Well a friend of mine saw my crochet on facebook and got me in touch with a photographer she knows! yay! Well, said photographer needs a cocoon with a matching hat. We haven't talked color yet but I had this skein of Bernat Premium in taupe and I just love the color so I decided to try and make my own cocoon. I was envisioning a really textured looking sack with triple crochet and I managed to make it work :)Then I made the green and pink on in Caron Simply Soft and added a flower to the hat. I am probably going to try this with some thicker yarn and a smaller hook also and I will let you know how it turns out! Here is the pattern for my newborn cocoon with matching hat.
Here is a tutorial for the
Magic Ring
What You'll Need
WW Yarn
J hook
Tapestry Needle
Row 1- magic ring,ch 4, 16 tc into magic circle,ss to top of beginning ch (16 tc)
Row 2- ch 4,2 tc in each tc around, ss to top of beg ch (32 tc)
Row 3- ch 4, *2tc in first st, 1 tc in next st, repeat around, ss to top of beginning ch (48 tc)
Rows 4 -17- ch 4, tc around, ss to top of beginning ch (48 tc)
Row 18- ch 4, tc in first st, ch 1, tc in 2nd st fom hook, *ch 1, tc in 2nd st from hook, repeat from * around, ss to top of beginning ch (25 tc)
Weave in the ends and you're done!
You can fold over the top edge for smaller babies or keep the edge up.
matching hat
Row 1- Make a magic ring,ch 4, 12 tc into magic circle, pull tight, ss to top of beginning ch (12 tc)
Row 2- ch 4, 2tc into each tc around, ss to top of beginning ch (24 tc)
Row 3- ch 4, *2tc in first stitch, tc in nex 3 st, repeat around (30 tc)
Row 4-6-ch 4, tc around, ss into top of beginning ch
Row 5- ch 1, sc around, ss to beginning ch
Weave in the ends
