Crochet pattern

A baby cradle pattern

(including a pillow, a blanket, a mattress)

List of recommended materials and tools:

•Yarn HiMALAYA Dolphin Baby, gauge: 120m/100gr.

•For the baby cradle I choose pink yarn color code 346, light blue yarn color code 347 – 1

yarn ball for each color.

•Some yellow yarn color for the blanket star – color code 313 and some different yarn

colors for the rainbow pillow.

•Size 2.75 or 3mm crochet hook.

Final size of the cradle 22x13cm, 8cm height.

•Scissors.

•Stitch markers.

Abbreviations (US crochet terms):

ch1 – a chain stitch.

ch2, ch3 – 2 or 3 chain stitches.

sc – single crochet.

hdc – half double crochet.

dc – double crochet.

increase – work 2 sc into one stitch.

increase dc – work 2 dc into one stitch.

decrease – close 2 stitches together grabbing front loops only.

decrease dc – close 2 stitches together grabbing front loops only.

sl st – slip stitch.

A baby cradle

Work in a continuous spiral along the chain.

Lower part is light blue, upper part is pink, and the sunshade is light blue again.

1. Make ch19, start working from the 2nd stitch from hook: increase, 16sc, 4sc into one

stitch, 16sc, increase=40sc.

2. 2 increases, 16sc, 4 increases, 16sc, 2 increases=48sc.

3. (1sc, increase)-2 times, 16sc, (1sc, increase)-4 times, 16sc, (1sc, increase)-2 times=56sc.

4. (2sc, increase)-2 times, 16sc, (2sc, increase)-4 times, 16sc, (2sc, increase)-2

times=64sc.

5. (3sc, increase)-2 times, 16sc, (3sc, increase)-4 times, 16sc, (3sc, increase)-2

times=72sc.

6. (4sc, increase)-2 times, 16sc, (4sc, increase)-4 times, 16sc, (4sc, increase)-2

times=80sc.

7. (5sc, increase)-2 times, 16sc, (5sc, increase)-4 times, 16sc, (5sc, increase)-2

times=88sc.

8. (6sc, increase)-2 times, 16sc, (6sc, increase)-4 times, 16sc, (6sc, increase)-2

times=96sc.

9. (7sc, increase)-2 times, 16sc, (7sc, increase)-4 times, 16sc, (7sc, increase)-2

times=104sc.

10. (8sc, increase)-2 times, 16sc, (8sc, increase)-4 times, 16sc, (8sc, increase)-2 times=

112sc.

Change yarn color.

11. 112sc into back loops only=112sc.

12-22. 112sc (11 rounds)=112sc.

Cut and fasten off the yarn.

Sunshade

Change yarn color.

23. Step 13 stitches to the right from last

stitch, attach the yarn and crochet

34sc=34sc.

Continue working in flat rows.

24. without any chain stitches! Skip 1 stitch,

crochet 33sc from next stitch, 2sc grabbing

basic part of the cradle=35sc.

Continue working the same way, without any chain stitches, starting from the 2nd stitch

and finishing each round make 2sc grabbing basic part of the cradle.

25. skip 1 stitch, 34sc, 2sc grabbing basic part=36sc.

26. skip 1 stitch, 35sc, 2sc grabbing basic part =37sc.

27. skip 1 stitch, 36sc, 2sc grabbing basic part =38sc.

28. skip 1 stitch, 37sc, 2sc grabbing basic part =39sc.

29. skip 1 stitch, 38sc, 2sc grabbing basic part =40sc.

30. skip 1 stitch, 39sc, 2sc grabbing basic part =41sc.

31. skip 1 stitch, 40sc, 2sc grabbing basic part =42sc.

Now crochet in the round along the basic part:

32. Make ch18, skip 10 stitches, 40sc, make ch18 again, skip 10 stitches, 2sc=78sc (I do

not count stitches of the sunshade).

33. 42sl st, along ch18 crochet 22sc (do not grab stitches, work around the chain), 40sl st,

around ch18 crochet 22sc, 2sl st=128sc.

Cut and fasten off the yarn. Draw remained yarn tails through the gaps between stitches

from wrong side to hide.

Crochet slip stitches into front loops of the 10th round.

Cut and fasten off the yarn. Draw remained yarn tails through the gaps between stitches

from wrong side to hide.

Mattress

Work in light blue yarn color.

Repeat first 10 rounds of the cradle.

Now crochet slip stitches in the round.

Cut and fasten off the yarn.

Draw remained yarn tails through the gaps

between stitches from the opposite side to

hide.

Rainbow pillow

Work in a continuous spiral.

Work in different yarn colors, changing yarn after each two rounds.

1. Make ch8, start working from the 2nd stitch from hook: increase, 5sc, 4sc into one

stitch, 5sc, increase=18sc.

2. 2 increases, 5sc, 4 increases, 5sc, 2 increases=26sc.

3. (1sc, increase)-2 times, 5sc, (1sc, increase)-4 times, 5sc, (1sc, increase)-2 times=34sc.

4. (2sc, increase)-2 times, 5sc, (2sc, increase)-4 times, 5sc, (2sc, increase)-2 times=42sc.

5. (3sc, increase)-2 times, 5sc, (3sc, increase)-4 times, 5sc, (3sc, increase)-2 times=50sc.

6. (4sc, increase)-2 times, 5sc, (4sc, increase)-4 times, 5sc, (4sc, increase)-2 times=58sc.

7. (5sc, increase)-2 times, 5sc, (5sc, increase)-4 times, 5sc, (5sc, increase)-2 times=66sc.

8. (6sc, increase)-2 times, 5sc, (6sc, increase)-4 times, 5sc, (6sc, increase)-2 times=74sc.

9. (7sc, increase)-2 times, 5sc, (7sc, increase)-4 times, 5sc, (7sc, increase)-2 times=82sc.

10. Crochet 21sc right to the middle of the pillow, fold the work in half and crochet 41sc

through the stitches of both sides. Stuff the pillow as you go.

Blanket star

Work in the round, making chain stitches and crochet sl st at the end of each round.

1. Make ch6 and connect the ring, ch3, 15dc into ch6, sl st=15dc.

2. ch3, 15 increases dc, sl st=30dc.

3. ch3, (1dc, increase dc)-15 times, sl st=45dc.

4. ch3, (3dc, 1 treble crochet, 5 treble crochet into one stitch, 1 treble crochet, 3dc)-5

times= 65dc.

Crochet slip stitches in the round.

Cut and fasten off the yarn. Draw remained yarn tails through the gaps between stitches

from the opposite side to hide.

Congrats!

You have just finished the pattern!