Standard Blanket Size Chart
A blanket has no body to fit, so "standard sizes" here describe common conventions tied to actual use — a car seat, a crib mattress, a specific bed size — rather than a body-measurement chart the way this site's garment charts work.
The chart
| Size | Dimensions | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Stroller | 14 × 26 in | Stroller or car-seat cover, supervised use |
| Receiving | 30 × 30 in | Swaddling, square shape |
| Crib | 30 × 36 in | Crib mattress coverage |
| Lapghan | 36 × 48 in | Lap covering, nap blanket, longer useful life |
| Throw | 50 × 60 in | Sofa or armchair |
| Twin | 66 × 90 in | Twin bed |
| Full/Queen | 90 × 90 in | Full or queen bed |
| King | 108 × 90 in | King bed, generous overhang |
These are the identical dimensions this site's baby blanket and adult blanket project pages compute their real cast-on and yarn figures from — use this chart to pick a size, then follow through to the matching project page for the actual worked numbers at that size.
Before making anything at crib scale
Read the safe-sleep note on the crib blanket project page before starting that specific size — it covers real pediatric guidance around loose bedding and an infant's crib that applies regardless of how well this piece is made.
Why full and queen share one row
Their mattress widths sit close enough together that one 90-inch square drapes comfortably over either bed with reasonable overhang — a second, nearly identical row would add clutter to this chart without describing a genuinely different project.
Choosing between two adjacent sizes
If a use case sits between two chart rows — wanting more coverage than a throw but not committing to a full twin-size project — sizing up rather than down is generally the safer call, since a blanket that's slightly larger than strictly needed still functions fine, while one that's noticeably undersized for its intended use often doesn't.
FAQ
Do these dimensions assume a specific stitch pattern or gauge? No — the dimensions themselves are gauge-independent; the project pages linked above compute cast-on and yarn figures at a specific stated gauge and stitch pattern for each size, which you should re-run at your own gauge before starting.
Is there a standard size for a lovey or security-blanket-scale project, smaller than stroller size? Not charted on this site specifically — a lovey is typically sized much smaller (often under a foot square) and treated more as a small accessory project than a blanket, closer in scale to amigurumi than to this chart's smallest row.
Why does this chart split baby and adult blankets into separate size vocabularies rather than one shared scale? Because a baby blanket's smallest useful sizes (stroller, receiving) have no equivalent adult use case, and an adult blanket's largest sizes (twin through king) have no equivalent baby use case — sharing one combined scale would produce several sizes with no real-world purpose in between.
Do these dimensions change if the blanket is worked in crochet instead of knit? No — the target dimensions themselves are craft-neutral; what changes between knit and crochet is the stitch pattern and gauge used to reach them, which is exactly what the linked project pages compute separately for each size.