Safari animals crochet baby blanket pattern

Want a cute animal blanket that’s fun to crochet and perfect for a baby nursery? This safari animals crochet baby blanket pattern is made using the corner-to-corner (C2C) method and features six safari animal squares that are sewn together into one cozy blanket.

Each animal is worked as its own C2C square, which makes this project easy to manage and fun to crochet one animal at a time. This safari-themed C2C baby blanket makes a sweet baby shower gift and looks adorable in a jungle or animal-themed nursery.

You can follow the included graphs or the written color-change instructions for each square. The finished blanket measures about 45” x 67” (114 x 170 cm) and uses the same layout and sizing as my other animal C2C blankets, so it’s easy to mix and match squares if you’d like.

This is an advanced beginner crochet pattern. The stitches are simple, but you’ll want to feel comfortable with C2C crochet and changing colors as you go.

What is corner-to-corner crochet (C2C)?

Corner-to-corner crochet (also called C2C) is a technique where you crochet diagonally instead of in rows. The project is built using small squares made of chains and double crochet stitches, starting in one corner and growing row by row until you reach the widest point, then decreasing to finish the opposite corner.

C2C is especially popular for crochet blankets because it works up quickly and makes color changes easy—perfect for fun designs like this safari animal blanket made from individual C2C squares.

Why you’ll love this pattern

• So cute for nurseries. The safari animal faces are bold, colorful, and easy to recognize.
• Made from 6 separate C2C squares. Finish one animal at a time, then sew the blanket together.
• Graphs + written instructions. Choose the format that feels easiest as you work.
• Great baby shower gift. It’s handmade, practical, and totally gift-worthy.
• Same size and layout as my other animal C2C blankets. That makes it easy to mix and match squares if you’d like.

Free safari animals crochet baby blanket pattern details

Ready to start crocheting your safari animal blanket? Below you’ll find everything you need to know before you begin, including the skill level, materials, yarn colors, gauge, finished measurements, and helpful notes to make assembling the blanket easy.

Skill level

Advanced beginner. This crochet safari animals blanket uses the corner-to-corner (C2C) method and includes color changes.

Materials needed

• Crochet hook: G-6 (4.0 mm)
• Yarn: Worsted weight (#4). I used Red Heart Super Saver.
• Yarn needle: Use this to weave in ends.
• Scissors: Use these to cut yarn and fasten off.
• Stitch marker(s): Helpful for holding squares in place while seaming.

Yarn colors (by animal):

• Lion: white, brown, tan, black, pink
• Elephant: white, light gray, gray, black, pink
• Giraffe: white, brown, tan, black, dark brown
• Hippo: white, gray, dark gray, off white, black, pink
• Zebra: white, black, gray
• Hyena: white, brown, tan, black

Printable PDF pattern

If you prefer an easy, print-friendly version of this safari animals crochet baby blanket pattern, a printable PDF is available in my Etsy shop. The PDF includes the full pattern instructions in a clean, ad-free format, making it perfect for printing or saving to your device.

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Finished measurements

My crochet baby blanket measures 45 inches by 67 inches (approximately 114 cm by 170 cm).

Gauge

8 C2C squares (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 4″ (10 cm)

Crochet abbreviations

• dc = double crochet
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• ch/chs = chain/chains
• st/sts = stitch/stitches
• sl st = slip stitch

Pattern notes

• This blanket is made using the corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet technique.
• Square layout: 2 squares across x 3 squares down (6 total).
• In this pattern, “square” means one C2C square (ch 3 + 3 dc).
• You can follow either the graph or the written instructions for color changes.
• Crochet all 6 safari animal squares first, then sew them together to assemble the blanket.
• Each C2C square is made with ch 3 + 3 dc.
• Ch 6 to start a new row, and ch 3 to start each new square.
• Rows worked in the ↙ direction are right-side rows.
• Rows worked in the ↗ direction are wrong-side rows.
• This pattern is written in US crochet terms.

New to C2C? Start with my video tutorial

If you’re new to corner-to-corner crochet, I recommend starting with my beginner-friendly C2C video tutorial. It walks you through the basic C2C square, plus increases and decreases, using a small practice square before jumping into larger projects.

Safari animals crochet baby blanket pattern instructions

Make each of the 6 safari animal squares using the graphs or the written instructions below. Once all the squares are finished, sew them together to assemble the blanket.

Optional border for each square (before sewing): Ch 1. Work 2 sc in each C2C block space around. In each corner, work (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc).

