Infant's Cluster Stitch Jacket and Bonnet Pattern

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Infant's Cluster Stitch Jacket and Bonnet Pattern

Materials for Set

CYNTHIA Bay-Bee Yarn or CYNTHIA Shetland Floss: 3 ozs. Pink No. 358, 1 oz. White No. 300.
Bone crochet hook No. 3 or 4.
2 yards Pink satin ribbon ¼ inch wide

Gauge: 5 clusters = 1 inch

Jacket

Beginning at neck with White, ch 68, turn.

1st row: Draw last st of ch up to form a loop, the height of a DC, yarn over hook, insert hook in 1st st and draw yarn through, yarn over, insert hook in same st and draw yarn through, yarn over and draw through 4 loops, yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops, * yarn over, insert hook in next st, draw yarn through, yarn over, insert hook in same st, draw yarn through, yarn over and draw through 4 loops, yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops, repeat from * 10 times (12 clusters in front), ch 2, work 1 cluster in each of next 10 sts (sleeve), ch 2, work 1 cluster in each of next 12 sts, ch 2, 1 cluster in each of next 12 sts (back), ch 2, 1 cluster in each of next 10 sts (sleeve), ch 2, 1 cluster in each of last 12 sts (front), ch 1, turn, draw last ch up the height of a DC.

2nd row: A cluster in top of each of first 12 clus­ters, 1 cluster in ch 2 space, ch 2, 1 more cluster in same space, 1 cluster in each of next 10 clus­ters, 1 cluster in ch 2 space, ch 2, 1 more cluster in same space, 1 cluster in each of next 12 clus­ters, 1 cluster in ch 2 space, ch 2, 1 cluster in each of next 12 clusters, 1 cluster in ch 2 space, ch 2, 1 cluster in same space, 1 cluster in each of next 10 clusters, 1 cluster in ch 2 space, ch 2, 1 cluster in same space, 1 cluster in each of last 12 clusters, turn. Continue increasing 1 cluster in each front, 2 clusters in each sleeve and 4 clusters in the back until there are 4 rows in all worked with White, then tie in Pink and continue to increase in same way for 4 more rows.

9th row: Work to first increasing space, work 1 cluster in space, skip the 24 sleeve clusters, work 1 cluster in next space, continue across back in same way (working 2 clusters in space at center back), work 1 cluster in next space, skip the sleeve clusters, work 1 cluster in next space and continue across front.

Continue working for 9 more rows, increasing in center of back only. Fasten off.

Sleeves: Join yarn at underarm and work 7 rows of clusters, joining each row with slip st in first cluster. With White, work 3 rows of SC around lower edge of sleeve and around neck edge.

Shell Edge: With White, work a row of shells (ch 3, work 4 DC in same st, skip 2 or 3 sts on edge, slip st in next st) around entire jacket and cuffs, spacing evenly to lay flat. With Pink, cro­chet cord and run through SC at neck edge; fin­ish with White tassel at each end.

Bonnet

With Pink, ch 5, join with slip st in 1st st. 1st round: Ch 3, 19 DC in ring, join with slip st in 3rd st of ch 3. 2nd round: Ch 4, 1 DC in each DC, with ch 1 between DCs, join with slip st in 3rd st of ch 4. 3rd round: 1 cluster in each DC, with ch 1 between clusters, join with slip st in tip of 1st cluster. 4th and 5th rounds: 1 SC in each st, working through back thread only. 6th round: 1 cluster in each st, join in tip of 1st clus­ter. 7th round: * Draw loop on hook out ½ inch, draw yarn through, making a ch st, insert hook between loop and single strand of this ch and work a SC, repeat from * again, skip 1 cluster, 1 SC in next cluster (knot stitch), repeat from star around, working half a knot stitch in last cluster, join with slip st in 1st knot stitch. 8th and 9th rounds: * 1 SC over double loop at right of 1st knot, 1 SC over double loop at left of knot, ch 2, repeat from * around. 10th round: Work a knot stitch in each SC, turning when within 3 inches of end of round. Work 2 rows SC, working back and forth. Continue working 1 row knot stitch and 2 rows SC until there are 4 rows of knot stitch on front of bonnet. Work 2 rows SC around entire bonnet edge.

Ruffle: With White, work 2 rows knot stitch into each SC of the 18th row. With Pink, work 1 SC in each knot st, with ch 2 between SCs. Fasten off.

Make 2 rosettes of satin ribbon, leaving 12 inches for ties and attach to each side of bonnet.