Baby Sandals

size: 0-3 months

Size "H" needle
Simply soft yarn

Sole: With black, make 4
(The sole is not my own pattern. I followed the "Easy Baby Booties" pattern for the sole).

"Easy Baby Booties" pattern sole:
Rnd 1: ch 9, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in each of next 5 chs, dc in next ch, 5 dc in last ch, working on opposite side of foundation ch, dc in next ch, hdc in each of next 5 chs, 2 sc in last ch, join. (22 sts)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 7 sts, 2 hdc in each of next 5 sts, hdc in each of next 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st, join in 2nd ch of beg ch 2. (29 sts)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 10 sts, 2 sc in each of next 6 sts, sc in each of next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st, join in first sc. (37 sc)

Now, with white, sew two of the soles together with wrong sides together. I went around the sole twice with the basket weave stitch to fill in the whole thing. Once you have it sewn together, tie a knot and cut a long enough string to tuck into the back of the sandal.

Back: white
Row 1: Working in the white, basket weave stitches, sc 13 evenly around back of sandal. ch 1, turn. (13 sc)
Rows 2-7: sc across. ch 1, turn. (13 sc)
Do not finish off. Continue onto strap.

Strap:
ch 14, skip 3 (for button hole), sc in remaining 11 stitches, slst across back of sandal. finish off.

slst across top of strap as well. Make sure you have straps going two different ways for left and right foot.

Toe Strap:
Slst in top layer of sole (first row of sole in corner).
ch 11, 3 sc, 2 hdc, sc, slst, sc, 2 hdc, 2 hdc, 2 sc. (You'll be leaving 2 stitches unworked now for the toe). Working on opposite side, 2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 hdc, sc, slst, sc, 2 hdc, 2 sc. slst in first sc. Don't finish off.

To make the loop for the strap to connect through the toe strap, ch 5. slst in middle of top circle. Fasten off.

Add a button to the top corner of the sandal.

Zebra Sundress

Size "F" needle
Simply soft yarn

0-3 months

Top: purple yarn
Ch 71,
Row 1: sc across. 70 sc
Rows 2-8: Shell stitch across. (3 dc in end instead of 5 to make it straight). 70 stitches
Row 9: sc across. 70 sc. Fasten off leaving a long string for sewing.

Bib: purple yarn
Working on wrong side, skip 19 sc.
Row 1: Join with sc in next sc. Shell stitch across 31 stitches. (You should have 20 stitches left unworked on one side and 19 stitches unworked on the other side).
Rows 2-4: Shell stitch across.

Tie: purple yarn
Rows 1-60: sc 3. Fasten off at the end of row 60.
Make a tie on the other side once you finish the first tie.

Sew up back of dress (Rows 1-9).

Skirt: (Start with black, and rotate black and white throughout rows. Sc rows are black, and dc rows are white.)
Row 1: Working with right side facing and on opposite end of top, sc around. 70 sc
Row 2: dc around. 70 dc
Row 3: (2 sc, sc 6) around. 80 sc
Row 4: repeat row 2. 80 dc
Row 5: (2 sc, sc 7) around. 90 sc
Row 6: repeat row 2. 90 dc
Row 7: (2 sc, sc 8) around. 100 sc
Row 8: repeat row 2. 100 dc
Row 9: (2 sc, sc 9) around. 110 sc
Row 10: repeat row 2. 110 dc
Row 11: (2 sc, sc 10) around. 120 sc
Row 12: repeat row 2. 120 dc
Row 13: sc around. 120 sc
Rows 14-17: rotate rows 2 & 13. Fasten off. Use purple yarn for next row.

Row 18: Shell stitch around. Fasten off.

Finish by adding a ribbon belt between the top of sundress and the skirt of sundress.

Giraffe Lovey

Back of lovey

Size "G" Needle
Baby yarn and simply soft yarn

Blanket: yellow yarn
Magic Circle
Round 1: Ch 2 [does not count as first dc] (3dc, ch 2) 4 times. Join with slst in first dc.
Round 2: Ch 2, dc 3 in corner before slst, ch 1, (3 dc in next corner, ch 2, 3 dc in same corner, ch 1) around.
Round 3-14: Continue pattern from row 2. Fasten off at the end of round 14. Join tan for next round.
Round 15: sc around with 3 sc in each corner. Fasten off and join brown for next round.
Round 16: dc around with 3 dc in each corner. Fasten off.

