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ADVANCED BEGINNER

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Yarn: Bernat Baby Coordinates Yarn #3 light or Ice Yarns Magic Baby Approximately 100 yards.

Hook: US F5/3.75mm

Size: Newborn (o – 3 Months)

Supplies:

• 40 inches of ribbon, cut in half.
• elastic thread (optional)

Notes:

• Do NOT join rounds unless otherwise specified.
• Use a stitch marker in beg stitch of each round.

Special Stitches:

• Esc (extended single crochet): Insert hook into next st, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 1 loop, yo and draw through last 2 loops.
• Esc2tog (extended single crochet decrease): Insert hook under front loop only of next 2 sts, yo and draw a loop through both sts, yo and draw through 1 loop, yo and draw through last 2 loops.

Gauge: 4 esc x 4 rows = 1 inch square

Baby Girl Mittens Pattern..

Ch 9, esc in 2nd ch from hook & the next 6 ch, 3 esc in last ch, now working on the other side of the chain, esc in next 6 ch, 2 esc in last ch (same ch that has the 1st esc). (18 esc)

Rnd 2: 2 esc in beg st, esc in next 6 sts, 2 esc in next st, esc in next st, 2 esc in next st, esc in next 6 sts, 2 esc in next st, esc in last st. (22 esc)

Rnd 3: esc in beg st & next 9 sts, 2 esc in next st, esc in next 10 sts, 2 esc in last st. (24 esc)

Rnd 4: esc in each st around until work measures 2.75 inches (for this round I just leave my stitch marker in the first st worked. I ended up working 7 rounds). (24 esc)

Rnd 5: *esc2tog once, esc in next 4 esc, rep from * around. (20 esc)

Rnd 6: *esc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st, rep from * around, join with sl st to beg esc. (20 sts)

Rnd 7: *5 hdc in ch 1 sp, sl st in esc, rep from * around, join with sl st to esc, fasten off, weave in ends. (10 Shells)