Crochet baby blanket patterns

Back to Amigurumies

16/11/2016 by Dada Filed Under: Other crochet projects 2 Comments

I don’t know why, but I recently felt the urge to come back to my first crochet love: amigurumies. So, I bought this cute Lupo the lamb pattern, from Lalylala’s shop, and really enjoyed making it! The only thing is, instead of Lupo, it turned out to be Lupa the lamb (obviously female), so she asked me straight away to crochet her some pink or lilac messenger bag (which wasn’t in the pattern), so I made it, and we both felt very happy about it!
Then, as soon as I finished the little messenger bag for Lupa, my Kindle asked me to crochet her (my Kindle is female, too) some pink pouch, because she really liked that little messenger bag. So I did, and we both felt very happy about it.

And now we are all very happy!
My “How to be a wildflower” blanket is happy too, because his pattern will be available soon!

Update: How to be a wildflower blanket pattern is now available in Dada’s place shop, (payment options: Credit cards & PayPal).

You can also buy it in my Ravelry shop, and in my Etsy shop. (payment option: PayPal)

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P.S. Lupa the lamb, wanted me to tell you that she really, really likes Orla Kiely. I like her, too!

Rainbow Ruffle Baby Blanket

01/09/2016 by Dada Filed Under: Free crochet patterns 24 Comments

I don’t know why, but the first thing that comes to my mind when I saw a rainbow is a childhood. It seems that the world was more colorful when we were little children, or maybe we just payed more attention to colors. Anyway, this blanket brings me back to my carefree early childhood, when life and I were very close, that I couldn’t differentiate myself from the life. We were one, and the same. Happy times. That’s why I so much love this blanket!

The second reason why I so much love this blanket is because it’s very simple and easy to make, which is always a good thing! Right? Even beginners can enjoy making it, and have great results!

Now, let’s talk about the yarn! For this baby blanket I used 3 kinds of yarn. The first one is a new yarn from St. George called “Cotton Classic”, and as its name says, it’s 100% cotton yarn (which I really love), 120m/50g, then I used “Golf”, also 100% cotton, 125m/50g, and I used white “Tango” yarn (100% cotton, 125m/50g). So, if you decide to make this blanket (I will make the pattern soon, I promise!), you can also use different brands of yarn, or you can use leftovers. It’s only important that the yarn weight is about the same.

The blanket is approximately 70cm (27.5″) long and 63cm (25″) wide. It’s ideal size for a newborn baby. You can also use it as a stroller blanket, and I bet that everyone will stare at your precious little baby!

I used 3.5 mm crochet hook (USA – size 4/E, UK – 9). The blanket is very warm. I think that this pattern is very suitable for many other things, like pillows and cushions, bags, scarfs, shawls, bath rugs…

So, as I’ve already promised, I will make the pattern for this blanket. If you’d like to make it, and don’t want to miss it, check out my blog occasionally, or follow me on Facebook. Have a nice, colorful week! And pay attention to important things, like colors!

Update: The free pattern and step-by-step tutorial is now available. Click here to get the pattern.

Doilies don’t have to be boring!

11/08/2016 by Dada Filed Under: Other crochet projects 14 Comments

When I fell in love with crochet I never thought that I would ever make any doilies. Making doilies was something my grandma did in the last century, not me in the twenty first century. But then I tried to make one, my blue and red doily, and actually, I loved it very much. I loved making it, and I absolutely loved how it turned out. Now, I believe that the world is a better place with doilies in it!

What I love about doilies. I love how easy they are to make. You just have to add one row after another. You can make it in only one color. And it will be simple, elegant and beautiful. You can make it in two colors, like I did with my blue and red doily. You can add as much colors as you like, and it will be interesting and happy and it will scream for your attention, but it will still be beautiful.

When I started this one, I didn’t know how many colors I will use, nor how it will look when I finish it. I just pull out all of my doily threads and started.

Colors led the way and I followed. I started with purple, then came blue, followed by turquoise.

Then I took green, and decided to add some warm colors like yellow, orange, apricot and pink. And there it was, a rainbow!

I so much enjoyed this pattern that I decided to make one more doily, this time in only two colors, which will match my blue coffee table. And I stopped there, because while I was making the second doily I came up with an idea for the blanket, and now I’m making that blanket, instead of a pile of colorful doilies.

Speaking of colors, have you tried one of those beautiful coloring book for adults yet? I have, and I absolutely loved it. Mine is called Secret garden, and is full of amazing drawings of flowers, butterflies and other beautiful creatures. Check it out on Amazon, it’s amazing!

Not to forget, I found the pattern for this beautiful doily in this gorgeous crochet book.