An Easy Step-by-Step Guide to DIY Your Own Fleece Tie Blanket

A fleece tie blanket is without doubt one of the best no-sew crafts for teenagers, teenagers and adults. It’s a easy, cheap challenge made by reducing, tying and knotting collectively two items of fleece. So, for those who’re seeking to train your creativity, add this tie blanket to your checklist of initiatives, particularly as soon as it’s time for winter crafts. Whether you buy a package or begin with your personal material, the tip result’s a delicate, cute and heat blanket.

Materials Needed:

Fabric Requirements

For this challenge, we used two yards of the Rainbow Blizzard Fleece and the Mint Blizzard Solid Fleece from Joann. The material is delicate, heat and manageable for reducing and tying. Heavy fleece, like anti-pill polar fleece, could also be too thick for this challenge. Two yards is good for adults and one yard works for kids.

How to Make a Fleece Tie Blanket:

Step 1: Measure and reduce 5 x 5-inch squares.

Start by layering the fleece on a desk or craft floor. Make certain each coordinating items are accurately aligned on prime of one another. Cut a 5 x 5-inch sq. out of every nook of the blanket. These cut-out squares assist make the corners neat as soon as the ties are completed. Plus, they’ll assist you create the lengths of fringes across the blanket.

Note: Make certain you narrow by way of each layers of fleece.

Step 2: Cut five-inch slits, each one inch.

You wish to make a 1 x 5-inch fringe across the whole fringe of the fleece blanket. This signifies that every strip needs to be the identical size because the starter sq. (5 inches). Use a yardstick to house out the cuts each inch. The yardstick can even assist to maintain the cuts straight. You wish to reduce five-inch slits on all 4 sides of the blanket.

Step 3: Tie the fringes.

Here’s tips on how to tie the fringes. Repeat this course of for each reduce.

Pull the perimeter over your finger.

Push the perimeter by way of the loop.

Pull the tip by way of to create a knot. Continue pulling till absolutely tightened.

Optional: Tie a double knot for those who suppose your fundamental knots received’t maintain.

Step 4: Continue tying the perimeter.

Keep tying the items of fleece collectively till you end all 4 sides. Then, your new tie blanket is completed!

And if you would like much more DIYs for newbie and knowledgeable crafters alike, try the GH Stitch Club, the place we present you tips on how to crochet, knit and extra!

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Mariah Thomas (she/her) is an assistant editor for Good Housekeeping, the place she covers residence and life-style content material. Mariah has greater than 4 years of editorial expertise, having written for TLC, Apartment Therapy, Women’s Health and Avocado Magazine. She obtained her grasp’s diploma in journalism on the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and revealed her first e book, Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts and Emotions, in 2019. She’s additionally the founding father of RTF Community a platform for creatives of shade to attach, study and showcase their work.