Crochet Modern Baby Lovey Pattern

Crochet Modern Baby Lovey Pattern

I came up with this Crochet Modern Lovey Pattern to match my Modern Baby Granny Blanket with the extra yarn that was left over.  I think babies need a blankie that is small enough for them to hold and cuddle.

I used smaller blocks than the original to downsize the pattern.  I wanted to show the versitility of this design.  The simple join-as-you-go method with have you hooked on this style.  For this design, I used Bernat Super Value yarn in Magenta, Yellow, Soft Grey, White and Baby Pink.  But this would be super to use up your scrap yarns too!

Modern Baby Granny Lovey - 18" Square

~ Designed by Jeanne Steinhilber

• 5 colors of worsted weight yarn
• Crochet hook size H- 5.0mm

The lovey consists of 4 squares, 1 of each color. These are all using the join-as-you-go method, so plan out your layout before you begin.

First Square - Ch 5; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.

• Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2 dc in ring, ch 1, [3 dc in ring, ch 1] 3 times; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—Four 3-dc groups, and 4 ch-1 sps.
• Round 2: Sl st in next 2 dc, [(sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-1 sp (corner made), ch 3] 4 times; join with sl st in first sc—4 corners, 4 ch-3 sps.
• Round 3: (Sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in first corner ch-3 sp, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, [(3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in next corner ch-3 sp, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp] 3 times; join with sl st in top of beginning ch—4 corners, and four 3-dc groups.
• Round 4: Sl st in next 2 dc, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-1 sp, ch 3, sc in next space between corner and next 3-dc group, ch 3, sc in next space between next 3-dc group and corner, ch 3; repeat from * 3 more times; join with sl st in first sc—4 corners, and 12 ch-3 sps.  Finish off.

All Remaining Squares - Repeats rounds 1 thru 3.

• Round 4 - Join-As-You-Go – Sl st in next 2 dc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-1 sp, ch 3, [sc in next space between 3-dc groups, ch 3] to next corner ch-1 sp, [sc, ch 1, sc to the corner of first square, ch 1, sc, in corner ch-1 sp] (first join created), *ch 1, sc to next ch-3 sp of first square, ch 1, sc in next space between next 3-dc group; *repeat to next corner and join corner the same as first corner.  Continue around the rest of the square as in round 4 and finish off.

Border - Use all 5 colors twice.

Working around entire grid, repeats rounds 3 & 4 until you have 10 rounds.  Do not break yarn.

• Border Round 11 - (Sc, ch 3, sc) in first corner ch-3 sp, *sc in next sc, ch 4, slst to 1st ch (picot), 2 sc in next ch-3 sp, repeat * to corner, (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner.  Repeat * around.  Finish off.

 Tutorial