Cat's Rockin Crochet'
Crochet to Share and have a yarn over the hook
Crochet, easy new born vest
I used two strands of 5 ply yarn for the vest and 12 ply yarn for the blue trimming.
Amount of yarn, main color, two 25 gm balls. Small amount of contrast color.
Size 5.00mm hook for the vest and size 4.00mm for the trim.
Very quick and easy to make up. Size new born to 3 months.
Starting at the bottom of the vest.
DC= yo hook, insert hook into loop, draw through yarn, yo hook, draw through 2 loops, yo hook, draw through 2 loops again. (Australian/English term for dc is trbl)
Ch 3 is beginning dc of every row.
Ch 63, work 1 dc in 3rd chain from hook and in each ch across, ch 3 turn (61 dc)
1 dc in 2nd dc from hook and in each dc across, ch 3 turn.
Work 9 more rows as above.
Divide for right side:
Working in blo, dc across to 11th dc, ch 3 turn (12 dc)
DEC: 1 dc in next 10 dc, ch 3 turn (11 dc)
1 dc in next 9 dc, ch 3 turn (10dc)
1 dc in next 9 dc, fasten off yarn.
Working Across the back:
Attach yarn to the 7th dc from right, side edge
ch 3 in same st, working in blo, dc across next 24 dc, ch 3 turn
Work 4 more rows of dc, then fasten off.
Working the Left Side.
ch 3 in same st, working in blo, dc across next 11 dc, turn
DEC:sl st across to 2nd dc, ch 3 in 2nd dc, 1 dc in next 10 dc,ch 3, turn
1 dc in next 10 dc, turn
sl st across to 2nd dc, ch 3 in 2nd dc, 1 dc in next 9 dc,ch 3, turn
1 dc in next 8 dc, fasten off.
Using back stitch, sew shoulder seams together, sew in all loose ends.
For the trim, sc evenly around the vest and around the sleeves.
Tassels are short lengths of yarn, sl st into the blo rows.
Vest can be worn with or with out buttons.
Enjoy the pattern.
With the remaining yarn, I made a hat using bev's easy round baby hat pattern, with a few alterations.
I also used the fake mary jane's pattern, for the shoes.
