So…I have big news! 20 week old news, actually, but…I’M HAVING A BABY!!!
I am so incredibly excited to be having my 3rd baby. This is 3 babies in 3 years for me, so I’m a very busy mama. But as busy as I am, I am incredibly blessed and oh-so happy! It is impossible to explain in words how amazing being a mom is. I wouldn’t trade it for the world!
So, my husband and I don’t know whether we’re having a boy or a girl. We thought about finding out at the ultra sound, but it was way too fun not finding out with our first two, so we decided to wait.
So I decided to make a more gender neutral baby hat pattern. The stripes for this sweet baby beanie are so pretty with the soft medium weight baby yarn I used. It’s the kind of yarn you just want to touch over and over again. I’ve got a couple of skeins of pea pod left, so I’m definitely going to be making a few things. Keep checking the blog for super cute patterns!
Sweet Stripes Baby Beanie
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Materials:
2 skeins of medium sport weight yarn in contrasting colors (I used Baby Bee Sweet Delight in Pea Pod and Lion Brand Babysoft Yarn in White
4 mm (Size G) crochet hook
Yarn Needle for sewing in ends
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Stitches:
Magic Circle
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
sl st – slip stitch
Gauge:
5 dc x 3 rows = 1 inch
Pattern:
Newborn – 3 months:
Round 1: Make a magic circle using main color (I used Pea Pod), ch 2, work 10 dc into magic circle. Pull tight and sl st to join.
Round 2: ch 2, 2dc in each dc around, sl st to join using white/contrasting color. (I used this method for changing colors.)
Round 3: ch 2, *2dc, dc* around, sl st to join using main color.
Round 4: ch 2, *2dc, dc 2* around, sl st to join.
Round 5: ch 2, *2dc, dc 3* around, sl st to join using contrasting color.
Round 6: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Rounds 7-8: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join switching to contrasting color at the end of row 8.
Round 9: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Rounds 10-11: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join switching to contrasting color at the end of row 11.
Round 12: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Rounds 13-14: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join switching to contrasting color at the end of row 14.
Round 15: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join.
Finish off.
3-6 months:
Round 1: Make a magic circle using main color (I used Pea Pod), ch 2, work 10 dc into magic circle. Pull tight and sl st to join.
Round 2: ch 2, 2dc in each dc around, sl st to join using white/contrasting color. (I used this method for changing colors.)
Round 3: ch 2, *2dc, dc* around, sl st to join using main color.
Round 4: ch 2, *2dc, dc 2* around, sl st to join.
Round 5: ch 2, *2dc, dc 3* around, sl st to join using contrasting color.
Round 6: ch 2, *2dc, dc 4* around, sl st to join using main color.
Rounds 7: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join.
Round 8: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using contrasting color.
Rounds 9: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Round 10-11: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join switching to contrasting color at the end of row 11.
Rounds 12: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Round 13-14: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join switching to contrasting color at the end of row 15.
Rounds 15: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Round 16-17: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join switching to contrasting color at the end of row 11.
Rounds 18: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join.
Finish off.
6-12 months:
Round 1: Make a magic circle using main color (I used Pea Pod), ch 2, work 10 dc into magic circle. Pull tight and sl st to join.
Round 2: ch 2, 2dc in each dc around, sl st to join using white/contrasting color. (I used this method for changing colors.)
Round 3: ch 2, *2dc, dc* around, sl st to join using main color.
Round 4: ch 2, *2dc, dc 2* around, sl st to join.
Round 5: ch 2, *2dc, dc 3* around, sl st to join using contrasting color.
Round 6: ch 2, *2dc, dc 4* in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Round 7: ch 2, *2dc, dc 5* in each stitch around, sl st to join.
Round 8: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using contrasting color.
Round 9: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Rounds 10-11: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join switching to contrasting color at the end of row 11.
Round 12: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Rounds 13-14: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join switching to contrasting color at the end of row 14.
Round 15: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Rounds 16-17: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join switching to contrasting color at the end of row 17.
Round 18: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join using main color.
Rounds 19-20: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join switching to contrasting color at the end of row 20.
Round 21: ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join.
Finish off.
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