A REALLY CUTE SET CAP N BOOTIES
Having made the really
cute dress yesterday, I thought it was incomplete without the ubiquitous little
cap and booties - so here goes what I’ve done to complete this set.
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For the detailed pattern
of this dress, do check the blog at https://shyamanivas.blogspot.in/2014/09/beautifully-lacy-dress.html
Of course as this set of
booties and cap are a lovely mix-n-match, you may well find that they work with
any other pattern.. both from my blog or somewhere else as well
For the lovely bonnet,
visit http://charmedbyewe.com/free-crochet-attern-sweet-like-candy-bonnet/
Materials used : 4-ply acrylic baby yarn from Stylecraft ~ 15 gms, with a 4 mm (US 6, G) crochet hook ;
This yarn is not specific for this project.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
For Indians : I find this yarn somewhere between our Oswal Cashmilon / Wendy 3-4 ply. I say in-between, as sometimes our 3 ply can be as thin as 2 ply, and sometimes the 4 ply is like a 3 ply thickness… so please check your gauge here and see if this works with the yarn you’re using to achieve size
You could use Anchor , Red rose ; Red rose metallic or unbranded knitting cotton as well as Oswal or Vardhaman acrylic yarns
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.
Size made : 0 – 6 months (Head circumference 14-15”)
Changes made : Not sure if this qualifies as a 'change' as not
included in pattern.. but after making the first tie on one side, rather than
have an end to weave and hide (lazy me ), I repeated one more half line of the pattern till I
reached the opposite side of the bonnet for the 2nd tie and then repeated
instructions for this tie. This way the back bit is a shell 'longer' and
there is one less end to weave in
Now this pattern worked
well with the materials I’ve used above for a 0-6 month old, and this pattern
is easily adaptable for a larger size as well.
This pattern for the
shells is in multiples of 3, so instead of increasing rounds till 40, I’d go a
few more lines (with that first set of rounds in multiples of 8). So a
bit of calculation needed.. rounds for first set and then the shelled set.. but
not that much work, now that we’ve got what the numbers are,
right
For my booties, I’ve
chosen the Mon Petit Violon : Let’s begin with gifts ! from http://web.archive.org/web/20090321071022/
or http://monpetitviolon.blogspot.com/2009/03/lets-begin-with-gifts.html
Materials used : 4-ply baby from Stylecraft
Size made : 0 – 6 months (L from toe to heel : 4- 4.5”)
Gauge : 4 hdc rows and 2 sets of (hdc, ch 1, hdc) (across) = 1”
How to hold your yarn in crochet : https://youtu.be/FwOlCbGdbqY
Changes made : So
to match my bonnet, which has the ‘tie’ made with the same yarn, I made a tie
for the bootie too.
I also reduced the
‘shelled’ edging : The designer has said (3 hdc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in every ch-3
sp. I’ve done it in every alternate sp and a vsc in every alternate sp.
I’d initially chosen
Princess –X pattern from http://beadz-yarn-stuff.blogspot.in/2009/08/baby-booties.html.
Lovely pattern but as
designer has used a cotton yarn, I was not getting my gauge right – but
it’s so cute, thought I’d share it here anyway.
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