How to Crochet Baby Clothes: Dress, Head-Band, and Mittens
You’ll Need:
100g of crimson Romance yarn (96% acrylic, 4% lurex; 400m/100g);
Crochet hook 1.5.
Size:
6 months.Instructions
Dress
Make 120 chain sts and circle them in the ring with 1 slip st. At 5 cm height from the beginning of work, divide sts in half and make front and back separately.
Back
Leave 2.5 cm = 3 pattern repeats open from both sides.
Crochet the rest sts straight. At 9 cm height from the beginning of arm-hole, leave the central 11.5 cm open. For neck-hole forming, crochet both parts separately for 2 cm more.Front
Make in the same way as back, but leave the central 11.5 cm open for neck-hole at 8 cm height from the beginning of arm-hole.
Assembly
Make side and shoulder seams. Fasten neck-hole with 2 rows of single crochets and 1 row of arches of 4 chain sts. Make 1 row of single crochets along the lower edge of yoke and after that, work according to the scheme 2.
Head-Band
Make a chain of the needed length; it should be the same as your head circumference + 3-5 chain sts. Circle chain in the ring and make 2 rows of double crochets. Make a flower according to the scheme 3 and sew it to the head-band.
Mittens
Make 32 chain sts and circle them in the ring. Make 1 row of single crochets, after that, work with a net of 4 chain sts according to the scheme 4. Join 4 chain sts of net in every 2 base crochets in the 1st row. Crochet straight. Make 3 chain sts instead of 2 scales of net in the 11th row. Make 2-3 rows of net according to the scheme 4, then, make 1 row of single crochets. Make the second detail. Make 1 flower according to the scheme 3 for each mitten. Sew flowers to mittens.