Small Doily in Cream Color

Here is another doily pattern that I came up with. The doily is slightly bigger than my previous doily and measures 8.5 inches (about 21.5 cm) in diameter.

I used size 10 crochet cotton thread in cream color, and size 5 Boye crochet steel hook.

The pattern has 10 rounds and employs chains, slip stitches, single crochets, double crochets, and treble crochets. Nothing too difficult!

I didn’t have anyone test the pattern, so if you see any mistakes or something doesn’t make sense, please let me know.

Ch 9, join into ring with sl st.

Round 1: ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), 23 dc in ring. (24 dc) 

Round 2: ch 3, dc in same st as joining, ch 2, *skip 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2* around; join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beginning ch-3. (24 dc, 12 ch-2 spaces)

Round 3: ch 4 (counts as 1st tr), tr in next dc, ch 4, *tr in next 2 dc, ch 4* around; join with sl st to 4^th ch of beginning ch-4. (24 tr, 12 ch-4 spaces)

Round 4: ch 4 (counts as 1st tr), tr in next tr, ch 6, *tr in next 2 tr, ch 6* around; join with sl st to 4^th ch of beginning ch-4. (24 tr, 12 ch-6 spaces)

Round 5: ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc in next tr, ch 3, 2 dc in next ch-6 space, ch 3, *dc in next 2 tr, ch 3, 2 dc in next ch-6 space, ch 3* around, join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beginning ch-3. (48 dc, 24 ch-3 spaces)

Round 6: ch 4 (counts as 1st tr), tr in next dc, ch 4, *tr in next 2 dc, ch 4* around; join with sl st into 4^th ch of beginning ch-4. (48 tr, 24 ch-4 spaces)

Round 7: ch 4, tr in next tr, ch 5, *tr in next 2 tr, ch 5* around; sl st to 4^th ch of beginning ch-4. (48 tr, 24 ch-5 spaces)

Round 8: sl st to space between 2 tr, ch 4 (counts as 1st tr), 6 tr in same space, ch 5, sc in space between next 2 tr, ch 5, *7 tr in space between next 2 tr, ch 5, sc in space between next 2 tr, ch 5* around, join with sl st to 4^th ch of beginning ch-4. (84 tr, 12 sc, 24 ch-5 spaces)

Round 9: ch 6 (counts as 1st tr and ch 2), tr in next tr, {ch 2, tr in next tr} 5 times, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3, *{tr in next tr, ch 2} 6 times, tr in next tr, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3* around; join with sl st to 4^th ch of beginning ch-6. (84 tr, 12 sc, 72 ch-2 spaces, 24 ch-3 spaces)

Round 10: ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc in same st as joining, {ch 5, 2 dc in next tr} 6 times,  skip next ch-3 spaces, *2 dc in next tr, {ch 5, 2 dc in next tr} 6 times, skip next ch-3 spaces* around; join with sl st to 3^rd ch of beginning ch-3. (168 dc, 72 ch-5 spaces)

Fasten off. Block. 

And now I have a video for this doily too! 

Summer Baby Blanket in Variegated Yarn, Free Pattern

This is the seventh baby blanket I’ve made this year. I used Bernat Baby Sport yarn, and my blanket came out very light and airy. I think it’s perfect for babies born in summer as it is not as warm as blankets made with worsted yarn.

The edging is quite simple; it’s only one round of single crochets. The reason for that is that I didn’t have enough yarn to make a fancier edging. This blanket took exactly one ball of yarn (892 yds/8.5 oz), and I only had a few yards of yarn left.

But I think even with a simple border, the lacy stitch and variegated yarn make this blanket quite lovely.

The stitch pattern is very easy and quick to work. In fact, I made this baby blanket in only three days.

Buy Bernat Baby Sport yarn on Amazon

This blog/website is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. If you make a purchase through such link, I will earn a small commission at no cost to you! Thank you!

Skill Level: Easy

Approximately 32 inches (81 cm) square.

