Lions Brand Baby Soft Yarn - White and pink, size g hook.
Shell: 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in ch 1 space; Fpdc: Front Post DC.
Row 1:With white yarn ch 39. 1 hdc in 2nd ch from hook. (Counts as 1 hdc) 1 hdc in next 4 ch, 3 hdc in next ch, (creates corner) 1 hdc in next 5 ch, 3 hdc in next ch, 1 hdc in next 11 ch, 3 hdc in next ch, 5 hdc in next 5 ch, 3 hdc in next ch, 1 hdc in next 6 ch. Ch 3 turn. Counts as 1 hdc.
Row 2: Skip 1 hdc, *1 hdc in each hdc, working in back stitch only, 3 hdc in 2nd hdc of corner st* around. End with ch 3, turn.
Row 3 to row 7: Repeat row 2.
Row 8: 1 hdc in each st to corner, 1 hdc in first two st, ch 3 and skip to next corner. 1 hdc in second st, forms armhole, 1 hdc in each hdc across front to 2nd corner st. 1 hdc in 2nd st, ch 3, 1 hdc in 2nd st of corner. 1 hdc in remaining stitches. Ch 3, turn.
Row 9: 1 dc in next 2 st, 2 dc in next, *1 dc in next 3, 2 dc in next st* Repeat across working in ch 3 at armholes. Ch 3 turn.
Row 10: Skip 1st st, 1 dc in next st, skip 2 st, shell in next st, * skip 1 st, 1 dc in next st, skip next st, shell in next st* across. Ending with skip 2 st, 1 dc in last 3 st. Ch 3 turn.
Row 11: Skip 1st st, 1 dc in next 2 st, *shell in ch 1 space of previous shell, 1 fpdc in next dc* across. End with 1 dc in last 2 dc. Ch 3 turn.
Row 12 to 26: Repeat row 11, keeping post st on the right side of pattern. End off.
Pink trim on bodice: With right side facing you and garment upside down, attach pink to first hdc front loop on row 4. Ch 1, 1 sc in same st, *ch 3, 1 sc in next st* across row working in front loop. End off.
Attach pink to front loops of row 8. Repeat * to * of trim above to underarm, end off. Attach to underarm on front, work across front, end off. Join at underarm and work across to back opening. Cut yarn.
Sleeves: Attack white in underarm. Ch 3, Work 21 dc in armhole opening. Join to top of ch 3. Ch 3.
Row 2 to 4: 1 dc in each dc around. Join, ch 3.
Trim: Attach pink yarn on bottom of garment. Ch 1, sc in same st. 1 sc in each st to ch 1 space. 1sc, ch1, 1 sc in ch 1 space. Repeat to corner. 1 sc, ch 1, 1 sc in each corner. Work up the back, around neckline, and down other side working sc evenly around. End off.
Weave all ends in, cutting all tails. For all ties: Ch 150 in pink, end off. Weave in row 1 and 9 evenly. Weave in ends in chain.
Any problems with my patterns, or if you need help, please let me know. I do try to make the patterns easy to use and read so you can make them up quickly for the babies. A lot of the patterns are interchangeable pattern wise. So sit back and enjoy the pattern.