1. C2C crochet lion square

Graph: crochet lion graph
Written instructions:
↙ Row 1: white x 1 (1 square) 
↗ Row 2: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 3: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 4: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 5: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 6: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 7: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 8: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 9: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 10: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 11: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 12: white x 12 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 13: white x 13 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 14: white x 14 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 15: white x 6, brown x 1, white x 2, brown x 1, white x 5 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 16: white x 5, brown x 2, white x 2, brown x 1, white x 2, brown x 1, white x 3 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 17: white x 3, brown x 1, white x 2, brown x 2, white x 2, brown x 2, white x 5 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 18: white x 5, brown x 3, white x 1, brown x 3, white x 1, brown x 2, white x 3 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 19: white x 4, brown x 2, white x 1, brown x 7, white x 5 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 20: white x 3, brown x 1, white x 2, brown x 3, white x 1, brown x 3, white x 1, brown x 2, white x 4 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 21: white x 4, brown x 11, white x 1, brown x 2, white x 3 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 22: white x 3, brown x 2, white x 1, brown x 11, white x 2, brown x 1, white x 2 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 23: white x 2, brown x 2, white x 1, brown x 14, white x 4 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 24: white x 4, brown x 15, white x 1, brown x 1, white x 3 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 25: white x 3, brown x 2, white x 1, brown x 15, white x 4 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 26: white x 4, brown x 5, tan x 6, brown x 8, white x 3 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 27: white x 4, brown x 6, tan x 8, brown x 4, white x 5 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 28: white x 5, brown x 4, tan x 9, brown x 6, white x 1, brown x 1, white x 2 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 29: white x 2, brown x 1, white x 2, brown x 5, tan x 10, brown x 3, white x 1, brown x 1, white x 4 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 30: white x 4, brown x 1, white x 1, brown x 3, tan x 3, black x 2, tan x 6, brown x 5, white x 1, brown x 1, white x 3 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 31: white x 3, brown x 2, white x 1, brown x 4, tan x 8, black x 1, tan x 3, brown x 2, white x 1, brown x 1, white x 5 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 32: white x 5, brown x 4, tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 9, brown x 6, white x 4 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 33: white x 4, brown x 6, tan x 4, black x 1, tan x 5, black x 1, tan x 3, brown x 4, white x 5 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 34: white x 6, brown x 4, tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 2, black x 2, tan x 4, brown x 5, white x 5 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 35: white x 5, brown x 1, tan x 3, brown x 2, tan x 4, black x 1, tan x 2, black x 2, tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 2, brown x 4, white x 6 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 36: white x 7, brown x 4, tan x 4, black x 2, tan x 8, brown x 1, tan x 5, white x 5 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 37: white x 6, tan x 1, pink x 3, brown x 1, tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 5, black x 2, tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 2, brown x 4, white x 7 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 38: white x 8, brown x 4, tan x 4, black x 1, tan x 4, black x 2, tan x 3, brown x 1, tan x 1, pink x 3, tan x 1, white x 6 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 39: white x 7, tan x 1, pink x 3, tan x 16, brown x 3, white x 9 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 40: white x 9, brown x 4, tan x 14, brown x 1, tan x 1, pink x 3, tan x 1, white x 7 (40 squares) 
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends 
↙ Row 41: white x 7, tan x 1, pink x 3, tan x 1, brown x 1, tan x 14, brown x 3, white x 1, brown x 1, white x 7 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 42: white x 7, brown x 5, tan x 13, brown x 2, tan x 1, pink x 2, tan x 1, white x 7 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 43: white x 6, tan x 5, brown x 2, tan x 8, black x 1, tan x 4, brown x 4, white x 7 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 44: white x 6, brown x 5, tan x 3, black x 2, tan x 7, brown x 4, tan x 3, white x 6 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 45: white x 7, brown x 6, tan x 5, black x 1, tan x 1, black x 1, tan x 3, brown x 5, white x 6 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 46: white x 6, brown x 4, tan x 10, brown x 8, white x 1, brown x 1, white x 4 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 47: white x 4, brown x 1, white x 1, brown x 8, tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 5, brown x 5, white x 5 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 48: white x 5, brown x 5, tan x 4, black x 1, tan x 4, brown x 9, white x 4 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 49: white x 3, brown x 10, tan x 8, brown x 5, white x 5 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 50: white x 5, brown x 5, tan x 7, brown x 10, white x 3 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 51: white x 3, brown x 10, tan x 6, brown x 5, white x 5 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 52: white x 5, brown x 5, tan x 5, brown x 10, white x 3 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 53: white x 3, brown x 10, tan x 4, brown x 4, white x 6 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 54: white x 3, brown x 8, tan x 2, brown x 10, white x 3 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 55: white x 6, brown x 16, white x 3 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 56: white x 3, brown x 8, tan x 3, brown x 4, white x 6 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 57: white x 5, brown x 5, tan x 4, brown x 6, white x 3 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 58: white x 3, brown x 5, tan x 1, pink x 3, tan x 1, brown x 4, white x 5 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 59: white x 4, brown x 4, tan x 1, pink x 3, tan x 1, brown x 5, white x 3 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 60: white x 3, brown x 4, tan x 1, pink x 3, tan x 1, brown x 4, white x 4 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 61: white x 4, brown x 3, tan x 1, pink x 3, tan x 1, brown x 1, white x 1, brown x 1, white x 4 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 62: white x 5, brown x 1, tan x 1, pink x 3, tan x 1, brown x 4, white x 3 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 63: white x 3, brown x 3, white x 1, tan x 1, pink x 2, tan x 1, brown x 2, white x 4 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 64: white x 3, brown x 3, tan x 4, white x 1, brown x 2, white x 3 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 65: white x 3, brown x 2, white x 1, tan x 4, white x 1, brown x 2, white x 2 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 66: white x 10, brown x 1, white x 3 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 67: white x 3, brown x 1, white x 9 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 68: white x 8, brown x 1, white x 3 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 69: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 70: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 71: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 72: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 73: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 74: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 75: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 76: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 77: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 78: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 79: white x 1 (1 square) 

