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Learn How to Crochet a Beautiful Braided Stitch Blanket Afghan

October 22, 2023 /
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How to Crochet a Braided Blanket! 

Cro­chet­ing beau­ti­ful blan­ket pat­terns, such as afghan blan­kets and cro­chet afghans, is a love­ly way to cre­ate cozy, unique, and col­or­ful addi­tions to your liv­ing room or bed­room. This tuto­r­i­al will guide begin­ner and new cro­cheters through mak­ing a stun­ning braid­ed stitch blan­ket afghan using free cro­chet blan­ket pat­terns. Whether you’re mak­ing your first cro­chet blan­ket or are a sea­soned cro­cheter look­ing for a new project, this easy cro­chet pat­tern is per­fect. We’ll explore dif­fer­ent col­ors, yarn weights, and basic cro­chet stitch­es to cre­ate a mas­ter­piece that’s just the right size, whether for a lap blan­ket, a throw blan­ket, or even a large blan­ket for your home. So, gath­er your skeins of yarn, select your favorite col­ors, and start this cro­chet adven­ture!

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 **Choos­ing the Right Yarn:** Before you begin your afghan blan­ket, con­sid­er the type of yarn you want to use. Options like acrylic yarn, bulky yarn, worsted weight yarn, or even chunky yarn can work well, depend­ing on your pref­er­ence for tex­ture and warmth.

**Start­ing Chain:** Cre­ate a start­ing chain appro­pri­ate for your desired Afghan size. The num­ber of chain stitch­es you make will deter­mine the width of your blan­ket.

**Basic Cro­chet Stitch­es:** This pat­tern relies on basic cro­chet stitch­es, such as sin­gle cro­chet and chain stitch­es. These sim­ple stitch­es cre­ate a sol­id and cozy blan­ket tex­ture.

**Col­or Changes:** Incor­po­rate col­or changes to bring your afghan to life. You can cre­ate a beau­ti­ful cro­chet blan­ket with intri­cate designs by switch­ing between dif­fer­ent yarn col­ors.

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This Braid­ed Cro­chet Stitch is done in Mul­ti­ples 
6 + 2 + 1

F Yarn with Thread yarn

Sam­ple of 33 chains

Row 1: sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and each chain across until the end.

Row 2: yarn over 5 times, skip 3 sc, then yarn over insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and draw up your loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops 6 times, *Repeat two more times, 

Then yarn over 5 times, go back to the first skipped stitch, and bring it through the front part, It will cross over the pre­vi­ous stitch­es to cre­ate a braid­ed effect, then yarn over insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and draw up your loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops 6 times, 

Then go to the next skipped stitch, bring it through the front part, then yarn over insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and draw up your loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops 6 times, 

Then go to the last skipped stitch, bring it through the front part, then yarn over insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and draw up your loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops 6 times, 

*Repeat the Begin­ning of Row 2 until you get to the end. When you reach the end yarn over 4 times, insert your hook and pull through, yarn over and pull through 2 loops 5 times.

Row 3: ch 1, sc in each stitch across to the end. 

Row 4:  Chain 7, Turn, yarn over 5 times, skip 3 sc, then yarn over insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and draw up your loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops 6 times, *Repeat two more times, 

Then yarn over 5 times, go back to the first skipped stitch, and bring it through the front part, It will cross over the pre­vi­ous stitch­es to cre­ate a braid­ed effect, then yarn over insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and draw up your loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops 6 times, 

Then go to the next skipped stitch, bring it through the front part, then yarn over insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and draw up your loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops 6 times, 

Then go to the last skipped stitch, bring it through the front part, then yarn over insert your hook in the next stitch, yarn over and draw up your loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops 6 times, 

*Repeat the Begin­ning of Row 2 until you get to the end. When you get to the end yarn over 4 times, insert your hook and pull through, yarn over and pull through 2 loops 5 times.

Rows 5 — desired length: Repeat Rows 3 and 4, alter­nate between the two.

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**Braid­ed Stitch Pat­tern:** The high­light of this pat­tern is the braid­ed stitch, which adds a unique and eye-catch­ing tex­ture to your blan­ket. We’ll guide you through each step to ensure your braids are per­fect.

**Granny Squares and Rip­ple Pat­terns:** If you want to add some vari­a­tion to your blan­ket, con­sid­er includ­ing granny squares or rip­ple pat­terns in dif­fer­ent col­ors.

**Square Blan­kets or Dif­fer­ent Sizes:** You can cre­ate a square blan­ket or adjust the size to your lik­ing. This pat­tern is ver­sa­tile and allows you to cro­chet afghans in var­i­ous dimen­sions.

**Video Tuto­r­i­al:** For visu­al learn­ers, we’ve includ­ed a video tuto­r­i­al demon­strat­ing each step, mak­ing it eas­i­er to fol­low.

In con­clu­sion, this free cro­chet blan­ket pat­tern offers an easy and enjoy­able project for cro­cheters of all skill lev­els, from begin­ners to expe­ri­enced crafters. With suit­able yarn, col­or choic­es, and basic cro­chet stitch­es, you’ll cre­ate a beau­ti­ful, cozy blan­ket that will be a favorite in your liv­ing room. Whether mak­ing it for your­self or as a gift for baby show­ers or per­son­al use, this Afghan blan­ket will be a great addi­tion to your cro­cheted Afghan col­lec­tion. Just fol­low our step-by-step instruc­tions and enjoy the process of cre­at­ing your unique granny square or rip­ple pat­tern blan­ket. So, grab your large cro­chet hook, use stitch mark­ers if need­ed, and let’s get start­ed on your next project. Don’t for­get to check our terms of use and pri­va­cy pol­i­cy for more infor­ma­tion on using this free cro­chet pat­tern for beau­ti­ful cro­chet blan­kets and afghan pat­terns. Hap­py cro­chet­ing!

 

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