Bernat Baby Sport, Tiny Tulips, 1 ball (892 yds/816 m)

US Crochet Hook Size E/4 (3.50 MM). This is not the recommended hook for this yarn, but I like using smaller size hooks, so that my stitches come out a bit tighter.

Ch 141 loosely.

Row 1: (4dc, ch 3, dc) all in 5^th ch from hook, *skip 5 ch, (4 dc, ch 3, dc) all in next ch* across, dc in last ch. Ch 3, turn.

Row 2: *(4 dc, ch 3, dc) all in next ch-3 space* across, dc in 3^rd ch of turning ch-3. Ch 3, turn.

Repeat Row 2 until you have 56 rows in total. Don’t make turning ch 3 in last row.

Trim:

Working in last row: Ch 1, turn. *3 sc in next ch-3 space, skip next dc, 2 sc in next 2 dc* across.

Working in end of rows: *3 sc in next end of row, 2 sc in next end of row* across. Make 5 dc in corner space.

Working in original chain: *sc in next space where 4 dc of Row 1 where made, 4 sc in next ch-space* across. Make 4 dc in corner space.

Working in end of rows: *3 sc in next end of row, 2 sc in next end of row* across. Sl st to join the round.

Fasten off.

More blanket patterns from my shop:

 

White Newborn Hat

I found the free pattern for this hat at Alli Crafts. It’s very easy and quick to make. Alli has a few other free baby hat patterns on her blog, which I hope to try.

I used Red Heart Shimmer white acrylic yarn and size E/4 (3.5mm) hook.

I adorned my baby hat with a pink flower from the previous post (you can see the flower pattern here).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

And these are some easy baby hat patterns from my shop:

One Pattern, Two Flowers

I recently made a baby hat and was looking for a flower to adorn it. I didn’t want to use any of the flowers I already used, so I experimented and came up with a new flower pattern.

The two flowers shown in the pictures are basically the same pattern with one difference – chain ring vs. magic ring as a start.

The flower on the right was made starting with a chain 5 joined into a ring. I wasn’t too happy about the big hole in the middle. Though it works nicely if a cute button is added (I didn’t have a cute button on hand, so I used the only one I could find simply for the sake of taking a picture).

So, to fix the problem of the big empty flower center, I tried a magic ring. It worked out perfectly! The flower on the left is the one I will be using for my baby hat (which I’ll show you later this week).

If you are not familiar with the magic ring technique, this tutorial might be helpful.  

I used Snuggly Wuggly by Loops and Threads and US size H/8 (5.00 mm) hook. The flowers turned out almost three inches (about 7.5 cm) in diameter.

I give the patterns for both versions below.

Empty Center Crochet Flower

Ch 5, join in ring with sl st.

Round 1: ch 1, *2 dc, sc in ring * 5 times, sl st into first ch-1 to join the round.

Round 2: ch 2, turn the flower to the wrong side and work into original ring, sc in between next 2 dc, ch 3, *sc in between next 2 dc, ch 3* 4 times, sl st into first sc to join the round. You should have five ch-3 loops on the wrong side of the flower.

Continue working on the right side of the flower into the ch-3 loops made in Round 2.

Round 3: ch 1, *5 dc in next ch-3 space,  sc in next sc* 5 times.

Fasten off. 

Closed Center Crochet Flower

Magic ring

Round 1:  ch 1, *2 dc, sc in ring * 5 times, sl st into first ch-1 to join the round. Don’t pull the magic ring yet!

Round 2:  ch 2, turn the flower to the wrong side and work into original ring, sc in between next 2 dc, ch 3, *sc in between next 2 dc, ch 3* 4 times, sl st into first sc to join the round. You should have five ch-3 loops on the wrong side of the flower. Pull the ring tightly!

Continue working on the right side of the flower into the ch-3 loops made in Round 2.

Round 3: ch 1, *5 dc in next ch-3 space,  sc in next sc* 5 times.

Fasten off.