Crochet along. This post explains How to Make Entrelac Crochet Baby Blankets. It’s kind of funny: Entrelac is actually an ancient crochet technique. But it creates rather modern-looking baby blankets and, dare I say, gorgeous throws.
Gorgeous, right?!
Now you’re interested in how to crochet an entrelac blanket yourself? You’ve come to the right spot.
This is the introduction video that explains a bit about how entrelac crochet blankets are constructed. Then, it takes you to a series of crochet-along videos so that you can make your own while watching the crochet video tutorials.
How to Make Entrelac Crochet Baby Blankets
The Introduction Video
Let’s begin with detailing what you’ll need to create Entrelac crochet baby blankets.
Stitches used for an Entrelac Crochet Baby Blankets
- Tunisian Simple Stitch – TSS
- Chain – ch
- Slip Stitch – sl st
Yarn, Supplies, Tools
For this project, you will need two contrasting colored yarn. For this particular crochet stitch (the Tunisian simple stitch), acrylic yarn works best. Better than cotton or wool.
Note that this will create a rather thick blanket, so cost might be a factor in there somehow as well. How much you’ll need exactly of course depends on the size of the blanket.
Generally speaking, it is recommended that you purchase 1-pound skeins of both colors as it is better to have too much rather than not enough.
You can use the leftovers for a matching pillow or darling baby display animal or mobile or so. By way of an example, 30oz worsted weight yarn is enough for a baby pram cover.
Entrelac Crochet Tips
Basically, you are making little squares, one after the other, either strung together or attached to each other ! As simple as that!
Crochet Hooks for Entrelac Crochet Stitches?
Tip 1
Because Entrelac crochet results in a thicker work, you might want to go up a couple of hook sizes, say + 1.5 – 2 mm beyond what is typically recommended for your yarn. This ensure that you are crocheting loose enough for it all to look right and be ‘not too tight’ in the end.
Tip 2
Because the squares are quite small, you can just work with a normal crochet hook and don’t really need a Tunesian crochet hook (although you might find it handy if you create larger squares. But, think of it: you probably have less than 10 stitches on your hook. Any hook can handle this. No problem.
If you are in the market for some pretty Tunesian crochet hooks, i.e. you are hooked on Tunesian crochet, here is a recommendation. This is a lightweight set that has a good range of hooks, and is interchangeable. Pretty great set, as a birthday present, or so:
That’s it for supplies.
Tip 3
Regarding your pattern: none really sets the rules but you! You can crochet row by row, corner to corner, or crochet in rounds of squares a round a center piece. Up to you.
Most people are straight-laced, and string it along. But you don’t have to! It will work just fine if you don’t.
Tip 4
Your blanket sides and borders. That’s a bit tricker to answer than the above three, and is discussed in the complete free crochet video tutorial series below. But the short answer is this: if you line your squares up straight, you’ll have straight borders. Easy. Just crochet a border all around with 1 or 2 rounds of single crochet and you are done.
If you make them diagonal, then you’ll end up with jagged edges and you’ll fill these with 1/2 squares, basically reducing the number of stitches on each row till you have a triangle.
For more info and to get started, click the first video! And you’ll be on your way.
Ready for more. Continue with the following:
Step-by-step Video Tutorial How to Crochet Entrelac Blankets
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And there you have it!
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When watching the videos, it never showed how to do the first two white squares…there should have been a video to show this first step. The first video included started with these squares already done and then continued with the contrasting color
Hi Donna,
Thank you for bringing this to my attention!!! Some code got scrabbled at the backend of this article, so that you not only would miss out on video 2, but on the bulk of the tips and hints in the article as well. I got it all sorted out for you. Enjoy! Will you send in a picture of your blanket to us, to share with the community?!
Should there be a part one? I’m seeing the videos start with video number 2
Yes, there is a part 1. let me fix this for you now.
Help! There’s no part 9 video!
Well, there is! However, the video at Youtube is potentially a bit damaged. So, if it is not showing perfectly for you, then know that at the end of video 8 you will automatically be brought to video 9. And tada… Part 7 and 9 are, of course, remarkably similar, right?! It’s more or less the same white row.
Thank you so much for these videos! I’ve always wanted to learn to crochet this type of stitch and these videos made it so easy to follow along. My blanket is coming along beautifully.
You are welcome, Andrea. I’m so happy to hear this.
Thank you so much for this pattern! I’d like to make a throw blanket but I’m unsure how many stitches the foundation chain should be. Any ideas?
Hi Jessica, to answer your question…. what is the gauge of your yarn and what hook size does it ask for. Do you have that hook size? Are you a loose or tight crocheter?
I have learned to crochet two patterns and loved the look of this blanket. Thanks to your great videos, I now know three.