2. C2C crochet elephant square

Graph: crochet elephant graph
Written instructions:
↙ Row 1: white x 1 (1 square) 
↗ Row 2: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 3: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 4: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 5: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 6: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 7: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 8: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 9: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 10: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 11: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 12: white x 12 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 13: white x 13 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 14: white x 14 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 15: white x 15 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 16: white x 16 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 17: white x 10, light gray x 3, white x 4 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 18: white x 4, light gray x 4, white x 10 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 19: white x 10, light gray x 5, white x 4 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 20: white x 4, light gray x 5, white x 11 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 21: white x 12, light gray x 1, white x 1, light gray x 3, white x 4 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 22: white x 4, light gray x 3, white x 9, gray x 4, white x 2 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 23: white x 1, gray x 6, white x 8, light gray x 4, white x 4 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 24: white x 5, light gray x 3, white x 8, gray x 7, white x 1 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 25: white x 1, gray x 3, pink x 3, gray x 2, white x 7, light gray x 4, white x 5 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 26: white x 6, light gray x 4, white x 2, light gray x 2, white x 2, gray x 2, pink x 5, gray x 2, white x 1 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 27: white x 1, gray x 2, pink x 6, gray x 1, white x 1, light gray x 10, white x 6 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 28: white x 7, light gray x 10, gray x 2, pink x 6, gray x 2, white x 1 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 29: white x 1, gray x 2, pink x 7, gray x 1, light gray x 3, black x 3, light gray x 5, white x 7 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 30: white x 8, light gray x 4, black x 1, light gray x 6, gray x 1, pink x 7, gray x 1, white x 2 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 31: white x 2, gray x 1, pink x 7, gray x 1, light gray x 12, white x 8 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 32: white x 9, light gray x 12, gray x 1, pink x 7, gray x 1, white x 2 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 33: white x 2, gray x 2, pink x 6, gray x 1, light gray x 12, white x 10 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 34: white x 10, light gray x 13, gray x 1, pink x 6, gray x 1, white x 3 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 35: white x 3, gray x 2, pink x 5, gray x 1, light gray x 13, white x 11 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 36: white x 11, light gray x 8, black x 1, light gray x 4, gray x 1, pink x 6, gray x 1, white x 4 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 37: white x 4, gray x 2, pink x 5, gray x 1, light gray x 4, black x 2, light gray x 7, white x 12 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 38: white x 12, light gray x 8, black x 2, light gray x 3, gray x 1, pink x 5, gray x 2, white x 5 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 39: white x 6, gray x 2, pink x 4, gray x 1, light gray x 4, black x 1, light gray x 9, white x 12 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 40: white x 13, light gray x 13, gray x 1, pink x 4, gray x 2, white x 7 (40 squares) 
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends 
↙ Row 41: white x 7, gray x 2, pink x 3, gray x 1, light gray x 14, white x 12 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 42: white x 12, light gray x 5, black x 1, light gray x 7, gray x 6, white x 7 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 43: white x 7, gray x 5, light gray x 7, black x 2, light gray x 4, white x 12 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 44: white x 11, light gray x 5, black x 2, light gray x 6, gray x 4, white x 8 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 45: white x 12, light gray x 6, black x 1, light gray x 5, white x 11 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 46: white x 11, light gray x 12, white x 11 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 47: white x 11, light gray x 11, gray x 2, white x 9 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 48: white x 8, gray x 3, light gray x 10, white x 11 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 49: white x 11, light gray x 9, gray x 4, white x 7 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 50: white x 6, gray x 2, pink x 2, gray x 1, light gray x 8, white x 11 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 51: white x 11, light gray x 7, gray x 1, pink x 3, gray x 2, white x 5 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 52: white x 5, gray x 1, pink x 4, gray x 1, light gray x 5, white x 12 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 53: white x 11, gray x 6, pink x 4, gray x 2, white x 4 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 54: white x 4, gray x 1, pink x 5, gray x 5, white x 11 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 55: white x 10, gray x 2, pink x 8, gray x 2, white x 3 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 56: white x 3, gray x 1, pink x 9, gray x 1, white x 10 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 57: white x 9, gray x 2, pink x 8, gray x 2, white x 2 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 58: white x 2, gray x 2, pink x 8, gray x 1, white x 9 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 59: white x 8, gray x 2, pink x 8, gray x 1, white x 2 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 60: white x 1, gray x 2, pink x 8, gray x 1, white x 8 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 61: white x 8, gray x 1, pink x 7, gray x 2, white x 1 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 62: white x 1, gray x 2, pink x 6, gray x 2, white x 7 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 63: white x 7, gray x 2, pink x 5, gray x 2, white x 1 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 64: white x 1, gray x 2, pink x 4, gray x 2, white x 7 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 65: white x 7, gray x 2, pink x 3, gray x 2, white x 1 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 66: white x 1, gray x 6, white x 7 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 67: white x 7, gray x 4, white x 2 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 68: white x 2, gray x 3, white x 7 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 69: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 70: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 71: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 72: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 73: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 74: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 75: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 76: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 77: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 78: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 79: white x 1 (1 square) 

