Vanna White Made Handmade Blankets for Pat Sajak and Ryan Seacrest
vanna white said she made handmade blankets for Pat Sajak and Ryan Seacrest, turning a personal hobby into gifts for both her former and current Wheel of Fortune co-stars. She called the blankets homemade gifts that you can't buy, and said she has used the same craft to make blankets for friends who have had babies.
White's Crochet Routine
White said her grandmother taught her how to crochet when she was a little girl, then she put it away as a teenager before picking it up again probably 30 years ago. That timeline gives the blankets a practical edge: this is not a one-off gesture, but a long-running habit she has kept close enough to share with the people around her.
“I make blankets and give them away to all my friends. I made Ryan one, I made Pat one, and I made them for all my friends that have had babies.”
“My grandmother taught me how to crochet when I was a little girl, and then I put it away. As a teenager, I don’t want to crochet. And I picked it up, goodness, probably 30 years ago. And it’s just a great hobby for me. It’s very therapeutic. And my blankets are homemade gifts that you can’t buy.”
Pat Sajak And Ryan Seacrest
White said Pat Sajak and Ryan Seacrest are both incredible to work with and easy to work with, and that she has enjoyed working with both of them. The remark bridges Wheel of Fortune's hosting transition without turning it into a referendum on either man; White framed both as steady collaborators rather than opposing eras.
“You’ve watched Pat for years and you see how he is, and you watch Ryan and you see how he is. They’re both incredible to work with and easy to work with. And I, of course, have enjoyed working with both of them!”
Why The Gift Lands
The detail that stands out is not the blanket itself, but the consistency behind it: White gives away something she makes by hand, and she includes both a former host and the current host in that circle. For a long-running show, that kind of personal continuity says more than a polished on-air tribute ever could.
Ryan Seacrest now fronts Wheel of Fortune while also hosting American Idol and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, and White's gift places him in the same personal category as Sajak. The next takeaway is simple: the transition at the center of the show has not severed White's working bond with either host, and she is using a craft she has done for decades to keep those ties tangible.
