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Fits sizes Newborn (3-6 months/6-12 months/18-24 months). Highlight instructions for your size before beginning.
MATERIALS:
1 skein KnitPicks Andean Treasure 100% Baby Alpaca yarn pictured in “Fog” and “Sapphire Blue Heathrer” (or
another sport weight yarn)
Size J crochet hook
Yarn needle for finishing
GAUGE: 4 hdc = 1”; from the middle of one V-stitch to the next V-stitch = 1”
ABBREVIATIONS:
Ch: Chain
Sc: Single Crochet
Hdc: Half Double Crochet
Dc: Double Crochet
Dsc: Decrease Single Crochet
Sl st: Slip stitch
Special stitches:
(to picot: sc, then chain 3…) (…slip stitch in same stitch)
Foundation Ring: Chain 3. Join with a slip stitch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 2 [it may be helpful to place a stitch marker in the first ch 2 and move it up to mark the beginning of each
round]. 10 hdc in ring. Join with a sl st in top of ch-2. [You should have 11 hdc]
Round 2: Ch 2. One hdc in same space. 2 hdc in each hdc around. Join with a sl st in top of ch-2. [You have increased 11
hdc for a total of 22 hdc]
Round 3: Ch 2. * 2 hdc in next hdc. 1 hdc in next hdc.** Repeat from * to ** around. Join with a sl st in top of ch-2. [30
hdc]
Round 4: Ch 2. Hdc in same stitch. * 1 hdc in next hdc. 2 hdc in next hdc.** Repeat from * to ** around. Join with a sl st
in top of ch-2. [44 hdc]
**size 3-6 months only** Round 5: crochet another round here increasing 4 hdc as follows. Ch 2. Hdc in same space.
*Hdc in next 10 hdc. 2 hdc in next hdc. ** Repeat from * to ** two more times. Hdc in next 8 hdc. 2 hdc in last hdc. Join
with a sl st in top of ch-2. [48 hdc]
**size 6-12 and 18-24 months only** Round 6: 1 hdc in each hdc
around. Join with a sl st in top of ch-2. (52 hdc)
**size 18-24 months only** Round 7 and 8: 1 hdc in each hdc around. Join with a sl st in top of ch-2. (52 hdc)
**All sizes**
**sizes 6-12 and 18-24 months only** Round 13/15: Repeat V-stitch round.
**ALL SIZES**
Round 11 (12/14/17) (decrease round): Ch 1. Sc in same space. Sc in next 4 dc; decrease single crochet (insert hook into
next st and wrap yarn, pull loop through for two loops on the hook; insert hook into next st and wrap yarn, pull loop
through for three loops on the hook; wrap yarn and pull through all loops on the hook). *Sc in next 4 dc. Dsc.** Repeat
from * to ** around to last 5 dc. Sc in last 5 (3/2/2) dc.
**Newborn size only** Round 10: Ch 1. Sc in same space. Sc in next sc. Picot (sc-ch3-sl st in same stitch) in next sc. *Sc
in next 2 sc. Picot in next sc.** Repeat from * to ** around. Sc in last sc. Join with a sl st in beginning ch-1. Fasten off.
**3-6 month size only** Round 11: Ch 1. Sc in same space. Sc in next sc.
Picot (sc-ch3- sl st in same stitch) in next sc. *Sc in next 2 sc. Picot in next
sc.** Repeat from * to ** around. Sc in last 2 sc. Picot in beginning ch-1.
Join with a sl st in beginning ch-1. Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
I have made every effort to ensure this pattern doesn’t have errors. I hope you enjoy it! Please contact me with any
questions or comments. I would appreciate your feedback.