It’s raining babies, and I’ve received yet
another order for a baby lovey – this time a minxy monkey 😊
Today I’ve used some of our lovely Indian Oswal acrylic 4-ply yarn with a 3 mm crochet hook . Thank you for joining me. In case you have just joined me, know that you can access all of my earlier creations by checking under ‘categories’ on the right hand side of this blog under “Labels”.
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General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn , Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton yarn, Caron Simply Soft , Bernat Softee chunky.
Skill level : Advanced
Size made : ~ 10” x 10”
Sizing chart for blankets : here
Abbreviations used : (Using U.S terminology)
lp(s) : Loop(s) hk : Hook
dc : Double crochet sp : Space
sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain
st(s) : Stitch(es)
yo : Yarn Over
Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at
https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k Instructions using U.S terminology
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern. For your convenience there video tutorials through the blog too
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement.
This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.
There
are always two parts to a lovey.
One is
the blanket base, and the other is the small amigurumi.
For
our lovey blanket base, I’ve used a general regular granny square pattern.
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Start Round 1 : with a magic circle and work 3 dc ;
(ch 1, 3
dc) ;
rep (to) 2 times ;
ch 1 and join with a sl-st to the 1st dc.
As
you know, you can also start this with a ch-3 or ch-4 instead of a magic
circle.
The only difference is that with
the ch-3 or ch-4, you get a fixed hole in the centre, whereas in the magic
circle you can pull it close.
For a
lovey it does not matter as you have
that little toy covering your centre hole anyway.
Round 2 :
sl-st into the 1st ch-1 sp ;
(3
dc ; ch 2, 3 dc) in the same 1st ch-1 sp ;
*ch
1, sk next 3 dc ;
rep (to) in the next corner ch-sp* ;
rep
*to* all around
and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 3 :
sl-st into the 1st ch-1 sp ; 3 dc in the 1st ch-1 sp ;
*(3
dc ; ch 2, 3 dc) in the corner ch-sp ;
ch
1, sk next 3 dc ;
3 dc in the next ch-1 sp* ;
rep
*to* all around
and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
You
get the idea.. the regular granny square pattern, working 3 dc in each ch-1 sp (along
the sides) and (to) in each corner ch-sp.
Work this for as large as you want your lovey.
Check the top of this blog for blanket
sizing.
Get
the pattern for the really cute minxy monkey HERE
As
we’re making a lovey, you only need to follow instructions for the head and two
arms of the monkey.. of course you can come back and make the whole lil monkey
as a toy too.
Put
the monkey and the lovey blanket together and you’re done with an awesomely
cute lil creation
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am sure you enjoyed this! I know I did.
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Here are some of my
older creations. Have fun with these
free patterns too
These motifs will be used on blankets. So here are my blanket patterns
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