Little Princess Baby Blanket
Welcome back to another delightful crochet project! Today, we have an absolutely stunning, wonderfully sweet, and incredibly enchanting pattern for the littlest ones in your life: the Little Princess Baby Blanket! If you love crafting sweet nursery accessories that perfectly capture classic handmade charm while offering a delicate, beautifully textured design fit for royalty in any crib or stroller, this gorgeous blanket is going to be your next favorite make.
This fantastic baby blanket pattern is wonderfully adaptable and perfect for unforgettable handmade baby shower gifts, allowing you to whip up beautiful, lovable nursery décor in no time that will keep baby incredibly snug and be cherished as a family heirloom for years! While the instructions highlight a specific beautiful, dainty look, you can easily adjust the color variations depending on the worsted weight yarn used—swap out soft princess tones for magical pastels, bright pinks, or vibrant bold hues to create a whimsical, personalized baby accessory! Grab your hooks, settle into your favorite crafting spot, and let’s dive into making this beautifully textured, cozy creation!
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:
Little Princess Baby Blanket Tutorial
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)
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, they are written 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)
BEGIN REPEAT
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)
END REPEAT
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.
