Several years ago, Taylor, the daughter of a friend, asked Santa Claus for a nice bed for her favorite baby doll, Annabelle. Santa brought a beautiful wooden bed with roses painted on it, and Taylor’s mom asked if I could make a blanket to match. For years, Annabelle slept warm and cozy with her rose blankie and pillows.

Recently, I updated the set to include two sizes for dolls and stuffed pets. The afghan size, worked in a fingering-weight yarn, measures about 15-1/2” x 20”, the perfect accessory for a small doll bed or an 18-inch doll. The matching pillow measures about 5-1/2” square. (A “fine” baby yarn would also work well, as long as you pay attention to the gauge or don’t care if it works up just a bit larger). The “Blankie” size, worked in DK weight yarn, measures about 22-1/2” square -- just right for a “wrap up” for a 15-inch baby doll or teddy bear-- and the pillow is 6” square. The larger size could also be used as a wrap for a “preemie” baby.

Yarn amounts are included for each rnd of the motif, in case you would like to add more blocks to make a larger baby-size blankie.

The Annabelle’s Rose Blankie & Pillow pattern set is featured as an electronic download, but a printed version is available exclusively from http://www.treasuredheirloomscrochet.com/e-roseblankieset...