Wednesday 9 January 2013

BOBBLE STITCH HAT, newborn to 3 months


SPP-106,  BOBBLE STITCH HAT (YT)
Newborn to 3 Months
Larger sizes available here: 
http://ashton11.com/crochet-patterns/hats/index
By L. Pattison
COPYRIGHT, 2013, L. Pattison

You may sell your finished hats.
Permission is not granted to copy or distribute this pattern in any manner.


MATERIALS:
Worsted weight yarn
Size 6.5mm crochet hook ( US K 10.5)
Yarn needle

INSTRUCTIONS: Gauge: 3 stitches = 1 inch
Video link for a visual pattern demonstration:
http://youtu.be/iRzbVjUhY7Y
Purchase the pattern in all sizes newborn to adult here:
http://ashton11.com/

1.  Newborn to 3 Months: chain 36
     Slip stitch to join being careful not to twist the chain.
2.  Chain 2, double crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join.
3.  Chain 1 and turn, single crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join.
4.  Change colors if desired.  Chain 1 and turn, single crochet in each stitch around.
5.  Begin the bobble pattern:
     Chain 1, single crochet in the same stitch, *triple crochet in the next stitch, single
     crochet in the next stitch, repeat from * around, slip stitch to join in the first single
     crochet of the row.
6.  Chain 3, *single crochet in the next stitch, triple crochet in the next stitch, repeat from
    * around, slip stitch to join in the top stitch of the chain 3 at the beginning of the row.
    (You will be making a triple crochet in the space between
    the triple crochet stitches of the previous row, and a single crochet in the top of the
    triple crochet stitch of the previous row.  This is illustrated in the above video link.)
7.  Repeat steps 5 and 6 until the work, including the band, measures 4 inches.
      Newborn to 3 Months: 4 inches
     8.  Decrease for the top of the hat: 
     Chain 1, single crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join.
     Chain 1, begin working in a spiral, skipping every 3rd stitch until the top of the hat is
     closed up.  Fasten off.  Weave the yarn ends into the finished work, closing up any
     opening in the top of the hat if necessary.


HOW TO MAKE A POM POM:
 
1.  Wind yarn around your fingers.
     The more you wind the yarn, the fatter the
      pom-pom. (For a smaller pom pom, wind
      around 2 or 3 fingers. For a larger pompom,
      wind around a 4 or 5 inch piece of cardboard.)
2.  Slide the bundle off, and tie tightly in the

     center with a length of yarn.
3.  Cut open the loops on the ends.
4.  Fluff out, and trim the ends into a rounded
     shape.
See how to make a pom pom here:

 



Make a loopy flower:

 
1. Wind yarn around fingers.                                            
2.  Tie into a bundle.
      Cut open the loops.
3. Fluff out the yarn.
4. Sew a button in the center.

Thursday 3 January 2013

CROCHET DIAPER COVER SKIRT SET for baby girls


LINK TO DIAPER COVER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK0b30gf9B0

PURCHASE PATTERN HERE (ALL SIZES NEWBORN TO AGE 3 INCLUDED): https://www.etsy.com/listing/119149816/diaper-cover-skirt-set-baby-clothing


DIAPER COVER (COPYRIGHT, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Please do not post this pattern on any other sites, please link to this post.)
 1.  Size Newborn to 3 Months:
     Chain 26, double crochet in the 3rd stitch from the hook, and in each stitch of the chain.
2.  *Chain 2 and turn, double crochet in each stitch across the row.  Repeat from * for
     7 more rows, or until the work measures 5 inches.
3.  Reduce for the crotch:  Slip stitch in the first 6 stitches, chain 2, double crochet in the next 11 stitches.  *Chain 2 and 
     turn, double crochet across the row of reduced stitches, repeat from * for 6 more rows.  Fasten off.

Make a separate piece for the opposite side of the diaper cover:
Chain 26, double crochet in the 3rd stitch from the hook, and in each stitch of the chain.
*Chain 2 and turn, double crochet in each stitch across the row, repeat from * for 7 more rows and fasten off.
Attach to the end of the crotch section either by slip stitching to join, or sewing with a yarn needle and yarn.

Sew up the side seams.

Finish up:  Attach yarn in any stitch along one leg opening, chain 1, single crochet evenly around the opening, slip stitch to join and fasten off.  Repeat on the opposite leg opening, and around the waist.

Optional:  Attach a ribbon through any stitch of the waist, tie into a bow.  Or make a bow, and attach it to a hair clip to make it removable.

ADD A SKIRT INSTRUCTIONS:
1.  Attach yarn in either side, on a row of stitches approximately half way between the leg and the waist in 
     the side of a double crochet.  *Chain 1, single crochet in the side of the next double crochet, following the 
     same row of stitches.  Repeat from * around, slip stitch to join.

1.  Chain 2, in each chain 1 space around, make 2 double crochet, at the end of the row, slip stitch to join.

3.  *Chain 2, double crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join.
     Repeat from * for: 4 more rows

4.  Chain 2, double crochet in the next stitch, *chain 3, double crochet in the next 2 stitches, repeat from * 
     around, slip stitch to join and fasten off.  Weave all yarn ends into the finished work.