Polar Bear Hooded Blanket



Polar Bear Hooded Blanket 

A Cute Little Crochet Pattern 







One thing comes before crochet in my life and that's family. We have 5 amazing children. They are my world! 




                                      



Many of my projects are made for them or with them in mind. This was made for my 5 year old little guy. While I work on a project, they are so interested as it comes along. Always assessing my progress. The joy filled eyes I see when they receive it finished, knowing the time I committed to making it ... what a treasure! We give a little bit of ourselves along with our crochet.  







I hope you have as much fun making this as I did. I always appreciate a good, easy pattern that allows you to simply enjoy crocheting. Not taxing on the mind. 







Made with the wonderfully soft and bulky Bernat Blanket Yarn in white. My blanket used 5 large balls. You'll also need a bit of black, along with an 8mm crochet hook. 



   
Enjoy



Materials you'll need: 

  • Bernat Blanket Yarn in White (approx. 1000 yards)
  • Bernat Blanket Yarn in Black (approx.  80 yards)
  • 8mm crochet hook 
  • Darning Needle 


Size:  This blanket measures approximately 4' 2'' tall x 3' 10" wide when finished.  



Gauge:    Ch7. Sc into second ch from hook and across. (6sts)  
Rows 2-4 – Ch1, turn. Sc in the same stitch, and across. (6sts)     
Take your ruler. There should be approximately 4sts, and 3 rows in 2           inches.  










Let’s get started!  

Blanket  

Ch.84 

Row 1 – 2Dc into the 3rd ch from the hook. Dc across. 2Dc in the last ch. (84sts)  
(Width should be approximately 44”)   

Rows 2 & 3 – Ch2. Turn. 2Dc into the first st. Dc across. 2Dc into the last st. (86sts, 88sts) 

Row 4 – Ch2. Turn. Dc across. (88sts) 

Repeat row 4 until blanket measures 45-46" high.  

Repeat this row for the last 2 rows – Ch2, turn. Dc2tog. Dc until 2sts remain. Dc2tog. (88sts, 86sts) 

Tie off. 




 Hood

Count over 24 sts, and join into the 24th st with a slip stitch.  

Row 1 – Ch2, Dc into the same stitch. Dc36. (37sts) 

Rows 2 - 9 – Ch2, turn. Dc37. (37sts) 

Row 10 – Ch1, turn. Sc14. (14sts) 

Row 11-16 – Ch1, turn. Sc14. (14sts) 

Tie off.     

Bring both far corners of the hood together and start to sew it up at the front, working your way around the back. There are a couple of pictures a bit further down if you need some visual aid.  


Edging 

Starting at one of the bottom corners, work a sc around the entire blanket and hood. Join. Tie off.  




Corner Pockets – Make 4  

Row 1 – Ch2. 3Dc into the first ch. (3sts) 

Row 2 – Ch2, turn. 2Dc in each st across. (6sts) 

Row 3 – Ch2, turn. 2Dc in the same st. *Dc1, 2dc in the next st*. Repeat * to * for a total of 2 times. 2Dc in the last st. (10sts) 

Row 4 – Ch2, turn.  *Dc2, 2dc in the next st.* Repeat * to * for a total of 3 times. 2Dc in the last st. (14sts) 

Row 5 – Ch2, turn. *Dc3, 2dc in the next st.* Repeat * to * for a total of 3 times. Dc2. (17sts) 

Row 6 – Ch2, turn. *Dc4, 2dc in the next st.* Repeat * to * for a total of 3 times. Dc2. (20sts) 

Row 7 – Ch2, turn. *Dc5, 2dc in the next st.* Repeat * to * for a total of 4 times. Dc2. (23sts) 

Tie off leaving a long enough tail to sew onto the blanket.  



Paw Prints -  

Large print – Make 4  

Make a magic circle.  

Round 1 – Ch1. Hdc12 in circle. Join. Tighten circle carefully. (12sts) 

Round 2 – Ch1. *Slst1, sc2 in the next st, hdc2 in each of the next 2sts, sc2 in the next, slst1* Repeat * to *. Join.  

Tie off leaving a long enough tail to sew onto the corner. 


Small Print - Make 12 

Make a magic circle.  

Round 1 – Ch1. Hdc8 in the circle. Tighten circle carefully. Join. (8sts) 
Tie off and sew on.  




Ears  

Make a magic circle.  

Round 1 – Ch2. Dc10 in the circle. Join. Tighten circle. (10sts) 

Round 2 – Ch2. *Dc4, 2dc in the next st.* Repeat * to *. Join. (12sts) 

Round 3 – Ch2. Dc around. Join. (12sts) 

Round 4 - Ch2. Dc2tog around. Join. (10sts) 

Tie off. Sew onto hood 


Nose  
     
Make a magic circle.  

Round 1 – Ch1. Sc10 in the circle. Join. Carefully tighten. (10sc) 

Round 2 – Ch1. Sc around. Join. (10sc) 

Tie off, sew onto hood. I like to shape mine as more of an oval than circle.  


Eyes  

To make the eyes, simply Ch.6 and sew on in a semi-circle shape.  


Tail  

Make a magic circle.  

Round 1 - Ch.2. Dc10 in the circle. Join. Tighten circle. (10sts) 

Round 2 – Ch2. *Dc4, 2dc in the next st.* Repeat * to *. Join. (12sts) 

Rounds 3 & 4 – Ch2. Dc around. Join. (12sts) 

Tie off leaving a long enough tail to sew onto the blanket.  



Pictures of Hood 
  
                            


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