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Crochet Rainbow Baby Lovey Pattern
After I finished crocheting the Rainbow Baby Blanket, I had enough yarn left to hook up this mini version. I like to make this as gift sets so the baby has a smaller blankie that is light enough for them to hold and cuddle.
Finished size – 16″ square
Rainbow Baby Lovey
~ designed by Jeanne Steinhilber
- 1 skein:
- Main Color (MC) – Caron Simply Soft White
- 1 skein each:
- Colour A – Caron Simply Soft Brites Watermelon
- Colour B – Caron Simply Soft Brites Mango
- Colour C – Caron Simply Soft Brites Super Duper Yellow
- Colour D – Caron Simply Soft Brites Limelight
- Colour E – Caron Simply Soft Brites Blue Mint
- Colour F – Caron Simply Soft Brites Berry Blue
- Colour G – Caron Simply Soft Brites Grape
- Crochet hook size H/8 / 5 mm
Round 1 – MC – Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2 dc in ring, ch 1, [3 dc in ring, ch 1] 3 times; join with sl st in top of beginning ch. Break yarn. —Four 3-dc groups, and 4 ch-1 sps.
Round 2 – Colour A – Attach yarn in any ch-1 sp, ch 1 [(sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-1 sp (corner made), ch 3] 4 times; join with sl st in first sc. Break yarn. —4 corners, 4 ch-3 sps.
Round 3 – MC – Attach yarn in any ch-3 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in first corner ch-3 sp, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, [(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-3 sp, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp] 3 times; join with sl st in top of beginning ch. Break yarn. —4 corners, and four 3-dc groups.
Round 4 – Colour A – Attach yarn in any ch-1 sp, ch 1 *(sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in next space between the corner and next 3-dc group, ch 3, sc in next space between next 3-dc group and corner, ch 3; repeat from * 3 more times; join with sl st in first sc. Break yarn. —4 corners, and 12 ch-3 sps.
Round 5 – MC – Attach yarn in any ch-3 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in first corner ch-3 sp, 3 dc in next 3 ch-3 sp, *(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-3 sp, 3 dc in next 3 ch-3 sp; repeat from * 2 more times; join with sl st in top of beginning ch. Break yarn. —4 corners, and twelve 3-dc groups.
Round 6 – Colour A – Attach yarn in any ch-1 sp, ch 1 *(sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-1 sp, ch 3, [sc in next space between 3-dc groups, ch 3] to next corner ch-1 sp; repeat from * 3 more times; join with sl st in first sc. Break yarn. —4 corners, and 20 ch-3 sps.
Continue to repeat rounds 5 and 6 in the following colour sequence:
- Round 1 – MC
- Round 2 – Colour A
- Round 3 – MC
- Round 4 – Colour B
- Round 5 – MC
- Round 6 – Colour C
- Round 6 – MC
- Round 7 – Colour D
- Round 8 – MC
- Round 9 – Colour E
- Round 10 – MC
- Round 11 – Colour F
- Round 12 – MC
- Round 13 – Colour G
- Round 14 – MC
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Border
TURN over to the wrong side.
Round 1 – Colour A – Attach yarn in any ch-1 sp, ch 1 (sc, ch 3, sc) in the same sp, ch 1, skip next dc, *sc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc. Repeat * across to corner, (sc, ch 3, sc) in the corner. Repeat around to beg, sl st to beg sc. Break yarn. TURN to the right side.
Round 2 – Colour B – Attach yarn in any ch-3 corner, ch 1 (sc, ch 3, sc) in the same sp, ch 1, *sc in ch-1 sp, ch 1; repeat * across to corner, (sc, ch 3, sc) in the corner; repeat around to beg, sl st to beg sc. Break yarn. TURN to the wrong side.
Repeat round 2 continuing to change to each colour in sequence, A-B-C-D-E-F-G, and continuing to TURN each round.
Round 8 (RS) – Attach MC in any corner, [ch 4 (counts as dc + ch 1), dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc] in same sp, dc in next ch-1 sp, *(dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp, dc in next sp; repeat * to next corner, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in corner; repeat around to beg, sl st to third ch of first ch4.
Round 9 – *(sc, ch 3, sc) into next ch 1 sp; repeat * around. Sl st to beg sc. Finish off.
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