To have the knit edge nice and neat I use the following method
Knitted edge or first loop will do a lot
Crochet for Christmas 2021. Blanket with Snowflakes
I crocheted this blanket for my daughter 3 years ago as a Christmas present. Pattern is available free here. I chose 100% wool yarn and 4 mm hook. The blanket was remarkable success in my family, so I made one more – with different edge and color combination. Yarn used was Drops Karisma cream (6x), red(4x), burgundy (4x), light grey (6x), charcoal (4x).
Crochet for Christmas 2021. Table Mats
Red tones will crate the right festive atmosphere in your home. Presented table mats are very easy to crochet. They are decorated with small leaves in form of a V stitch in green. You can use rests of cotton yarns in red, pink and orange colors.
Crochet edge of a blanket, pullover, or other crochet piece
It may happen that your edge formed by solid sc, hdc, dc… is not so nice or a bit wavy. Is it loose after washing the piece? Exactly this has happened to me and I was upset about the appearance of my crochet piece. I started to invesitgate and test, and found a solution, that is easy and can be
Ups n Downs
A CAL project with name „Ups n Downs“ has inspired me to create my own blanket. And here is my result. I used double knit acryl yarn (100 g = 300 m) and following colors: cream, light gray, very dark grey, washed black, washed terracotta, terracotta. Information, yarn usage and pattern are available free here