Crochet Shell Newborn Beanie Tutorial
Materials Used
Yarn: Bernat Cotton-ish, Stylecraft DK Special, Premier Cotton Fair
Color: Crimson Twine, Apricot, White
Hook: G/4.5
Tapestry Needle
Craft Scissors
Measuring Tape
Stitches, Terms & Abbreviations used:
ST: Stitch
CH: Chain
SC: Single Crochet
SL St: Slip Stitch
DC: double crochet
SP: Space
SPS: Spaces
HK: Hook
Pattern instructions
ch2 does not count as a st
ch4 counts as a dc+ch1
Start with a ch 4 join to form a ring
Shell= (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) in sp indicated
Rnd 1: ch2, 12dc in ring, join to first dc. (12dc)
Rnd 2: ch2, 2dc in each st around, join to first dc. (24dc)
Rnd 3: ch2, 2dc in first st, 1dc in next, 2dc in next, rep around, join to first dc. (36)
Rnd 4: ch2, 2dc in first st, 1dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st, rep around, join to first dc. (48)
Rnd 5: ch1, sc in same sp as ch1, sk 2, shell in next sp, sk 2, sc in next sp, rpt around, sk 2, sl st to first sc made.
Rnd 6: (ch4, dc, ch1, dc) in same sp, *sc in the middle dc of next shell, shell in the next sc*, rpt from *to* 7 more times, sl st to the 3rd ch of ch4.
Rnd 7: sl st your way to the top of the middle dc of the next shell, ch1, sc in same sp as ch1, *shell in the next sc, sc in the middle dc of the next shell*, rpt 7 more times, sl st to top of first sc made.
Rnd 8: rpt rnd 6
Rnd 9: rpt rnd 7
Rnd 10: rpt rnd 6
Rnd 11: rpt rnd 7
Rnd 12: rpt rnd 6
Rnd 13: ch1, sc in every dc, ch sp and sc around, sl st to first sc made, fasten off and weave in all ends.
