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

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.

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!

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!

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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.

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

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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!

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!

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