Blanket and Afghan Sizes

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1. Hi Rita, that is 90 inches wide by 100 inches long. I’m happy your grandson’s blanket turned out the way you wanted it too ♥ I’m sure he will love having a blanket made by you, just for him! Wishing you the very best, Rhondda

2. First I’d like to thank you for your advice on my grandsons blanket! It turned out beautiful and is big enough for him to wrap himself up in it.

   I have a quick question. I’m making my other grandson a blanket and he is taller than the 15 year old. I decided to make it in the queen size you have listed as 90” x 100” and just want to double check the measurements are 90” wide by 100” long? Thank you in advance! As a beginner this information is just what I need! Have a wonderful day Rhondda

3. Hi Rita, It would really depend on what he will be using it for 🙂 If this is a blanket for him to use when he is sitting on the couch, he may prefer a different width to a blanket that is meant to cover him when sleeping on a bed. I would lean toward widths for the rectangular blankets in the adult size options for patterns since he is almost an adult himself (and tall too!).

4. I am brand new to crocheting and have no idea how big to make a blanket. I’m making one for my grandson who is 15 years old and over 6 ft tall. I made the length 72” and not sure how wide to make it. Any suggestions? I know it’s an odd size but that’s how it turned out. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

5. Hi Kim, it can vary on the pattern you are using to make the blanket and your gauge when you are crocheting. What I recommend doing is crochet your beginning chain to be slightly longer than the finished width of your blanket that you want – so if I were making a 32 inch wide baby blanket, I would crochet approximately 35 inches. Then when you work back across that starting chain you can follow the pattern (if there is one you are following) or simply crochet your stitches if you are doing a project using straight single crochet or a basic stitch, until you reach the finished width you wanted. Those leftover extra chains can be unravelled and woven in and you don’t have to worry about counting chains this way. Simply cut the chain if you have more than 4 inches unworked and then undo those chains, one at a time until you reach one extra from the last stitch you crocheted into on the row. Then weave that tail in securely at the end of the project. It works in a pinch and is much easier than trying to calculate how many stitches you need to make. If you are nervous about trying this then make up a small practice piece using scrap yarn first and give it a try 🙂 Hope this helps! Rhondda

6. I’m very new to the crocheting world and can’t seem to figure out how many chains to start with for and XL throw. I’m using a bulky yarn and a size 9.0 hook.

7. Hi Judith, A Toddler Bed (I think this is what you mean by Junior bed?) is about 28 inches wide by 55 inches long and a duvet cover or comforter for that size bed is 40 inches wide by 60 inches long. Hope this helps! Rhondda

8. What is the size of a “junior” bed blanket I could crochet

9. Happy to help Tamara 🙂 Have fun crocheting!

10. Cannot thank you enough. I am somewhat new to crocheting and this information is so valuable for me.

11. Very welcome Bonnie! For me I always prefer a little extra length (which I did not include in the measurements above) because I like to be able to pull the covers right up under my chin! You can always tuck the bottom end in a bit too if there is a baseboard 🙂 Have fun making your Temperature Blanket!! All the best, Rhondda

12. Rhondda, thanks so much for this very helpful list of sizes for blankets. I think my temperature blanket will be much longer than the average double bed size, but I had honed into the right size width…….80″. 😉

13. Very welcome Ana 🙂 I’m happy they are helpful to you! Have a lovely week! Rhondda

14. Hi Rohndda!
    Thans so much for sharing your list of guide sizes for blankets. This is something I have been wondering about for some time and it is going to be of great help when making my blankets. Thanks again! 🙂