25 Free Crochet Blanket Edgings for a Perfect Finish

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Crocheting an afghan is truly a labor of love, which requires a significant investment of time and effort. When you reach the end of your project, you want a crochet border that will add structure, serve as a design element, and enhance the look of your blanket. Give your crochet blanket the finish it deserves with one of these beautiful crochet edgings.

Creative Crochet Blanket Edging Ideas

For this collection, we’ve rounded up a wide variety of different crochet blanket edgings, from simple and elegant to bold and eye-catching. These patterns, gathered from different talented designers include:

• Crab Stitch Border
• Envelope Border
• Waffle Border
• Bobble Edging
• Arcade Stitch Border
• Quick & Easy One Row Crochet Border
• Happily Ever Crochet Border with Scallops
• Lace Border for a Baby Blanket
• Shell Edging
• Knotted Fringe Edging
• Star Border
• Popcorn Border
• Ribbed Blanket Edging
• Ribbed Border
• Little Stars Border
• Picot Border
• Bobbles and Picots Border
• Fringe Edging with Chains
• Alpine Stitch Border
• Moss Stitch Border
• Granny Square Border
• Candy Cane Border
• Camel Stitch Border
• Boxed in Mosaic Crochet Border
• Reverse Shell Border

How to Crochet Blanket Borders

For some of these crochet edgings, the stitch multiple is important. For the border to work correctly, you’ll need to have a certain number of stitches on each side of the blanket. You can do the math yourself, or you can use the blanket patterns provided with many of these borders. Others require only an even or odd number of stitches and are easy to add to any size blanket.

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25 Free Crochet Blanket Edging Patterns

Crab Stitch Border

When making a crab stitch border (sometimes called reverse single crochet), you work a basic single crochet stitch in the opposite direction as you usually would. For right-handed crocheters, you’ll work right to left instead of left to right. This makes a decorative edge that looks like twisted rope. If this technique sounds confusing, the written explanation and video tutorial will tell you everything you need to know.

Envelope Border

When you’re making a blanket in mosaic crochet, or in any pattern that changes colors at the end of each row, you end up with yarn tails all down each side. This clever envelope border hides your ends neatly inside, with no need to weave them all in! You’ll basically make a front border and a back border, then join them together with the yarn ends tucked in between.

Waffle Stitch Border

This waffle stitch border pattern comes as part of a simple double crochet blanket, but the border is really the star here! Plus, you can use this crochet blanket edging pattern to add a cozy texture to practically any blanket. Just scroll a little over halfway down the page to find the stitch multiple and use it on any blanket you choose!

Simple Bobble Border

This simple bobble edging pattern, adds a little texture and gives the blanket a whimsical look. It starts with two rounds of 3dc clusters (AKA granny stitch) and finishes off with a round of bobbles. This easy border pattern also includes a video tutorial!

Arcade Stitch Border

This stunning arcade stitch border in bright orange makes the perfect contrast to a neutral blanket. This particular border pattern needs a blanket with a stitch multiple of 6+3 on each side. But if you don’t want to worry about the math, the designer has provided a waffle stitch blanket pattern made just for this border.

Quick & Easy One Row Crochet Border

This one-row crochet border is meant to be worked directly into the fabric around the edge of a store-bought flannel blanket. This allows you to add a quick handmade touch to a baby shower gift. However, if you like the zigzag look of this border and want to use it on a crocheted blanket, you could also work into the last round of stitches.

Happily Ever Crochet Border with Scallops

This lacy scalloped border would look gorgeous on any blanket. The pattern page also includes loads of helpful information about how to adjust your stitch count and set up a foundation row in order to achieve a flawless finish. Even if you don’t use this border, this is a good resource to learn the technical aspects.

Lace Border for a Baby Blanket

Another delicate, feminine option, this lace crochet border comes along with a beautifully-textured baby blanket. The border pattern also creates a round of eyelets, through which you can weave a satin ribbon if you like.

Shell Edging

This intricate-looking crochet shell edging is actually beginner-friendly! It only uses a few basic stitches and comes with a video tutorial. Make as many or as few rounds of shells as you want for a wider or narrower border.

