The best crochet patterns are made out of necessity when you can’t find what you are looking for already out in the wide world. This pattern definitely fits that description! One of my former college roommates, an Astronomy and Physics major and overall space enthusiast, was having her first baby and her registry theme was obviously outer space. I thought it would be so cute to make a rocketship lovey for the baby and scoured the internet for a pattern, but I couldn’t find any. I decided to make my own and share it with you!
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This lovey pattern is out of this world! Both the rocketship and the lovey-sized blanket are completely customizable in color so you can match whatever nursery decor your little one already has. This pattern is a quick make that is a great way to use up small balls of worsted weight yarn in your stash leftover from previous projects. You can remind a child to reach for the stars with a precious, homemade gift. This is an advanced beginner pattern that includes increases, decreases, and seaming, with a granny square motif used as well. Gauge is not critical for this pattern. However, for the components of the rocket you should have tight stitches that will not show any stuffing in the final piece, which is typical for the amigurumi style. This pattern is written with the rocket portion of the lovey crocheted in the round and then fastened off, with the yarn then joined to the rocket to make the blanket portion of the lovey in a granny square configuration. The window and fins of the rocket are crocheted separately in the round and then sewed onto the rocket.
Materials
- Approximately 500 yards total worsted weight yarn in colors of your choice
- G/4.25 mm crochet hook
- I/5.5 mm crochet hook
- Polyfil stuffing or stuffing of your choice
- Tapestry needle
My rocketship measures approximately 8’’ tall x 3’’ wide, with the granny blanket measures approximately 27’’ square when made with 20 rows total. These measurements, and your yardage, will change based on your tension.
Abbreviations
YO- yarn over
SC- single crochet
Inc- increase
Inv dec- invisible decrease
Instead of SC2tog (single crochet 2 together), insert your hook into FLO of the next two stitches. YO, pull up a loop through both front loops, YO, pull up a loop through the two loops on your hook.
FLO- front loop only
BLO- back loop only
SS- slip stitch
St- stitch
FO- fasten off
Rocketship-
With G hook, start in secondary color for the nose of the rocket
Round 1: Magic ring 6 SC (6)
Round 2: [SC, Inc, SC] x2 (8)
Round 3: [Inc, 3 SC] x2 (10)
Round 4: [2 SC, Inc, 2 SC] x2 (12)
Round 5: [Inc, 5 SC] x2 (14)
Round 6: [3 SC, Inc, 3 SC] x2 (16)
Round 7: [Inc, 7 SC] x2 (18)
Round 8: [4 SC, Inc, 4 SC] x2 (20)
Round 9: [Inc, 9 SC] x2 (22)
Round 10: [5 SC, Inc, 5 SC] x2 (24)
Round 11: [Inc, 11 SC] x2 (26)
Round 12: [6 SC, Inc, 6 SC] x2 (28)
Round 13: [Inc, 13 SC] x2 (30)
Switch to the main color for the body of your rocket
Rounds 14- 35: SC in each st around (30)
You will now start to decrease to make the bottom of your rocket. Stuff the nose and body of your rocket up until this point and continue to stuff it until you close the rocket.
Round 36: [Inv Dec, 3 SC] x6 (24)
Round 37: [SC, Inv Dec, SC] x6 (18)
Round 38: [Inv Dec, SC] x6 (12)
Round 39: 6 Inv Dec (6)
Round 40: FO, leave a long tail for sewing. Pick up each BLO with your long tail threaded on a needle and pull to tighten. Weave in your ends.
Make sure you leave the front loops of Round 40 available to attach the yarn for the granny blanket in a later step.
Rocket Window-
With G hook, Make in any color that is not your main color for the body of your rocket
Round 1: Magic ring 6 SC (6)
Round 2: 6 Inc (12)
Round 3: [Inc, SC] x6 (18)
Round 4: [SC, Inc, SC] x6 (24)
FO, attach to rocket body approximately 2 rows down from the color change from the secondary color to the main color.
Rocket Fins- Make 3
With G hook in secondary color for your rocket
Round 1: Magic ring 4 SC (4)
Round 2: [Inc, SC] x 2 (6)
Round 3: [Inc, 2 SC] x 2 (8)
Round 4: [Inc, 3 SC] x 2 (10)
Round 5: [Inc, 4 SC] x 2 (12)
Round 6: [Inc, 5 SC] x 2 (14)
Round 7: [Inc, 6 SC] x 2 (16)
Round 8: [Inc, 7 SC] x 2 (18)
Round 9: [Inc, 8 SC] x 2 (20)
FO, flatten each fin into a triangle shape with the edges of the triangles being the spot where the increases were made. Line up each fin with one corner of the open edge of the triangle around Round 34 and the other open corner vertically above it. Spread out the fins so that they are spaced evenly around the base of the rocket, approximately ⅓ of the way around between each one. Whip stitch each fin into place from one open corner to the other.
Blanket-
With I hook, start in what color you want your blanket to start. You can choose to change the color anytime throughout the blanket or you can make the blanket in a single color.
Round 1: Join yarn to any front loop in the last row of the rocket. 6 Inc in FLO (12)
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 DC in next st, [Ch 2, 3 DC in next st, Ch 1, Sk 1, 3 DC in next st] x3, Ch 2, 3 DC in next st, Ch 1, Sk 1, SS to Ch 2 at beginning of round, turn
Round 3: Ch 2, 2 DC in Ch space of previous row below the Ch 2 you just made, Ch 1, *[3 DC, Ch 2, 3 DC] in next Ch 2 space, Ch 1, 3 DC in next Ch space, Ch 1* x3, [3 DC, Ch 2, 3 DC] in next Ch 2 space, Ch 1, SS to Ch 2 at beginning of round, turn
Rounds 4-21 (or desired size): Continue the granny square pattern of starting each round with Ch 2, [3 DC, Ch 1] in each Ch 1 space of the previous row, [3 DC, Ch 2, 3 DC, Ch 1] in each Ch 2 space of the previous row (the corners), and SS into Ch 2 at beginning of round
I completed 4-5 granny square rounds for each color of the lovey but you can decide how many rounds to do of each color.
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I made a purple rocketship lovey for my baby girl because I want to teach her that she can reach for the stars if she wants to. I want her to know that she can love rockets and space if she wants to.
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