Soft Baby Blocks

Crochet an assortment of soft baby blocks in different sizes and designs to get baby building. These soft crochet baby blocks from Lily Sugar n' Cream are easy to make and fun for baby.

Materials:

• Yarn

GRAPHIC BLOCKS
Lily® Sugar ’n Cream (Solids: 70.9 g/2.5 oz/109 m/120 yds) 1 ball each of: White (MC) and Lt Blue, Lilac or Aqua (A).

STRIPEY BLOCKS
Lily® Sugar ’n Cream (Ombres: 56.7 g/2 oz/86 m/95 yds): 1 ball of Ombree (MC); (Solids: 70.9 g/2.5 oz/109 m/120 yds): 1 ball each of: White or Aqua (A); Blue or Yellow or Pink (B); Green or Peach or Yellow (C); Yellow or Lilac or Green (D).

FLOWER BLOCKS
Lily® Sugar ’n Cream (Solids: 70.9 g/2.5 oz/109 m/120 yds): 1 ball each of: Lilac (MC); Peach (A); Aqua (B) and Pink (C).

Note: With 1 ball of Lily® Sugar ’n Cream (Solids: 70.9 g/2.5 oz/109 m/120 yds), you can make 1 Large Block or 2 Small Blocks

• Crochet Hook: Size 3.5 mm (U.S. E or 4) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Stuffing
• Pattern with Charts

Gauge: 16 sc and 20 rows = 4 ins [10 cm]

Instructions:

Note: When working from charts, wind small balls of the colors to be used, one for each separate area of color in the design. Start new color at appropriate points. To change colors, draw new color through last 2 loops on hook to complete a st, then proceed.

LARGE GRAPHIC BLOCKS
With MC, ch 14. With A, ch 15. With MC, ch 17.
1st row: (RS). With MC, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each of next 14 ch. With A, 1 sc in each of next 15 ch. With MC, 1 sc in each of next 15 ch. Ch 1. Turn. Ch 1. 45 sc.
1st row of Chart II is completed.
Cont in Chart I, reading RS rows from right to left and WS rows from left to right, until 18th row of Chart II is completed. Break yarn.
Next row: (RS). Miss first 15 sc. Join MC with sl st to next sc. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st. Work 19th row of Chart I across next 14 sts.
Cont in Chart I to end of chart. Fasten off.
With contrast color and RS facing, crochet sides tog to form a cube, leaving one side open for stuffing. Stuff Block into cube shape. Crochet opening closed.

SMALL GRAPHIC BLOCKS
With A, ch 10. With MC, ch 11. With A, ch 13.
1st row: (RS). With A, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each of next 10 ch. With MC, 1 sc in each of next 11 ch. With A, 1 sc in each of next 11 ch. Ch 1. Turn. 33 sc.
2nd row:With A, 1 sc in each of next 11 sc. With MC, 1 sc in each of next 11 sc. With A, 1 sc in each of next 11 sc. Ch 1. Turn.
Rep last row 10 times more. Fasten off.
**With RS of work facing, miss first 11 sc. Join A with sl st to next sc. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st. 1 sc in each of next 10 sc. Ch 1. Turn.
With A, work 11 rows even in sc, joining MC at end of last row.
With MC, work 12 rows even in sc, joining A at end of last row.
With A, work 12 rows even in sc. Fasten off.**
With contrast color and RS facing, crochet sides tog to form a cube, leaving one side open for stuffing. Stuff Block into cube shape. Crochet opening closed.

LARGE STRIPEY BLOCKS
With B, ch 14. With MC, ch 15. With D, ch 17.
1st row: (RS). With D, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each of next 14 ch. With MC, 1 sc in each of next 15 ch. With B, 1 sc in each of next 15 ch. Ch 1. Turn. 45 sc.
1st row of Chart II is completed.
Cont in Chart II, reading RS rows from right to left and WS rows from left to right, until 18th row of Chart II is completed. Break yarn.
Next row: (RS). Miss first 15 sc. Join B with sl st to next sc. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st.
Work 19th row of Chart II across next 14 sts.
Cont in Chart II to end of chart. Fasten off.
With A and RS facing, crochet sides tog to form a cube, leaving one side open for stuffing. Stuff Block into cube shape. Crochet opening closed.

SMALL STRIPEY BLOCKS
With C, ch 10. With MC, ch 11. With D, ch 13.
1st row: (RS). With D, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each of next 10 ch. With MC, 1 sc in each of next 11 ch.With C, 1 sc in each of next 11 ch. Ch 1. Turn. 33 sc.
2nd row:With C, 1 sc in each of next 11 sc. With MC, 1 sc in each of next 11 sc. With D, 1 sc in each of next 11 sc. Ch 1. Turn.
Rep last row 10 times more. Fasten off.
Work from ** to ** as given for Small Graphic Blocks.
With MC and RS facing, crochet sides tog to form a cube, leaving one side open for stuffing.
Stuff Block into a cube shape. Crochet opening closed.

LARGE FLOWER BLOCKS
With MC, ch 16. With A, ch 17. With B, ch 18.
1st row: (RS). With B, 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each of next 16 ch. With A, 1 sc in each of next 17 ch. With MC, 1 sc in each of next 17 ch. Ch 1. Turn. 51 sc.
1st row of Chart III is completed.
Cont in Chart III, reading RS rows from right to left and WS rows from left to right, until 20th row of Chart III is completed. Break yarn.
Next row: (RS). Miss first 17 sc. Join C with sl st to next sc. Ch 1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st. Work 21st row of Chart III across next 16 sts.
Cont in Chart III to end of chart. Fasten off.
With contrast color and RS facing crochet sides tog to form a cube, leaving one side open for stuffing. Stuff Block into cube shape.
Crochet opening closed.

SMALL FLOWER BLOCKS
Work as given for Small Stripey Blocks,
substituting B for C, A for D and C for B.