this is a cute lil cardie i made lulu last winter. its one of the first i made so its pretty easy if you want to try! this an un-tested pattern that i just made up and wrote down as i went along so you may need to wing it a bit...size is for about a 3-6 month old.
you'll need...6mm hook
3x 50 gram balls of a nice soft loopy yarn that suits a size 6 hook
4 or 5 buttons, i used mother of pearl buttons
abrv's...
CH - chain
ST - stitch
SC - single crochet
DC - double crochet
TOG - together
Yoke
CH26
SC in 1st 4 CH, 3 SC in next CH,
SC in next 3 CH, 3 SC in next CH,
SC in next 8 CH, 3 SC in next CH,
SC in next 3 CH, 3 SC in next CH,
SC in last 4 CH. Continue in this way for another 7 or 9 rows (until your arm holes look big enough. always making your increase in the second inc ST. so the 2nd round would start off SC in 1st 5 ST, 3 SC in next ST, SC in next 5 ST....
On the 8th or 10th row SC along and the join underarms, no inc.
work another row in sc.
Body
Start shell pattern- 5 DC in 3rd ST, SKIP 1, SC in next, continue for whole row.
next row, CH 2, 2 DC in 1st ST, 3 DC in 2nd ST, then sc in middle st of shell, continue for whole row.
repeat last 2 rows till piece measures your desired length.
finish off with a 5 DC row to give a pretty bottom edge.
now DC up the side edge (this will make piece little holes for your buttons) to the yoke.
Collar
DC thru the front loops only around yoke.
SC 1 row
5 DC shell pattern 1 row
now DC down the other side edge (where the buttons will be)
tie off at bottom.
Sleeves
Pick up in SC around sleeve in the round
2nd round, SC 2 TOG 3 times near underarm.
repeat for 3rd round and 4th if needed (don't make sleeves to tight tho).
SC 12 rounds or until your desired arm length
finish off with a 5 DC shell row for a pretty finish.
Repeat for other arm.
Sew on buttons and sew in all ends.
Voila!! Gorgeous lil crochet cardie for your fav lil girl!!!
i'll be posting the matching lil hat pattern soon...
Y mumma nature x
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