Laura's Loop: Flannel Receiving Blankets
I'm starting to think that there is something in the water. Friends, left and right, are turning up pregnant. Thrilled with the good news, I've become a receivin'-blanket-makin' machine. No sooner am I done with one, then I am on to the next. With each blanket I find myself guessing baby names, picturing my friends in the role of 'Mom' and imagining the nervous excitement of the dads-to-be.
I am so happy sitting with this super soft flannel draped in my lap, hypnotized by the rhythm of crochet and the feeling of merino
wool as it winds through my fingers. The soft touch of these remarkable
materials soothes me in the same way I know it will the new babes!
While it is a pleasure to make these Receiving Blankets, it is an
even greater joy to think of them in use. The foggy, warm stripes of
Ecrulet's Flannel and the crisp, rich colors of Koigu's merino combine in such pretty harmony, that I can’t wait to see my friends’ littles bundles all wrapped up inside!
Congrats to all those expecting! --Laura
PS: Check out Molly's Lap Duvets for more ideas on how to use Ecrulet’s magnificent Flannel Stripes!
The Materials
To make one 41-inch by 41-inch blanket:- 1 1/4-yards Ecrulet Flannel Stripes. I used Grey.
- 1 skein of Koigu's Koigu Premium Merino (100% machine washable merino wool). I used colors 2290 and 2405.
- 1 US size A crochet hook
- 100% cotton thread. I used 1040.
Cut and Wind
Cut the flannel into a 42-inch by 42-inch square.Wind your yarn. Place the yarn to the side for now.
Pin and Sew
Fold and press each edge of the flannel 1/4-inch. Fold and press each edge 1/4-inch once more. Pin and machine sew.
Crochet the Edge
Orient the blanket so the front is facing you and the stripes are vertical.
Insert hook just below the hemmed edge, into the middle of a stripe. Pull a loop through. Grab the yarn from the back and pull it through the loop you just made.
Insert hook back through the same hole, and make a single crochet along the edge of the fabric.
*Chain one.
Insert hook into the next stripe, and make a single crochet.
Insert hook back through the same hole, and make a single crochet
Insert hook through the same hole, for a third time. Make a single crochet.
Chain one.
Repeat from * until you reach the corner.
Turn the Corner
When you reach the corner, chain 3 rather than 1. For the next stitch, insert the hook into the last hold you made, as pictured above.
Now that you have turned the corner, you no longer has stripes to guide your placement. You can mark the fabric every 1/4 to 5/8-inch using a Chaco Marker if you would like a guide or you can just eye-ball it.
Continue around the 2nd, 3rd and 4th edge of the blanket, turn the 4th corner and work up to the stripe where you first began.
Connect at the End
Chain one.
Insert hook into the first strip, where you began, and make a single crochet.
Cut yarn and pull through. Using a tapestry needle, weave in your ends.
You have done it!
Now you can do it again to make a pair!!!
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