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HodgePodge Crochet @hodgepodgecrochetcom.wordpress.com@hodgepodgecrochetcom.wordpress.com · 2026-06-19 · 08:00 UTC

Intermediate Crochet Edging Pattern for Blankets (With Video Tutorial)

Have you ever finished a blanket, admired your handiwork, and thought, “You know what this needs? A little something extra.”

Or maybe you’ve stared at a finished blanket and thought, “Nope. Don’t touch it. If I add one more stitch, I’ll end up frogging the whole thing.”

I understand both feelings.

My Rolling Tide Ripple Blanket was originally designed to be completely borderless. The ripples create a beautiful finished edge all on their own, and honestly, I love the look just as it is.

But sometimes you want a border.

Maybe you want to frame your blanket. Maybe you have a few yards of yarn left. Maybe you simply enjoy making decorative edges. (No judgment here. Some of us think crocheting a border is the best part.)

That’s exactly why this crochet edging exists.

This intermediate-level border combines crossed treble crochet stitches, textured dc3tog clusters, and decorative front-facing picots to create a beautiful edge that works on far more than just ripple blankets.

It looks fantastic on:

Ripple blankets
Granny square blankets
Solid afghans
Baby blankets
Lapghans
Throws
Home décor projects

The finished edging has wonderful texture, plenty of visual interest, and just enough detail to keep things fun without becoming overly complicated.

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Watch the Video Tutorial

If you’d like to crochet along with me step-by-step, be sure to watch the full video tutorial below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWngDcuxGKg

The written instructions below are intended to supplement the video tutorial.

Skill Level

Intermediate

Crochet Terms

US Crochet Terminology

Special Stitches

Crossed Treble Crochet (Crossed tr)

Skip the next stitch, work a treble crochet in the following stitch, then working behind the previous treble crochet, work a treble crochet in the skipped stitch. This creates a decorative crossed effect.

dc3tog (Double Crochet 3 Together)

Yarn over and insert hook into the indicated space. Yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Repeat twice more in same space. Yarn over and pull through all 4 remaining loops on the hook.

Front Picot

Ch 3. Insert hook into the 2 front vertical bars of the single crochet directly below the chain and slip stitch to form the picot. This creates a picot that sits on the front of the edging rather than on top of the chain.

Notes

This border can be added to virtually any blanket.
Round 1 serves as an adjustment round and allows you to customize the spacing to fit your project.
Each side should have an even number of chain-2 spaces at the end of Round 1.
Corner stitches are marked to simplify placement in later rounds.

Written Pattern

Rnd 1: Beginning in any corner, work 3 sc in the corner. *Ch 2, skip a few stitches along the side of the blanket as needed, sc in the next stitch; repeat from * across to the next corner. Work 3 sc in the corner. Repeat around the blanket, joining to the first sc with a slip stitch.

Note: Each side should have an even number of ch-2 spaces.

Rnd 2: Join with a sc in the first corner sc. Work sc in the same stitch, sc in the next sc, and place a marker in this stitch to mark the corner. Work 2 sc in the next sc.

*2 sc in the next ch-2 space, skip the next sc; repeat from * across to the next corner.

Corner: Skip the next sc, 2 sc in the next sc, sc in the next sc (place a marker in this stitch to mark the corner), 2 sc in the next sc.

Repeat from * around the blanket. Join with a slip stitch to the first sc.

Rnd 3: Beginning 3 stitches before the marked corner stitch, join yarn and ch 4 (counts as a tr). Work a tr in the stitch to the right of the beginning ch-4 to form the first crossed tr pair.

*Skip 1 st, tr in next st, working behind the previous tr, tr in the skipped st; repeat from * across to the next corner, working the first tr of the final crossed tr pair in the marked corner stitch.

Corner: Ch 3, then work a crossed tr pair using the next stitch and the marked corner stitch.

Repeat from * around. Join to the top of the beginning ch-4.

Rnd 4: Join yarn in any space between crossed tr pairs. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc in the same space.

