Polar Bear with two babies

Polar Bear and Babies



Materials Needed


2 Caron Simply Soft White.  Divide in at least 7 skeins.
2 Caron Simply Soft Soft Green or another color for background.  Divide into 5 skeins.
1 Caron Simply Soft Grey Heather.  Divide into 6 skeins.
1 Caron Simply Soft Charcoal Heather.  Divide into 3 or four skeins.
1 I love this yarn! super soft savings (Hobby lobby brand) Soft Pink.
1 Gray Mist (Hobby Lobby brand).  Divide into 7 skeins.

1 5mm crochet hook

Pattern Details



c2c stitch (Corner to Corner):  This stitch is made by starting in one corner (the bottom right corner or row 1) of a square graph and following the graph diagonally to the opposite square of the graph (ending in row 99).  Here is a video to help you get started.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3MJEwS1FV4&feature=youtu.be

Rows 1-50:  In these rows, you will increase the squares at the beginning of each row.
Rows 50-99: The last half of the graph is worked by making a decrease at the end of each row.
Changing colors:  This is the trickiest part of the pattern.  When the pattern changes colors, simply pull the new color yarn when you make the slip stitch as you finish the previous square.  Don’t cut the old color if you are not finished with it.  Simply leave the yarn hanging until you come back to it in the next row.  Fasten off the color only when the color is done in the graph.  Tuck all the ends in.  When I start a new color, after I pull it through the slip stitch, I make a small knot to secure it in place and then tuck in the end.  Here is a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-f-sYAq7u0&t=4s

Other helpful videos:

https://youtu.be/0Kr8xMon1tU

https://youtu.be/0Kr8xMon1tU

Written instructions:
BC: Soft Green or other background color
CH: Charcoal Heather
W: White
GH: Grey Heather
GM: Gray Mist
P: Soft Pink
Row 1:  In BC, chain 6.  Make a DC (Double Crochet) in the 4th chain from the hook.  Then do one DC in each of the remaining 2 chains.

Row 2: In BC, chain 6 (this chain is where the increase happens).  Make a DC in the 4th chain from the hook.  DC in last two chains.  Turn your work (flip the first square).  Slip stitch to join the chain 3 spaces from the first square.  Chain 3.  Make 3 DC in the space made by the 3 chain.

Row 3-11: Continue chaining 6 and BC in the 4th chain from the hook and the next 2 chains.  Turn slip stitch to join the space made by the chain and the last square.  All these rows are in W.

Row 12: 3 BC, 3 GM, 6 BC.

Row 13: 6 BC, 4 GM, 3 BC.

Row 14: 3 BC, 1 GH, 2 W, 3 GM, 5 BC.

Row 15: 4 BC, 4 GM, 3 W, 1 GH, 3 BC.

Row 16: 3 BC, 1 GH, 7 W, 2 GM, 3 BC.

Row 17: 3 BC, 1 GM, 9 W, 1 GH, 3 BC.

Row 18: 3 BC, 1 GH, 10, 1 GM, 10 W, 1 GM, 3 BC.

Row 19: 3 BC, 1 GM, 11 W, 1 CH, 3 BC.

Row 20: 3 BC, 1 GM, 2 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 GM, 8 W, 3 GM, 1 BC.
Row 21: 1 BC, 1 GM, 1 W, 1 GM, 8 W, 4 GM, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 BC.

Row 22: 4 BC, 2 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 GH, 1 GM, 9 W, 1 GM, 1 W, 1 GM, 1 BC.

Row 23: 1 BC, 1 GM, 1 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 9 W, 1 GM, 4 GH, 5 BC.

Row 24: 7 BC, 2 GH, 2 GM, 11 W, 2 BC.

Row 25: 2 BC, 1 GM, 9 W, 4 GM, 1 GH, 8 W.

Row 26: 8 BC, 1 GH, 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 W, 2 GM, 8 W, 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 BC.

Row 27: 3 BC, 8 W, 1 GM, 5 W, 1 GH, 9 BC.

Row 28: 9 BC, 1 GH, 6 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 7 W, 1 GH, 3 BC.

Row 29: 4 BC, 15 W, 1 GH, 4 BC, 2 GM, 3 BC.

Row 30: 3 BC, 1 GH, 2 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 BC (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 GM, 14 W, 1 GH, 4 BC.

