How to Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

Crochet blanket stitch edging is beautiful yet simple and can serve three purposes. It can straighten out an uneven edge, it can strengthen an edge, and it can add beauty and interest if you need to add a little something extra.

The “point” or longer stitch is made by working a single crochet a few rows down to create an elongated stitch.  In the pieces I made, I had a lot of fun experimenting with bright beautiful colors.  All of the possibilities are endless!  Plus, crochet blanket stitch edging is a very quick edging to add on.

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

 To begin, I started with some worsted weight yarn and an H hook.  Feel free to use whatever you like.  For a uniform effect, try using a similar yarn weight and hook as the piece you are adding it to.

In this tutorial, I refer to the longer stitch as the “point.”  So I worked a sequence of single crochet, single crochet, then a single crochet “point.”  Experiment with different sequences too, for example, try spacing your points closer or further apart by working more or less single crochet in between the points.

Let’s go!  I began with a simple swatch of single crochet,

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

Tie on new color,

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

Chain 1,

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

And turn.  Now work a single crochet in that first space,

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

then a single crochet in the next space…

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

Now to make the point.  See where my scissors are pointing in the picture below?  I chose to go this far down for mine.  You can make your point shorter or longer than mine, but just be sure you make each point the same length by working each one in that same row as you go across.

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

Now, insert your crochet hook in that area,

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

and work a single crochet the way you normally would,

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

see the point beginning to take shape?

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

Try not to tug too much when working the points, or you’ll distort the fabric.

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

There we go, all finished!  

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

Continue to work the sequence the length of your piece…pretty!

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

You could also use this stitch as a unique edging foundation row to work another row of picot edging or scallop edging too. (how to make scallops tutorial link below). 

There you have it!  

Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

Click here for crocheted scallops photo tutorial

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19 thoughts on “How to Crochet Blanket Stitch Edging

  1. Gracias por compartir este tutorial! Muy bueno y muy útil,le da buena terminación a cualquier trabajo. Saludos desde Argentina.

  2. Just seen this post and its a good idea and easier and neater than having to get out your needle and thread it up. You call it sc point but its like the long sc. Thanks I will try this

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