Free Patterns for Blankets Without Big Holes!

How to Crochet a Blanket Without Holes

Choose a stitch pattern that you like that doesn’t have tall stitches, or spaces between the stitches. Some stitches that work really well are:

Stitch Patterns that use combinations of stitches in different heights, like the Lemon Peel Stitch, Herringbone Stitch, Suzette Stitch, Star Stitch, Solid Shell Stitch, Linen Stitch, Close Scallops Stitch, Granule Stitch, Nubbins Stitch, Pretty Pebbles Stitch, Trinity Stitch, Up and Down Stitch, Wattle Stitch.

Linked Stitches: linked double crochet and linked treble crochet stitches are quite pretty and they are easy to crochet once you know how. It is just a tiny little change to where you place your hook that creates the stitch and removes the gap that normally occurs between the stitches.

When you find the stitch you want to use for your blanket, choose the yarn and hook you want to make the blanket with and decide what size you would like to make (here’s a handy size chart in case you aren’t sure).

Then follow these simple instructions:

1. Chain to the width blanket you want to make, with your chosen yarn and hook.
2. Chain 2 extra inches of chain stitches.
3. Follow the directions for the stitch pattern you want to use and work until you reach the final width you want for your blanket (if you want to add an edging you need to decrease the finished width to allow for it). Be sure to complete the last stitch pattern repeat completely, then leave the remaining chains unworked.
4. Continue onto Row 2 working the stitch pattern you chose.
5. Keep working more rows until your blanket reaches the length you want it to be.
6. Remove those extra chain stitches from Row 1 (try this simple method).
7. Add a pretty edging to your blanket (here are some great edging patterns).
8. Voila! You’ve made your very own blanket without holes, with the yarn you want to use!