3. C2C crochet giraffe square

Graph: crochet giraffe graph
Written instructions:
↙ Row 1: white x 1 (1 square) 
↗ Row 2: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 3: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 4: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 5: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 6: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 7: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 8: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 9: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 10: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 11: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 12: white x 12 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 13: white x 13 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 14: white x 14 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 15: white x 15 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 16: white x 16 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 17: white x 17 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 18: white x 18 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 19: white x 19 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 20: white x 20 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 21: white x 15, brown x 1, white x 5 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 22: white x 4, brown x 4, white x 14 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 23: white x 14, brown x 5, white x 4 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 24: white x 4, brown x 1, black x 2, brown x 3, white x 14 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 25: white x 13, tan x 1, brown x 5, black x 1, brown x 1, white x 4 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 26: white x 4, brown x 1, black x 1, brown x 5, tan x 3, white x 12 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 27: white x 10, tan x 5, brown x 6, black x 1, brown x 1, white x 4 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 28: white x 5, brown x 7, tan x 6, white x 10 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 29: white x 10, tan x 6, brown x 2, black x 1, brown x 3, black x 1, brown x 1, white x 5 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 30: white x 5, brown x 8, tan x 4, black x 1, tan x 2, white x 10 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 31: white x 4, tan x 3, white x 3, tan x 2, black x 2, tan x 3, brown x 8, white x 6 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 32: white x 7, brown x 3, black x 1, brown x 3, tan x 4, black x 2, tan x 9, white x 3 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 33: white x 3, tan x 10, black x 1, tan x 4, brown x 8, white x 7 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 34: white x 8, brown x 8, tan x 15, white x 3 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 35: white x 3, brown x 1, tan x 14, brown x 8, white x 9 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 36: white x 10, brown x 8, tan x 13, brown x 1, white x 4 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 37: white x 4, brown x 2, tan x 5, brown x 2, tan x 5, brown x 4, tan x 4, white x 11 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 38: white x 11, tan x 5, brown x 4, tan x 3, brown x 5, tan x 3, brown x 2, white x 5 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 39: white x 6, brown x 16, tan x 5, white x 12 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 40: white x 13, tan x 5, brown x 8, white x 2, brown x 4, white x 8 (40 squares) 
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends 
↙ Row 41: white x 14, brown x 7, tan x 6, white x 12 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 42: white x 12, tan x 6, brown x 7, white x 13 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 43: white x 13, brown x 6, tan x 6, white x 12 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 44: white x 11, tan x 2, black x 1, tan x 3, brown x 7, white x 12 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 45: white x 11, brown x 7, tan x 3, black x 2, tan x 1, white x 11 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 46: white x 10, tan x 2, black x 2, tan x 2, brown x 8, white x 10 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 47: white x 9, brown x 2, white x 1, brown x 5, tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 2, white x 10 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 48: white x 10, tan x 5, brown x 5, white x 2, brown x 2, white x 8 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 49: white x 7, brown x 2, white x 3, brown x 5, tan x 4, white x 10 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 50: white x 10, tan x 4, brown x 4, white x 4, brown x 2, dark brown x 1, white x 5 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 51: white x 4, dark brown x 2, brown x 1, white x 4, brown x 5, tan x 3, white x 10 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 52: white x 10, tan x 2, brown x 2, white x 2, brown x 2, white x 4, dark brown x 3, white x 3 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 53: white x 3, dark brown x 2, white x 4, brown x 2, white x 3, brown x 1, tan x 3, white x 9 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 54: white x 9, tan x 2, brown x 2, white x 3, brown x 2, white x 4, dark brown x 1, white x 3 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 55: white x 7, brown x 2, white x 4, brown x 1, tan x 3, white x 8 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 56: white x 8, tan x 3, brown x 1, white x 4, brown x 2, white x 6 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 57: white x 5, dark brown x 1, brown x 1, white x 4, brown x 2, tan x 3, white x 7 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 58: white x 6, tan x 4, brown x 1, white x 5, dark brown x 2, white x 4 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 59: white x 3, dark brown x 3, white x 4, brown x 1, tan x 4, white x 6 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 60: white x 5, tan x 4, brown x 1, white x 5, dark brown x 2, white x 3 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 61: white x 3, dark brown x 1, white x 5, brown x 1, tan x 4, white x 5 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 62: white x 4, tan x 4, brown x 1, white x 9 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 63: white x 8, brown x 1, tan x 4, white x 4 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 64: white x 4, tan x 3, brown x 1, white x 8 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 65: white x 8, brown x 1, tan x 3, white x 3 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 66: white x 3, tan x 2, brown x 2, white x 7 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 67: white x 7, brown x 2, tan x 1, white x 3 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 68: white x 3, brown x 2, white x 7 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 69: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 70: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 71: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 72: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 73: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 74: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 75: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 76: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 77: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 78: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 79: white x 1 (1 square) 

