocheted a border edge around it. I used this method to teach my daughter to crochet as well. I used an H hook. You don't need a pattern for this.

[mari_13]

Thank you for all of your suggestions. I will probably start with pp of starting a chain and practicing the different stitches. Thanks again!

Mari

[EugeneClarence]

This is a very satisfying first project. I have used it for a beginners' crochet class and everyone finds it easy to complete.
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/patterns/bubbles_baby_blanket.php

EugeneClarence

[Momcrochets]

My first, simple, favorite baby blanket pattern was to chain the length I wanted, then hdc across...the twist? I used an N hook with two strands of yarn, a multi color and a co-ordinating solid. Sometimes I've put a border on with one or the other...usually the solid. Works up fast and looks cute!