So I went with Bernat Handicrafter Cotton, which is inexpensive and you can get it just about anywhere (including Wal-Mart). Organic cotton would have been ideal, but I didn’t want to spend too much on a beginner project in case it didn’t work out. I want a blanket to flow over me like a warm, full-body hug. For me, that’s an ideal characteristic in a blanket. Unlike acrylic, which can often give you a stiff end-product, cotton just envelops you in its drapey folds. I’m mad about the Scandinavian look.) But the Ikea one is made of acrylic, and I wanted natural fibers.Īs I started to learn crochet, I quickly fell in love with cotton for its drape.

(I’m always a sucker for black-and-white stripes. I’ve wanted a black-and-white striped blanket ever since I saw Ikea’s. I HIGHLY recommend!! She’s very thorough, and offers lefty versions for south-paws like me.* The Inspiration *Note: I learned how to crochet with Crafty Minx’s Crochet School. If you can do that one stitch (and switch colours), you’ve got this! Read on to learn more!

It’s just double crochet throughout, switching between black and white. In fact, anyone with even the most basic crochet skills could make this blanket without a tutorial. So if I can make this throw blanket, anyone can make this blanket!