How to Crochet Stylish Bloomers with Cotton Yarn
You’ll Need:
100% cotton yarn in white and green colors;
Crochet hook 1.65 mm;
Thread needle.
Size:
About 8 inches wide, 6 inches long.
Stitches Control:
10 sts = 1 inch, 4 rows dc = 1 inch.
Joining with SC:
When instructed to join with sc, begin with a slip knot on the hook, insert the hook in the stitch or space indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on the hook.
Instructions
Bloomers
Row 1: (Right Side) Starting at the waist with White, ch 71, dc in 4th ch from hook (skipped ch counts as the first dc), dc in next 15 ch, ch 2, dc in next 34 ch, ch 2, dc in next 17 ch. (68 dc)
Rows 2-5: Ch 3, turn, *(dc in next dc) across to ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * once; (dc in next dc) across to end. (76, 84, 92, 100 dc)
At the end of Row 5, join with a slip stitch to the first dc.
Rnd 6-11: Ch 3, turn, *(dc in next dc) across to ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, repeat from * once; (dc in next dc) around; join. (108, 116, 124, 132, 140, 148 dc)
Rnd 12: Ch 3, do not turn, dc in next dc, (ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 4 dc) 5 times, * ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 3 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 dc *, (ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 4 dc) 11 times; repeat from * to * once, (ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 4 dc) 5 times, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Legs
Rnd 1: With the right side facing, flatten to align points, working through both thicknesses, join Green with sc to ch-2 sps at point, ch 4, working in single thickness around leg, (sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 4) around; join with a slip stitch to the first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 2: With the right side facing, join White with a slip stitch to any ch-4 sp, ch 4 (counts as first tr now and throughout), 3 tr in the same sp, ch 2, (4 tr in next ch-4 sp, ch 2) around; join with a slip stitch to the first tr. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 3: With the right side facing, join Green with a slip stitch to any ch-2 sp, ch 4, (tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in the same space, ch 2, *(2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next ch-2 sp, ch 2; repeat from * around; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Rnd 4: With the right side facing, join White with a slip stitch to ch-2 sp in middle of tr-group, ch 4, 3 tr in the same sp, ch 4, slip stitch in next ch-2 sp, ch 4, (4 tr in next ch-2 sp, ch 4, slip stitch in next ch-2 sp, ch 4) around; join.
Rnd 5: With the right side facing, join Green with slip stitch to any ch-4 sp, (ch 4, slip stitch in next ch-4 sp) around; join. Finish off and weave in ends.
Repeat on the other leg.
Top Edging
Row 1: With the right side facing, working in the bottom of Rnd 1 between each dc, join Green with a slip stitch between the first 2 dc, ch 3, (dc between the next dc) across. (66 dc) Do not finish off.
Hanger and Side Edging
Row 1: Ch 20, working in sides of rows over dc posts, 3 sc over ch-3 of Row 1 Top Edging, (3 sc in next row) 11 times, 30 sc over ch-20; join.
Finish off and weave in ends.