2016 was the year of crocheted blankets. This Crochet American Flag Blanket was stitched for my brother in law and his wife as a wedding gift. However, once this blanket was done, it was a bit of a hot commodity. Everyone in the family wanted one. To be fair, it could have had a lot to do with the fact that my husband was about to deploy and we were all feeling a little more patriotic than normal.
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Crochet American Flag Blanket Project Info:
Craft: Crochet
Made For: Brian and Rachel😊
Started: April 15, 2016
Completed: May 22, 2016
Hook sizes: 6.0 mm (J)
Crochet American Flag Blanket Pattern Info:
Crochet American Flag Blanket by Leisure Arts
For this project I did the pattern as written. For future projects I did figure out how to adjust the star section of the pattern to include the accurate number of stars to truly represent the American Flag. I didn’t like how it wasn’t true to what it should be.
Yarn used for the Crochet American Flag Blanket
GRRRRR….more frustration with lack of notation! I did not write down or notate anywhere the yarn that I used for so many of these projects I made. The pattern just lists worsted weight yarn and not a specific brand to use. While most of the time I would say I thought I used Vanna’s Choice or Red Heart Soft, I don’t think that was the yarn I used for these blankets. In fact, if I remember correctly, I think I used Loops and Threads Impeccable yarn. Without a doubt you should be safe using just about any worsted weight yarn for this project.
A few good substitutes would be: Lion Brand , Red Heart Soft, Bernat Softee Baby and Caron Simply Soft, to name a few.
Great yarn websites to check out would be: LoveCrafts, Lion Brand, Knitpicks/We Crochet , and Mary Maxim.
Crochet Hooks and tools
For this project I used U.S. Size J (6.0 mm) hook.
Furthermore, something else that comes in handy if you decide you’d like to stitch these sets up for yourself is a good set of crochet hooks. Undoubtedly my favorite brand to use are the Knit Picks brand.
I also have a cute little set from Amazon that I love too. You can buy this one fairly inexpensively and it comes with some tools and notions that will be helpful too. Several buying options to choose from and I don’t think you can go wrong with any of them. 🙂 Additionally I have the light up set pictured below. I love that it’s rechargeable!
Additional Tools for when your wrists and/or hands ache
If you are like me and you knit and crochet a lot, something that I have found is useful at times is a pair of stress relief gloves. I own a few different kinds, but I do think any of them is better than not using anything at all if your hands and wrists are bothering you. In fact I’ll include a few links for you to check out.
Need a little more help?
That should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. If you feel like you might need a little extra assistance and want online classes to help you, check out the links below for Crafty and Annie’s. Both have numerous classes to choose from to improve your skills or teach you something new. You can always learn something new!
Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help. However if you are more interested in custom ordering one already made, you can contact me for that as well. I still sell the finished items. You can contact me here or find me in my Etsy shop: Stay@Home Stitchings
Happy Stitching!
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~Mindy~