Knotted Fringe Edging

An edging for a crochet blanket doesn’t have to be crocheted! This knotted fringe is made by simply tying knots in the yarn strands along the edge of the project. It’s a great way to add dimension and give your blanket boho vibes.

Star Border

The dangling stars in this adorable blanket border add not only visual interest but a fun tactile element for baby blankets. Although the designer recommends a setup round of single crochet, the border itself only has one round! The pattern includes detailed photo and video tutorials to walk you through each step.

Popcorn Border

This playful popcorn edging adds a pop of texture around the edge of an afghan. This pattern works great with just about any blanket because it starts off with a simple setup round of ch-2 loops and the number of loops is not important—no complicated math required!

Ribbed Blanket Edging

This ribbed blanket edging adds a classic look that’s gender-neutral and perfect for all ages. This type of ribbing uses alternating front and back post double crochet stitches to make textured ridges. This border pattern is easy to customize, since you can just keep working rounds until you reach your preferred width.

Applied Single Crochet Ribbed Border

Another way to create a ribbed border is by using turned rows of back loop only single crochet. This ribbed border tutorial shows you how to add ribbing to the edge of a project without having to sew it on. Adjust the length of your starting chain to make the border any width you want.

Little Stars Border

This fun star border adds a festive touch to baby blankets and Christmas projects. Although it has only one round, there are a few steps to crochet each star. But with detailed photos and a video tutorial, you should be able to master this pattern!

Picot Border

This dainty picot border adds just the right amount of texture without distracting from the overall design of the blanket. However, if you’d like a bolder look, you could experiment with thicker yarn and a larger hook. The pattern comes with written instructions, photos, and a video tutorial.

Bobbles and Picots Border

This textured crochet border combines bobbles and picots with contrasting colors for an eye-catching effect. Although it’s meant to work with a few unique sets of granny square blankets, the designer provides stitch counts for three different sizes. So with some careful planning, you could use this border on a blanket of your choice.

Fringe Edging with Chains

Although it’s pictured on its own, you can easily add this fringed border to a blanket by starting with a foundation round of single crochet stitches. This fringe uses chain loops, which gives it an entirely different look and feel from other fringed edgings that use strands of yarn.

Alpine Stitch Border

This alpine stitch crochet border looks beautiful in a solid color or in stripes. This edging doesn’t require any complicated calculations. All you need is an odd stitch count on each side, which you can easily adjust as you make a setup round of single crochet stitches.

Moss Stitch Border

The stitch used in this easy border pattern goes by many names—moss stitch, seed stitch, linen stitch, woven stitch … But whatever you call it, this stitch makes a sleek and simple border that looks fabulous on any blanket. This is another versatile option that works with any even number of stitches.

Granny Square Border

This granny square border uses classic granny squares as a striking border around a simple blanket. But you could use this concept with any other crochet square pattern, or even a mix of them! Why not try it with African flower granny squares or heart granny squares?

Candy Cane Border

This twisted crochet border in red and green makes the perfect edging for Christmas blankets. But you can use any two colors you like to create a spectacular finish for any season. Picture and video tutorials show you everything you need to know about this interesting technique.

Camel Stitch Border

This striped blanket border is made entirely in half double crochet with one simple twist. Instead of crocheting in the top of the stitch, you’ll work in the third loop. This pushes the top of the stitch forward, which creates rows of “Vs” like you see here. This border does not need any certain stitch multiple and can be worked for as many rounds as you desire.

Boxed in Mosaic Crochet Border

This mosaic crochet border looks intricate but the technique is easier than you think! You’ll just work with one color per round. Some of the stitches drop down over the previous row into the row below, which creates the design. The pattern includes a stitch multiple, as well as several sample stitch counts.

Reverse Shell Border

When making this reversible shell border, you will anchor each shell to the back of the previous one, which gives it a ruffly, layered look. The technique is slightly challenging, requiring you to turn your work during each shell, but the video tutorial clears it up! This pretty edging pattern would look fantastic on a baby blanket.

I hope you have enjoyed these free patterns for crochet blanket edgings and have found the perfect finishing touch for your next project!

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