How to Crochet a Blanket

How to Crochet a Blanket  Singular Pattern: Start with chaining stitch of the width you want for your afghan. Start crocheting, back and forth. For crocheting, make a slip knot and put your crochet hook inside the loop. chain the length of the preferred size of the blanket. Then turn the chain Do a double crochet in the second chain measured from the hook. In each of the chain stitch all the way across. Until you reach the desired size of the blanket, continue and repeat from chain 2. So then, after you start crocheting back and forth, continue doing that till you reach the desired length. It will be easier to keep the number of stitches in your chain in the multiples of 5 and 10.  makes it easier to keep a track of the number of stitches. Then, if crochet is done only to the far side of each loop, it will give a nice ridged appearance to the completed crochet fabric. An interesting vertical zig zag can be obtained by skipping every 10th stitch