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    Can You Make A Baby Blanket With Tunisian Crochet?

    Date: April 11, 2023 by Kim Guzman • This post may contain affiliate links. See Privacy Policy below.

    You can absolutely make baby blankets with Tunisian crochet and you can make them in a wide variety of styles and yarns.

    There are so many possibilities when using Tunisian crochet since it has all the best qualities of both crochet and knitting combined.

    stack of tunisian crochet baby blankets

    Why You Need To Learn Tunisian Crochet

    Not only are Tunisian crochet baby blankets very doable, they are also satisfying all the requests from young, modern mothers.

    What do you always hear from young mothers? “Please make a blanket without holes and don’t make it too lacy or old fashioned.” It’s not that crochet isn’t well-loved; it’s that we need to do other things than the same old thing in order to attract our younger audience.

    Tunisian crochet is perfect to fill these desires!

    Popular Free Crochet Patterns

    • Dragon Scales Baby Blanket Free Crochet
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    Tunisian Crochet Books

    I’m particularly fond of Tunisian crochet. I first taught myself in the early 2000s (maybe late 90s?), when double-ended Tunisian crochet became so popular. I was still a fairly new designer, selling patterns to Annie’s Attic and Red Heart yarns.

    The Annie’s Attic Aquisition Manager mailed me a double-ended hook to see what I could come up with to add to their book offerings.

    I had to teach myself Tunisian crochet first, of course. But, then, I went all in with Tunisian crochet and sold these three books (aff links) in only one meeting.

    3 vintage tunisian crochet afghan books
    • Annie’s Attic, Afghan Stitch Afghans, March 2002
    • Annie’s Attic, Tunisian Baby Afghans, June 2001
    • Annie’s Attic, Tunisian Sampler Afghan, April 2001

    These three books were made with only two Tunisian crochet stitches in order to produce raised patterns. But, what about more unique designs?

    collage of blankets from tunisian baby blankets by Kim Guzman
    • Annie’s Attic, Tunisian Baby Blankets, July 2006

    “Tunisian Baby Blankets” will always be my favorite. It was so fun coming up with those designs and then adding regular crochet for the lacy borders. I’m still so amazed. They turned out better than I could have imagined.

    How Do You Make Blankets On A Small Hook?

    I’ve got to admit that, when I first started working in Tunisian crochet, the hooks were all limited. Pretty much the only ones available were the hollow metal hooks with a stopper on the end. You couldn’t even find a size I hook! I never found out why.

    You could find a few hooks with a plastic cord attached but they were few and far between. I suspect that many of them were from the 70s when Tunisian was popular. It seems like Tunisian crochet becomes popular every 30 years or so. I really hope it sticks around this time.

    Many times, the only blankets you would find would be made in strips then seamed. It was necessary because it wasn’t as easy to make projects on such short hooks. One of the things you learn when designing is that you can’t design something if only a small amount of people can get the materials to make it.

    closeup of floral illusions baby blanket
    Floral Illusions Tunisian Baby Afghan

    But, getting back to the size of the hook. These days, you can get hooks made in about any material from various woods to metal to acrylic. You’ve got choices of lengths and you can even switch out the length of the attached cord to make even wider projects.

    Don’t be at all concerned about the length of the hook anymore. I don’t think you’ll ever need to worry about it again.

    Tunisian Baby Blanket Patterns

    Here are the free Tunisian crochet blanket patterns currently available at Make It Crochet. Stay tuned as I add more as time goes on. It’s really my favorite, so don’t be surprised by this filling quickly.

    Striped Hearts Tunisian Baby Blanket
    Learn to make this beautiful Tunisian Baby Blanket in an adorable Striped Hearts pattern. Just two Caron Big Cakes is all you will need.
    Free Crochet Pattern
    Dragon Scales Baby Blanket Pattern
    This Dragon Scales Baby Blanket is an incredibly textured, award-winning Afghan made in a combination of regular crochet and Tunisian crochet.
    Free Crochet Pattern
    Tunisian Crochet Ripple Baby Blanket
    This unique Tunisian Crochet Ripple Baby Blanket is made in a vibrant rainbow of colors with self-striping Mandala yarn. Stretch your skills with easy stitches, letting the yarn do the work.
    Free Crochet Pattern
    Floral Illusions Tunisian Baby Afghan
    This beautiful striped Tunisian Baby Afghan gives the illusion of flowers without making flowers. The yarn magically makes these gorgeous stripes and the blanket is sure to please every new mom.
    Free Crochet Pattern

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