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    Home » Free moogly Patterns » Afghans and Blankets

    Little Princess Baby Blanket

    Published: Nov 24, 2017 · Modified: Sep 24, 2021 by Tamara Kelly · 36 Comments

    The Little Princess Baby Blanket is fit for royalty - but available to all - with this free crochet pattern on Moogly!

    Little Princess Baby Blanket - free crochet pattern on Mooglyblog.com!Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links; yarn provided by Lion Brand; hook provided by Furls; no princesses were harmed in the making of this blanket.

    Purchase the downloadable PDF of this pattern on Ravelry

    The Little Princess Baby Blanket features a gentle "royal" wave and regal shades of purple. But because it's for the littlest princesses, it's made with easy care 100% acrylic Lion Brand Vanna's Choice - so you don't need a team of nannies to take care of it!

    Little Princess Baby Blanket - free crochet pattern on Mooglyblog.com!

    The lacy waves and colors of the Little Princess Blanket are so pretty together, but I can't wait to see what colors you use to make yours!

    Little Princess Baby Blanket - free crochet pattern on Mooglyblog.com!


    Little Princess Baby Blanket

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    US - K, 6.5 mm hook - Furls Crochet

    Lion Brand Vanna's Choice (Aran/yarn symbol “4”/UK: 10 ply; 145 yds; 3oz)
    Color A: Purple (2 balls)
    Color B: Eggplant (2 balls)
    Color C: Dusty Purple (2 balls)

    Gauge: 12 sts x 7 rows = 4"/10 cm in pattern

    Finished Size: 36" x 36"

    Stitch Multiple: mult of 18, +2

    Helpful Links and Tutorials:

    Crochet Abbreviations

    Carrying yarn along the side of a project

    Hdc2tog (standard method used in this pattern)

    CSDC (Chainless Starting Double Crochet)

    Changing colors for striped patterns

    Joining with sc (Standing sc)

    Get this pattern as a Lion Brand Kit - including the yarn! 

    SPECIAL STITCHES:

    Cluster: (Worked as an hdc2tog over the previous stitch and next stitch) - Yo and insert hook in same st as previous st, yo pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yo and insert hook in next st, yo and pull up loop (5 loops on hook), yo and pull through all 5 loops on hook.

    Wide Cluster: (Worked as an hdc2tog over the previous stitch and next stitch, skipping the ch-sp in between the stitches) - Yo and insert hook in same st as previous st, yo pull up loop (3 loops on hook), skip the next ch-sp, yo and insert hook in next st, yo and pull up loop (5 loops on hook), yo and pull through all 5 loops on hook.

    NOTES: 

    The "wave" or ripple shape isn't apparent until Row 3 or so, so do not panic if you don't see the wave shape right away.

    If preferred, substitute the CSDC (tutorial linked above) for the ch 3 at the beginning of Rows 2 and 6.

    You can carry or "float" the yarns along the side to avoid cutting the yarn after each repeat - see the linked tutorial above for more info.

    Rows 2-4 and 6-8 are identical, but for ease of use (as the color repeat runs for Rows 5-8), they are given in full in the pattern.

    Little Princess Baby Blanket - free crochet pattern on Mooglyblog.com!

    INSTRUCTIONS:

    Row 1: With Color A, ch 110, sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, *skip 2 chs, 5 dc in the next ch, skip 2 chs, sc in the next ch; rep from * across, turn. (109 sts)

    Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in the 1st st, *skip the next 2 sts, sc in the next st, ch 1, skip the next 3 sts, dc in the next st, ch 2, [cluster, ch 2] 4 times, dc in same st as previous st, ch 1, skip the next 3 sts, sc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 5 dc in the next st; rep from * across finishing last rep with 3 dc in the last st, turn. (73 sts not including chs)