Row 31: 4 BC, 1 GH, 15 W, 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 GM, 2 W, 1 GH, 3 BC.

Row 32: 3 BC, 1 GH, 6 W, 2 GM, 14 W, 1 GH, 5 BC.

Row 33: 5 BC, 1 GH, 14 W, 2 GM, 7 W, 1 GH, 3 BC.

Row 34: 3 BC, 1 GH, 8 W, 2 GM, 13 W, GH, 6 BC.

Row 35: 6 BC, 1 GH, 14 W, 1 GM, 9 W, 1 GH, 3 BC.
Row 36: 3 BC, 1 CH, 10 W, 1 GM, 14 W, 7 BC.

Row 37: 7 BC, 1 GH, 13 W, 1 GM, 7 W, 2 GM, 1 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GH, 3 BC.

Row 38: 4 BC, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 GM, 6 W, 1 GM, 14 W, 8 BC.
Row 39: 8 BC, 1 GM, 13 W, 1 GM, 6 W, 1 GM, 3 GH, 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 BC.

Row 40: 4 BC, 1 CH, 5 GH, 1 GM, 6 W, 12 W, 3 GM, 8 BC.

Row 41: 9 BC, 4 GM, 10 W, 1 GM, 5 W, 1 GM, 7 GH, 4 BC.
Row 42: 5 BC, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 GH, 2 BC, 1 GH, 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 9 W, 2 GM,2 W, 1 GM, 3 BC, 1 GM, 5 BC.

Row 43: 5 BC, 2 GM, 3 BC, 3 W, 2 GM,  15 W, 1 GH, 4 BC (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 6 BC.

Row 44: 13 BC, 1 GM, 14 W, 2 GM, 3 W, 1 GM, 1 BC (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 GM, 5 BC.

Row 45: 6 BC, 1 GM, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 GM, 5 W, 1 GM, 14 W, 1 GH, 13 BC.

Row 46: 14 BC, 1 GM, 13 W, 1 GM, 6 W, 1 CH, 1 GH, 1 GM, 1 W, 1 GM, 6 BC.
Row 47: 6 BC, 1 GM, 2 W, 1 GH, 1 CH, 1 GM, 6 W, 1 GM, 13 W, 15 BC.

Row 48: 14 BC, 3 GM, 12 W, 1 GM, 1 W, 1 GM, 4 W, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GH, 1 GM, 2 W, 1 GM, 6 BC.

Row 49: 7 BC, 1 GM, 2 W, 1 GM, 1 GH, 1 GM, 4 W, 1 GM, 1 W, 1 GM, 14 W, 1 GM, 14 BC.

Row 50: 14 W, 1 GM, 2 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM, 11 W, 1 GM, 2 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 W, 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 W, 1 GM, 7 W.

Row 51:  Here is where we start decreasing at the beginning of each ODD row.  After you have done the last slip stitch on row 50 to connect the last two squares, turn you work over. Make a slip stitch from where you are to the 3 DC. Make the Slip stitch loose so you don’t tighten the square.  It may look weird, but you will hide this Slip stitch when you make the border.  You will do this at the beginning of rows 51 through 101.   You will later also start decreasing at the beginning of the odd rows.  7 BC, 1 GM, 1 W, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 W, 1 GM, 6 W, 1 GM, 11 W, 1 GM, 2 GH, 2 GM, 14 BC.
Row 52: 14 BC, 2 GM, 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 CH, 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM, 10 W, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM, 6 W, 2 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 W, 1 GM, 6 BC.

Row 53: 6 BC, 1 GM, 4 W, 1 GM, 6 W, 2 GH, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 9 W, 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 CH, 2 GM, 15 BC.

Row 54: You will now start decreasing all the EVEN rows too until the end of the project.  14 BC, 1 GM, 1 W, 3 CH, 9 W, 1 GH, 1 W, 1 GH, 6 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 W, 1 GM, 6 BC.
Row 55: 6 BC, 1 GM, 10 W, 1 GH, 2 W, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 8 W, 2 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 CH, 1 W, 1 GM, 13 BC.

Row 56: 13 BC, 2 W, 3 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 8 W, 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 W, 1 GM,11 W, 1 GM, 5 BC.