Head (make 2 half circles, then stuff and whip stitch together): yellow yarn
Magic Circle
Round 1: 5 sc
Round 2: 2 sc in each. 10 sc
Round 3: (2 sc, sc 1) around15 sc
Round 4: (2 sc, sc 2) around. 20 sc
Round 5: (2 sc, sc 3) around. 25 sc
Round 6: (2 sc, sc 4) around. 30 sc
Round 7-10: sc around. 30 sc
Fasten off leaving long strings for sewing.

Eyes:
Embroidery with black onto head.

Spots (make 4): brown yarn
Magic Circle
Round 1: 6 sc
Round 2: 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 hdc, sc+hdc+hdc, sc. End round here. slst and fasten off with long string for sewing.

Snout: tan yarn
Magic Circle
Row 1: 6 sc (don't join: half circle). ch 1, turn.
Row 2: 2 sc, sc 6, 2 sc. ch 1, turn.
Row 3: (2 sc, sc) across. Fasten off leaving long string for sewing.

Nose Holes:
Embroidery with brown onto snout.

Ears (make 2):
Row 1: Ch 4, sc across. ch 1, turn. 3 sc
Row 2: 2 sc, sc, 2 sc. ch 1, turn. 5 sc
Rows 3-4:  sc across. ch 1, turn. 5 sc
Row 5: sc dec, sc, sc dec. ch 1, turn. 3 sc
Row 6: sc dec, sc. ch 1, turn. 2 sc
Row 7: sc dec.
Sc around ear. Skip 1 sc, then slst in beginning sc. Fasten off leaving long string for sewing.

Horns (make 2): brown yarn
Magic circle
Round 1: 6 sc
Round 2: (2 sc, sc) around. 9 sc
Rounds 3-4: sc around. 9 sc
Round 5: (sc dec, sc) around. 6 sc
Round 6-10: sc around. 6 sc.
Fasten off leaving long string for sewing.

Stuff the head and horns with stuffing. Sew head together, and stitch bottom of horns together. Sew lovey together.

Shell Booties

Size: 0-3 months

Use size "H" needle and baby yarn or simply soft yarn.

(The first six rows of these booties are off of Estelle Voelker's pattern "Easy Baby Booties".)

Beginning of "Easy Baby Booties" by Estelle Voelker

Round 1: With MC yarn, ch 9, 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in each of next 5 chs, dc in next ch, 5 dc in last ch, working on opposite side of foundation ch, dc in nexxt ch, hdc in each of next 5 chs, 2 sc in last ch, join in first sc. 22 sts

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 7 sts, 2 hdc in each of next 5 sts, hdc in each of next 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2, turn. 29 sts

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, 2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 10 sts, 2 sc in each of next 6 sts, sc in each of next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st, join in first sc. 37 sc

Round 4: Working in front lps, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc in each st around, join in beg sc, turn. 37 sts

Round 5: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 12 sts, [dc dec in next 2 sts] 6 times, hdc in each of next 12 sts, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. 31 sts

Round 6: Ch 2, hdc in each of next 9 sts, [dc dec in next 2 sts] 6 times, hdc in each of next 9 sts, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. 25 sts

The rest of the pattern are my modifications for the finishing of the baby booties:
Round 7: Ch 1, sc 8, sc dec 5 times, sc 7. 20 sts

Round 8: sc around. (decrease over last two stitches to end up with 19 sc instead of 20 sc. 19 sc

Round 9-13: Shell stitch around. 19 sts
(When you start with a sc, you will also end with a sc. To keep the pattern even, begin each row that starts with a shell by having a 3 dc shell in beginning instead of the normal 5 dc shell. End those rounds with a 3 dc shell instead of a 5 dc shell also.)

Round 14: hdc around. 19 hdc Fasten off.