    Row 3: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, *skip the next 3 sts and ch-1 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, [wide cluster, ch 2] 5 times, dc in same st as previous st, skip the ch-1 sp and next 3 sts, sc in the next st; rep from * across finishing last rep with sc in the top of the ch-3, turn. (49 sts not including chs)

    Row 4: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, sc evenly across working 1 sc in each st and 2 sc each ch-2 sp; finish last st with Color B, turn. (121 sts)

    Row 5: Continuing with new color, ch 1, sc in the 1st st, *skip 3 sts, 5 dc in the next st, [skip 2 sts, sc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 5 dc in the next st] twice, skip 3 sts, sc in the next st; rep from * across, turn. (109 sts)

    Row 6: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in the 1st st, *skip the next 2 sts, sc in the next st, ch 1, skip the next 3 sts, dc in the next st, ch 2, [cluster, ch 2] 4 times, dc in same st as previous st, ch 1, skip the next 3 sts, sc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 5 dc in the next st; rep from * across finishing last rep with 3 dc in the last st, turn. (73 sts not including chs)

    Row 7: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, *skip the next 3 sts and ch-1 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, [wide cluster, ch 2] 5 times, dc in same st as previous st, skip the ch-1 sp and next 3 sts, sc in the next st; rep from * across finishing last rep with sc in the top of the ch-3, turn. (49 sts not including chs)

    Row 8: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, sc evenly across working 1 sc in each st and 2 sc each ch-2 sp; finish last st with next color, turn. (121 sts)

    Rows 9 - 64: Repeat Rows 5-8, switching colors every 4 rows (finishing with a Color A stripe). At the end of Row 64, do not turn. Break Colors B and C.

    Edging Round 1: Ch 2, and turning blanket 90 degrees, sc evenly along side of blanket; at the corner, ch 2; working across the foundation chain, sc in 1st st, *3 sc in next ch-sp, sc in next st, [2 sc in next ch-sp, sc in next st] 4 times, 3 sc in next ch-sp, sc in next st, rep from * across to corner; at the corner, ch 2; sc evenly along last side of blanket; join to first st of Row 64, break yarn.

    Edging Rows 2 (Worked ONLY across top and bottom edges of blanket): With Color B, join to ch-2 corner with sc, sc in next st, *skip 3 sts, 5 dc in the next st, [skip 2 sts, sc in the next st, skip 2 sts, 5 dc in the next st] twice, skip 3 sts, sc in the next st; rep from * across, sc in next ch-2 sp, break Color B. Repeat on the other end of the blanket.

    Edging Round 3: With Color C, join to any st with sc, sc evenly around entire blanket working a ch-2 at each corner. Break Color C and weave in all ends.

    The Little Princess Baby Blanket Chart

    Little Princess Baby Blanket Chart on Moogly


    The Little Princess Baby Blanket is sweet, feminine, and oh so pretty. If you want to make a grownup version, please see the stitch multiple above to create your own custom size of this free crochet blanket pattern!

    Little Princess Baby Blanket - free crochet pattern on Mooglyblog.com!

    I love seeing your finished projects! If you share your Little Princess Blanket on Twitter or Instagram, be sure to tag me @mooglyblog - and if you're on Facebook, I'd love to see your photo on the Moogly Facebook page!

    Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2017, all rights reserved. Please do not reprint or repost this pattern, but please do link to this page to share this pattern with others. To print or download, use the Print Friendly button below, or go to PrintFriendly.com, or right click to copy and paste it into a word processing document if those options do not work for you (please note that Print Friendly is a free outside website that the button links to, and you can click here for a tutorial on how to use it, but I cannot provide additional technical support for this service). If you wish to make items for sale from this pattern or translate it to another language, please visit the About page for details. Thank you to Lion Brand Yarn for providing the yarn for this pattern.

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    1. 1

      barbara

      November 25, 2017 at 9:53 am

      I want to make the Little Princess Baby Blanket in full size. How many stitches across do I start with on the first row?

