Hello hello!
A couple of weeks ago, I finished a star blanket for a newborn baby girl for good friends of ours and complained to my husband that I never know how to fold these blankets. They always look oddly shaped when folded, are impossible to gift wrap, and so on. Well, my husband took one look at the blanket and was like "uh, yes, of course, you could fold it", took the blanket andddd folded it perfectly. Right. I was baffled and posted a picture on Instagram. It looks like I am not the only one struggling with folding star blankets, and I was asked to ask my husband to show the world how he folds star blankets...
So, I present the "fold your star blanket tutorial" :). The pattern I used for the blanket is from Celeste Young and the yarn is Life DK and Life Changes DK from Stylecraft.
I would love to see your folded blankets! Can you tag us on instagram or use the hashtag #crochetbetweenworlds? That would be awesome!!
If something is unclear, please let me know, and I will try to describe it in other words.
Take care,
Anne
Tutorial: Fold A Star Blanket
Step 1
Lay it out with the wrong side facing up.
Step 2
Fold in the first side. I use the corners (the dips) as guidelines. With larger blankets, you might to fold it over a bit further though.
Step 3
Fold in the second side. If your blanket is bigger than mine, the sides will overlap more and you might need to fold the side in a bit further.
Step 4
Fold in the upper half. If your blanket is bigger, you might need to fold it in a bit further.
Step 5
Fold in the lower half. If your blanket is bigger, you might need to fold it in a bit further.
Step 6
Fold the lower half in again to the middle and turn it over! :)
The Video
It might sound more complicated than it actually is. In fact, it is super easy... So, we made a short video - it doesn't have the highest quality (we filmed it in the middle of our move and were rather short on time) but I hope you get the idea anyway. :)
