Easy Sugarplum Princess Baby Afghan
I am so excited about my newest project, the Easy Sugarplum Princess Baby Afghan. It features a dense fabric, as well as a light texture, giving this little blanket a beautiful look. It looks complicated, but really it is not complicated at all. Since the entire blanket is made from the suzette stitch, this pattern is very beginner friendly and works up quickly.
A New Stitch: the Suzette Stitch
I love learning a new stitch. But I love using that new stitch in a project for the first time. It can be a bit overwhelming to attempt a new project with a new stitch, but making a sample of what you want your project to be is always a great help. I recently learned the suzette stitch and immediately fell in love with the feel and texture of the stitch.
The suzette stitch gives a warm and cozy feel to the blanket, as well as the fact that the entire blanket is worked holding two strands of yarn. However, if you use a heavier weight yarn, two strands would not be necessary to create the thicker fabric. Since I used a sport weight yarn, I chose to double the strands to get the thicker feel.
Don’t forget to check out the Suzette Stitch in my stitch library. As one of my favorite stitches, I think it should be in everyone’s stitch repertoire. It is a great stitch for scarves, shawls and even blankets, and works great with many kinds of yarn.
THE COLORS FOR THE SUGARPLUM PRINCESS BABY AFGHAN
Don’t you think these colors are perfect for a new sweet little princess. In fact, the colors lead me to the name. The yarn is Baby Bee Sweet Delight in the colors Plum Pudding, and Ballet Slipper. When I said the two colors together, all I wanted to say Sugarplum Princess, which is a character from a ballet. So it seemed so fitting to give this darling little blanket the name easy Sugarplum Princess Baby Afghan.
Easy SugarPlum Princess Baby Afghan Pattern
MATERIALS:
- Yarn: Baby Bee Sweet Delight
- White: 6 skeins which was approximately 24 oz, or 2262 yds.
- Plum Pudding: 2 skeins, which was approximately 8 oz or 754 yds
- Ballet Slipper: 2 skeins, which was approximately 8 oz or 754 yds
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
- Hook Size: H
- Gauge: 7 Stitches and 11 rows equal 4″
- Finished Size: 35″ X 42″
Special Stitches
- Suzette Stitch– (1 sc, 1dc in same stitch)
- Chain-ch
- Single crochet-sc
- Double crochet-dc
PATTERN NOTES FOR THE EASY SUGARPLUM PRINCESS BABY AFGHAN
- The entire pattern is worked holding two strands of yarn.
- Pattern can be enlarged or made smaller by chaining any number of odd chains.
- Chain one at the beginning of each row does not count as a stitch
- This pattern is written in US terms.
- You can find a video tutorial for this suzette stitch here.
- You can share your work with me on Facebook here.
If you prefer, an ad-free PDF patterns, you can purchase a printable copy on my Esty shop here.
EASY Sugarplum Princess Baby Afghan Steps
FOUNDATION CHAIN: With white, chain 121 or any odd number of chains.
ROW 1: Starting in the second ch from the hook, work one Sc and one Dc. Sk 1 ch, *sc, dc in the next st, sk 1*. Repeat from * to * across to the last stitch. SC in the last stitch. Ch 1 and turn.
ROW 2: In the very first st (at the bottom of the chain 1), work 1 sc and 1 dc in the same st. Sk 1 dc, and in the next sc, *sc, dc, sk 1* Repeat across the row to the last dc and tch. Sk the last dc and sc in the top of the tch. Then, Ch 1 and turn.
Repeat row two following the pattern below:
- Rows 2-8 White
- Rows 9-10 Ballet Slipper
- Row 11 white
- Rows 12-13 Sugar Plum
- Row 14 white
- Rows 15-16 Ballet Slipper
- Rows 17-32 in White
- Repeat rows 9-32 more times
Finally, finish off and use the tapestry needle to weave in ends.
Since the suzette stitch has a beautiful edge to it, I chose not to add a border to the final product. However, you can add a border if you so deisred to give it a more finished looked.
FINAL NOTE
Once again, I hope that you have enjoyed this Easy Sugarplum Princess Baby Afghan pattern. Also, please be sure to share your versions of this pattern with me. Thanks for stopping by DulceBella Designs! Until next time, sit, relax, and stay a while and always glorify God by creating beautiful crochet art!
