Hildebrand - Crochet for baby all year: easy-to-make outfits for every month

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W hen I discovered that I was going to be a grandmother for the first time, like any crocheter, my thoughts immediately raced to all the wonderful, tiny outfits and blankets and booties and hats I would make. A few months later, we learned that we would be welcoming a baby girl. Willow McKenzie made her appearance on December 17, 2012. She was a wonderful Christmas gift for our familyand the inspiration for this book.

Each chapter presents an outfit (with a little boy version and a little girl version) with a theme specific to a month of the year. Most of the patterns are rated at an easy skill level and work up in no time. You will want to be able to stitch them up quickly, as babies grow so fast and before you know it they arent even babies anymore!

I hope you and your special little ones enjoy these designs as much as I enjoyed creating them!

B egin the year and celebrate the beginning of a new life with a gorgeous christening gown. Made from a super-soft blend of baby alpaca, merino wool, and cashmere, this gown is sure to be an heirloom handed down from generation to generation.

Even baby boys traditionally wear gowns for a christening ceremony. This simple and elegant gown will be the ideal choice if you are looking for a design that can be worn by all the boy and girl babies in the family.

YARN

Elann Collection Peruvian Baby Cashmere (60% Baby Alpaca, 30% Merino Wool, 10% Cashmere; 0.88 oz/25 g; 109 yd./100 m)

#0100 Parchment: 7 (8, 9) balls

CROCHET HOOK

U.S. size F-5 (3.75 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

3 buttons (shown: Blumenthal Lansing La Petite 5/8 in. [16 mm] Style #910 buttons)

3 yd. (2.75 m) ribbon, 1/8 in. (3 mm) wide
Yarn needle

SIZES

36 months (612 months, 1218 months)

Note: Instructions are written for smallest size; changes for larger sizes are given in parentheses.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Chest: 19 (21, 22) in. [49.5 (53.5, 57) cm]

Length: 28 (28, 28) in. [71 (71, 73) cm]

GAUGE

15 sc and 18 rows/rounds = 4 in. (10 cm)
4 lace pattern repeats = 4 in. (10 cm)
Note: One pattern repeat consists of [sc, ch 3, dc].
5 rounds in lace pattern = 3 in. (9 cm)

SPECIAL STITCH

Foundation single crochet (fsc):Step 1: Place a slip knot on hook, ch 2, insert hook in 2nd ch from hook and draw up a loop; yarn over and draw through one loop on hook (the chain); yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook (the single crochet). Step 2: Insert hook into the chain of the previous stitch and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through one loop on hook (the chain), yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook (the single crochet). Repeat for the length of foundation.

NOTES

The yoke is made first, working from the top down.

GOWN

Yoke

Fsc 54 (58, 64).

Row 1: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 9 (9, 10) sts (for front), 3 sc in next st, mark center st of 3 sc just made, sc in next 8 (9, 10) sts (for sleeve), 3 sc in next st, mark center st, sc in next 16 (18, 20) sts (for back), 3 sc in next st, mark center st, sc in next 8 (9, 10) sts (for sleeve), 3 sc in next st, mark center st, sc in last 9 (9, 10) sts (for front)62 (66, 72) sc.

Rows 23: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, [sc in each st to marked st, 3 sc in marked st] 4 times, sc in each st to end70 (74, 80) sc.

Rows 525 (25, 28): Repeat last 3 rows 7 (7, 8) times 126 (130, 144) sc.

Sl st in first st of row 25 (25, 28) to join and begin working in rounds.

Divide for Sleeve Openings

Rnd 1: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 18 (18, 20) sts; ch 2 (3, 2), sk next 28 (29, 32) sts (for sleeve opening), sc in next 34 (36, 40) sts, ch 2 (3, 2), sk next 28 (29, 32) sts (for sleeve opening), sc in last 18 (18, 20) sts; join with sl st in beg sc70 (72, 80) sc and 2 underarm ch-sps.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st and ch around; join with sl st in beg sc74 (78, 84) sc.

Front Edging and Buttonhole Band

Row 1: With RS facing, join yarn with sl st around post of st at end of row in top corner of left front to work down left front edge; working around post of st at end of each row, beginning in end of same row as joining, [sc2tog, ch 1] 12 (12, 14) times, sc in end of next 1 (1, 0) rows; working around post of st at end of each row up right front edge, [sc2tog, ch 1] 12 (12, 13) times, end with sc in last row end for sizes 36 months and 612 months, sc2tog in last 2 row ends for size 1218 months.

NOTE When working row 2, work into each sc and ch.

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first 2 sts, [ch 2 (for buttonhole), sk next sc, sc in next 4 sc] 3 times, sc in each remaining st across.

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc and ch-2 sp to end. Fasten off.

Sew buttons to left front band opposite buttonholes.

Skirt

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, *dc in next st, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * around; join with sl st in top of beg ch110 (116, 125) dc.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, turn, (sc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same st as joining, sk next 5 (3, 4) sts, *(sc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next st, sk next 3 sts; repeat from * around; join with sl st in beg sc 27 (29, 31) pattern repeats.