Fleece Blanket with Crochet Boarder

Warning: you need basic crochet skills for this project.

This was my very first dorm craft.  I got the fabric I sale for 50% off and the yarn with a coupon for 50% off, in total it cost only about $20 and I got to pick my colors and everything.

So I made this for fun, before I started this blog, so I don't have any pictures while I was making it, but it only took about an hour.

Supplies:

1. Fleece (I used 2.5 yards, long enough for an extra long twin bed)
2. Scissors
3. Crochet Hook (size Q or 16mm)
4. Yarn (I used Bernat Blanket yarn)

I saw fleece blankets with a cute little yarn boarder in a picture, and when I was at the fabric store with my mom and her friend, they ended up convincing me to get thick soft yarn for the boarder, so I had to create my own design.

First, I simply cut holes approximately 1 or 2 inches apart, I didn't feel like measuring, so I didn't.  I cut the holes large enough that I thought the hook would easily slip in and out. I slightly folded the edge to make cutting a bit easier, but it did make the holes a little bigger, some bigger than I wanted, but they still work.  I cut holes one side at a time (because I get board so I needed to switch between cutting and crocheting). 

I secured the yarn with a knot in the first hole, then crocheted a single crochet stitch into each hole just as you would into a regular stitch.

After going around once I didn't think it looked finished, so I went around a second time with a slip stitch into each of the previous single crochets.  I tied it off at the end and weaved the end in a little ways.

I am too impatient to crochet an entire blanket, so this was a great, quick project that allowed me to add my own personal touch to an already soft blanket.

This blanket was super easy and inexpensive. It would make a great gift, I even washed it and it didn't come apart!  Best wishes, and happy crocheting.