Mile-a-Minute Baby Doll Afghan – Free Crochet Pattern

Here is a fantastic way to practice crochet with a small baby doll project.  This super easy design is created by crocheting a strip of shells.  After the shell strip is complete, you crochet a round of double crochet stitches in a contrasting yarn color.  Then all that’s left for you to do is sew the strips together. How easy is that!! Afghan is created with sport weight yarn.

Mile-A-Minute Baby Doll Afghan

FP266

Original Design By: Maggie Weldon

Copyright 2010 Maggie Weldon

Skill: Easy

Size: About 8″ x 12″

Materials: Sport Weight Yarn: White (W) and Peach (P) – 1 oz each; Yarn Needle.

Crochet Hook: Size F-5 (3.75 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge: Each Strip = 2″ wide x 12″ long

 

Special Stitches

Shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same st or sp indicated.

STRIPS (Make 4)

Row 1: (Right Side) Starting at bottom, with W, ch 9, Shell in 6^th ch from hook; skip next 2 ch, ch 3, sl st in last ch.

Row 2: Working in starting ch on other side, ch 3 (counts as first dc now and throughout), Shell in same ch opposite Shell, skip next 2 ch, dc in next ch.

Rows 3-23: Ch 3, turn, Shell in Shell, dc in last dc. (8 dc)

At the end of Row 23, finish off W and weave in ends.

Strip Border

Rnd 1: With right side facing, join P with sl st to first dc on any end Shell, ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, 3 dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 dc, 3 dc over each dc along side of rows; working across opposite end Shell, dc in next 3 dc, 3 dc in ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 dc, 3 dc over each dc along opposite side; join with sl st to first dc. Finish off leaving 18” long end for sewing strips together.

Finishing

With right sides facing and with Shells facing the same direction, matching stitches and working through back loops only, sew sides of strips together. (The 9 dc across top and bottom Shells are left unsewn.)

All Rights Reserved ©2010 Maggie Weldon

Enjoy,

Maggie