A Panda Bear C2C Blanket is a free crochet pattern by Nana’s Crafty Home!

This cute little crochet panda blanket is just adorable and would be perfect for any panda lover or as a cute unisex baby blanket gift.

I just love this little guy – he has so much personality and I just have an overwhelming desire to hug him every time I see him. He just looks so chubby and happy. ❤️

I made my blanket with the mini half double crochet (hdc) technique so my blanket ended up being closer to a baby size blanket at 27″ x 33″. However, you could certainly use the double crochet (dc) technique to make the blanket larger.

I would say that this graphgan is a great project for the c2c newbie. With only a total of 5 colors being used and not a lot of color changes throughout the blanket makes it beginner friendly.

If you are new to the corner to corner (c2c) crochet technique I have all the tutorials you need to get started. It is one of my favorite ways to bring graphs to life! Just click on the links below to head on over to learn this fun crochet technique:

Basic C2C tutorial
Mini (hdc) c2c tutorial
How to Change Colors in C2C
How to Carry Colors in C2C
How to Add a Border in C2C
How to Read Graphs in C2C

And, if you need help in learning how to make a C2C Crochet Rectangle shape I have a complete photo and video tutorial for you that will show you how to decrease on one side while continuing to increase on the other!

I used Caron Simply Soft yarn* from Yarnspirations for my panda which is beautifully soft with a light sheen. One of my favorite go-to yarns for blankets. But, you could certainly use any favorite yarn you have on hand.

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You may also like the following free crochet patterns at Nana’s Crafty Home:

1. Sunflower C2C Blanket
2. Polar Bear & Penguin Pals C2C Blanket
3. Vintage Red Truck Harvest C2C Pillow

Panda Bear C2C Blanket free crochet pattern

Pattern written in US crochet terminology

Supplies:

Caron Simply Soft color Pistachio, Weight 4/Medium 9 oz / 475 yds (g)
Caron Simply Soft color Black 7.25 oz / 385 yds (bl)
Caron Simply Soft color White 5.5 oz / 290 yds (w)
Caron Simply Soft color Soft Pink .55 oz / 30 yds p)
Caron Simply Soft color Soft Blue .10 oz / 6 yds (b)

Weight 4/medium worsted total yardage: 1,186 yards

Size H/8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook
Tapestry needle
Scissors

Approximate finished size:
Width: 27”
Height: 33”

Gauge: 8 blocks = 4”

Abbreviations:

w = white
b = blue
bl = black
p = pink
g = green
RS = right side
WS = wrong side
hdc = half double crochet
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
sl st = slip stitch

Pattern Notes:  Pattern is worked in Mini Half Double Crochet (hdc) Corner to Corner (C2C) Crochet technique.  Written row by row instructions follow with color pixel graph at bottom of post.

Recommended Tutorials:

Basic C2C for Beginners
How to Change Colors in C2C
Tips & Tricks for Carrying Yarn in C2C
Mini (hdc) C2C crochet technique
How to Read Graphs in C2C
How to add a border to C2C projects

And, if you need help in learning how to make a C2C Crochet Rectangle shape I have a complete photo and video tutorial for you that will show you how to decrease on one side while continuing to increase on the other!

