Materials:
H (5 mm) hook Newborn size or
large preemie in (parenthesis) (F (3.5 mm) hook fits a 2 lb preemie follow numbers given in
parenthesis) 2 oz Caron's Simply
Soft Yarn or Lion Brand's Pound of Love Yarn One 1/2" button. DC= Double Crochet
st= stitch ch= chain sp =
space sc = Single crochet
*Shell:
(dc, ch1, dc) in
indicated stitch.
Starting at the topof theShirt
Chain 48 (fits 8-9
lber)
(44 chs for large preemie or small newborn) Row 1: DC in 2nd
ch from hook (counts as first dc now and throughout) and in the next 6
(5) sts. Make a*shell
(dc, ch1, dc)
in
next st, dc in next 9 (8) sts, shell in next st, dc in next 12
st, shell in next st,dc in next 9 sts (8 st), shell in
next st, dc in last 7 sts (6 st). Ch 2, turn.
Rows 2-6 :
(do 5 rows for preemie size)
DC
in the 2nd dc from the ch2. Dc in every DC including the ones on
either side of the shell, to the ch-1 sp, make shell in ch-1
sp,
Dc across to next ch-1 sp, shell in ch-1
sp, dc across to next ch-1 sp, shell in ch-1 sp, dc across to next ch-1
sp, make shellin ch-1 sp, dc in remaining last space. Ch 2, turn. (Be sure you start
in that 2nd chain from the hook and finish at the very end each
row!)
Row
Counts:
Row 2 = 59 DC
Row 3 = 67 DC
Row 4 = 75 DC
Row 5 = 83 DC
Row 6 = 91 DC Row 7: (6)
Dc to first ch-1 sp,
fold garment in thirds and connect first and
second
ch-1 spaces (the holes) with a dc. Dc across to next ch-1 sp, fold
shirt in thirds again,connect 3rd and 4th ch-1
spaces by making a DC in the 4th ch-1 space. Dc across to end. Rows 8-14:(7-13)
Ch 2,
turn. DC in each DC across. At the end of Row 14
(13), ch
1
and turn.
(You can make it more fun by changing colors on a few rows)
IMPORTANT
step for finishing - Go around
outside of shirt Rnd 1: Sc around the
entire shirt in stitches or just spaced as evenly as possible, making 3
sc in each 'corner' st. (on the sides just
crochet the sc in a 'hole' along the edge there.) Join with a sl st to
the first sc you made.
Cut yarn about 4" and weaver under. Stitch a button to the top of
the vest/shirt and you can easily make a button hole with one of the
'holes' in the shirt.
Rnd 2 if you want to addButtonloops: At the end of RND 1, Ch 1 and turn so you are going up the front to
make the botton loops. Sc in first 3 Sc (Ch 2, skip 1 Sc, Sc in
next 4 Sc), repeat to the
top of the shirt. Continue by Sc in
remaining Scs around the entire shirt, remembering to make 3 sc in each
'corner'. Join with a sl st to the first sc of that round.
Stitch buttons into place down the front. (The photos do not show
the buttons, because I can't find the button-bag today)
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