Blanket Stitch Chain Stitch

Repeat from to end of row.

Blanket stitch chain stitch. Blanket stitch is a versatile stitch that is not only used in embroidery but also in sewing and quilting. You make a yarn loop that looks sort of like a pretzel. Make your chain as long as you think it will need to be for your project. Next you need to work a treble us double crochet in the next 2 chains.

Make a chain in a multiple of 3 row 1 make 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook sk 2 ch sc in next ch make 2 dc in same ch stitch. This is a wonderful embroidery stitch for decorative edges or small pl. Working across the 3 stitches you just made work a treble us double crochet. What is this stitch used for.

It is generally used to stitch the edge of the blankets. 1 make a slip knot and slide it onto the shaft of your hook. You can also fill any design or pattern with this stitch by working along the border of the design to it s inner part. This blanket is worked width wise meaning that your starting chain is the width of your blanket this will never change.

2 with your yarn hand forefinger yarn over yo the hook from back to front. This means the 4 chains at the start now become a stitch and a chain for the pattern. Therefore make sure that you are happy with the width of your chain before you begin. Hence the name is derived from it as the blanket stitch.

I will be posting more variations of this blanket stitch in the coming days. To begin the blanket stitch you will need to make a chain of 4 stitches plus an additional 4 stitches. Blanket stitch is used for working the edges of table covers mantel valances blankets etc or for edging any other material including clothing. The additional 4 stitches will provide some slack for working the first double crochet stitch.

How to crochet the blanket stitch pattern step 1. Thread two needles with floss and alternate needles with each new stitch. This will feel a little weird to start with as you kind of have to hold the work sideways to. This blanket uses the lemon peel stitch to create a soft squishy texture.

The blanket stitch is similar to the method used for the buttonhole stitch but there is more space between the stitches and a definite requirement for even regularity. The loop of a stitch goes around the stitch coming after it each anchoring the previous in place. The next step creates the cable of the stitch pattern. As you crochet each row your blanket becomes longer.

The chains of chain stitch are created by bringing the thread around the needle as you make a stitch. The tutorial shows both the standard way to work chain stitches and the reversed method for getting the same effect.