How To Crochet Easy Lap Blanket Step By Step Tutorial

Get ready to make your very own cozy lap blanket with this simple tutorial! Using basic stitches and techniques, you'll see your yarn transform into a warm, snuggly Crochet Easy Lap Blanket that's perfect for chilly evenings.

Crochet Lap Blanket

Materials:

• Yarn: Loops and Threads, Number 5 bulky yarn (two colors suggested but not mandatory)
• Crochet Hook: 9 mm

Pattern Overview:

• The blanket's pattern is worked using multiples of 2 + 3.
• The pattern primarily involves double crochets and chains.
• The video suggests changing colors after several rows for a striped effect but this is optional.

Getting Started:

• Make a slip knot and chain 83. (Adjust the blanket size by using multiples of 2 + 3 for your chain.)

Row 1:

• Start with two double crochets in the fourth chain from the hook (the chain closest to the hook is not included in the count).
• Skip one chain, and in the following chain, work two double crochets.
• Continue this pattern across the chain: skip one chain, then two double crochets in the next.
• At the end of the row, with three chains left, skip one chain, work two double crochets in the next chain, and in the last chain, work one double crochet.

For Row 2:

• Chain three (this counts as the first double crochet). Turn your work.
• In each set of two double crochets from the previous row, work two double crochets.
• Continue this pattern across the row. At the end, work one double crochet into the top of the turning chain from the previous row.

Rows 3 - 77:

• Repeat Row 2.
• For a striped effect, the instructor worked seven rows with one color and then three rows with a different color. To change colors, switch at the end of your seventh row but before completing the last stitch.

Changing Colors:

• Start the double crochet in the old color but finish it with the new color.
• Begin the next row with the new color, incorporating the yarn tails as you crochet the first few stitches for a neat finish.

Border:

• Continue with the main color, chain three (without turning work), and slip stitch down the long side of your blanket, working into the side/post of each double crochet with a chain three between each slip stitch for a simple edging.

Finishing the Border:

• At corners, work a set of two, three-chained loops in the same space to turn the corner.
• On the short sides, your slip stitches go into the chain spaces from the foundation of the blanket.
• Continue the slip stitch and chain three pattern around the blanket.

Completing Your Blanket:

• Once you've worked the border around, finish off by weaving in any remaining yarn tails with a yarn needle.