Crochet Baby Blankets: Be inspired by these patterns and adorable items
One of the things that have always been made using crochet are blankets, especially those for children: these are small projects that adapt perfectly to the characteristics of a texture worked with this technique. Compared to knitting, in fact, crochet gives life to creations that tend to be thicker and more elaborate, with a huge variety of the types of stitches that can be used. Here are some ideas for colorful, more traditional (or a little less moden), colorful baby blankets - all to be made by hand!
Ravelry – Sweet As Honey Baby Blanket and Hat Set with Bee Applique
For accessories for children - just like that for the clothes or the furnishing of their bedrooms - it is always nice to choose a nice and funny decorative motif or theme. For example, making everything related to bees, the true custodians of our ecosystem, is adorable. Not to mention that hexagons are a geometric shape that is very popular in the world of design, and therefore a blanket that resembles the design of a beehive is very cute. You can then also combine it with a hat in the same color!
Tutorial via maisieandruth.com
Crocheted covers made in squares never lose their charm, which can be decorated with many delightful designs, such as the face of a bear. Working one square at a time, then, makes the completion of the whole project much more feasible!
Tutorial via repeatcrafterme.com
This patchwork blanket is made with an Afghan crochet, which works with a technique halfway between traditional crochet and the knitting stitch. The project is simple: many squares of the same size, worked with the same stitch and then joined together. Some of them, however, will also have an extra layer in the center, which is the daisy always worked in with Afghan crochet! You decide the most suitable color combination for youself.
When instead only one type of stitch is used to create a large simple shape such as a square or a rectangle, you can indulge yourself more with the choice of yarn - which can also have a gradient color or a mélange with more or less contrast. Thus, a single process can take on a thousand different and personalized aspects.
In crochet there are many stitches to learn, and some are chosen precisely because they are more suitable for making blankets: they are thicker and perhaps elaborate stitches, which would not look great on small objects or clothes, but make the covers really beautiful.
So in looking for inspiration also take this into account, and always pay attention to what type of yarn is used: there are stitches that only make an impression with a thicker wool or cotton; then there are others that lose all their beauty if they are not made with thin yarns. Once you understand the dimensions, you can choose from the many shades that exist for each ball of yarn!
