Crocheting For My Grandchildren

I thought it may be nice to show you some crochet items I have been making for my grandchildren recently, links provided where possible.

 This set is for Cindy who is almost 3

You can grab the free pattern for the vest at this site

 This set is for Savannah who is almost 2

For the boys, Cooper and Bradyn

 For Savannah

For the hat above and below, I used my beanie babe hat pattern and increased to 60 hdc.
 This is Cindy and a new hat I made for her

 A circular vest I made inspired with Minnie Mouse in mind, I used the idea from the crochet schema at this site, this turned out to be a small size 6 to 12 months and I gifted it to a lovely young woman who is having a baby girls in August

 

I used the information from this page to get the crochet look in the beret below

Instructions For This Beret Coming Soon!

Oh and here are a pair of slippers I made for myself

Quick and Easy Polo Style Crochet Neck Warmer

Quick and Easy Polo Scarf

I first made this polo style neck warmer to match Robyn's Beret.

It is very quick to make up and uses a small amount of yarn, you can make several of these to match your favorite outfits. They look great with or without a decorative touch, perfect for a broach placement, but most of all perfect for keeping out the cold.

US crochet terms used
Hook 5 mm, yarn 10 to 12 ply, approx 50 gm's
Stitches used:
ch
sc
back loop
hdc
dc
Time approx 1 hour
Experience, beginner
All sizes, follow instructions below.
To begin, you need to measure the circumference of your head, make a chain length, or a single crochet foundation row, that will fit  around your head.

I used 12 ply yarn with a 5 mm hook and my head measured 22 inches around, my stitch count was 50, the pattern will work with any number of st's.

Round 1, join your chain to form a ring, ch 1, work 1 sc in each ch to end sl st to join/or sl st to join your sc foundation row. Be careful not to twist when joining to form a circle
Rounds, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 ch 1, work 1 sc in the back loop of each st to end, sl st to join
Round 10, ch 1 work 1 hdc in the back loop of ach st around, sl st to join
Round, 11, ch 1, working in both loops, work 1 hdc in each st to end, sl st to join
Round 12, ch 1, increase by 10 st's evenly around while working 1 hdc in each st to end, sl st to join
Round 13, ch 1, work 1 hdc in each st around, sl st to join
Round 14, decoartive row, *ch 3, work 2 dc in same place as ch 3, skip 1 st, sl st into next st* repeat from *to* to end, sl st to join, finish off and sew in ends

Free Crochet Patterns, Courtesy Of Cathy Wood
Aka, Cats-Rockin-Crochet.
2014.

You can sell your items made from this free crochet pattern
I’d love to see this pattern used for charity use
Please link back to this pattern if you use it

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