My oldest daughter when asked me, “How did you learn to crochet baby blankets?” I told her that my grandma had taught me the basics of crochet, such as how to this weeks I`d suggest that anyone needing to learn how to crochet baby blankets, or any other crochet items, should go online to watch} videos. The reason I advise videos as opposed to just books is that in the videos you can see how to hold the yarn and hook, as well as any other steps needed to make certain stitches.
I have found YouTube to be a heave resource in finding these videos. You simply type in “crochet” or “crochet baby blanket” in the search bar and you’ll find lots of how-to videos.
You can also go to Google and type in the words “crochet videos” or “crochet baby blanket videos” to bring up lots of results.
Of course, there are many different patterns for baby blankets and afghans. Each pattern will have another stitches that you’ll need to learn, if you don’t already know how. Most times the patterns will have instructions for the basic stitches and other more advance stitches. If you’re new to crocheting, I’d advise beginning with a very basic pattern. I’ve found fairly easy patterns to follow are granny squares or ripples.
If your pattern calls for stitches that you’re not familiar with and the instructions don’t look clear, do a different search for videos using that specific stitch in your search term. For example, in Google or YouTube you coulded try searching for “double crochet stitch” or “double crochet stitch video.”
Some other great way to learn is like I did, by having somebody experienced show you. If you don’t have a grandma, mother, auntie, etc. who`s skilled at crocheting, try asking some of the women you associate with such as co-workers, church groups, friends and other family members. Many churches have a time when the ladies get together and bring their various craft projects. This would be a great resource.
Good luck!