Cap, Bootees, and Mittens Set Pattern #5342

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Cap, Bootees, and Mittens Set Pattern #5342

Infant Size

MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Baby Wool, 5 balls (¾ oz. balls) of White … Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 3 ... 3 yards of pink ribbon, ¾ inch wide ... 2 yards of pink ribbon, ⅜ inch wide.

GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 2 dc-rows and 2 sc-rows make 1 inch.

CAP

BACK PIECE … Starting at center, ch 2. 1st rnd: 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Sl st in first sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, 2 dc in each sc around (8 dc increased). Sl st in top of ch-3. 3rd rnd: Sc in each st around, increasing 6 sc evenly around. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in each sc around, increasing 12 dc evenly around. Join. Repeat the 3rd and 4th rnds alternately until piece measures 5 inches in diameter, ending with a dc-rnd. Break off.

SIDE … Make a chain 13½ inches long. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: Skip first sc, dc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: Sc in each st across. Ch 3, turn. Repeat the 2nd and 3rd rows alternately until piece measures 4½ inches, ending with an sc row. Turn. Next row: Sl st in each st across. Ch 3, turn.

RUFFLE ... 1st row: 2 dc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each st across. Ch 3, turn. 3rd row: Skip first sc, dc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 4th row: * Sc in next 3 sts, ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hook (picot made). Repeat from * across. Break off.
   Pin starting chain of Side to outer edges of Back Piece, leaving a 2½-inch edge free on Back Piece (for back of neck). Working over both thicknesses, join the two pieces with sc. Break off. Make a row of sc closely along neck edge, holding work in to fit. Turn Ruffle back and tack in place at regular intervals. Cut 2 pieces of the wider ribbon, each 18 inches long. Make 2 rosettes of the remaining ribbon. Sew one end of an 18-inch piece of ribbon and a rosette on each side of Cap.

BOOTEES

UPPERToe Piece … Ch 7. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd to 5th rows incl: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Ch 40 (for ankle) at end of 5th row. Sl st in sc at opposite end of same row where the ch-40 started. Now continue Upper, working around Toe Piece and ankle chain as follows: 1st rnd: Sc in each sc of Toe Piece, making 3 sc in each of the 2 outer corners, sc in each ch around. Sl st in first sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, 2 dc in each sc along Toe Piece, then make 1 dc in each sc around. Join. 3rd to 6th rnds incl: Work sc-rnds and dc-rnds alternately as for Cap. 7th rnd: Work off 2 sts as 1 st all along toe end of Bootee, then sc in each dc around. Join. 8th rnd: Sc in each sc around. 9th and 10th rnds: Sc in each sc around, decreasing 5 sc at toe and heel ends. Break off. Sew together the 2 halves of the last rnd to complete sole.

CUFF ... 1st rnd: Attach yarn to center back on ankle chain and, working along opposite side of starting chain, make sc in each ch across, sc in each sc of toe piece, sc in each remaining chain. Join. 2nd rnd: (Beading) Ch 3, dc in next sc, * ch 1, skip 1 sc, dc in next 2 sc. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-1 to top of ch-3. 3rd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, sc in next dc, * sc in next sp, sc in next 2 dc. Repeat from * around. 4th, 5th and 6th rnds: Make 1 sc-rnd, 1 dc-rnd and another sc-rnd as for Cap. 7th rnd: * Sc in next 3 sts, picot. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. Cut narrow ribbon into four ½-yard lengths. Pass one piece of ribbon through beading and tie into a bow.

MITTENS

Starting at tip, ch 2. 1st rnd: 9 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Sl st in first sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, 2 dc in each sc around (9 dc increased). Join. 3rd rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, sc in each dc around, increasing 9 sc evenly around—to inc 1 sc, make 2 sc in 1 st. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in each sc around. Join. 5th rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st and in each dc around. Join. Repeat 4th and 5th rnds alternately until 13 rnds in all are completed (last rnd is an sc rnd).

BEADING … Ch 3, dc in next sc, * ch 1, skip 1 sc, dc in next 2 sc. Repeat from * around. Join.

CUFF ... 1st rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, sc in next dc, * 2 sc in next sp, sc in next 2 dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 2nd, 3rd and 4th rnds: Work 1 dc-rnd, 1 sc-rnd and another dc-rnd. 5th rnd: Work as for last rnd of Bootees. Pass a piece of ribbon through beading and tie into a bow.


Cap, Bootees, and Mittens Set Pattern #5342