w: White  / b: Blue  / bl: Black  / p: Pink  / g: Green  

← Row 1 (WS): 1g  
→ Row 2 (RS): 2g  
← Row 3: 3g  
→ Row 4: 4g  
← Row 5: 5g  
→ Row 6: 6g  
← Row 7: 7g  
→ Row 8: 8g  
← Row 9: 9g  
→ Row 10: 10g  
← Row 11: 11g  
→ Row 12: 12g  
← Row 13: 13g  
→ Row 14: 14g  
← Row 15: 15g  
→ Row 16: 8g, (bl) x 4, 4g  
← Row 17: 4g, (bl) x 3, 1p, (bl) x 1, 8g  
→ Row 18: 6g, (bl) x 3, 2p, (bl) x 3, 4g  
← Row 19: 4g, (bl) x 2, 1p, (bl) x 1, 1p, (bl) x 5, 5g  
→ Row 20: 5g, (bl) x 4, 1p, (bl) x 2, 2p, (bl) x 2, 4g  
← Row 21: 4g, (bl) x 1, 1p, (bl) x 1, 1p, (bl) x 2, 3p, (bl) x 3, 5g  
→ Row 22: 5g, (bl) x 4, 3p, (bl) x 3, 2p, 5g  
← Row 23: 5g, (bl) x 1, 1p, (bl) x 3, 4p, (bl) x 4, 5g  
→ Row 24: 5g, (bl) x 5, 4p, (bl) x 5, 5g  
← Row 25: 6g, (bl) x 5, 3p, (bl) x 5, 1w, 5g  
→ Row 26: 5g, 2w, (bl) x 5, 3p, (bl) x 2, 1p, (bl) x 2, 6g  
← Row 27: 7g, (bl) x 1, 2p, (bl) x 2, 2p, (bl) x 4, 4w, 5g  
→ Row 28: 5g, 6w, (bl) x 3, 2p, (bl) x 2, 1p, (bl) x 1, 8g  
← Row 29: 9g, (bl) x 8, 2w, (bl) x 2, 3w, 5g  
→ Row 30: 5g, 3w, (bl) x 10, 1p, (bl) x 1, 10g  
← Row 31: 10g, (bl) x 1, 2p, (bl) x 10, 3w, 5g  
→ Row 32: 5g, 3w, (bl) x 11, 1p, (bl) x 2, 10g  
← Row 33: 11g, (bl) x 13, 4w, 5g  
→ Row 34: 5g, 4w, (bl) x 13, 12g  
← Row 35: 11g, (bl) x 15, 4w, 5g  
→ Row 36: 5g, 5w, (bl) x 15, 11g  
← Row 37: 11g, (bl) x 15, 6w, 5g  
→ Row 38: 5g, 3w, (bl) x 3, 1w, (bl) x 15, 11g  
← Row 39: 11g, (bl) x 15, 1w, (bl) x 4, 3w, 5g  
→ Row 40: 5g, 3w, (bl) x 5, 1w, (bl) x 15, 11g  
← Row 41: 12g, (bl) x 13, 2w, (bl) x 6, 2w, (bl) x 1, 5g  
→ Row 42: 5g, (bl) x 2, 1w, (bl) x 6, 5w, (bl) x 11, 12g  
← Row 43: 12g, (bl) x 10, 6w, (bl) x 6, 1w, (bl) x 3, 5g  
→ Row 44: 5g, (bl) x 3, 1w, (bl) x 6, 6w, (bl) x 11, 12g  
← Row 45: 12g, (bl) x 11, 6w, (bl) x 6, 2w, (bl) x 3, 5g  
→ Row 46: 5g, (bl) x 4, 1w, (bl) x 6, 7w, (bl) x 10, 13g  
← Row 47: 13g, (bl) x 11, 7w, (bl) x 5, 1w, (bl) x 5, 5g  
→ Row 48: 5g, (bl) x 5, 1w, (bl) x 6, 7w, (bl) x 11, 13g  
← Row 49: 13g, (bl) x 11, 8w, (bl) x 12, 5g  
→ Row 50: 5g, (bl) x 2, 2p, (bl) x 9, 8w, (bl) x 10, 14g  
← Row 51: 14g, (bl) x 11, 8w, (bl) x 8, 2p, (bl) x 3, 5g  
→ Row 52: 5g, (bl) x 3, 3p, (bl) x 8, 8w, (bl) x 11, 14g  
← Row 53: 12g, 3w, (bl) x 11, 7w, (bl) x 8, 3p, (bl) x 3, 6g  
→ Row 54: 6g, (bl) x 3, 4p, (bl) x 9, 5w, (bl) x 11, 5w, 11g  
← Row 55: 10g, 8w, (bl) x 10, 4w, (bl) x 9, 4p, (bl) x 2, 1p, (bl) x 1, 6g  
→ Row 56: 7g, 2p, (bl) x 2, 4p, (bl) x 10, 2w, (bl) x 9, 10w, 10g  
← Row 57: 10g, 12w, (bl) x 20, 3p, (bl) x 3, 1p, (bl) x 1, 7g  
→ Row 58: 8g, (bl) x 5, 3p, (bl) x 19, 13w, 10g  

Corner (begin decreasing)

← Row 59: 10g, 15w, (bl) x 19, 1p, (bl) x 3, 1p, (bl) x 2, 7g  
→ Row 60: 7g, (bl) x 1, 2p, (bl) x 22, 16w, 10g  
← Row 61: 10g, 6w, (bl) x 2, 9w, (bl) x 22, 1p, (bl) x 1, 7g  
→ Row 62: 6g, (bl) x 24, 9w, (bl) x 3, 6w, 10g  
← Row 63: 10g, 6w, (bl) x 3, 10w, (bl) x 20, 1p, (bl) x 2, 6g  
→ Row 64: 5g, (bl) x 2, 2p, (bl) x 19, 3w, (bl) x 2, 5w, (bl) x 4, 5w, 11g  
← Row 65: 11g, 6w, (bl) x 3, 7w, (bl) x 1, 3w, (bl) x 19, 1p, (bl) x 2, 5g  
→ Row 66: 5g, (bl) x 3, 1p, (bl) x 17, 3w, (bl) x 1, 7w, (bl) x 4, 5w, (bl) x 2, 10g  
← Row 67: 9g, (bl) x 3, 5w, (bl) x 5, 3w, (bl) x 1, 2w, (bl) x 2, 3w, (bl) x 14, 1p, (bl) x 1, 2p, (bl) x 3, 4g  
→ Row 68: 4g, (bl) x 3, 1p, (bl) x 1, 2p, (bl) x 14, 2w, (bl) x 1, 1w, (bl) x 4, 2w, (bl) x 2, 2b, (bl) x 1, 5w, (bl) x 4, 9g  
← Row 69: 9g, (bl) x 5, 4w, (bl) x 1, 1b, (bl) x 4, 2w, (bl) x 3, 5w, (bl) x 14, 1p, (bl) x 5, 4g  

