Crochet blankets, with the numbers worked out

Free patterns with real yardage, finished sizes and hook guidance, checked before you buy a single skein.

Every guide opens with the arithmetic

A worked example for a standard throw. Every pattern here carries the same five figures, so two blankets can be compared before either is started.

50 × 60

inches, standard throw

4

worsted weight yarn

5.5

mm hook, US I-9

1,600

yards, about 8 skeins

Both

stitch naming conventions given

Yardage assumes a solid double crochet fabric at standard worsted gauge. Your tension will move it. Buy the extra skein.

Start where your project is

Free Patterns

Complete patterns with yardage, hook size and finished measurements before you start.

Stitches & Squares

Stitch multiples, granny squares, texture, and the edgings that finish a blanket properly.

Crochet for Baby

Clothes and toys sized by month range and finished chest measurement, not by guess.

Crochet for Women

Bags, scarves, shawls and garments judged on fibre, drape and how they hold their shape.

We will not publish a stitch count we have not checked, and we will not claim to have made a blanket we have not made.

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