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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