BABY LAYETTE
A good friend’s daughter
is having her first grand baby, and here’s a small assortment of baby stuff I
made for her. The web is truly a Pandora’s box of creations and it was so
difficult to see just which one I wanted .. and though these are not my
patterns.. just thought a great set of patterns need to go into one page
together.. so here are the patterns I’ve used.. and as usual, my work is with
Indian yarns – so yet another trial run for each of these patterns (with Indian
yarns I mean).
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Materials used : Today I’ve used Vardhaman Baby Soft acrylic yarns, with a 4 mm crochet hook ; embroidery needle
For Indians : You could use Red rose , 4-ply knitting cotton , or unbranded knitting cotton or White Rose or bamboo knitting cotton , Milk cotton ; Silk yarns ; Baby soft acrylic yarn , Ganga Spectrum as well
General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn , Lily Sugar n' Cream cotton yarn, Caron Simply Soft , Bernat Softee chunky.
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a slip stitch : https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
What is a chain stitch ? https://youtu.be/pXx5ukBjKkY
How to hold your yarn in crochet : https://youtu.be/FwOlCbGdbqY
Magic circle : https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k
First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk); [yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Whipstitch to join : https://youtu.be/wZ-9LNzftMA
Invisible join : https://youtu.be/a6XZQ6VzJFM
Single crochet to join : https://youtu.be/6FXoW_47_dI
Here is a sizing chart for general neck sizing
Here is a sizing chart for general sizing https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279837597366/ or https://in.pinterest.com/pin/470063279837560772/ and
Abbreviations used :
dc : Double crochet ch : Chain
rep : Repeat sp : Space
sl-st : Slip stitch st(S) : Stitch(es)
Instructions : Using US terminology
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern.
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement.
This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.
Today's project has several items for a baby :
a blanket, a pair of matching booties , a baby dress, a turban cap, a full-legged as well as a sleeveless onesie. Enjoy
1) BLANKET
I fell in love with the
Swirling leaves blanket – love how the simple cluster stitch makes the stitches
look leafy and gives the blanket a really soft cuddly finish.
I made this blanket with Vardhaman Baby soft ; 10.2 skeins , 255 gms ; with a 4 mm crochet hook. You may also need fabric glue to seal ends ; stitch markers ; embroidery needle.
I
made the Strolley Size. (There are ten sizes offered)
Pattern link for the
original Swirling Leaves Blanket http://www.cre8tioncrochet.com/2014/07/swirling-leaves-blanket/
2) BOOTIES
The next cute little
addition was a pair of cute booties and for this I used the lovely pattern from
Hook’d on You crochet – The purple baby booties.
I used Vardhaman Baby soft ; about 3/4ths of a skein ~ 20 gms ; with a 4 mm crochet hook and
Pattern link for
original http://hookdonyoucrochet.blogspot.in/2013/04/purple-baby-set-03-free-bootie-pattern.html
3) BABY DRESS
Next on the list was this cute little dress that I found off the
internet.. again using the lovely Vardhaman Baby soft ~90 gms, with a 4 mm crochet hook.
Also used about 1 m of satin ribbon and buttons; press buttons at the back.
Original pattern link http://theyarnbox.com/free-three-piece-baby-dress-crochet-pattern/
Changes made : So
I found that the counts are not working on Row 8. Row 7 ends with 108,
and then the last bit of Row 8, after the last 5 dc in the last corner, I think
after that the counts are a bit off.. so from that last corner, I did the 5 dc
in that corner, then dc till the centre of that side (which is one half of the
back) and 2 dc in the centre dc of that back part, and dc all the way to
end. I ensured I have 134 dc for end count. If the counts work for
you, then I’ve made an error here, and apologise in advance. If they
don’t, please do revert, then maybe I’ll consider sending this on to the
designer (or you could directly)
4) TURBAN CAP
For the cute
turban, check my blog at http://shyamanivas.blogspot.in/2014/08/beanies-berets-baby-turban-n-more-1.html
5) FULL LEGGED ONESIE
I thought with the ‘cooler’ Mumbai weather now, a full legged onesie was a good
idea too. I have made this pattern for the Puppy footed onesie before..and
though the final result is cute, I found that the pattern write up could use a
little clarification in parts. That said, it is listed as an Intermediate
skill level, so …
Made this in the
smallest size 0-3 months, using ~160 gms Vardhaman Baby soft yarn with a 4 mm crochet hook. I used ready-made eyes for the puppy safety eyes and a 12”
zipper
This pattern is in a book from Leisure Arts, and I also found two
links for it :
6) SLEEVELESS ONESIE
Finally thought a sleeveless ‘leg-less’ onesie would just
perfectly round up this gift set – and that pattern too is from my Leisure Arts
book http://www.leisurearts.com/products/crocheting-for-baby.html
I made this for a 0-9
month old, using ~85 gms Vardhaman Baby soft with a 4 mm crochet hook , and 2 large press buttons for the crotch opening.
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Here are some of my bolero / vest / jacket creations...for kids and adults
.. and some neckwear patterns
and a matching beret https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/teer-beret---slouchy
and a matching set of gloves https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tircha-fingerless-gloves
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