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Lil' Bandit Crochet Baby Blanket

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Lil Bandit Crochet Baby Blanket

Keep your little one warm and cozy in this adorable Lil' Bandit Crochet Baby Blanket, from Yarnspirations! This hooded baby blanket is a great way to keep your baby extra warm during playtime and nap time. Featuring a little hood that stays on your child's head and a cute little raccoon face, this versatile crochet baby blanket is quick and easy to make. 

NotesPattern Notes: To join new color, work to last loops on hook of first color. Yoh with new color, draw through loops and proceed with
new color.

Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook, L/11 or 8 mm hook

Yarn Weight(5) Bulky/Chunky (12-15 stitches for 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge10 sts and 12 rows = 4" [10 cm] with larger hook in pat

Finished Size50" x 30" (127 x 76 cm), excluding hood

Materials List

  • Bernat Softee Baby Chunky (5 oz/140 g; 155 yrds/142 m): #96005 Cozy Gray (MC, 6 balls), #96017 Nighty Night (A, 2 balls), #96006 Cream Puff (B, 1 ball)
  • US size H/8 (5.0 mm) and US size L/11 (8.0 mm) hooks

Pattern

Blanket

  1. With larger hook and B, ch 126.

  2. 1st row: (RS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. *Ch 1. Skip next ch. 1 sc in next ch. Rep from * to end of chain. Turn. 125 sts. 

  3. 2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. *Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * to last sc. 1 sc in last sc. Turn.

  4. 3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first sc. *Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * to last 2 sc. Ch 1. Skip next sc. 1 sc in last sc. Turn.

  5. 4th row: As 2nd row. Last 2 rows form pat. 

  6. *With A, work 4 rows in pat, With MC, work 4 rows in pat.*

  7. Rep from * to * once more.

  8. With A, work 4 rows in pat. Break A.

  9. With MC, cont in pat until work from beg measures 30" [76 cm], ending on a WS row. Fasten off.

Hood

  1. With RS facing and larger hook, join MC with sl st to 49th st of last row of Blanket.

  2. 1st row: (RS). Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st. 1 sc in each of next 26 sts. Turn. 27 sts.

  3. 2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.

  4. 3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of next 8 sc. 2 sc in each of next 2 sc. 1 sc in each of next 7 sc. 2 sc in each of next 2 sc. 1 sc in each of next 8 sc. Turn. 31 sc.

  5. 4th to 8th rows: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.

  6. 9th row: Ch 1. (1 sc in each of next 9 sc. 2 sc in each of next 2 sc) twice. 1 sc in each of next 9 sc. Turn. 35 sc.

  7. 10th to 14th rows: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.

  8. 15th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of next 10 sc. 2 sc in each of next 2 sc. 1 sc in each of next 11 sc. 2 sc in each of next 2 sc. 1 sc in each of next 10 sc. Turn. 39 sc.
    Cont even in sc until Hood measures 8" [20.5 cm], ending on a WS row. Fasten off.

Top of Hood

  1. 1st row: (RS). With larger hook, join MC with sl st to 13th st of last row of Hood. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st. 1 sc in each of next 12 sc. Turn. 13 sc.

  2. 2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Break MC. Join B. Turn.

  3. 3rd row: With B, as 2nd row. 

  4. 4th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in each sc to last 2 sc. Sc2tog. 11 sc. Break B, Join A. Turn.

  5. 5th to 7th rows: With A, ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.

  6. 8th row: Ch 1. Sc2tog. 1 sc in each sc to last 2 sc. Sc2tog. Turn. 9 sc.

  7. 9th and 10th rows: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Break A at end of last row. Join B. Turn.

  8. 11th to 14th rows: With B, ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn. Fasten off at end of 14th row.

  9. Sew sides of Top Hood to rem sts at either side of last row of Hood.

Border

  1. With RS facing and larger hook, join A with sl st to any corner of Blanket.

  2. 1st rnd: Ch 1. Work sc evenly around entire edge of Blanket and front opening of Hood, having 3 sc in each corner. Join with sl st to first sc.

  3. 2nd rnd: Ch 1. Work 1 sc in each sc around, having 3 sc in each corner. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

Eye (make 2)

  1. With smaller hook and B, ch 2.  

  2. 1st rnd: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

  3. With A, embroider French Knot in center of Eye

Ear

  1. Inner Ear (make 2): With smaller hook and A, ch 2. 

  2. 1st row: (RS). 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Turn

  3. 2nd row: Ch 1. 2 sc in each sc across. 10 sc. Break A. Join MC. Turn.

  4. 3rd row: With MC, ch 1. 1 sc in each of first 4 sc. (1 hdc. 1 dc) in next sc. (1 dc. 1 hdc) in next sc. 1 sc in each of next 4 sc. Fasten off.

  5. Outer Ear (make 2): With smaller hook and MC, make as given for Inner Ear, omitting all reference to color changes.

  6. Join Ears: With WS of Inner Ear and Outer Ear facing each other, and RS of Inner Ear facing, join MC with sl st to first sc.

  7. 1st row: Ch 1. Working through both thicknesses, 1 sc in each of first 5 sts. 2 sc in each of next 2 sts. 1 sc in each of next 5 sts. Fasten off. 

Finishing

  1. Sew Eyes and Ears to Hood as shown in picture. Embroider nose with A as shown in picture.

Abbreviations

Ch
Chain(s)
Dc
Double crochet
Hdc
Half double crochet
RS
Right side
Sc
Single crochet
Sc2tog
Draw up a loop in each of the next 2 stitches. Yoh and draw through all loops on hook.
Sl st
Slip stitch
St(s)
Stitch(es)
WS
Wrong side
Yoh
Yarn over hook
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