      Reply
      • 2

        Tamara Kelly

        November 27, 2017 at 9:12 am

        That will depend on your yarn, hook, and personal gauge, but you can find the stitch multiple above in the notes! 🙂 If you get the same gauge as listed in the pattern, then I would recommend starting with a chain of 272. 🙂

        Reply
    2. 3

      Kate

      November 26, 2017 at 10:34 am

      Love the color combinations! I am going to put this one on my "To Do" list for my local women's shelter. Twenty five years ago I was one of those women with a 6 month old baby and was gifted with a beautiful sunny yellow crocheted blanket...which I still have! I am in a much better place now and always try to remember to pay it forward! “The greatest effects we have on the world are the ones we can never see".

      Reply
      • 4

        Tamara Kelly

        November 27, 2017 at 9:15 am

        Hi Kate! Thank you so very much - on both counts. ♥

        Reply
    3. 5

      Lois Friedman

      January 13, 2018 at 12:15 am

      Hi, I am really stick on row 3. I have the cluster part down but I am confused as to how the row should look and which stitch is considered the "previous stitch"
      I would love to see a photo of the just rows 1,2 & 3

      Reply
      • 6

        Lois Friedman

        January 13, 2018 at 12:18 am

        My apologies, its row 2 I don't understand. Haven't gotten to 3 yet...

        Reply
        • 7

          Tamara Kelly

          January 15, 2018 at 12:56 pm

          The previous stitch is the stitch just made - so if you work a stitch in the same stitch as the previous stich, it's telling you to go back and work into the same stitch again. Does that help?

          Reply
    4. 8

      Barbara

      January 22, 2018 at 9:40 pm

      Please make a video of this.

      Reply
    5. 9

      Kirsten

      February 13, 2018 at 8:12 pm

      Could you please make a chart for this pattern? I find charts to be very helpful. Thank you!

      Reply
      • 10

        Tamara Kelly

        February 14, 2018 at 8:31 am

        I'll add it to my to-do list! 🙂

        Reply
        • 11

          Lois Friedman

          February 14, 2018 at 1:28 pm

          That would be so helpful, as I am still pretty stuck and would really love to be able to visualize this.

          Reply
    6. 12

      janet johnston

      February 22, 2018 at 11:38 am

      Thanks,
      I created my own method and ended up with a bulky side but I lived with it rather than
      cut and weave. This is so much easier and very much appreciated.
      Snow day here so it is soup, movie & crochet time

      Reply
      • 13

        D Brown

        October 17, 2019 at 8:12 pm

        What do you mean with "4x" after making a cluster, ch2?

        Reply
        • 14

          Tamara Kelly

          October 18, 2019 at 9:56 am

          Hello D! "[cluster, ch 2]" 4 times means to do the series of stitches in the brackets 4 times. 🙂

          Reply
    7. 15

      Lori kase

      February 24, 2018 at 10:56 am

      I Love how nicely this pattern worked up. 😍

      Reply
      • 16

        Tamara Kelly

        February 26, 2018 at 9:57 am

        Thank you so much Lori! 😀

        Reply
    8. 17

      Kirsten

      March 25, 2018 at 10:33 am

      How many rows do you think there would be if making this as a throw/afghan? I want to get a sense of how much yarn to buy. 🙂

      Thank you for making so many beautiful patterns!

      Reply
      • 18

        Tamara Kelly

        March 26, 2018 at 9:30 am

        Hi Kirsten!
        The gauge is 7 rows = 4″, so if you want to make a 60" throw, you'd make approximately 105 rows.
        Since this blanket used 876 yds for 1296 square inches (36" x 36"), you'd want approximately 2030 yds of yarn for a 50" x 60" throw (3000 square inches).

        Does that math make sense? You can use this to estimate any size you like. 🙂

        Reply
        • 19

          Kirsten

          March 26, 2018 at 12:23 pm

          Ok, thank you, that makes sense!

