Princess Charlotte's Christening Crochet Blanket
We all see baby girls as princesses, so give yours the royal treatment with Princess Charlotte's Christening Crochet Blanket. It's a special day, a christening, so your little princess definitely deserves a lovely blanket like this one.
The lace pattern is the essence of elegance, which is what royalty has always been known to uphold. Perhaps this blanket will even survive generations in your family and be at every prince and princess's christening from now until forever. This crochet afghan pattern is just that darling.
PLUS! Make it a matching set with Princess Charlotte's Christening Gown and Crochet Bonnet on AllFreeCrochet.
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge14 sts = 4; 7 rounds = 4 with 2 strands held together. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hooks to obtain the gauge.
Finished Size34" x 34"
Materials List
- Red Heart® Baby TLC™: 3 balls 5011 White or any other light or DK weight yarn
- 5.5mm [US I-9] crochet hook
- Yarn needle
Instructions:
With 2 strands held together, ch 5; join with slip st to form a ring.
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Round 1 (Right Side): Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 2 dc in ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times ch 2; join with slip st in top of beginning ch, turn—Four 3-dc groups.
Round 2 (Wrong Side): Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in first ch-2 space (corner made), [dc in each dc to next ch-2 space, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 space (corner made)] 3 times, dc in next 2 dc; join with slip st in top of beginning ch, turn—7 dc across each side.
Rounds 3–14: Ch 3, [dc in each dc to next corner ch-2 space, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 space] 4 times, dc in each dc to end of round; join with slip st in top of beginning ch, turn—55 dc across each side at end of Round 14.
Begin Lace
Round 15: Ch 1, skip ch-3 of join, *sc in next dc, ch 3, skip next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc**, skip next 2 dc; repeat from * to next corner ch-2 space, ending last repeat at **, (sc, [ch 3, sc] twice) in corner ch-2 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, skip next 2 dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with slip st in first sc, turn—48 ch-3 spaces.
Round 16: Ch 3, 2 dc in same sc as join, *sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3 **, 3 dc in next sc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with slip st in top of beginning ch, turn.
Round 17: Ch 1, *sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc, turn.
Round 18: Repeat Round 16.
Round 19: Ch 1, [sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc] 6 times, *(sc, [ch 3, sc] twice) in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc, [sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc] 11 times; repeat from * around, working sts in last brackets 5 times instead of 11 times; join with slip st in first sc, turn—56 ch-3 sps.
Rounds 20–22: Repeat Rounds 16 and 17, then repeat
Round 16 once more.
Round 23: Ch 1, [sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc] 7 times, *(sc, [ch 3, sc] twice) in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc, [sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc] 13 times; repeat from * around, working sts in last brackets 6 times instead of 13 times; join with slip st in first sc, turn—64 ch-3 sps.
Rounds 24-26: Repeat Rounds 20-22.
Round 27: Ch 1, [sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc] 8 times, *(sc, [ch 3, sc] twice) in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc, [sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc] 15 times; repeat from * around, working sts in last brackets 7 times instead of 15 times; join with slip st in first sc, turn—72 ch-3 sps.
Rounds 28-30: Repeat Rounds 20–22.
Round 31: Ch 1, [sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc] 9 times, *(sc, [ch 3, sc] twice) in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc, [sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc] 17 times; repeat from * around, working sts in last brackets 8 times instead of 17 times; join with slip st in first sc, turn—80 ch-3 sps.
Rounds 32-34: Repeat Rounds 20–22.
Round 35: Ch 1, *sc in next ch-3 space, 5 dc in next sc; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc.
Fasten off.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.
DID YOU KNOW?
While this crochet baby blanket isn't the exact one used by the royal family, it's still adorable! The royal family is full of quirks and interesting idiosyncrasies just like us. It's not often used, but the royal family does have a surname: Mountbatten-Windsor. Any descendent of Queen Elizabeth II (without the title of Royal Highness or Prince/Princess) has that surname.
Continuing with names, Queen Elizabeth's childhood nickname is Lilibet because she couldn't pronounce "Elizabeth" when she was young. Also, Prince Harry's full name is Henry Charles Albert David, making Harry his nickname as well!
The Duchess of Cambridge (Kate Middleton) is more than just the first commoner to marry into the royal family, she's also the first royal bride to have a degree. She has a degree in Art History from Universtiy of St. Andrew's.
If you needed one more reason to love the newest royal couple, they wrote replies for every single letter they received for their wedding--all 60,000 of them!