How to Make an Afghan Blanket

If you are looking to make an afghan blanket, you will more than likely need a beginner's project. Purchase a stitch guide or go online to find definitions of stitches.
Once you understand the basic stitches, you can make this extremely simple afghan.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Red heart crochet yarn; 4-6 skeins Size G crochet hook

Instructions

1. With your hook, make a chain consisting of 120 stitches or chain links.
   Working from the 5th stitch from hook, make a single stitch and in each chain across to the end, chain 3 and turn.
   You will have 115 stitches.

2. Make a double crochet in each stitch across, chain 3 and turn.

3. Repeat step 2 until the afghan reaches approximately 4 feet. Tie your thread off.
   Try to keep your stitches even so the afghan will not pull in one direction.

4. This is an extremely simple pattern. Purchasing a pattern book or going online will give you a multitude of patterns to choose from.
   This pattern is basically a beginner pattern only, in order to get yourself familiar with the feel of the hook and the yarn.

5. Once you get the basics down, you can graduate to more intricate designs.
   Have fun and enjoy.

Tips & Warnings

• You can add fringe to each end of your afghan by cutting six 6-inch lengths, folding in half and attaching to each end stitch of the afghan with a half knot. You can also make a border around the afghan with a single stitch in each stitch and make 2 rounds. Create a rainbow effect by using a different color for each row. For this you would tie off each row before starting the next.

Resources

• free patterns