Baby Pleats
INTERMEDIATE
FINISHED SIZES
Blouse: Instructions given fit infants size 3 months (small); changes for 6 months (medium) and 12 months (large) are in [ ].
Skirt: Instructions given fit infants size 3 months (small); changes for 6 months (medium) and 12 months (large) are in [ ].
Sock Edging: ¾ inches wide
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Blouse chest: 18½ inches (small) [19½ inches (medium), 20½ inches (large)]
Skirt length: 7¼ inches (small) [8 inches (medium), 9 inches (large)]
MATERIALS
• Red Heart Soft Baby light (light worsted) weight yarn (7 oz/575 yds/198g per skein):
1 skein each #7730 bright pink and #7001 white
• Sizes E/4/3.5mm and G/6/4mm crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Sewing needle
• 16½ [17½, 18½] inches white ½-inch-wide elastic
• Buttons:
⅜-inch shank: 6 [6, 7] white heart-shaped
½-inch shank: 2 white heartshaped
• 22 [24, 24] white 6mm round pearl beads
• 2 snaps
• White sewing thread
• Stitch markers
• 1 pair of socks
GAUGE
Size G hook: 18 sts = 5 inches;
7 pattern rows on Blouse = 2 inches;
15 pattern rows on Skirt = 4 inches
PATTERN NOTE
Join with a slip stitch unless otherwise stated.
TOP
BACK
Row 1 (RS): With size G hook and white, ch 35 [37, 39], sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (34 [36, 38] sc)
Ch 1, sc in first st, [sc in of next st, sc in of next st] across to last st, sc in both lps of last st, turn.
