How to crochet an easy half double crochet blanket in your choice of 12 sizes. This blanket is a great project to work in a solid color, or bust out your yarn scraps and work in fun stripes or a color block pattern.

Video tutorial included.

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Materials:

• 90 (115, 280, 600, 920, 1295, 1920, 3710, 5075, 5860, 6640, 6880) Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn - I used Lion Brand Pound of Love in the Oxford Grey and White colorways
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle

Material Notes:
My sample is the newborn size. The rest of the size yardages are estimated based on my sample.

Feel free to substitute the Pound of Love for your favorite worsted weight yarn. If the finished size is essential to you, then check your gauge, but if not, then just start crocheting.

If you don’t mind if the finished size of your crocheted blanket is a little smaller or a little larger, gauge is not essential for this project, so if you are more comfortable working with an I9/5.5mm crochet hook with your worsted weight yarn, feel free to size up. Please note, this will require more yardage than that listed.

Time Spent:
I worked in multiple seatings, and I was able to work up the newborn size in just over 15 hours.

Sizes:
Photo Prop, Lovey, Preemie, Newborn, Lapghan, Toddler/Child, Throw, Twin, Full, Queen, King, California King

In addition to working as a Lovey and Preemie sized blanket, these two can be used with the Photo Prop size during Newborn photography sessions. Typically, the base is the blanket, and then the smaller blankets are laid in a different direction on top, and then baby. Sometimes the newborn size is also used in photography.

Gauge, Measured in Pattern:
15 HDC by 12 Rows = 4” Wide by 4 1/8” Tall

Note: If you are measuring a swatch that is only 15 HDC wide by 12 rows tall, it will measure slightly larger. If working a swatch, I recommend working at least 20 stitches by 18-20 rows, but a swatch is not necessary for this project unless the finished size is essential to you.

When working the pattern, the border will add about 1/2” to the width and 5/8” to the height. After working about 20 rows, you can measure the width, add in the border, and you will know if the finished size will be where you want it to be. The height is even easier to see as you can measure as you go, and stop when you get close to your desired height making sure to figure in the border.

Abbreviations (US Terms):

• SC - Single Crochet
• HDC - Half Double Crochet

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