Free Crochet Lovey Pattern Baby Blanket

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials

• 170 yards of Brava worsted weight yarn or any four weight yarn (Lion Brand Pound of Love & Vanna’s Choice is a great substitute)
  • Color A: Dove Heather < a skein
  • Color B: White < a skein
• I 5.5 mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Scissors
• Measuring tape

Crochet Stitch Abbreviations

• dc = double crochet
• ch = chain
• dc3tog = double crochet three together {Yarn over, pick up a loop in next st. Yarn over, draw through two loops on the hook} 3 times. Yarn over, draw through the last four loops on the hook.

• rep = repeat
• st = stitch
• sc(s) = single crochet(s)

Notes

• Written in standard US terms
• Change sizes by using a staring chain in a multiple of 14 + 3 stitches
• Learn how to change color in crochet for easy yarn color changing.
• Ch 3’s count as a st
• Finished size is approx. 14″ x 15″ without the border

The Pattern

To Start: With Color A ch 42 + 3

Foundation Row: 2 dc in 4^th  ch from hook, *1 dc in each of next 3 ch, {dc3tog in next 3 ch} twice, 1 dc in each of next 3 ch **, 3 dc in next 2 St, rep from * across, ending with last rep at **, 3 dc in the last ch, turn. (54)

Row 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1^st dc) 2 dc in the same space as ch 3, *1 dc in next 3 sts {dc3tog in the next 3 ch} twice, 1 dc in each of the next 3 dc (from the previous row) ** 3 dc in each of next 2 st, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, 3 dc in top of the turning ch from the previous row, turn.

Row 2: Rep Row 1

Row 3: Change to Color B, rep Row 1

Row 4: Change to Color A, rep Row 1

Row 5: Rep Row 1

Row 6: Rep Row 1

Row 7: Change to Color B, rep Row 1

Row 8: Change to Color A, rep Row 1

Row 9: Rep Row 1

Row 10: Rep Row 1

Row 11: Change to Color B, rep Row 1

Row 12: Change to Color A, rep Row 1

Row 13: Rep Row 1

Row 14: Rep Row 1

Finishing: To finish the main blanket fasten off color A and weave in loose ends with a yarn needle.

Border

The border of this blanket is optional.

Round 1: Join in Color A in the last st of row 14. sc into that st twice, going down the side of the lovey placing 3 sc’s for each row of the blanket for a total of 42 sc(s) until you reach the corner, sc 3 times in the corner, sc across the bottom of the blanket a total of 54 sc(s) until you reach the corner, sc 3 times in the corner, continue up the side of the blanket for a total of 42 sc(s), 1 sc into the corner that you started in, sl st to the first sc of the round.

Round 2: ch 1, sc 2x into the first st, sc into each st down the side for a total of 46 scs, in the next st sc 3x, sc 56 times, sc 3x in the next st, sc 48 x across ending with 1 sc into the first st you started in with the sc2x of the round, sl to the top of the first st of the last round and fasten off the yarn.

Finishing: Cut yarn with scissors and weave in loose ends with a yarn needle where it is needed.