4. C2C crochet hippo square

Graph: crochet hippo graph
Written instructions:
↙ Row 1: white x 1 (1 square) 
↗ Row 2: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 3: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 4: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 5: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 6: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 7: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 8: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 9: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 10: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 11: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 12: white x 12 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 13: white x 13 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 14: white x 14 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 15: white x 5, dark gray x 3, white x 7 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 16: white x 6, dark gray x 2, gray x 2, dark gray x 1, white x 5 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 17: white x 4, dark gray x 2, gray x 4, dark gray x 1, white x 2, off white x 1, white x 3 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 18: white x 3, off white x 2, white x 1, dark gray x 1, gray x 6, dark gray x 1, white x 4 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 19: white x 4, dark gray x 1, gray x 7, dark gray x 1, off white x 3, white x 3 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 20: white x 3, off white x 3, dark gray x 1, gray x 8, dark gray x 1, white x 4 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 21: white x 4, dark gray x 1, gray x 9, dark gray x 1, off white x 2, white x 4 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 22: white x 5, off white x 1, dark gray x 1, gray x 10, dark gray x 1, white x 4 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 23: white x 5, gray x 6, dark gray x 1, gray x 4, dark gray x 1, white x 6 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 24: white x 6, dark gray x 1, gray x 5, dark gray x 1, gray x 5, dark gray x 1, white x 5 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 25: white x 6, gray x 5, dark gray x 1, gray x 1, dark gray x 1, gray x 4, dark gray x 1, white x 6 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 26: white x 6, dark gray x 1, gray x 5, dark gray x 2, gray x 5, dark gray x 1, white x 6 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 27: white x 6, dark gray x 1, gray x 6, dark gray x 1, gray x 6, dark gray x 1, white x 2, off white x 1, white x 3 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 28: white x 3, off white x 2, white x 1, dark gray x 1, gray x 14, white x 7 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 29: white x 7, dark gray x 1, gray x 14, dark gray x 1, off white x 3, white x 3 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 30: white x 3, off white x 3, dark gray x 1, gray x 14, dark gray x 1, white x 8 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 31: white x 8, gray x 16, dark gray x 1, off white x 2, white x 4 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 32: white x 5, off white x 1, dark gray x 1, gray x 15, dark gray x 1, gray x 1, white x 8 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 33: white x 8, gray x 2, dark gray x 1, gray x 15, dark gray x 1, white x 6 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 34: white x 6, dark gray x 1, gray x 15, dark gray x 1, gray x 3, white x 8 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 35: white x 8, gray x 4, dark gray x 1, gray x 15, dark gray x 1, white x 6 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 36: white x 6, dark gray x 1, gray x 15, dark gray x 1, gray x 5, white x 8 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 37: white x 8, gray x 22, dark gray x 1, white x 6 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 38: white x 6, dark gray x 1, gray x 4, dark gray x 1, gray x 18, white x 8 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 39: white x 9, gray x 17, dark gray x 1, gray x 5, white x 7 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 40: white x 7, dark gray x 1, gray x 3, dark gray x 1, gray x 1, dark gray x 1, gray x 17, white x 1, gray x 2, white x 6 (40 squares) 
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends 
↙ Row 41: white x 5, gray x 8, black x 1, gray x 12, dark gray x 2, gray x 4, white x 7 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 42: white x 6, dark gray x 1, gray x 4, dark gray x 1, gray x 12, black x 2, gray x 5, pink x 1, gray x 1, white x 5 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 43: white x 4, gray x 1, pink x 2, gray x 4, black x 2, gray x 18, white x 6 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 44: white x 5, dark gray x 1, gray x 18, black x 1, gray x 4, pink x 2, gray x 1, white x 4 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 45: white x 4, gray x 25, dark gray x 1, white x 5 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 46: white x 5, dark gray x 1, gray x 24, white x 4 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 47: white x 5, gray x 23, white x 5 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 48: white x 4, dark gray x 1, gray x 22, white x 5 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 49: white x 4, gray x 13, dark gray x 1, gray x 8, dark gray x 1, white x 4 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 50: white x 4, dark gray x 1, gray x 7, dark gray x 1, gray x 13, white x 4 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 51: white x 4, gray x 9, black x 1, gray x 3, dark gray x 1, gray x 6, dark gray x 1, white x 4 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 52: white x 4, dark gray x 1, gray x 5, dark gray x 1, gray x 3, black x 2, gray x 8, white x 4 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 53: white x 3, gray x 8, black x 2, gray x 4, dark gray x 2, gray x 1, dark gray x 3, white x 4 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 54: white x 6, dark gray x 2, gray x 6, black x 1, gray x 8, white x 3 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 55: white x 3, gray x 14, white x 8 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 56: white x 8, gray x 13, white x 3 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 57: white x 3, gray x 12, white x 8 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 58: white x 8, gray x 11, white x 3 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 59: white x 3, gray x 10, white x 8 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 60: white x 8, gray x 9, white x 3 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 61: white x 4, gray x 7, white x 8 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 62: white x 9, gray x 5, white x 4 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 63: white x 5, gray x 1, pink x 1, gray x 1, white x 9 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 64: white x 8, gray x 1, pink x 1, gray x 1, white x 5 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 65: white x 4, gray x 1, pink x 2, gray x 1, white x 7 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 66: white x 7, gray x 1, pink x 1, gray x 1, white x 4 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 67: white x 4, gray x 3, white x 6 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 68: white x 6, gray x 2, white x 4 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 69: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 70: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 71: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 72: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 73: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 74: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 75: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 76: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 77: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 78: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 79: white x 1 (1 square) 

