Little Baby Hearts Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern

by Vivienne Harding

Embrace Warmth with Handmade Charm - Little Baby Hearts Crochet Blanket: Craft Your Bundle of Joy!

Greetings, you architect of snuggly masterpieces and tender comfort! Prepare to be captivated by the charming embrace of our **Little Baby Hearts Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern**. It's a crafty undertaking that promises to wrap your crochet hooks around your heart as tightly as it will swaddle the precious infant who receives it. Embark on an artistic journey armed with simple stitches; chain, single crochet & double crochet—complemented by ambitious front posts for that dash of pizzazz—and voila! You're not merely fashioning a blanket but orchestrating layers of warmth and care. The pattern unfurls over two pages like a secret map leading to treasured coziness, culminating in 33 x 33 inches (that’s roughly 84cm squared) of snug affection.

Envelope your cherub in the tender embrace of our Little Baby Hearts Blanket, a crocheted masterpiece that whispers tales of affection
Delight in crafting this heart-adorned blanket
Every loop and knot weaves a narrative of love, destined to become an adored keepsake
Cherish the tranquility found in each crochet hook glide as you create not just a blanket but a cocoon of comfort for your infant
The Little Baby Hearts Crochet Pattern serves as both an engaging pastime and a means to swaddle your offspring in handcrafted splendor

Materials

Bernat Softee Baby DK yarn

2 x 140g Balls of White #02000

2 x 140g Balls of Little Red Wagon #54004

4mm Crochet Hook

Stitch Directory

Click on the stitch for a video

Ch - Chain

Sc - Single Crochet

Fpdc - Double Crochet in Front Post

Dec2tog - Sc next 2 stitches together

* - Indicates when the repeat begins

** - Indicates when the repeat ends

Nxt - Next

Stitch Conversion (If needed)

US to UK / Australia Terms

US Single Crochet (Sc) same as (UK) Double Crochet (Dc)

US Double Crochet (Dc) same as (UK) Treble Crochet (Tr)

Pattern Notes

* Tension Gauge - 16 x19 Rows = 4 x 4 inches (10cm x 10cm) in Single Crochet

* Finished Blanker Size - 33 x 33 inches (84cm x 84cm)

* Pattern is written using US terminology.

* Easy Level Pattern

* To change the width of your blanket increase or decrease your chain row in multiples of 13.

Yarn color Order

Change your yarn color each 2 rows.

DO NOT CUT the yarn. Drop and it and pick back up 2 rows later.

Main Pattern

With White

Ch194,

Row 1 - Sc in 2nd ch from hook, Sc in each of the nxt 4 chs, *3Sc in nxt ch, Sc in each of nxt 5 chs, Skip nxt 2 chs, Sc in each of nxt 5 chs** - repeat from * to ** to last 6 chs, 3Sc in nxt ch, Sc in last 5 chs, turn.

Row 2 - Ch1, Dec2tog, Sc in each of nxt 4 sts, *3Sc in nxt sc, Sc in each of nxt 5 Sc, skip nxt 2 sc, Sc in each of nxt 5 sc ** - repeat from * to ** to last 7 sts, 3Sc in nxt sc, Sc in nxt 4 sc, Dec2tog, turn.

Change to Little Red Wagon yarn.

Rows 3 & 4 - Repeat Row 2.

Change to White Yarn

Row 5 - Ch1, Dec2tog, Sc in nxt sc, Fpdc around 1st sc of the sc group at peak 2 rows below (See photo below) Fpdc in 2nd sc of the same sc group, skip the 2 sc behind fpdc, Sc in nxt st, *3Sc in nxt sc, Sc in nxt sc, Fpdc around 3rd of the same sc group, Fpdc around 4th of the same sc group, skip the 2 sc
behind fpdc, Sc in each of nxt 2 sc, skip nxt 2 sc, Sc in each of nxt 2 sc Fpdc around 1st sc of next sc group. Fpdc around 2nd sc of same sc group, Sc in nxt sc,** repeat to last 7 sts, 3Sc in nxt sc, Sc in nxt sc, Fpdc in 3rd of same sc group, Fpdc in 4th of the same sc group, skip the 2 sc behind the fpdc, Sc in nxt sc, Dec2tog,

Rows 2 to 5 (4 Rows) are the pattern - repeat the pattern 29 more times.

Hope you enjoyed making your Little Baby Hearts Baby Blanket.

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