Fast and Easy Crochet Blanket

Oh no! You were invited to a baby shower, but forgot to get a gift. Or maybe you’ve got a long weekend coming up that you want to spend lounging around the house, but still get something done. I have the perfect project for you!

It’s completely customizable, so feel free to pick up whatever materials and tools you have around to make your blanket the size, thickness, and texture your heart desires! This pattern works up extremely quickly, and once you get the hang of the stitch, it’s the perfect project for spacing out in front of the tv, or curling up with some tea and music.

Crochet hook: size/one size down from the size recommended for the yarn

1 skein (baby blanket) or 2+ depending on desired size

Scissors

Optional: having a stitch marker or paper clip in the center can be helpful for keeping count of rows

1) To begin, make a slip knot, chain 4, then make a slip stitch into the first chain to form a loop

2) chain three, then double crochet twice, going into the middle of the loop for each stitch. This set of three is the first of many “shells” you’ll be making for this blanket.

1) After completing a “shell” (three double crochets or a chain three and two double crochets in the case of the first shell of each row) chain two, then make another shell.

2) Repeat until you have 4 shells, then complete the last corner by chaining 2 and slip stitching through the top of the chain 3 you made at the beginning.

1) There’s a couple of ways to do this next part, my preferred method is to simply turn the square around so the back is facing me, and continue working in the same direction.

2) For row 2 (and all rows after) you’ll begin the same way you did row 1. Chain three, double crochet 2.

3) Unlike the corners, the shells along the sides are connected using only 1 chain. This is the space you’ll be working into on the next row.

1) You’ll repeat row 2 for all the following rows, growing the blanket until it’s the size you want.

2) At this point you can finish off your work by cutting the string connecting to the ball of yarn, and making a slip knot like you did at the beginning. This time, pull the loose tail all the way through.

Congrats! You finished your blanket. You can leave it as it is, or embellish however you’d like! This time, I chose to add tassels to the corners, so I’ll show you a quick and easy way to do that.

1) Decide how long you want your tassels to be, then double that length for your strings. I ended up using 6 strings for each corner, or 24 in total.

2) Fold the string in half, then use your crochet hook to loop it around the space in the blanket and pull the tail ends through.

3) Repeat as many times as necessary for desired thickness.

4) Once you’ve added all your strings, you can leave them, or do as I have by wrapping them all around my finger and creating a knot that looks nice and tidy.

I hope you found this to be helpful, and that you have a blast making this blanket!

Best Wishes!

-M.F.