How To Crochet A Border Around A Blanket
Yo insert your hook into the indicated st and pull up a loop to the level of your work three times.
How to crochet a border around a blanket. Camel Stitch Blanket Border Pattern. The best part about crochet. When finishing a blanket or other project to which you will be adding a border always start with a single crochet row first.
Shortest least conspicuous of the crochet stitches and if you choose your yarn color wisely you may not be able to see it at all. Always start your border with the main color from you. Tips for a Perfect Crochet Border 1.
Crocheting a bobble stitch is ideal if the stitches around your blanket are an even number. Yo pull through all 7 loops. If a crocheted border does nothing else it cleans up your edges and helps to hide minor imperfections.
Select a single crochet half-double crochet double crochet or triple crochet stitch to work around the borders as well as the corners of your blanket. It is the smallest read. Ch 1 counts as first single crochet then.
For a really even border its best to work a simple single crochet or double crochet around the edge of the blanket first even if the pattern doesnt call for it. All this row does is clean up the edges and prepare for the. You will only need to know how to single crochet double crochet and slip stitch for this blanket border.
Insert an extra stitch in the first post and the last post on this side to help your border turn each corner and lie flat. This camel stitch border is perfect to add a clean finished look to any blanket or afghan. To begin join yarn in any stitch.