Crochet 'Monster' Lovey Blanket

Here is the FREE Pattern I promised!  Inspired by the famous Cookie Monster, this adorable 100% cotton lovey blanket is sure to please any little boy or girl!  

Many of you already know, but for anyone new, please note that I have poor pattern writing skills....for some reason it just never clicked with me.  For this reason I supplement with links to video tutorials  that can be watched on tube. However, note that the stitches are all pretty basic and if you have crochet skills you should be fine.  Please remember to feel free to contact me with any questions!

Supplies Needed:

• *Qty. 3  Blue 2.5 oz. skeins of Lily Sugar'n Cream 100% cotton 4 ply yarn
• *Black 100% cotton Lily Sugar'n Cream 100% cotton 4 ply yarn
• *White 100% cotton Lily Sugar'n Cream 100% cotton 4 ply yarn
• Crochet Hook size 7 (4.5 mm) (click picture to right for affiliate link).
• Cotton or Poly Stuffing for head, eyes, and arms
• Yarn Needle

*Best price I can find for the Sugar'n Cream yarn is $1.99 for a 2.5 oz skein at Michaels Craft Stores.  Even better if you print out and use their coupons each week - I print two coupons and bring my husband  (They almost always have a 40% or 50% off one regular priced item!).

Make the Head:
(I strongly suggest reading all the directions first and then watching the video tutorial if this is your first time making a ball shape).

• Round 1: Start with a magic circle with 6 single crochets. 
• Round 2: Single crochet two stitches around in each of the 6 original single crochet stitches. (at this point you should basically have a circle).  Place a marker at your last stitch.
• Round 3: Do one single crochet in the first stitch, then two in the next, then one in the next, and then 2.  Complete the pattern around.
• Round 4: Do one single crochet in the next two stitches, then two single crochets in the third, then one sc in each of the next two, then 2 sc in the next one. Repeat pattern around until you come to the marker.
• Round 5: 3 sc, then two sc in one, 3 sc, then two sc in one (repeat around to marker)
• Rounds 6 - 8: Basically with each round, you will increase the the number of single crochets in each stitch by one, then do two in one stitch, then repeat the same number of sc again.  You can continue the pattern by adding rounds and increasing the sc by one each time until the bottom of the head is the size that you want. By the 8th round you should be doing 6 sc in a row, then 2 sc in one stitch and repeating that pattern all the way around  to the marker.
• Round 9 & 10: single crochet in each stitch around without increasing.
• Round 11: chain 20 then skip 20 stitches and sc in the 21st stitch (this creates the opening for the mouth) and continue one sc in each stitch around.
• Round12: sc in each stitch around, including the chain stitches (do not go around the chains, but actually stitch into each single chain just like if you were starting a project). Continue the sc all the way around.
• Round 13: sc in each stitch around.
• STOP AND CROCHET IN THE MOUTH (Don't finish off, just leave a long loop hanging).  
• Round 14 to end: Start decreasing by one for each round as follows: sc 6 stitches, then do a double decrease stitch (see video) and continue around to marker, next round do 5 sc., then a double decrease stitch and continue pattern around to marker.  You will then do a round of 4 sc 1 dd, then a round of 3 sc 1 dd, and 2 etc. Before you finish be sure to fill it with stuffing.  Lastly, using the yarn needle, thread the yarn around the remaining hole and pull tightly closed.

Make the Mouth:

• Create a magic circle with 5 sc in center.  Continue around  and around with sc stitches inserting enough additional sc stitches as you do to keep the circle flat.  Simple video to crochet a flat circle tutorial on you tube. The finished circle must have ONLY 40 sc stitches around the entire outside so that it will fit in the mouth you created in the head.
• Connect the mouth to the head by connecting it to the head with blue thread using single crochet stitches.  The stitches should work all the way around (you chained 20 and skipped 20 so that should match up perfectly with the 40 stitches around the outside of your circle.
• Once the mouth is connected, fold it in half so the mouth is somewhat closed looking and use black thread to sew from inside the head so that the mouth is partially closed.  Pull all hanging threads inside the head.
• Now go back to completing the head above at round 14.

Make the Eyes:

• ​Using white yarn, make a magic circle with 6 sc in center.
• Continue second round by doing two sc in each stitch around.
• Rounds 3 & 4: sc in each stitch around (add stuffing).
• Rounds 5 & 6: decrease every other stitch around and then use yarn to pull hole closed.  
• For the black part, make a magic circle with 6 sc and end off.  Leave the string hanging long so that you can use it to sew the black onto the white using the yarn needle. 
• Make a second white/black eye.
• Use the yarn needle and white yarn to sew the eyes onto the head.

Make the Arms:

• Round 1: make a magic circle and sc 6 stitches into it.
• Round 2:  do two single crochets in each stitch around (you could place a marker here if necessary)
• Rounds 3 - 10: do one single crochet in each stitch around.
• Finish with a slip knot and cut the hanging string so there is approximately 12 inches attached to the arm.
• At this point stuff the arm with stuffing.
• ​Make a second arm.
• Thread  the 12 hanging inches of yarn through the yarn needle and use it to sew each arm onto the head.  Check out this video tutorial on how to sew the arms closed and sew them on.

Make the Blanket:
This is a basic granny square blanket with16 rows and 3 rows of single crochet around the edge.  If my directions are confusing, check out this granny square video tutorial.  It is slightly different, but comes out exactly the same!

The final blanket is 20" x 20".

• Chain 5 and connect to create a loop.
• Row 1: chain 3 and double crochet 2 stitches, chain 3, double crochet 3 stitches, chain 3, double crochet 3 stitches, chain 3 and double crochet 3 stitches, chain 3 and connect into the loop created by the first (original) stitch around. 
• Row 2: chain 4 and skip the tops of the three dc (double crochet) to dc into the corner space created by the 3 single chain stitches.  Double crochet 3 total stitches into that space, chain 1, then double crochet 3 more stitches into the same corner space, chain 1 and dc 3 stitches into the next corner space, chain 3, and dc 3 more times into the same corner.  Continue around, but on the last corner, do 3 dc, 3 chains, and then only two dc (the original 4 chains will count as the last dc) and then slip stitch to connect to original 4 chains.  NOTE: every other row will begin and end this way.
• Row 3: chain 3 then dc two more times into space, chain 1, then do 3 dc in the corner, chain 3, then 3 dc into same corner, chain 1, 3 dc in space, chain 1, then 3 dc in corner, chain 3, then 3 more dc in same corner and continue around.  Chain one after last corner and use a slip stitch to connect to original 3 chains.  NOTE: every other row will begin and end this way.
• Continue for 16 rows repeating rows 2 and 3.  Remember, all corners get 3 dc, 3 c, and 3 dc.  Straight runs only get 1 c in between the 3 dc's.
• Row 17: single crochet in each stitch around.  For the corners do 2 sc in the center chain.
• Row 18: single crochet in each stitch around (I switched to white). At the corner, do 2 sc in each of the two corner stitches.
• Row 19: sc in each stitch around, but in the corner do 2 sc in between the two from row 18.
• Place the finished head in the center of the blanket and sew it on using the yarn needle and matching thread.

Finish the lovey blanket by weaving in all loose ends!

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