The Best Types of Yarn for Crochet Blankets: A Beginner's Guide

With the summer almost at an end and the promise of cold weather on the horizon, it's time to start looking at fall/winter projects. And there's nothing quite like curling up under a handmade crochet blanket. Whether you're making a baby blanket, a cozy throw, or a king-size masterpiece, choosing the right yarn is one of the first decisions you'll need to make.

The best yarn for your project depends on who the blanket is for, how often it will be used, and how much care you're willing to put into it. So let's explore the most popular yarn types and their pros and cons.

DIY fancy hat keychain or bag charm (from a plastic bottle cap)

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm finally here the tutorial for a cute little project that you can make for your self or as a gift: 

Farmhouse-style crochet edged kitchen towel

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a cute little project that resulted in a lovely kitchen towel: 

Farmhouse-style crochet kitchen cloth

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here another very quick and easy crochet project: 

DIY Crochet Flower Keychains (pattern and tutorial)

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a great spring project, just perfect to create small gifts or party favors, and also great to use up yarn leftovers: 

Mini Granny Square - free cross stitch pattern

This week's free cross stitch pattern is a tribute to crochet projects. I had a lot of fun with this cross-over between crafts and now I want to repeat it again with other shapes too, let's see what else I can come up with... 

Crochet Project Planner Printable

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here one of the latest items added to my Etsy shop - and for once it's not a cross stitch or a crochet pattern!

Instead, it's a crochet planner - a simple, one page way to register all your on-going projects, keep track of supplies and, overall, create more accountability to make sure you actually finish what you started.

DIY Tropical Vibes Gift Set

Following the purple gift set and the pink gift set I shared here before Christmas last year, I now completed a similar set, but this time in bolder colors with a tropical vibe. 

Easy crochet top

Hello and welcome! This week I'm been mostly busy with my Etsy shop, but I wanted to quickly share here my first crochet project of 2026: 

A new crochet sweater

Just popping in here quickly to show off my latest crochet sweater. Slowly, I've been trying to dedicate more time to crocheting clothes I can actually wear - so instead of using this cotton yarn to make more placemats (of which we already have more than enough at home), I used it to make a sweater.

DIY crochet and fabric kitchen towels set

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm sharing here a set of kitchen towels I manage to finish recently;

The Beach Landscape Crochet Top

Hello, and welcome! I'm having a proud mama moment here today, and sharing will all of you the crochet top my almost 15-years old made all by herself:

Lined boxy crochet cosmetic pouch

Hello, and welcome! Remember the lined crochet zipper pouch I shared here a few weeks ago? Well, my daughter used the rest of the yarns to make a larger, box shaped cosmetic pouch and we needed to add lining to it as well...

Granny squares crochet bag

Hello, and welcome! My daughter made a granny square bag for one of her friends. Basically, she crocheted all the granny squares, joined them together and assembled the bag. I contributed just by adding the lining and sewing the handles.

Long sleeved crochet sweater

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm showing off here one more project I've finally been able to complete:

Pretty multicolored granny squares

Hello, and welcome! Today I'm not sharing here one of me crochet projects. Instead, I'm having a proud mama moment and showing off these pretty granny squares made by my daughter:

Make a Mini Solid Granny Square - the video tutorial

I've been making a lot of these mini granny squares lately for a project I expect to be able to share here soon, so I thought - why not turn all this work into a quick video tutorial?

Mini crochet pillow

Sometimes destashing means not only using up existing craft supplies but also completing projects that were left half finished (and have been in that stage for a while).

Such was the case with this little crochet pillow. 

Small crochet basket - free pattern and video tutorial

Hello, and welcome! In a (not so) recent quest to use up my (overly large) yarn stash, I'm been making several crochet small baskets. Some of them I'm using to store other small on-going craft projects, others I'm saving to use as gift baskets later on.

In any case, after making a few I decided to write down the pattern and create a video tutorial too.

Small crochet envelope pouch

...made from...yes, you guessed: yarn leftover from another project. 

To be honest, I don't even remember what I originally got this yarn for, but it had been sitting in my craft supplies closet for quite some time. So this past weekend I grabbed a hook and finally used it to crochet this small pouch while watching TV.