... and mouse bootees for a new baby girl I know! I don't usually buy crochet patterns - instead I work at making my own pattern. However, after way too many tries at getting one that I liked as much as these, I gave in and ordered the pattern from Laura Eccleston's Happy Berry Crochet Etsy shop. She also has a website where she offers quite a few free patterns. The instructions come as a PDF and were easy to follow. The bootees crocheted up fairly quickly after a few false starts caused mainly by finding the right gauge and tension to use - if you try these, crochet them very tightly! Also, switching to a D hook helped.
I also knit up three baby washcloths from Knitpick's Cotlin. I love this yarn - it's so soft and stays soft even after tons of trips through the washer! I made them the same way as the knit dishcloths I've been making (instructions here) except I cast on 30 stitches and kept knitting until they were square. The crocheted edge is the one I put on the striped dishcloths from this past post. And for the striped baby washcloth, I cast on with color A and knit 19 rows, switched to color B and knit 8 rows, then 4 rows with color C, 8 more with color B, and finished with 19 of color A.
Happy Creating! Deborah
Those mouse booties are SO CUTE! 'Love the wash cloths, too! Thank you for joining the blog hop! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
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