How Do You Crochet A Border Around A Knitted Blanket

Begin on the top of your blanket with the right side facing you.

How do you crochet a border around a knitted blanket. There are many different stitches that you can use to create simple to very elaborate designs. Rounds 3 and up. Crochet borders look lovely when added to knitted fabrics and help to neaten your edge.

You could knit squares for a patchwork type of afghan and crochet a simple border around them before joining them together. Then ch 2 work another sc st into the same ch-2 sp then resume crocheting sc sts all the way around. There are three different ways to add a knitted border to the edge of a knitted item.

In crochet the move of taking the yarn over the hook is called yarn round hook. Please consider supporting the channel Buy Me a Coffee. Double-crochet once in each stitch across to the corner.

You can knit the border separately and sew it on you can pick up stitches along the length of an edge and knit the border from the picked up stitches or you can knit the border and attach it. Every Which Way Crochet Borders Around the Corner Crochet Borders Both books are by the same author. Use three single crochet for each corner stitch and continue the practice around the blanket Join your work to the first single crochet with a slip stitch and then work on the wrong side of the blanket Double crochet into the first stitch and slip stitch to the next.

Repeat round 2 until the edging is the size you want it to be. Another good use for this technique would be for knitted dishcloths or face clothes which tend to be a bit stretchy. If you are looking for even more crochet borders I recommend these crochet books.

Of course you can also crochet a border instead of knitting it. In crochet this is called drawing up a loop. Even just getting one of them to add to your library is such a great resource especially if you love crocheting blankets as much as I do.