Helping our users. ​Crochet Pandas Blanket.

You’ll need:

2 skeins of Red Heart yarn in red, black, and white colors (each);

Crochet hook 5 mm;

Darning needle.

Instructions

Granny Squares

Make 5.

Granny square 1:

To start: with red ch 4 join to first st to make a circle

Round 1: slip st in circle ch 3 (counts as first dc) 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc ch 2, 3 dc ch 2, 3 dc ch 2, sl st to top of beg ch3, sl st to ch 2 space;

Round 2: ch 3 2 dc ch 3 3 dc ch 2, 3 dc ch 3 3 dc in next ch 2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc ch 3 3 dc in next ch 2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc ch 3 3 dc in next ch 2 sp. ch 2. join with slip st to beg ch 3, slip st to ch 3 sp;

Round 3: with black, ch 3 2 dc ch 3 3 dc ch 2, 3 dc ch 3 3 dc in next ch 2 sp. ch 2, 3 dc ch 3 3 dc in next ch 2 sp. ch 2, 3 dc ch 3 3 dc in next ch 2 sp. ch 2. join with slip st to beg ch 3, slip st to ch 3 sp.

Round 4-8: with white, repeat round 3;

Round 9: with red repeat round 3;

Round 10: with black repeat round 3.

Do not finish off, sc in each st around 3 sc in corner ch 3 space.

Repeat this step until you have 5 squares.

Modified Granny Squares

Make 4 (these will be your pandas).

With white: ch 4 join to first st to make a circle

Round 1: slip st in circle ch 3 (counts as first dc) 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc ch 2, 6 dc join with sl stitch to top of beg ch 3;

Round 2: slip st to ch 2 space, ch 3, 1 dc ch 2 2 dc. dc in each dc to ch 2 space, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch 2 space, 2 dc in next dc. dc in next 4 dc 2 dc in last dc. join with sl st to top of beg ch 3;

Round 3-7: slip stitch to ch 2 space, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in each ch 2 space,dc in each dc around. Add 4 dc evenly spaced per round on the curved part. Join with sl st to top of beg ch 3;

Round 8-9: same as above but use treble crochet on the curved part. Add 4 evenly spaced trebles on curved part;

Round 10: 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in each ch 2 space, dc in each dc around. adding 4 evenly spaced dc on curved part, with black, sc in each st around 3 sc in ch 2 space.

Repeat to make 4 modified granny squares.

Ears

With black: ch 3 dc decrease, dc in each dc to last 2 decrease, ch 3 dc decrease, dc in each dc to last 2 dc decrease.

Assembly

Join all pieces with whip stitch, sc with white all the way around.

Eyes

With black: start with magic circle, 12 dc in magic circle;

Round 2: ch 3 2 dc in each stitch around;

Round 3: ch 3 2 dc in each stitch around.

Finish off.

Smaller Part of Eyes

With black magic circle, 7 sc in circle;

Round 2: with white ch 2 (counts as hdc) 2 hdc in each sc.

Finish off.

Noses

With white magic circle, 12 dc in magic circle;

Round 2: ch 3 2 dc in each stitch around;

Round 3: ch 3 2 dc in each stitch around.

Nose: with black magic circle, 12 hdc in circle, finish off leaving long end, I used the long end to make the mouth.

Finishing

Whip stitch it all together, use visual placement to decide where to put everything.