Sunflower Angel Layette

Ive been meaning to do more angel designs for a while now so here is one I worked on yesterday. It originally started as a gown but the body of the dress wasn't flaring the way I wanted it to so it ended up becoming a top, which mean I needed pants, and well that lead to a full set.

As always this is for NON PROFIT use. Im aware that people have been using my patterns for money making, including stealing them for selling on etsy. Have some respect!

Ok, onto the set! This set has a button at the back top, a pair of bloomers with a tie waist, a bonnet that ties under the chin and a pair of booties that open at the heel for ease of putting on. Mine fit a doll thats about the size of a 22-24 week gestation baby but you can use larger/smaller yarn/hooks to change the size. No gauge is given, I don't know how to work that out and really, for angel babies all sizes are needed.

This is UNTESTED! If you find massive errors please let me know. If you come up one stitch extra or one short, just roll with it. Honestly noone is going to be fussed too much about a stray stitch :)

You Will Need
3mm hook
4ply baby yarn (Mine is 14wpi) in main and contrasting colours. You wont need much, I barely dented a 100g ball.
1 button for back closure

To double crochet 2 together, Yarn over, insert hook in first stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Yarn over and insert into second stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through two loops on hook. Yarn over and pull through all three loops on hook.

(Bracketed instructions are to be done in the same stitch)

US CROCHET TERMS ARE USED!

Top

ch 32

1. dc in 3^rd ch from hook, 4 dc, (dc, c1, dc), 5dc, (dc, ch1, dc), 5dc, (dc, ch1, dc), 5dc, (dc, ch1,

dc), dc to the last ch. ch2, turn.

2. 7dc, (dc, ch1, dc in the ch1 space), *7dc, (dc, ch1, dc in the ch1 space)*,

Repeat from * * twice more, 6dc. ch2 turn.

3. 7dc, (dc, ch1, dc in the ch1 space), *9dc, (dc, ch1, dc in the ch1

space)*,Repeat from * * twice more , 7dc, 2dc in last st.

4. ch2, turn. 10dc, 1dc in the first dc space, ch8, sl st to the next ch1 space, ch1, 11dc, 1dc in the ch1 space, ch8, sl st to the next ch1 space, ch1, 8dc. You have just created your arm holes. See photo below.

5. ch1, turn, 4dc, dc2tg, 2dc, dc2tg 5 times, 4dc, dc2tg, 4dc, dc2tg 5 times, 2dc, dc2tg, 5dc, dc. (35)

Change colour here. (End white, Join Yellow)

6. ch2, *sk2, (5dc)*  Repeat from * to * to end.

7. ch5, turn. Sc into the 3^rd dc from the 5dc cluster below. *Ch5, sk4, sc (will be the middle stitch of each 5dc cluster)* Repeat to end of row. Dc in last st

8. ch 2, sk2, (5dc in next ch), *sk 5 (5dc in next ch)*  Repeat to end, sk2 and dc in the last st.

9. repeat row 7

10. ch 2, (5dc in 3^rd chain of first ch5 group), *sk 5 (5dc in next ch)* Repeat to end, sk2 and dc in the last st. Finish and weave in ends.

Adding Sleeves

1. Join yarn anywhere on the bottom of the sleeve. Ch1, sc in the same spot, hdc in each stitch and space around, sl st to first hdc to join the row. I ended up with 25hdc, you may have more or less depending on where you place your stitches, count is not importaint.

2.  *ch3, sc in the next st* repeat around and sl st to the first ch of ch3.

Repeat 1 and 2 for the second sleeve.

Bloomers

1. ch40, careful not to twist, join to first ch.

2. ch3, dc in each ch around, sl st to 3^rd ch to join.

3-5. repeat row 2

6. ch3, dc 19. skip the rest of the stitches and join back to the top of your chain 3. This will create the first leg hole.

7. ch3, dc in each st around, sl st to top of ch3 to join. Finish, weave ends

8. join yarn in the first st you skipped to make the first leg (photos) ch3, dc in the next 20st and join to the top of the ch3. This creates the second leg.

9.  ch3, dc in each st around, sl st to top of ch3 to join. Finish, of leaving a long tail to sew the gap in the crutch together.

10.  Join contrasting colour and ch1. Hdc in the same space and 2hdc in each stitch around.

11. *ch3, sc in the next st* Finish and weave in ends

Repeat rounds 10 and 11 on the second leg

chain 80 to make a tie for the bloomers.  Weave the tie in and out of every second dc on the first row, bow to tie. 

Bonnet

chain 31

1. dc in 2^nd ch from hook and each across

2 – 8. ch3, turn, dc in each st across

finish and weave ends. Join Contrasting colour

9. ch3, dc in the same stitch, 2dc in each st across.

10. *ch3, sc in the next st* to end Finish and weave in ends

Ties. Chain 55, tie off. Fold in half and thread the loop through the corner of the hood pull the rest of the cord through the loop to secure. Repeat for the other side.

Booties

Make 2

1. Ch3, 10dc in the first ch, sl st join

2. ch2, hdc same stitch, *hdc in the next 2 stitches, (2hdc)*  Repeat from * around

3. ch2, hdc round

4. repeat round 3.

5. ch2 10hdc

6. ch2 turn, 10hdc

7. ch2, turn, 3hdc, hdc2tg twice, hdc next 3

8. ch2, turn,  hdc2, hdc2tg twice, hdc next 2

Join yellow to top of booties, see image below. 

9. ch3, dc evenly around the bootie. 

10. ch3, turn, dc in each dc 

11. *ch3, sc in the next st* to end Finish and weave in ends

ch50, thread cord in and out between dc on the 2^nd yellow row

tie at back.

Thats it peeps, I hope you enjoy this set. You can view the ravelry page http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sunflower-angel-layette HERE

Please add photos, Id love to see this in other colours.