I found something that truly pleases me to share with you today. It is the written pattern instructions for the crocheted Elephants on Parade Baby Blanket Edging.
Recently I was perusing some of my ancient documents on the computer. (OK, I started with the intent to clean stuff out and ended up reading and enjoying it. Result: computer is still not tidy. Sigh.) I found the rough draft of the written instructions while I was cruising through my old files.
As you may know I made a video tutorial last year that can be found below and on youtube. (It was one of my Pattern for Living projects.) There were no written instructions and I simply (red face here) forgot about it and let it go.
I’ve polished up my rough draft into real instructions and now not only is there a short video on how to make the Elephants on Parade, but there is a written pattern as well! YAY!
As I always, I humbly ask for feedback on my patterns if you find they need correction.
Get the pattern here:
Elephants on Parade Edging Pattern
The pattern download is in PDF format so you will need the free Adobe Reader Program. It can be found here.
Here is my method (at Fleecefun.com) for making evenly spaced holes in the fleece.
This is the cutest darn thing I have ever seen. My daughter is 28 and has collected elephants her entire life. Your demo was so easy to follow. bravo. I hope to follow you more. Thanks for sharing!
Fondly
Stephanie
Thank you, Stephanie!
So simple do do but so cute. I make a lot of doggie blankets and this has been the quickest edging and by far the cause of much interest in our craft group. So happy to have found it. Many thanks.
This is such a cute cute edging. Thank You !!!!
I saw this pinterest instead of doing it as edging I’m going to make a headband for my daughter.
What a great idea! I’m sure it will be cute. Please send a picture when you’ve finished it!
This edging is adorable, Laura! Please share the yarn and colorway that was used for the purple blanket above. It’s perfect for what I’m looking for. Thanks so much!
Thanks for asking! The yarn I used here (And most of my projects) is Caron’s Simply Soft. The color (unfortunately) is a discontinued color called “Rainbow”.
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Thanks for the sweet elephant border pattern. I was using baby yarn so I added a 2-ch tail to connect with the trunk and made the 4th leg (near the head) a triple crochet. The edging came out really nice and it worked well on an elephant-print fleece.
Thanks for your comment The blanket sounds adorable. So glad you enjoyed it.
thank you so much for sharing this. i am working a blanket for a new baby boy and this will work as a perfect border for it.
You are so welcome!
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Really, really cool — thank you for sharing & for your work.
Thanks so much!
I wish I saw this page yesterday, I just finished a crochet baby blanket with elephants and balloons on it and i didn’t know what to make for a border so I just make up a border as I went along now i found this adorable elephant border that would of been perfect to finish of my blanket
Marion
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I’m still new to crochet so I’m really sorry for my silly question. If I want to put this edging for a crochet blanket (not a fleece blanket), how do I set up the foundation row? Thank you so much.
This is actually a great question and thank you for asking!
If you wish to make a tidy and firm edge on the blanket on which to put the edging foundation, then take a moment to watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqngCXNpHJk
To make the foundation row: You will start by slip stitching anywhere along the side (not a corner) to the work and chain up two (represents first single crochet) chain 4 and then single single crochet into blanket. Continue along the edge doing a sc, ch4 until you have completed going around the blanket and slip to first stitch and finish off. This should give you a foundation row much like the one on the fleece blanket. Don’t be afraid to experiment a little with the first 20 stitches or so to get comfortable and to see if the pattern for the elephant on the next row will fit well on the foundation row. This way you can see if your personal gauge needs more or fewer chain stitches to create a smooth ‘elephant chain.’ One of my secrets is that I always approach a project knowing that it’s better to do a small test first thing and then rip out a few stitches if I must, and try again so that I know it’s all working smoothly, rather than tearing it all out later if my stitches are too loose or too tight. Happy Crocheting!!
i love this, I was looking for an edge for a baby blanket I’m crocheting all in off white for the baby’s christening…(A cousin on my mom’s side and my mom loved Elephants, so I feel like she would have loved it) Thanks for your pattern!
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