Gaughan Norah - Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Babies & Toddlers: More than 50 Knit and Crochet Designs Using Berrocos Comfort and Vintage Yarns

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COMFORT KNITTING & CROCHET Babies & Toddlers 50 knit and crochet designs using
Berrocos Comfort and Vintage yarns Norah Gaughan and the Berroco Design Team Photographs by Ericka McConnell
Photostyling by Danielle Gold STC CRAFT | A MELANIE FALICK BOOK
STEWART, TABORI & CHANG
NEW YORK CONTENTS knit crochet Nothing is quite as exciting as celebrating the arrival of a new baby. And on this happiest of occasions, nothing expresses our love and welcomes the wee recipient as nicely as handmade gifts. In addition to being loving gestures made with our very own hands, baby items are delightfully fun to make. Since baby garments and toys are small, they provide the perfect opportunity to try out new techniques and see fast results. Blankets, of course, require a larger investment of time and yarn, but the effort is well worth it, since blankets tend to become treasured items, used for years to come.

In this book you will find 50 knitted and crocheted items for babies and toddlers, each made with several different weights of the affordably priced Berroco Comfort and Berroco Vintage yarns. Comfort is an ultra-soft blend of super fine acrylic and nylon, spun into a luxury twist usually reserved for the finest merino wools. It is hypoallergenic, can be machine-washed and -dried, and is available in an exquisite range of more than 95 shades. For those who love the qualities wool has to offer but need an easy-to-wash blend, Vintage yarn is a perfect choice. Available in a wide color range, including many irresistible heather shades, it is a blend of wool, acrylic, and nylon, with an incredibly soft touch and yardage that goes on and on. When we began to design the items for this book, we thought about the variety of approaches people take when dressing young children.

Traditionalists, of course, insist on pastels and shades of white, while many modern parents love dressing their babies in brights. Still others prefer a more subdued palette, incorporating browns and grays into babys wardrobe. Beyond these personal preferences, we tried to consider various climates, and we sought inspiration from several sources, including historical art movements, decorative arts, folk crafts, and our natural surroundings. For instance, the High Fidoodlity () were inspired by the black-and-white photo at left, which features my friend Cynthias father, Russ Sherwin, and his buddies in early 1940s Wyoming. The projects in Comfort Knitting & Crochet: Babies & Toddlers are intended for every skill level, from beginner to advanced. Crocheted bobbles and diamond cables come together to make this sweet, feminine cardigan. Crocheted bobbles and diamond cables come together to make this sweet, feminine cardigan.

The yoke, front panels, and all the edges are defined by the bobbles, which are inspired by the pebble beaches on Irelands southernmost inhabited island, Cleire. SIZES 3 (6, 9, 12, 18, 24) months FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 18 (19, 20, 22, 24, 26)" chest YARN Berroco Comfort DK (50% super fine nylon / 50% super fine acrylic; 50 grams / 178 yards): 3 (3, 3, 3, 4, 4) skeins #2703 Barley CROCHET HOOKS Crochet hook size US H/8 (5 mm) Change hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge. NOTIONS Stitch markers; two " buttons GAUGE 20 sts and 20 rows = 4" (10 cm) in Single Crochet (sc) ABBREVIATIONS FPdc: Yo, insert hook from front to back to front around post of indicated st, yo and pull up a loop, [yo and pull through 2 loops on hook] twice. FPdc decrease: Yo, insert hook from front to back to front around post of first skipped FPdc, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook; yo, insert hook from front to back to front around post of next skipped FPdc, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook. Popcorn: Work 5 sc in next sc, drop loop from hook, insert hook in first sc of this 5-sc group then through dropped loop, draw dropped loop through st. Sc2tog: Pull up a loop in each of next 2 sc, yo and pull through both loops on hook. Sc2tog: Pull up a loop in each of next 2 sc, yo and pull through both loops on hook.

STITCH PATTERNS SINGLE CROCHET (any number of sts + 1 ch; 1-row repeat) Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch to end, turn. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc to end, turn. Repeat Row 2 for Single Crochet. BORDER POPCORN PATTERN (odd number of sts + 1 ch; 4 rows) Row 1 (RS): Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch to end, turn. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc to end, turn. Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each st to end. CABLE PATTERN (panel of 17 sts; 42 rows) Note: Ch 1 at the beginning of every row when working Cable Pattern.Row 1: Sc in first sc, popcorn in next sc, sc in next 4 sc, work FPdc around next sc 2 rows below, FPdc around next popcorn 2 rows below, skip 2 sc behind 2 FPdc just made, sc in next sc, work FPdc around same popcorn as last FPdc, work FPdc around next popcorn 2 rows below, skip 2 sc behind FPdc just made, sc in next 4 sc, popcorn in next sc, sc in last sc.