          Reply
          • 20

            Tamara Kelly

            March 27, 2018 at 11:38 am

            😀 I'm glad to hear it!

            Reply
    9. 21

      elaine

      July 19, 2018 at 11:23 am

      I am stuck on Row 3 - the instructions say to start a wide cluster immediately after the turn but the set of stitches there is a 5DC and not the cluster, ch2 section. A video or chart would be so much appreciated. Your site had the best patterns on it! Thanks for the help

      Reply
      • 22

        Tamara Kelly

        July 23, 2018 at 10:53 am

        Hi Elaine! It sounds like you missed the stitches before the cluster:

        Row 3: Ch 1, sc in the 1st st, *skip the next 3 sts and ch-1 sp, dc in the next st, ch 2, [wide cluster, ch 2] 5 times, dc in same st as previous st, skip the ch-1 sp and next 3 sts, sc in the next st; rep from * across finishing last rep with sc in the top of the ch-3, turn. (49 sts not including chs)

        Does that help?

        Reply
    10. 23

      Elaine Tam

      July 29, 2018 at 2:41 pm

      Thanks for the help!! - it looks great now. Love your site and patterns.

      Reply
    11. 24

      D Brown

      October 16, 2019 at 6:03 pm

      Can I use Bernat Chunky Baby Blanket yarn with "L" size hook? Thank you for your reply on another one of your patterns!

      Reply
    12. 25

      Lisa Neal

      December 06, 2019 at 10:22 pm

      This pattern on Ravelry says that a chart is available but I can't seem to find it. Can you direct me, please?
      Thanks so much! Love your patterns.

      Reply
      • 26

        Tamara Kelly

        December 09, 2019 at 10:34 am

        Hi Lisa! (I tried to respond to your email btw, but your email address came back undeliverable). I don't know how the chart disappeared from the page, but I've just replaced it! Thank you for the heads up!

        Reply
        • 27

          Lisa Neal

          December 09, 2019 at 10:43 am

          My apologies! I mistyped my email address. Thank you for reposting the chart. I'm excited to make this blanket!

          Reply
    13. 28

      Sharon Barton

      December 18, 2019 at 8:13 pm

      I am having problems getting the 3rd row to work out.

      Reply
      • 29

        Tamara Kelly

        December 19, 2019 at 10:43 am

        Hi Sharon! I recently added a chart, have you tried referencing that?

        Reply
    14. 30

      Sharon Barton

      December 19, 2019 at 11:18 am

      Yes I have it, I can't figure it out because the gap

      Reply
      • 31

        Tamara Kelly

        December 20, 2019 at 10:25 am

        You skip over everything between the sc worked in the dc and the dc worked in the first st of the v st.

        Reply
    15. 32

      Sharon Barton

      December 20, 2019 at 3:58 pm

      It does not seem to end up in the correct spot. The 5th wide cluster seems to end up on the dc of the next cluster.

      Reply
    16. 33

      Sharon Barton

      December 20, 2019 at 11:30 pm

      Ok, so i got past row 3, and now on row 7 I think I have too many stitcges. I can't get that to work out now.

      Reply
    17. 34

      Anne

      August 02, 2022 at 10:04 pm

      I am stuck on row 2. I am looking at your chart and I can't see 5 DC

      ...skip 2 sts, 5 dc in the next st; rep from *
      It doesn't seem to be simetrical

      Thanks for your help
      I'm looking forward to doing this blanket

      Anne

      Reply
      • 35

        Tamara Kelly

        August 03, 2022 at 12:30 pm

        Hi Anne! In retrospect, I can see that this chart I made in 2017 is a bit confusing. The 5 dc rep is where the "ends" are - until you get to the end when it's a 3 dc.

        Reply
    18. 36

      Anne

      August 03, 2022 at 12:39 pm

      Thanks so much!!!
      I was laying in bed last night and thought that might be the case!!! I am looking forward to getting back at it today!!

      Reply

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