5. C2C crochet zebra square

Graph: crochet zebra graph
Written instructions:
↙ Row 1: white x 1 (1 square) 
↗ Row 2: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 3: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 4: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 5: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 6: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 7: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 8: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 9: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 10: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 11: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 12: white x 12 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 13: white x 13 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 14: white x 14 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 15: white x 7, black x 5, white x 3 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 16: white x 3, black x 1, gray x 1, black x 1, white x 2, black x 3, white x 5 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 17: white x 5, black x 1, white x 4, black x 1, gray x 2, black x 2, white x 2 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 18: white x 2, black x 1, gray x 4, black x 1, white x 4, black x 1, white x 5 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 19: white x 5, black x 1, white x 4, black x 1, gray x 5, black x 1, white x 2 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 20: white x 2, black x 1, gray x 6, white x 5, black x 1, white x 5 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 21: white x 5, black x 1, white x 5, black x 1, gray x 6, black x 1, white x 2 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 22: white x 2, black x 1, gray x 7, black x 1, white x 11 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 23: white x 6, black x 1, white x 5, gray x 8, black x 1, white x 2 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 24: white x 2, black x 1, gray x 8, black x 1, white x 4, black x 2, white x 6 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 25: white x 6, black x 2, white x 5, gray x 2, black x 1, gray x 6, black x 1, white x 2 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 26: white x 2, black x 1, gray x 6, black x 2, gray x 1, black x 1, white x 4, black x 3, white x 6 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 27: white x 7, black x 3, white x 4, gray x 2, black x 1, gray x 7, black x 1, white x 2 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 28: white x 2, black x 1, gray x 10, black x 1, white x 6, black x 1, white x 7 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 29: white x 7, black x 1, white x 7, black x 1, gray x 10, white x 3 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 30: white x 3, black x 1, gray x 9, black x 1, white x 7, black x 2, white x 7 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 31: white x 7, black x 3, white x 3, black x 1, white x 3, gray x 10, black x 1, white x 3 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 32: white x 3, black x 1, gray x 10, black x 1, white x 2, black x 2, white x 2, black x 6, white x 5 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 33: white x 4, black x 2, white x 2, black x 1, white x 2, black x 1, white x 1, black x 2, white x 3, black x 1, gray x 4, black x 1, gray x 5, white x 4 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 34: white x 4, black x 1, gray x 4, black x 2, gray x 3, black x 1, white x 4, black x 2, white x 7, black x 2, white x 4 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 35: white x 4, black x 1, white x 9, black x 1, white x 5, black x 1, gray x 3, black x 1, gray x 4, black x 1, white x 5 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 36: white x 5, black x 2, gray x 7, black x 1, white x 12, gray x 3, white x 1, black x 1, white x 4 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 37: white x 4, black x 1, white x 1, gray x 4, white x 12, black x 2, gray x 5, black x 1, white x 7 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 38: white x 6, black x 1, white x 1, black x 2, gray x 3, black x 1, white x 14, gray x 3, white x 1, black x 1, white x 5 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 39: white x 6, black x 1, white x 1, gray x 2, white x 15, black x 4, white x 10 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 40: white x 7, black x 1, white x 24, black x 1, white x 7 (40 squares) 
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends 
↙ Row 41: white x 7, black x 1, white x 23, black x 1, white x 7 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 42: white x 25, black x 1, white x 2, black x 3, white x 7 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 43: white x 8, black x 4, white x 10, black x 1, white x 7, black x 1, white x 6 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 44: white x 13, black x 2, white x 10, black x 3, white x 8 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 45: white x 7, black x 3, white x 10, black x 2, white x 7, black x 1, white x 5 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 46: white x 5, black x 1, white x 7, black x 2, white x 9, black x 3, white x 7 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 47: white x 6, black x 3, white x 3, black x 1, white x 6, black x 1, white x 7, black x 1, white x 5 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 48: white x 5, black x 1, white x 3, black x 1, white x 10, black x 1, white x 2, black x 3, white x 6 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 49: white x 5, black x 7, white x 10, black x 2, white x 1, black x 1, white x 5 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 50: white x 5, black x 4, white x 2, black x 1, white x 7, black x 7, white x 4 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 51: white x 4, black x 1, white x 1, black x 4, white x 8, black x 1, white x 2, black x 2, white x 6 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 52: white x 6, black x 1, white x 2, black x 1, white x 8, black x 5, white x 1, black x 1, white x 3 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 53: white x 4, black x 5, white x 8, black x 4, white x 6 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 54: white x 7, black x 2, white x 5, black x 1, white x 2, black x 5, white x 4 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 55: white x 3, black x 5, white x 2, black x 1, white x 5, black x 2, white x 7 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 56: white x 7, black x 2, white x 4, black x 6, white x 1, black x 1, white x 3 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 57: white x 2, black x 8, white x 5, black x 1, white x 7 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 58: white x 9, gray x 1, white x 2, black x 4, white x 1, black x 1, white x 1, black x 1, white x 2 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 59: white x 3, black x 7, white x 1, gray x 2, white x 1, black x 1, white x 6 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 60: white x 8, gray x 2, white x 1, black x 4, white x 1, black x 1, white x 3 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 61: white x 4, black x 2, white x 2, black x 1, white x 1, gray x 2, white x 1, black x 1, white x 5 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 62: white x 5, black x 1, white x 1, gray x 2, white x 4, black x 1, white x 4 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 63: white x 7, black x 1, white x 1, gray x 2, black x 1, white x 5 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 64: white x 4, black x 1, white x 1, gray x 1, white x 1, black x 1, white x 7 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 65: white x 7, black x 1, white x 2, black x 1, white x 4 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 66: white x 4, black x 1, white x 1, black x 1, white x 7 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 67: white x 7, black x 2, white x 4 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 68: white x 4, black x 1, white x 7 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 69: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 70: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 71: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 72: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 73: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 74: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 75: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 76: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 77: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 78: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 79: white x 1 (1 square) 

