How To Put A Border On A Half Double Crochet Blanket

Here is the sample complete with the half double crochet border around it.

How to put a border on a half double crochet blanket. Yarn over insert your hook into the stitch yarn over and pull up a loop. Two loops on the hook Yarn over pull the first loop on the hook through all loops on the hook. Chaining 1 instead 2 at the beginning of a half double crochet row is a matter of preference.

If you need a little help on where to place the sc for the border check out the images in the Easy Baby Blanket post for guidance. Even simpler than the single crochet border you can finish up your project with this easy slip stitchdrop stitch border. If you can single crochet and chain you can create this border.

You can see how the side edge is uniform because of going into the same hole at the end of the knit rows for each stitch. You can also start this blanket with a foundation half double crochet fhdc instead of a foundation chain. I used this border for my Pumpkin Potholder.

Hdc half double crochet. I am having a big problem with it. Sl st to ch 1 to join.

At the end of the round slip stitch to the beginning SC. Work down the length of your side with single crochet stitches. Herringbone Half Double Crochet HBHDC Yarn Over insert the hook into the next stitch Yarn Over Pull the loop through the stitch three loops on your hook Pull the first loop on the hook through the second loop on the hook.

When you reach the corner you started with work 3 DCs into the corner then go around the blanket again this time alternating front and back post double crochet. DC around the entire blanket working 3 DCs into each corner stitch. And this is a close up of one of the corners.