Description

2 Baby Afghans – Vintage Crochet & Knitting Patterns: Instant PDF Download

Size: 27½” x 34½” (Knit Wrap); 26″ x 31″, 36½” x 45½” (Crochet Ripple Cover)

This bundle pairs two beloved vintage baby afghan styles: a soft eyelet lace/openwork Wrapping Shawl to knit and a graphic chevron/ripple stitch Carriage or Crib Cover to crochet. Both are worked in gentle sport/baby yarn weight, making them ideal shower gifts or first heirloom projects for a nursery in need of a little handmade warmth.

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Design & Construction Details

Skill Level: Easy/Intermediate.
Construction: The Wrapping Shawl is knit flat in a repeated ripple eyelet lace pattern from a cast-on edge, worked straight to length on two needles. The Ripple Carriage/Crib Cover is crocheted flat in horizontal rows worked in the back loop only to create a diagonal chevron stripe, with the color changed every two rows.
Finished Measurements: Wrapping Shawl: 27½” x 34½”. Ripple Cover: Carriage size 26″ x 31″, Crib size 36½” x 45½”.
Pattern Style: Written in standard US knitting and crochet terms, with a full stitch/abbreviation guide and a standard baby-measurement chart included.
Stitches: Wrapping Shawl — knit, purl, yarn over, and k2tog decreases forming an openwork lace panel. Ripple Cover — chain and back-loop single crochet worked in a chevron color-stripe pattern.

Recommended Materials & Tools

Yarn: Wrapping Shawl: 4 skeins (2 oz each) Win-Sport or Winsom, or 3 packs (3 oz each) Twin-Pak Win-Knit. Ripple Cover: Twin-Pak Win-Knit, Color A 2(3) packs, Color B 3(5) packs, Color C 2(3) packs (3 oz each).
Substitute with any standard modern sport/baby weight yarn such as Debbie Bliss Eco Baby or Cascade Yarns Botanika.
Knitting Needles / Crochet Hook Size: US #8 or #10½ straight needles for the Wrapping Shawl (or size needed to obtain gauge); US G/6 crochet hook for the Ripple Cover.
Notions: Tapestry needle for weaving in ends.
Gauge: Wrapping Shawl — 7 sts = 1″ (Win-Sport) or 21 sts = 4″ (Winsom/Win-Knit), 13 rows = 2″. Ripple Cover — 9 sts = 2″; diagonal pattern 13 sts = 2″.

This is a digitally restored PDF of two vintage patterns — one knit, one crochet

Simply click the download link above to receive an instant, easy-to-read PDF. The pattern is clearly written with complete instructions and measurements, ready to print.