Row 57: 5 BC, 1 GM, 2 P, 8 W, 1 GH, 1 GM, 2 W, 6 W, 1 GM, 1W, 1 GM, 3 GH, 1W, 1 GM, 12 BC.

Row 58: 11 BC, 1 GM, 2 W, 2 GH, 1 GM, 2 W, 6 W, 1 GM, 2 W, 1 GM, 1 GH, 6 W, 1 GM, 1 W, 1 P (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 W, 5 BC.
Row 59: 4 BC, 1 GM, 2 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end),1 GM, 4 W, 1 GM, 3 GH, 3 W, 6 W, 1 GM, 2W, 2 GM, 1 GH, 2 W, 11 BC.

Row 60: 10 BC, 1 GM, 2 W, 3 GM, 2 W, 6 W, 1 GM, 2 W, 3 GM, 1 GH, 2 GM, 2 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 BC.

Row 61: 7 BC, 4 GM, 1 GH, 1 GM, 4 W, 1 GM, 2 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 W, 1 GM, 2 W, 2 GM,1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 W, 1 GM, 9 BC.

Row 62: 9 BC, 3 W, 2 GM, 3 W, 1 GM, 3 W, 1 GH, 2 W, 4 W, 5 GM, 8 BC.

Row 63: 9 BC, 4 GM, 3 W, 1 GM, 2 W, 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 W, 3 W, 2 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 W, 1 GM, 8 BC.

Row 64: 8 BC, 8 W, 1 GM, 2 W, 1 GM, 2 W, 1 GM, 3 W, 1 GH, 3 W, 3 GM, 6 BC.
Row 65: 5 BC, 1 GM, 5 W, 1 GH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 CH, 2 W, 2 GM, 2 W, 1 GM, 1 W, 1 GM, 8 W, 1 GM, 7 BC.
Row 66: 6 BC, 1 GM, 2 W, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 6 W, 1 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM, 3 W, 1 GM, 2 W, 2 CH, 1 GM, 3 W, 1 P, 1 W, 1 GM, 4 BC.
Row 67: 4 BC, 1 W, 2 P, 2 W, 1 GM, 1 GH, 2 CH, 2 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 W, 3 GM, 3 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 5 W, 6 BC.

Row 68: 5 BC, 1 GM, 9 W, 1 GM, 6 W, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GH, 1 GM, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 W, 1 GM, 3 BC.

Row 69: 3 BC, 1 GM, 5 W, 1 GM, 1 GH, 6 W, 3 GM, 9 W, 1 GM, 4 BC.

Row 70: 3 BC, 1 GM, 1 P, 9 W, 2 GM, 6 W, 2 GM, 5 W, 1 GM, 3 BC.
Row 71: 2 BC, 2 GM, 5 W, 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 6 W, 2 GM, 1 P, 8 W, 2 P, 1 GM, 2 BC.

Row 72: 2 BC, 1 GM, 1 P (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 CH, 1 GM, 6 W, 2 P, 1 GM, 7 W, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 5 W, 1 GM, 2 BC. 

Row 73: 2 BC, 1 GM, 5 W, 7 W, 2 GM, 1 P (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 CH, 1 GM, 4 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 GM, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 GM, 1 BC.

Row 74: 1 BC, 3 GM, 5 GM, 2 GM, 1 CH (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM, 1 BC, 1 GM, 5 W, 2 GM, 4 W, 1 GM, 2 BC.
Row 75: 2 BC, 1 GM, 4 W, 3 GM, 2 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 2 GM, 1 BC, 4 GM, 1 BC (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 BC, 2 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 BC.

Row 76: 9 BC (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 3 BC (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 4 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 BC, 1 P, 3 W (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM, 2 BC.

Row 77: 2 BC, 3 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 P (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM, 19 BC.

Row 78: 19 BC, 2 GM, 4 BC.

Row 79: 4 BC (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 1 GM (tie knot, cut and tuck in end), 19 BC.

Rows 80-102: Continue decreasing at the beginning of each row.  Finish the rest of the afghan in BC.

Border: I made this border in the BC because I had quite a bit of leftover yarn in this color.  I made a border that I got from another website.  You can find it here:

http://daisyfarmcrafts.com/crochet-pink-gingham-blanket/

Scroll down to the end of the pattern to get the instructions.

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