Add A Crochet Edge to a Store Bought Blanket

Learn how to give a store-bought blanket a handmade touch with a few simple sewing techniques. This is a great option when you want to create something personal and thoughtful—without starting completely from scratch.

Sometimes you need a gift quickly, or you find a blanket that’s soft and perfect… it just needs a little something extra. Adding a handmade detail can turn it into something special while still saving you time.

This project is simple, beginner-friendly, and a great way to use fabric from your stash. Whether you’re adding a border, trim, or a little bit of quilting, you can customize it to match your style or the person you’re making it for. It’s an easy way to create a meaningful handmade gift without the pressure of making an entire quilt.

Materials Needed:

• store bought fleece blanket that has been button stiched around the edges. It can be the super cheap blankets.
• Skeen of Yarn matching or coordinating color
• Crochet needle size F, G or H

Crochet Edge Blanket 

Step one— Start crocheting!! Do a quick slip stitch and off you go. We crocheted not into the holes from the blanket stitch, but on top of the actual stitching. You can choose what kind of stitch you would like. We did a bit of double crochet.

Continue all the way around and finish off.

 If you are crazy in love with crochet, head around the blanket a couple of times, do pop corn balls, loops, scallops…. find an edging pattern and do it.

This is a great way to make the handmade blanket just a little extra special.

Couldn’t be any easier than that! Really, could it? I whipped mine up in the one evening gabbing along the way.

Our new president made us some super yummy and totally cute CUPCAKES to go along with the party:

 

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