Corner (begin decreasing)  

→ Row 70: 4g, (bl) x 19, 3w, (bl) x 1, 1w, (bl) x 3, 3w, (bl) x 1, 1b, (bl) x 3, 5w, (bl) x 5, 8g  
← Row 71: 7g, (bl) x 5, 5w, (bl) x 1, 1b, (bl) x 4, 3w, (bl) x 2, 6w, (bl) x 18, 4g  
→ Row 72: 4g, 1w, (bl) x 2, 1w, (bl) x 1, 1w, (bl) x 11, 6w, (bl) x 2, 4w, (bl) x 1, 1b, (bl) x 3, 5w, (bl) x 5, 7g  
← Row 73: 6g, (bl) x 5, 5w, (bl) x 2, 2b, (bl) x 1, 5w, (bl) x 2, 5w, (bl) x 12, 5w, 4g  
→ Row 74: 3g, 6w, (bl) x 11, 6w, (bl) x 1, 6w, (bl) x 4, 6w, (bl) x 4, 6g  
← Row 75: 5g, (bl) x 5, 6w, (bl) x 3, 14w, (bl) x 10, 6w, 3g  
→ Row 76: 3g, 6w, (bl) x 10, 14w, (bl) x 2, 7w, (bl) x 4, 5g  
← Row 77: 4g, (bl) x 5, 23w, (bl) x 9, 6w, 3g  
→ Row 78: 3g, 7w, (bl) x 7, 7w, (bl) x 2, 15w, (bl) x 4, 4g  
← Row 79: 3g, (bl) x 5, 14w, (bl) x 6, 4w, (bl) x 6, 7w, 3g  
→ Row 80: 3g, 7w, (bl) x 5, 4w, (bl) x 4, 2b, (bl) x 1, 14w, (bl) x 4, 3g  
← Row 81: 3g, (bl) x 4, 13w, (bl) x 1, 1b, (bl) x 5, 4w, (bl) x 4, 8w, 3g  
→ Row 82: 4g, 7w, (bl) x 3, 4w, (bl) x 3, 1b, (bl) x 4, 13w, (bl) x 3, 3g  
← Row 83: 3g, (bl) x 3, 13w, (bl) x 1, 1b, (bl) x 5, 5w, 13g  
→ Row 84: 13g, 5w, (bl) x 2, 1b, (bl) x 4, 12w, (bl) x 3, 3g  
← Row 85: 3g, (bl) x 2, 13w, (bl) x 2, 2b, (bl) x 2, 6w, 12g  
→ Row 86: 12g, 6w, (bl) x 5, 13w, 5g  
← Row 87: 4g, 14w, (bl) x 4, 6w, 12g  
→ Row 88: 12g, 23w, 4g  
← Row 89: 4g, 23w, 11g  
→ Row 90: 11g, 22w, 4g  
← Row 91: 4g, 21w, 11g  
→ Row 92: 11g, 20w, 4g  
← Row 93: 4g, 19w, 11g  
→ Row 94: 11g, 18w, 4g  
← Row 95: 4g, 16w, 12g  
→ Row 96: 12g, 15w, 4g  
← Row 97: 4g, 14w, (bl) x 1, 11g  
→ Row 98: 10g, (bl) x 4, 11w, 4g  
← Row 99: 5g, 7w, (bl) x 1, 1w, (bl) x 4, 10g  
→ Row 100: 9g, (bl) x 10, 2w, 6g  
← Row 101: 8g, (bl) x 9, 9g  
→ Row 102: 9g, (bl) x 9, 7g  
← Row 103: 7g, (bl) x 9, 8g  
→ Row 104: 8g, (bl) x 9, 6g  
← Row 105: 6g, (bl) x 8, 8g  
→ Row 106: 8g, (bl) x 7, 6g  
← Row 107: 6g, (bl) x 6, 8g  
→ Row 108: 8g, (bl) x 5, 6g   
← Row 109: 7g, (bl) x 1, 10g  
→ Row 110: 17g  
← Row 111: 16g  
→ Row 112: 15g  
← Row 113: 14g  
→ Row 114: 13g  
← Row 115: 12g  
→ Row 116: 11g  
← Row 117: 10g  
→ Row 118: 9g  
← Row 119: 8g  
→ Row 120: 7g  
← Row 121: 6g  
→ Row 122: 5g  
← Row 123: 4g  
→ Row 124: 3g  
← Row 125: 2g  
→ Row 126: 1g  

Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

Attach Color g (green/pistachio) to any corner, ch 1, sc evenly around outside edge of panel.  Note:  Work approx 3 – 4 sc st per every two pixel blocks.  Sl st to 1st st.  

Fasten off.  Weave in ends.

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