Hi everyone! It's been a while since I made a baby set. My cousin sent me a picture of a cute outfit and I replicated it from the pic for her baby shower. It's SO sweet! Here is the picture I referenced, unfortunately the item is no longer in stock on Etsy so I can't credit the creator. If you know whose pattern it is, let me know so I can give proper credit! All photos below are from the set I made - I didn't write down a pattern give a "recipe" for the items if people want to know roughly how they were constructed!
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For this project I made a set using the following materials:
- Worsted weight yarn: I used Vanna's Choice Yarn in Grey Marble and Barley, about 3/4 of a skein for each, purchased from Michael's Canada
- Gerber's newborn short-sleeved onesie purchased in a 3-pack from Wal Mart Canada
- 4.5 mm hook
- Tapestry needle
- Brown thread and sewing needle
- Black embroidery thread
The Onesie:
I made the onesie by making an appliqué of the bear and then hand sewing it onto the onesie. It's made with sc using standard increases of 6 sc per round for the face and nose, then constructed the ears as small circles, sewed them onto the face and did the eyes, nose and mouth with the embroidery thread. I used brown thread to sew around the outside to attach it to the onesie.
The Hat:
The base of the hat was made with dc, with standard increases of 12 st per round. I think I made it increase until there were 40 st per round as that would work out to ~14" circumference with my gauge. Once it was close to long enough I did a few rounds of sc. Then I made 2 sc circles for each ear (1 brown, 1 grey) and joined them with a round of sc in grey and sewed them in place. Easy peasy!
The Pants:
For these I made the band first, working vertically. I tried a couple different methods but ultimately decided to do rows of sc in the back loops only to create the rib. Then I joined the grey and worked top-down in double crochet. Once I got to the crotch I shaped the legs, finishing off with a couple rounds of sc and doing some sc2tog in the last round. Then I picked up the second leg and did the same thing.
The Booties:
The booties weren't in the picture, but I wanted to complete the outfit and my husband said "make little shoes with bear claws on them". I think he was jokingly suggesting I put sharp nails on it, but I took the idea anyways and put little bear prints on the bottom! The booties were made freeform, started with a ch on the sole, worked both sides of the ch to make an oval sole, then did back loops only to form the shoe base and did some stuff in the round. I don't remember the exact stitches, obviously! I used sc normally but on the ends I used some sl st, hdc and dc as well to help make the shape. Then I formed the bottom pieces and sewed them in place with the tapestry needle.
Happy crafting!
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