I’m sharing a collection of 12 free crochet animal motif and blanket patterns in today’s roundup. Find your next project in this crochet pattern collection including granny squares, granny squares with appliques, and corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet!
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12 Free Crochet Patterns for Animal Motifs and Blankets
Whether you’re making motifs for a blanket or for another modular project like a bag, a cardigan, or a pillow, you’ll love this collection of 12 free crochet patterns for animal motifs and blankets! I’ve included animal granny squares, granny squares with animal appliques, and corner-to-corner (C2C) projects in this collection for animals including dinosaurs, farm animals, forest animals, pets, sea creatures, and more!
- The Llama square by Sweet Sharna also includes instructions for converting the square into a bag pattern.
- The Join-As-You-Go C2C (Corner-to-Corner) Forest Animals Blanket by My Hobby Is Crochet is an active crochet along that will eventually have 9 forest animal patterns and an option for customization.
- The Woodland Afghan by Maria’s Blue Crayon is crochet along pattern including a solid granny square pattern along with 9 animal appliqué patterns for bear, bunny, dear, hedgehog, fox, moose, owl, squirrel, and wolf, and a tree appliqué pattern.
- The Easter Blanket by Nana’s Crafty Home includes 5 animal granny square patterns for a bunny, a bunny bottom, a chick, a chick emerging from an egg, and a lamb along with 3 other squares.
- The Chicken Granny Square by Loveable Loops measures 7.25” square.
- The Under the Sea blanket by Repeat Crafter Me is a crochet along including 15 animal appliqué patterns for granny squares for clown fish, crab, dolphin, jellyfish, octopus, orca, pufferfish, seahorse, seal, sea turtle, shark, starfish, stingray, walrus, and whales, along with a submarine.
- The Sloth Block by Ira Rott includes written and charted instructions.
- The Frog Square by Golden Lucy Crafts is an adorable square for amphibian lovers.
- The Best in Show Blanket by Make and Do Crew is a corner-to-corner (C2C) blanket with squares for Border Collie or Australian Shepard, Boston Terrier or French Bulldog, Chihuahua, Golden or Labrador Retriever, Goldendoodle, Havanese, Husky, and Pit Bull or Bulldog.
- The Dinosaur Granny Square Blanket by Maria’s Blue Crayon is a crochet along pattern including a solid granny square pattern along with 4 dinosaur appliqué patterns for brontosaurus, stegosaurus, triceratops, and tyrannosaurus rex.
- The Animal Blanket by Nana’s Crafty Home includes 12 animal granny square patterns for elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus, koala, leopard, lion, monkey, panda, rhinoceros, sloth, tiger, and zebra.
- The Axolotl Granny Square by Loveable Loops measures 7.25” square.
Looking for more pattern inspiration? You can find more roundups here.