6. C2C crochet hyena square

Graph: crochet hyena graph
Written instructions:
↙ Row 1: white x 1 (1 square) 
↗ Row 2: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 3: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 4: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 5: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 6: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 7: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 8: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 9: white x 9 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 10: white x 10 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 11: white x 11 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 12: white x 12 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 13: white x 13 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 14: white x 14 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 15: white x 15 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 16: white x 16 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 17: white x 17 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 18: white x 18 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 19: white x 14, brown x 2, white x 3 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 20: white x 2, brown x 6, white x 12 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 21: white x 10, tan x 2, brown x 7, white x 2 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 22: white x 2, brown x 1, black x 3, brown x 3, tan x 4, white x 9 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 23: white x 6, tan x 7, brown x 6, black x 1, brown x 1, white x 2 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 24: white x 2, brown x 8, tan x 9, white x 5 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 25: white x 5, tan x 10, brown x 3, black x 1, brown x 4, white x 2 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 26: white x 3, brown x 3, black x 2, brown x 3, tan x 9, white x 6 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 27: white x 6, tan x 10, brown x 3, black x 2, brown x 3, white x 3 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 28: white x 3, brown x 3, black x 2, brown x 4, tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 5, white x 7 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 29: white x 7, tan x 5, black x 2, tan x 3, brown x 4, black x 1, brown x 3, white x 4 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 30: white x 4, brown x 8, tan x 4, black x 1, tan x 10, white x 3 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 31: white x 3, tan x 16, brown x 7, white x 5 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 32: white x 6, brown x 6, tan x 17, white x 3 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 33: white x 3, tan x 3, brown x 1, tan x 14, brown x 6, white x 6 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 34: white x 7, brown x 5, tan x 14, brown x 3, tan x 2, white x 3 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 35: white x 3, tan x 2, brown x 3, tan x 15, brown x 5, white x 7 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 36: white x 8, brown x 2, tan x 17, brown x 4, tan x 1, white x 4 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 37: white x 4, tan x 1, brown x 4, tan x 19, white x 9 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 38: white x 9, tan x 19, brown x 5, tan x 1, white x 4 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 39: white x 4, tan x 2, brown x 4, tan x 19, white x 10 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 40: white x 10, tan x 19, brown x 5, tan x 1, white x 5 (40 squares) 
Corner: Start decreasing on both ends 
↙ Row 41: white x 4, tan x 2, brown x 4, tan x 19, white x 10 (39 squares) 
↗ Row 42: white x 10, tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 14, brown x 5, tan x 1, white x 4 (38 squares) 
↙ Row 43: white x 3, tan x 20, black x 2, tan x 3, white x 9 (37 squares) 
↗ Row 44: white x 9, tan x 3, black x 1, tan x 21, white x 2 (36 squares) 
↙ Row 45: white x 2, tan x 7, brown x 1, tan x 16, white x 9 (35 squares) 
