An easy pattern: if you can single and double crochet, you can make this blanket!

Two contrasting colors of self-striping yarn give this simple pattern extra visual depth, but you could use any chunky yarn.

Hate to weave in ends? Not to worry! When you change colors while crocheting this blanket, you carry the non-working yarn up the sides. The crochet border covers up the yarn “floaters” and leaves you with very few ends to darn (or otherwise curse!).