*Ch 1, skip the next crossed tr pair, sc in the space between the next crossed tr pair; repeat from * to the corner.

Corner: Work (sc, ch 1, sc, ch 1, sc) in the corner ch-3 space.

Repeat from * around. Join with a slip stitch to the first sc.

Rnd 5: Join yarn in any sc on any side. Ch 3 (counts as a dc).

*Work a dc3tog in the next ch-1 space; repeat from * across to the next corner.

Corner: Work 3 dc in the center sc of the corner.

Repeat from * around. Join with a slip stitch to the top of the beginning ch-3.

Rnd 6: Join yarn in the top of any dc on any side. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc in the same dc, ch 1, skip the next dc3tog.

*Sc in the next dc, ch 1, skip the next dc3tog; repeat from * across to the next corner.

Corner: Work (sc, ch 1, sc) in the center dc of the corner.

Ch 1, sc in the next dc, ch 1, skip the next dc3tog.

Repeat from * around. Join with a slip stitch to the first sc.

Rnd 7: Join yarn in any ch-1 space on any side. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc in the same ch-1 space.

*Ch 1, skip the next sc, sc in the next ch-1 space; repeat from * across to the next corner.

Corner: Work (sc, ch 1, sc) in the corner ch-1 space.

Ch 1, skip the next sc, sc in the next ch-1 space.

Repeat from * around. Join with a slip stitch to the first sc.

Rnd 8: Join yarn in any ch-1 space on any side. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc in the same ch-1 space, work a picot, sc in the same ch-1 space.

*Skip the next sc, work (sc, work a picot, sc) in the next ch-1 space; repeat from * around.

Join with a slip stitch to the first sc. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Final Thoughts

One of my favorite things about crochet borders is how dramatically they can change the look of a project. It’s a little like putting a frame around a piece of artwork. The blanket may already be finished, but a beautiful edging can make the entire project feel complete.

If you add this border to one of your projects, I’d love to see it! Share your finished photos and be sure to tag me so I can admire your handiwork.

Happy Crocheting!

— Tanya
HodgePodge Crochet

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Kraken @[email protected] · 2026-04-11 · 15:03 UTC

🟡 Terror Attack | 6/10
🇵🇰

Unconfirmed reports of suicide attack on Pakistani army base
Unconfirmed reports indicate a suicide attack targeted a temporary base of the Pakistani army on the Bannu-Miram Shah road, approximately 55 kilometres from the Afghan border. The site has been targeted in multiple previous attacks.

💬 SENTINEL: Потенційна ескалація на кордоні Пакистан-Афганістан, зона активності TTP. Потрібне підтвердження.

#Terrorism #Pakistan #AfghanBorder

#terrorism #pakistan #afghanborder

Kraken @[email protected] · 2026-04-11 · 15:03 UTC

🟡 Terror Attack | 6/10
🇵🇰

Unconfirmed reports of suicide attack on Pakistani army base
Unconfirmed reports indicate a suicide attack targeted a temporary base of the Pakistani army on the Bannu-Miram Shah road, approximately 55 kilometres from the Afghan border. The site has been targeted in multiple previous attacks.

💬 SENTINEL: Потенційна ескалація на кордоні Пакистан-Афганістан, зона активності TTP. Потрібне підтвердження.

#Terrorism #Pakistan #AfghanBorder

#terrorism #pakistan #afghanborder

Kraken @[email protected] · 2026-04-11 · 15:03 UTC

🟡 Terror Attack | 6/10
🇵🇰

Unconfirmed reports of suicide attack on Pakistani army base
Unconfirmed reports indicate a suicide attack targeted a temporary base of the Pakistani army on the Bannu-Miram Shah road, approximately 55 kilometres from the Afghan border. The site has been targeted in multiple previous attacks.

💬 SENTINEL: Потенційна ескалація на кордоні Пакистан-Афганістан, зона активності TTP. Потрібне підтвердження.

#Terrorism #Pakistan #AfghanBorder

#afghanborder #pakistan #terrorism