↗ Row 46: white x 8, tan x 15, brown x 2, white x 2, tan x 4, white x 3 (34 squares) 
↙ Row 47: white x 8, brown x 5, tan x 12, white x 8 (33 squares) 
↗ Row 48: white x 7, tan x 12, brown x 5, white x 8 (32 squares) 
↙ Row 49: white x 8, brown x 4, tan x 12, white x 7 (31 squares) 
↗ Row 50: white x 6, tan x 12, brown x 5, white x 7 (30 squares) 
↙ Row 51: white x 7, brown x 4, tan x 12, white x 6 (29 squares) 
↗ Row 52: white x 6, tan x 11, brown x 4, white x 7 (28 squares) 
↙ Row 53: white x 6, brown x 5, tan x 11, white x 5 (27 squares) 
↗ Row 54: white x 5, tan x 11, brown x 4, white x 6 (26 squares) 
↙ Row 55: white x 5, brown x 1, white x 1, brown x 3, tan x 8, white x 7 (25 squares) 
↗ Row 56: white x 7, tan x 7, brown x 2, white x 8 (24 squares) 
↙ Row 57: white x 9, tan x 8, white x 6 (23 squares) 
↗ Row 58: white x 6, tan x 8, white x 8 (22 squares) 
↙ Row 59: white x 8, tan x 1, brown x 5, tan x 2, white x 5 (21 squares) 
↗ Row 60: white x 5, tan x 1, brown x 5, tan x 2, white x 7 (20 squares) 
↙ Row 61: white x 6, tan x 2, brown x 5, tan x 2, white x 4 (19 squares) 
↗ Row 62: white x 4, tan x 2, brown x 4, tan x 2, white x 6 (18 squares) 
↙ Row 63: white x 5, tan x 2, brown x 5, tan x 2, white x 3 (17 squares) 
↗ Row 64: white x 3, tan x 2, brown x 4, tan x 2, white x 5 (16 squares) 
↙ Row 65: white x 4, tan x 2, brown x 4, tan x 2, white x 3 (15 squares) 
↗ Row 66: white x 3, tan x 2, brown x 3, tan x 2, white x 4 (14 squares) 
↙ Row 67: white x 3, tan x 2, brown x 3, tan x 2, white x 3 (13 squares) 
↗ Row 68: white x 3, tan x 6, white x 3 (12 squares) 
↙ Row 69: white x 3, tan x 4, white x 4 (11 squares) 
↗ Row 70: white x 4, tan x 4, white x 2 (10 squares) 
↙ Row 71: white x 2, tan x 1, white x 6 (9 squares) 
↗ Row 72: white x 8 (8 squares) 
↙ Row 73: white x 7 (7 squares) 
↗ Row 74: white x 6 (6 squares) 
↙ Row 75: white x 5 (5 squares) 
↗ Row 76: white x 4 (4 squares) 
↙ Row 77: white x 3 (3 squares) 
↗ Row 78: white x 2 (2 squares) 
↙ Row 79: white x 1 (1 square) 

Assembling the blanket

Sew your crochet safari animal squares together. Make sure they are facing the correct way. You can use locking stitch markers to hold the squares together.

Add the blanket border

Join white yarn in any corner and ch 2. Work hdc evenly in each stitch around the blanket.
In each corner, crochet (hdc, ch 2, hdc) to keep the corners square.

Finishing

Weave in your ends. Block if desired.

Frequently asked questions

Is this safari animals crochet baby blanket pattern beginner-friendly?
It’s best for advanced beginners. You’ll want to feel comfortable with the C2C stitch and basic color changes.

What size is the finished blanket?
The finished blanket measures about 45 inches x 67 inches.

What yarn and hook should I use?
This pattern uses worsted weight yarn (I used Red Heart Super Saver) and a G/6 (4 mm) crochet hook.

How big is each C2C square?
Each animal square is worked in diagonal rows. For size reference, the gauge is 8 C2C squares (ch 3 + 3 dc) = 4″ (10 cm).

Do I have to use the exact same colors?
Nope! You can swap colors to match any nursery theme. Just keep contrast strong so the animal faces stay clear.

How do I start a new row and a new square in C2C?
Use your consistent wording: Chain 6 to start a new row and chain 3 to start each new square.

Can I make the blanket bigger or smaller?
Yes. Use thicker yarn + a larger hook for a bigger blanket, or thinner yarn + a smaller hook for a smaller blanket. Keep in mind this will change your square size and final measurements.

Do I have to crochet the border around each square?
It’s optional, but it helps your squares look crisp and makes sewing easier. If you prefer, you can skip the per-square border and only add a border after joining (just be consistent across all 6 squares).

What’s the best way to join the squares?
For a clean finish, use a whip stitch or mattress stitch with a yarn needle. Clip your squares in place with locking stitch markers first so everything lines up.

Can I sell blankets made from this pattern?
You can usually sell finished items made from your own patterns (and keep the pattern text/graphs protected).

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— Melissa