Ocean Baby Crochet

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For this Ocean Baby Crochet set I got a pack of Ice Yarns Magic Baby (You can get it in my yarn shop here -> dearestdebiyarns.com scroll down to see my favorites) Looking for a comparable yarn? Check out this yarn -> Baby Hugs

In this Ocean Baby Crochet set there’s a newborn hat and sweater pattern. An afghan can be made out of a matching granny square, or there’s an octagon and mini square.

After making the original set I reworked the center design and made a new mini square.

Below is the granny square pattern free to view, all patterns can be purchased individually in my Ravelry shop or all of them together as an eBook.

Ocean Baby Crochet Pattern Notes..

Difficulty Rating

COMPETENT

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Yarn: #2 fine yarn – Ice Yarns – Magic Baby (can substitute any yarn weight and use the recommended hook size on the ball band)

Get the yarn here .. http://dearestdebiyarns.com

Hook: US D3/3.25mm

Sizes:

Square – 5 inches
Octagon – 5.5 inches
Mini Square – 2.5 inches
Hat & Sweater – Newborn (0-3 months)

Special Stitches:

cl-st (cluster stitch) – yo, insert hook into st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook, (yo, insert hook into same st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 2 times, yo, draw through all 4 loops on hook.
fp – front post
sc-vst – (sc, ch1, sc) in same st.
hdc-vst – (hdc, ch1, hdc) in same st.
vst – (dc, ch1, dc) in same st.
yo – yarn over.

Gauge: 5 sts = 1 inch

Starting with magic ring, ch 4 (counts as beg dc & ch1), (dc in ring, ch 1) 7 times, join with sl st to beg dc. (8 dc, 8 ch)

Rnd 2: ch 1, (sc in dc, 3 dc in ch1 sp) 8 times, join with sl st to beg dc. (8 sc, 24 dc)

Rnd 3: ch 1, (fptr in dc from rnd 1, bpsc in next 3 dc) 8 times, join with sl st to beg dc. (8 tr, 24 tr)

Rnd 4: ch 4 (counts as beg dc & ch1), dc in same tr, ch 1, vst in same tr, (ch 1, vst in next tr, ch 1, vst in same tr) 7 times, join with sl st to beg dc. 16 vst

Rnd 5: ch 1, *(cl-st in next ch1 sp, ch 2) 3 times, sk next ch1 sp, rep from * 7 more times, join with sl st to beg st. (24 cl-sts, 24 ch2)

Rnd 6: ch 1, *fpsc in cl-st, (2 sc in ch2 sp, fpsc in next cl-st) 2 times, dc in ch1 sp from rnd 4, rep from * 7 more times, join with sl st to beg sc. (56 sc, 8 dc)

Rnd 7: ch 1, (sk beg sc with beg ch1) *sc in next 3 sc, ch 1, sk next 3 sc, 3 tr in dc, ch 1, 3 tr in same dc, ch 1, sk next 3 sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, hdc in dc, ch 1, sk next sc, rep from * 7 more times, join with sl st to beg sc. (24 sc, 8 hdc, 24 tr, 20 ch)

Rnd 8: ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), hdc in next 6 sts, vst in next ch1 sp, *hdc in next 17 sts, vst in next ch1 sp, rep from * 2 more times, hdc in last 10 sts, join with sl st to beg hdc, fasten off, weave in ends. (68 hdc, 4 vst)