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PUERTO RICO BABY OUTFIT

This is my absolute crochet bestseller for many years, not only for the Puerto Rico Parade Day, but all year around - as a new baby gift or as a photo prop for newborn babies, or as a patriotic home accent. I had so many requests to share the crochet pattern, this week I finally sat down and wrote it. (Thank you Sandra R., for making me do that! LOL)

It took me longer then I planned, I double-checked crochet stitches, added a bigger size for the blanket, and here is it - Puerto Rico Crochet Blanket and Beanie.

FUN FACTS:

✔️The blanket is easily scalable up and down to the size you need - try to crochet an afghan or throw blanket for a couch !

✔️If you make blue stripes instead of the red ones and the red triangle instead of the blue - it will be a CUBAN set!

✔️You can use the Stars appliques (big and small) for your other projects ( big star looks like a Starfish)!

Skills Level:

Beginner Intermediate (not a complete beginner, but nothing difficult as well)

STITCHES USED: (US terms):
Sl St - slip stitch

CH - Chain stitch

DC - Double Crochet stitch

HDC - Half Double Crochet stitch

TC - Triple (treble) crochet stitch (last two are for the big star crochet applique onlly)

Crochet gauge: 14 DC stitches in 4’’ (10 cm),  7 DC rows in 4“ (10 cm)

SIZES INCLUDED:

❣️ THE BLANKET comes in 2 sizes

✔️    Car seat / Photo prop size:  24” x 20” (61 cm x 51 cm)

✔️     Stroller size:  35” x 30 “ (89 cm x 76.5 cm)

❣️THE HAT comes in 8 sizes:

Note: The hat will have some stretch, about 1 ½ - 2 inches, so don't worry about it too much - the sizes are approximate 😊

✔️Preemie: Approximately 12” (30.5 cm) Head circumference          

✔️NB to 3 months or approximately 13-14’’(33-36 cm) Head circumference

✔️3 to 6 months or approximately 15” (38 cm) Head circumference

✔️6 to 9 months or approximately 16” (40-41 cm) Head circumference

✔️9-12 months or approximately 17’’ (43-44 cm) Head circumference

✔️Child  18 – 18 ½ “  (46-47 cm) Head circumference

 ✔️Teen: 19-19 ½ ” (48-50 cm)

 ✔️Adult: 20-21”(51-54 cm)

❣️Crochet star applique comes in 2 sizes:

✔️the big star for the blanket and

✔️the small star for the hat

YOU WILL NEED:

·      Medium to worsted weight yarn (I used Walmart Mainstays Acrylic):

397 yd( 363 m) or 7 oz( 198 g) in a skein:

***Red ( 3/4 skein for the Car seat size blanket and a hat, 1 ½ skein for the Stroller size and a hat)

***Blue ( 1/3 skein for the Car seat size blanket and a hat , 2/3 skein for a Stroller size blanket and a hat)

***White (1/2 skein for the Car seat blanket and a hat, 1 skein for the Stroller size blanket and a hat)

·      Crochet hook from 5mm (H), 5.5 mm (I)  to 6 mm (J) (depending on how tight or loose do you crochet)

·      Yarn needle

Yarn Substitutes: Any worsted weight yarn (weight category #4), such as:

***Red Heart Super

***Herrschners Worsted 8

***JoAnn Big Twist Value

***Caron One Pound

***SHARE YOUR IDEAS IN THE COMMENTS!***

LET'S CREATE BEAUTY TOGETHER -

ONE STITCH AT A TIME!

HAPPY CROCHETING!
💖 XO, JT 💖


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