Bobblehead Gingerbread Lovey

Design by Marie Segares/Underground Crafter.

This lovey combines a gingerbread friend with the traditional granny square blanket for a winter-themed comfort blankie. This is the first pattern in the third annual Christmas in July Make Along with Underground Crafter.

Finished Lovey: Approximately 20” (51 cm) square.

Skills Used

• Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
• Crocheting in the round, increasing, changing colors
• Magic ring, seaming with the whipstitch (includes linked photo tutorials)
• Crocheting in the back loop, embroidery back stitch, standing double crochet, standing single crochet (includes linked video tutorials)
• Special stitch: invdec (includes written description and linked video tutorial)

Materials

• Lion Brand Pound of Love yarn (100% acrylic, 16 oz/454 g, 1,020 yd/932 m) – 1 skein in 126 Umber (CA), or approximately 385 yd (352 m) in CA in any medium weight yarn.
• Lion Brand Basic Stitch Premium yarn (100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g/219 yd/220 m) – 1 skein each in 113 Garnet (CB) and 172 Ivy (CC), or approximately 95 yd (87 m) in CB and 65 yd (59.5 m) in CC in any medium weight yarn.
• WeCrochet Bright US Size E-4/3.5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
• WeCrochet Bright US Size H-8/5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
• Fairfield Poly-Fil Premium Polyester Fiber Fill – 12 ounce bag.
• Clover Quick Locking Stitch Marker Set, or locking stitch markers.
• Clover Chibi yarn needle.

Gauge

• With smaller hook, through Rnd 11 in pattern for Bobblehead = 4” (10 cm) diameter.
• With larger hook, 17 sts in pattern for Blanket (4 dc+ch-1 sp clusters + 1 st) = 4” (10 cm) across.

Skill Level: Easy