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I'm trying to make a baby blanket and would like to know a simple crochet stitch that would work?

I just barely started to crochet and need a simple stitch that would make a soft baby blanket. I don't want to do any patterns or anything. I'm just wanting to do a basic, plain rectangle blanket.

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1. um i am guessing you know how to do the chain part of crocheting, this will be hard to explain another simple stitch but i will try. make a chain as long as you want one side of the blanket then turn it around and rap some more yarn around your hook then stick your hook in a loop of the already made chain rap the yarn twice more around the hook then stick it in again, after this lift two yarns (out of the yarns encircling your hook) and put them over your hook, then rap the yarn around again and repeat that until you run out then move to the next stitch i am sorry if that seemed complicated and didn't make sense but it is hard to explain
2. If you know how to single crochet or double crochet, you have a blanket! All a pattern is is a combination of single or double crochets. Doubles crochet faster, showing more progress quicker. Personal preference - go for it!
3. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=crochet+blanket&aq=6 Take a look at this page. It has some basic stitches and instructions. Just chain the size you want and single or double crochet across into the chain. For additional rows: for single crochet, chain one, and single crochet in the first stitch, or if you choose double crochet, chain 3 and skip the first stitch, in both cases you would then continue across. Count your stitches fairly often to make sure that you are not skipping any stitches and continue making rows until you have the desired size you want.
4. Baby blankets are usually about 36 by 36 inches. So the number of stitches can vary depending on the yarn you use and the tension- how loosely or tightly you work (gauge) Just chain on enough stitches to get to about 37 inches (working will be a bit tighter than the chain) crochet a row of single crochet to get a fim edge You can continue in sc until the blanket is 36 “ square or start to vary the stithes. Do some rows of dc, then back to sc Add a row or two of a different color, then return to your original color. This is YOUR pattern. Do what pleases you. It can help to make a diagram and use colored pencils or markers to test your color scheme. You can do quite an interesting blanket with just those 2 sts and 2 colors. An interesting soft texture stitch is to do rows of sc, dc, sc, dc and on the next row, dc into the sc, sc into the dc. When you are done, crochet a round of sc all aroud the outside, then dc a round, then sc to finish. To make it soft, work with a loose tension- not sloppy, just a hook like a j or k and a baby yarn' Do a small sample to see what hook and tension work best for you.
5. A soft, simple blanket is made by using a double crochet stitch, a large hook, and baby yarn. Work with a Size J - K or H and a #3 or #4 worsted weight baby wool. Chain as many stitches as you want the blanket to be wide. Go back to the 3rd loop from the hook and start the double crochet stitch there. Here is a wonderful video on how to do the stitch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgA9KSJrgAc&feature=related
6. Granny squares are about as easy as it gets. Here is a link. If you use variegated yarn, you will never have to change colours. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Wh7IOT9BI
7. You can do a granny square and add rows til u get it as big as u want or single crochet a chain as long as u want the blanket then double crochet the rows til it measures what u want
8. just do single crochet and/ or double crochet with soft baby yarn.
9. Teresa is the best person out there! She gives you step by step instructions. I have made 4 hat's from her instructions! Just go to The Blanket- Afghan section. Good luck! http://www.youtube.com/user/tjw1963#g/p