Teri Crews - Baby Blankets & Toys

Blanket: 34 inches wide x 35 inches long

Bear: 9 inches tall

Working in Blanket pattern: 15 sts = 4 inches; 6 pattern rows = 4 inches

Bear Buddy: Rnds 13 = 1 inches

Take time to check gauge.

Weave in ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Teddy Bear Buddy pieces are made in a spiral with no joins at ends of rounds. Place a marker in last stitch of round and move up to next round after last stitch has been worked.

7-double crochet cluster (7-dc cl): [Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up lp] 7 times, yo, draw through 8 lps on hook.

Increase (inc): Work 2 sc in next st.

Decrease (dec): Insert hook in next st, yo, pull up lp, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through all sts on hook.

Single crochet 3 together (sc3tog): Insert hook in front lp only of each of next 2 sts, insert hook in both lps of next st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through all strands on hook, yo, draw through both lps on hook.

Work all odd-numbered rows in tiny sprite.

Work 1 even-numbered row in each contrasting color and cycle through sequence as follows: my princess, my sunshine, baby pink.

Row 1 (RS): With tiny sprite, ch 112, 3 dc in 4th ch from hook, *sk 3 chs, sc in next ch, sk 3 chs**, 7 dc in next ch, rep from * across to last st, ending at **, 4 dc in last ch, turn. Fasten off.

Row 2: With next color(see Color Stripe Sequence), (joinsee Pattern Notes, ch 1, sc) in first st, *ch 2, 7-dc cl(see Special Stitches) in next 7 sts, ch 4, sc in next st, rep from * across, turn. Fasten off.

Row 3: With tiny sprite, (join, ch 3, 3 dc) in first st, *sk ch sp, sc in next 7-dc cl, sk ch sp**, 7 dc in next sc, rep from * across to last st, ending at **, 4 dc in last sc, turn. Fasten off.

Row 4: With next color, (join, ch 1, sc) in first st, *ch 2, 7-dc cl in next 7 sts, ch 4, sc in next st, rep from * across, turn. Fasten off.

Rows 558: [Rep rows 3 and 4 alternately] 27 times.

Rnd 1: With RS facing, rotate work to begin in corner at beg of first row and work across side, with tiny sprite (join, ch 1, sc, ch 1, sc) in corner st, then work as follows:

A. *ch 3, sc in end of next even row, rep from * across to corner, work (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner st;

B. *ch 3, sc in next ch sp, rep from * across to next corner, work (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner st.

Rep steps A and B once, ending with join in first sc.

Rnd 2: (Sl st, ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, *[(ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch sp] across to corner**, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in corner ch sp, rep from * around, ending final rep at **, ch 1, join in top of first ch-3. Fasten off.

Make 1 each tiny sprite & my sunshine.

Rnd 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, place marker in last st(see Pattern Notes). (6 sc)

Rnd 2:Inc(see Special Stitches) in each st around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3: *Sc in next st, inc in next st, rep from * around. (18 sc)

Rnd 4: *Sc in each of next 2 sts, inc in next st, rep from * around. (24 sc)

Rnds 515: Sc in each st around. Fasten off.

Sew Legs tog using 2 sts from each Leg, leaving 22 sts on each available for Torso.

Rnd 1: With my princess, join in first st next to Leg seam, ch 1, sc in same st, sc in each of next 18 sts, dec(see Special Stitches) in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 4 sts, dec in next 2 sts, sc around. (42 sts)

Rnd 2: Sc in each of next 3 sts, [inc in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts] 3 times, sc in each of next 10 sts, [inc in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts] twice, inc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts. (48 sts)

Rnds 36: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 7: *Sc in each of next 6 sts, dec in next 2 sts, rep from * around. (42 sts)

Rnds 810: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 11: *Sc in each of next 5 sts, dec in next 2 sts, rep from * around. (36 sts)

Rnds 1217: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 18: *Sc in each of next 4 sts, dec in next 2 sts, rep from * around. (30 sts)

Rnds 19 & 20: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 21: *Sc in each of next 3 sts, dec in next 2 sts, rep from * around. (24 sts)

Rnd 22: Sc in each st around. Fasten off.

Rnd 1: With baby pink, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, place marker in last st. (6 sc)

Rnd 2: Inc in each st around. (12 sc)

Rnd 3: *Sc in next st, inc in next st, rep from * around. (18 sc)

Rnd 4: *Sc in each of next 2 sts, inc in next st, rep from * around. (24 sc)

Rnd 5: *Sc in each of next 3 sts, inc in next st, rep from * around. (30 sc)

Rnd 6: *Sc in each of next 4 sts, inc in next st, rep from * around. (36 sc)

Rnds 79: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 10: *Sc in each of next 5 sts, inc in next st, rep from * around. (42 sc)

Rnds 1114: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 15: *Sc in each of next 5 sts, dec in next 2 sts, rep from * around. (36 sc)

Rnd 16: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 17: *Sc in each of next 4 sts, dec in next 2 sts, rep from * around. (30 sc)

Rnd 18: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 19: *Sc in each of next 3 sts, dec in next 2 sts, rep from * around. (24 sc)

Rnds 20 & 21: Sc in each st around. Fasten off.

Make 1 each in tiny sprite & my sunshine.

Rnds 13: Work rnds 13 of Head. (18 sts)

Rnds 46: Sc in each st around.

Rnd 7: *Sc in next st, dec in next 2 sts, rep from * around. (12 sts)

Rnds 822: Sc in each st around. After last st of rnd 22, join in next st. Fasten off, leaving end for sewing.