Crocheted blankets and Afghans were formerly known as hand made items. However with the machine again and the demand for crocheted blankets, many manufacturers began making crocheted blankets on automated machines. While most manufacturers of crocheted item concentrate on apparel, there are a few in China that focus on the crocheted blanket. Inner Mongolia Shijitianjiao Cashmere Products Co., Ltd controls the entire manufacturing process of their crocheted blanket making from purchasing the raw cashmere to spinning, crocheting, inspecting and packaging.

Items made of cashmere are their main industry. Yixing Huayi Knitting Co., Ltd. employ from 55 to 100 factory workers to run their machines that make the crocheted and knitted products for their industry. Although they manufacture many beautiful crocheted and knit items, they offer only one crocheted blanket. Their newest line of children’s blanket is made of acrylic, chenille yarn, it is hand made with hand crocheted edge. While at Jiangsu Textile Industry (Group) Import & Export, crocheted blankets are just a small part of their immense industry.

They offer four different crocheted blankets in many different yarn blends from acrylic, cotton and fiber blends, and cashmere. Their crocheted blankets are of good quality but lack the hand crocheted appearance. There are many companies who sell crocheted blankets, but there are only a few that actually manufacture them as there main focus of their industry. Although these crocheted blanket are lovely and of good quality, they will never replace a hand crocheted blanket made with loving hands.