Comfort your baby in style with the Prism Baby Lovey. The rainbow accents add splashes of colour, while the wooden bite ring keeps the baby occupied and engaged.
The pattern is suitable for beginners, with easy to follow with row-by-row descriptions and charts to help you visualise your crochet.
Materials and preparation
Yarn
| Label | Colour name | Code | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colour A | Oxygen | 219 | 1 ball |
| Colour B | Desert Bloom | 209 | 1 scrap |
| Colour C | Gentle Primrose | 211 | 1 scrap |
| Colour D | Sapling | 213 | 1 scrap |
| Colour E | Glacier | 215 | 1 scrap |
| Colour F | Fresh Air | 217 | 1 scrap |
| Colour G | Lavender | 205 | 1 scrap |
| Colour H | Apple Blossom | 207 | 1 scrap |
Other materials
- 1x Wooden ring OR silicon ring 10cm in diameter
Shop the yarn!
You can find Scheepjes Organicon at Scheepjes retailers. If you can't find Organicon, Cotton Create, or Catona is also a great yarn to make loveys in!
Crochet hook
3.0mm
Measurements
Lovey measures 35 cm (13¾ in) on each side, blocked.
Gauge/tension
Not critical
Abbreviations (US terms)
- ch
- chain
- ch-sp(s)
- chain space(s)
- dc
- double crochet
- Join colour
- When indicated, simply pick up a loop of your new colour and pull through the loop on hook.
- rep
- repeat
- RS
- Right side
- s(ts)
- stitch(es)
- sc
- single crochet
- ss
- slip stitch
- WS
- Wrong side
Repeat formats
- *….; rep from * once/twice/3x — Crochet the instructions after * and then repeat that section a further number of times as indicated.
- (…) once/twice/3x — Crochet the instructions between brackets the total number of times indicated.
- […] — Indicates the amount of stitches at the end of a row or round.
- (…) in same st/sp — Indicates that all instructions between brackets are worked in the same stitch or space.
Notes
- The ch1 at the end of rows is a turning chain and does not count as st.
- If you want to wash your lovey at high temperatures, I'd recommend using a silicon bite ring instead of a wooden one.
Crochet pattern
Handle cover
You’ll be working on a rectangular piece of crochet that will be sewn together around the handle later.
With Colour A, ch11, turn. Leave a long beginning tail to sew the cover over the handle.
Is the carrying-along not working for you? You can also cut Colour A after every colour change. It's just that you've got a few more ends to weave in, that's all!
Measure whether your crochet fits the handle snugly at this point. If it’s too loose, start over with fewer beginning chains. If it’s too small, start over with a larger number of chains.
Repeat Rows 2-3 until you have 25 rows, changing colours alphabetically every other row and starting again with Colour B once you’ve worked through all colours. Weave in all ends.
Use the long beginning tail to sew the long sides of the Handle Cover together around the wooden ring with the RS facing outwards. Fasten off.
Lovey
You’ll be making a Granny Square-style Lovey. You can make this piece as large as you want. For visual help, see my Granny Square tutorial. It shows you exactly how to create a granny square, with photos.
With Colour A ch4, join with ss in first ch to close ring.
Tip: if you want the transition between your rounds to be even smoother, make an extra ss in the chain space you’re starting your next chains in. This will help keep the start of your starting chains close to the remaining dc’s of the cluster. These additional slip stitches are marked blue in the diagram.
Rainbow border
If your square's corners start to warp, I recommend crocheting two sc instead of one sc after the two chains in each corner.
It’s easiest to block the lovey to size before assembly. Size isn’t very important, but blocking gives you an opportunity to square the motif further. Read more about blocking in my blocking tutorial.
Green strap
With Colour D, ch11.
Assembly
Use the tail end of the strap to sew the short sides of the strap together through the wooden ring and the centre of your lovey. I sewed through two diagonally opposite corners of Round 1 of the lovey for extra security.
Care advice
To protect the wooden ring (and your laundry machine), I recommend washing the lovey in a washing bag or pillowcase. Wash it by hand or on a gentle cycle (30 degrees) and let it dry flat and in shape.
Diagrams
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