The Caron Smart Baby Crochet Jacket is the perfect blend of comfort, coziness, and style for your little one. With its unique triangular design and smart pink color transition, it adds a touch of elegance to your baby’s wardrobe while keeping them warm and snug. This crochet little one’s outfit is not just about looks; it’s designed to provide the utmost comfort and warmth to your baby. Its distinctive design and appealing color make it a must-have for those chilly days, ensuring your baby stays stylish and comfy. So, let this charming crochet jacket envelop your little one in warmth and style.
Making Your Smart Baby Crochet Jacket
Materials
- Red Heart® Super Saver® Ombre™ (10 oz/283 g; 482 yds/440 m)
- Sizes 6/12 18/24 mos
- Sea Coral (3967) 1 1 ball
- 187/170 315/285 yds/m
- Sizes U.S. H/8 (5 mm) Susan Bates® Silvalume® crochet hook
- or size needed to obtain gauge. Susan Bates® yarn needle.
- 1 button 5/8″ [1 cm] diameter.
Abbreviations
- Approx =Approximately
- Beg = Beginning
- Ch = Chain(s)
- Hdc = Half double crochet
- PM = Place marker
- Rep = Repeat
- Rnd(s) = Round(s)
- Sp(s) = Space(s)
- St(s) = Stitch(es)
To fit chest measurement
- 6/12 mos 18″ [45.5 cm]
- 18/24 mos 21″ [53.5 cm]
Finished chest
- 6/12 mos 22″ [56 cm]
- 18/24 mos 26″ [66 cm]
Gauge
- 13 sc and 14 rows = 4″ [10 cm].
Step By Step Pattern
- The cardigan works in two pieces: The left and right sides are identical.
- Ch 2 at the beg of the row doesn’t count as St.
Left and Right Sides (make alike)Ch 5. Join with sl st to first ch to form a ring.
- 1st rnd: Ch 2. 2 hdc in ring. (Ch 2.2 hdc) 5 times in the ring. Join with to the top of the first hdc (counts as corner ch-2 sp).
- 2nd rnd: Ch 2. 2 hdc around postof joining hdc. *1 hdc in each ofnext 2 hdc. (2 hdc. Ch 2. 2 hdc) innext ch-2 sp. Rep from *, endingzwith: 1 hdc in each of last 2 hdc.
- 2 hdc in first corner sp. Join with hdc to first hdc.
- 3rd rnd: Ch 1. 2 hdc around post of joining hdc. *1 hdc in each ofnext 6 hdc. (2 hdc. Ch 2. 2 hdc) innext ch-2 sp. Rep from *, ending with 1 hdc in each of the last 6 hdc. 2 hdc in first corner sp. Join with hdc to first hdc.
- 4th rnd: Ch 1. 2 hdc around post of joining hdc. *1 hdc in each hdcto next ch-2 sp. (2 hdc. Ch 2. 2 hdc)in next ch-2 sp. Rep from *, ending with 2 hdc in each hdc to end of
rnd. 2 hdc in first corner sp. Join with hdc to first hdc.Rep last rnd until work from the center to the straight side of hexagon measures approx 5 (6½)” [12.5(16.5) cm]. Fasten off.
Finishing
- Bring the opposite points of the side hexagon together and fold them to form a cardigan. Rep for Right Side. Along the top edge, 4 (5½)” [10 (16.5)cm] from the front edge. Sew back seam. Sew top sleeve seams to markers.
- Button Loop: Ch 15. Fasten off. Fold in half. Sew Button Loop 2″[5 cm] down from the top right or left corner. The button was sewed to correspond to the button loop on the opposite front.