Afghan edging for baby boy

[dulcet_ambrosia]

I'm making a really simple afghan for a friend who's expecting. My problem is, what edging should I put on it. Right now it's just a double crochet square (I said it was simple:) ), so I want a little more to it. But I don't want it too delicate or girly, since the baby is a boy. What should I use?

[KnicKnac]

I have found the crab stitch is about the best edging for a male blanket.

[olive]

I just gave a baby afghan to a friend who was having a boy and I did the same thing, a large dc square. I didn't edge it b/c I didn't want to make it look girly. Boy things are difficult.

[dulcet_ambrosia]

I have found the crab stitch is about the best edging for a male blanket.

 

What is the crab stitch?

[JCB]

What is the crab stitch?

 

Crab Stitch is also called Reverse Single Crochet. Here are instructions and a video:

http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=17

 

Joan

[NeedSleep]

I am making the Tiramisu blanket for a boy and wondered it it was too girly. Hmmm. It has a scalloped edging.

[Empress Busy Bee]

I usually do picot edgings for boys. Not too girly and not too plain.

 

[sherryzzz]

here's a biscuit edging - plain but with enough texture to be interesting:

http://www.halfknits.com/biscuit-edge-pattern.htm

[Empress Busy Bee]

Found a picture of picot edging:

 

http://www.woolcrafting.com/crochet-picot-edging.html

[luvmnms]

I have found the crab stitch is about the best edging for a male blanket.

 

This is the edging I use for boys/men, too!

[RoseRed]

crab stitch is awesome!

[darski]

I find that rows of hdc worked Through Back Loop Only is a great (and masculine) edging. Especially if done in three tones of the same colour or all the colours from the blanket.

[sonnets_and_stitches]

You could do a straight edging in a complementary color.