DIY Braided Fleece Blanket

Creator: Beth Huntington
#sewing #fall #blanket

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[maryricketts]

I made this blanket and they look much nicer than the ones that are tied. Fleeces differ in stretch, and to avoid the fitted sheet problem, I suggest buying a few extra inches of fabric to use to make a test braid so you know it will lay flat when finished. Test by deepening or widening the cuts until you get the look you want. Remember when estimating size, the braided edge will reduce the size of the finished blanket by quite a bit. Also a jumbo crochet hook makes the braiding go much faster and is easier on the fingers.

[pca]

This is the go-to pattern for my Project Linus blankets (except I use only one 2-yard piece instead of two). I also do only a 2 1/2" corner cut instead of the 3".

[barbarastclair]

Great pattern thank you. I used a suze K crichet hook to pull the loops through. Much faster than by hand pulling.

[dt]

These ones look so much nicer than the tie blankets. Also more cat friendly for kitties that like to cuddle wirh you and chew on the edges.

[patticakespb]

Omgoodness so short but so awesomely informative. Thank you 🎉

[kellyhammond]

I like the blanket, but the camera should have been slowed down for the braiding and hand sewing part.

[SoniaJbrt]

Love it! Hope it will work on a fleece beanie.

[bonnieelia]

Just wondering how this holds up to washing & drying? And thanks…

[beautybeatsdebra]

Oh wow!! How creative, I wonder if I can do this with Linen, perhaps a heavy jacquard?🤔

[susankseger]

Mine keeps pulling and looked like a fitted sheet when I was done, how do I avoid this? I keep pulling to stretch it while braiding but it's gathering too tight.

[ofecarmen]

Que buen detalle !!! Gracias por compartir 👏🏻👏🏻🥰

[lisadenman]

Cute...only thing is you couldn't see how she was braiding the edge...went way to fast.

[jackieo]

Very cool! It must be tiring to make all those slits!

[ArmchairChef]

i have lots of the blanket yarn, do you have a video on that and how many to make a blanket in the different sizes??? i could change colors...

[HarleyQuinn-zdzm]

Tried to make one of these, EPIC FAIL!
You make it look so easy.

[jessicastrong]

Do you think the Double Fleece layers would be too heavy + thick for a Baby ?

[skye]

Why do you place the wrong sides together and did you ever flip it inside out?

[stayhappylittlemermaid]

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