In contrasting color, slst around. 19 slst

Bow:
ch 10,

Rows 1-3: sc across. 9 sc. Fasten off leaving a long enough string to wrap around middle of bow and weave around ankle of bootie.

Finish the bootie by tucking in string on bow to middle of bow and wrapping around 10 times. Tie and knot. Place bow in center of ankle and weave string around ankle. Tack down the bow and finish off.

Baby Shell Hat

Size: newborn (approx. 13.25" X 5")

Use size "G" needle and baby yarn or simply soft yarn.

Hat:
Magic circle,
Round 1: 12 hdc
Round 2: (2 hdc in each) around. 24 hdc
Round 3: (2 hdc, hdc 2) around. 32 hdc
Round 4: (2 hdc, hdc 3) around. 40 hdc
Round 5: (2 hdc, hdc 4) around. 48 hdc
Round 6-11: Shell stitch around. (On rows where you are beginning with sc, slst to center of shell, ch 1, sc... then continue pattern). 48 stitches
Round 12: sc around. 48 sc
Round 13: hdc around. 48 hdc. Fasten off.

Bow:
ch 12,
Row 1-5: sc across. 11 sc
Fasten off leaving a long enough string to wrap around center of bow and weave around bottom of hat.

Finish making the bow by tucking in the string to the center of the bow and wrapping the string around the center 15 times. Make a knot to secure. Once the bow is finished, weave string loosely around hat in-between round 12 and round 13. Tack bow down and finish off.

Basket Weave Baby Hat

Size: newborn (approx. 14" X 5")

Use size "F" needle and worst weight yarn.

Hat: (join at end of each round. ch 1 and continue pattern).
Magic circle,
Round 1: 10 dc
Round 2: (2 fpdc in next dc, 2 bpdc in next dc) around. 20 dc
Round 3: (2 fpdc, fpdc, 2 bpdc, bpdc) around. 30 dc
Round 4: (2 fpdc, fpdc 2, 2 bpdc, bpdc 2) around. 40 dc
Round 5: (2 bpdc, bpdc 3, 2 fpdc, fpdc 3) around. 50 dc
Rounds 6-8: (bpdc 5, fpdc 5) around. 50 dc
Rounds 9-12: (fpdc 5, bpdc 5) around. 50 dc. Fasten off.
Round 13: sc around in contrasting color.
Rounds 14-15: sc around in main color. Fasten off.

Add button on row 13.

Baby Sundress

Size: 0-3 months

Size "F" needle
Baby yarn or simply soft yarn

Top:
Ch 71,
Row 1: sc across. 70 sc
Rows 2-8: Shell stitch across. (3 dc in end instead of 5 to make it straight). 70 stitches
Row 9: sc across. 70 sc. Fasten off.

Bib:
Working on wrong side, skip 19 sc.
Row 1: Join with sc in next sc. Shell stitch across 31 stitches. (You should have 20 stitches left unworked on one side and 19 stitches unworked on the other side).
Rows 2-4: Shell stitch across.

Tie:
Rows 1-60: sc 3. Fasten off at the end of row 60.
Make a tie on the other side once you finish the first tie.

Sew up back of dress (Rows 1-9).

Skirt:
Row 1: Working with right side facing and on opposite end of top, sc around. 70 sc
Row 2: (sc, ch 2, skip sc, sc) around. 70 stitches
Row 3: (2 sc, sc 6) around. 80 sc
Row 4: repeat row 2. 80 stitches
Row 5: (2 sc, sc 7) around. 90 sc
Row 6: repeat row 2. 90 stitches
Row 7: (2 sc, sc 8) around. 100 sc
Row 8: repeat row 2. 100 stitches
Row 9: (2 sc, sc 9) around. 110 sc
Row 10: repeat row 2. 110 stitches
Row 11: (2 sc, sc 10) around. 120 sc
Row 12: repeat row 2. 120 stitches
Row 13: sc around. 120 sc
Rows 14-21: rotate rows 2 & 13
Row 22: Shell stitch around. Fasten off.

Finish by adding a ribbon belt between the top of sundress and the skirt of sundress.