The Crochet Lemonlove Newborn Set is an experienced beginner level pattern using the lemon peel stitch to create a wonderfully textured gift.
Design Inspiration
This crochet newborn set radiates spring and summer vibes. Our second baby is due at the end of May and I have just been obsessed with lemon-themed baby items. Of course, there are ready-made lemon baby options available out there, but what really inspired this pattern was the beautiful texture created by the lemon peel stitch. Once I found out that Lion Brand had a color called lemon in their Feels Like Butta yarn, I was set. The combination of eye-catching texture, super soft feel, and machine washability of this set make lemon-themed nursery dreams come true.
PATTERN
Description
A beautifully textured newborn set created using the lemon peel stitch technique.
Materials
Yarn: Lion Brand Feels Like Butta (weight 4 – medium)
Color A – Lemon (3.5oz/100g, 218yd/199m) – 10 skeins
Color B – Ice (3.5oz/100g, 218yd/199m) – 1 skeins
Hook: I/9 – 5.25mm for swaddle and lemon leaf
G/6 – 4.25mm for hat and headband
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Sizing
Gauge: Swaddle – 12 stitches x 14 rows = 4″ in sc
Hat and headband – 14 stitches x 15 rows = 4” in sc
Finished Dimensions: swaddle – 47.00” length x 47.00” width; hat – 14.00” circumference (at brim) x 5.25” height; headband – 14.00” circumference x 1.25” height
Abbreviations (US)
st – stitch
sp – space
sk – skip
sl st – slip stitch
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
blo – back loop only
Special Stitches
Lemon Peel: this stitch is created by alternating single and double crochet stitches throughout the project (ch an even number of stitches + 1)
Row 1: sc in the first st, dc, repeat alternating sc and dc across the row
Notes
Brackets [ ] indicate directions worked in the same st. For example, sc 5 means sc 1 in five sts; [sc 5] means sc 5 in the same st
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Crochet Lemonlove Newborn Set Pattern – Instructions
Swaddle
In color A, ch 163
Row 1: lemon peel st across ending with a dc (81 sc, 81 dc)
Row 2: ch 1, turn, repeat row 1 (81 sc, 81 dc)
Row 3-135: repeat row 2 (81 sc, 81 dc)
Finish off and sew in ends
Line up a lemon leaf on both sides of each corner and sew together through the corner (I chose to add 3 leaves at one corner to indicate a specific corner for the baby’s head when swaddling)
Lemon Leaf
In color B, make a magic circle
Round 1: ch 1, sc 2, hdc 1, sc 2, ch 2, sc 2, hdc 1, sc 2 into the circle, sl st in the beginning sc (8 sc, 2 hdc)
Tighten the circle slowly to maintain leaf shape, finish off, and use the tails to sew onto set pieces as called for
Hat
Begin with ribbing for the brim
In color A, ch 5
Row 1: sc across (4)
Row 2-50: ch 1, sc blo across (4)
To begin the body of the hat, ch 1 and turn your work onto the long side
Round 1: sc in the end of each row, sc2tog between the last st and the beginning sc (49) *indicate the sc2tog with a st marker*
Round 2: alternate dc, sc around ending with a dc in the sc2tog of the previous round (49)
Round 3: alternate sc, dc around ending with a sc (49)
Round 4-7: repeat rows 2-3 for a total of 6 lemon peel rounds (49)
Round 8: *sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for 8 sts, repeat from * three times, sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for the remaining 7 sts (44)
Round 9: *sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for 7 sts, repeat from * three times, sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for the remaining 6 sts (36)
Round 10: *sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for 6 sts, repeat from * three times, sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for the remaining 5 sts (34)
Round 11: *sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for 5 sts, repeat from * three times, sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for the remaining 4 sts (29)
Round 12: *sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for 4 sts, repeat from * three times, sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for the remaining 3 sts (24)
Round 13: *sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for 3 sts, repeat from * three times, sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for the remaining 2 sts (19)
Round 14: *sc2tog, alternate dc, sc for 2 sts, repeat from * three times, sc2tog, dc in the last st (14)
Round 15: *sc2tog, dc, repeat from * three times, sc2tog (9)
Round 16-17: sc around (9)
Round 18: *sc3tog, repeat from * twice (3)
Finish off and sew end closed (weave in ends); use the beginning tail to sew the open portion of the brim closed
Add a lemon leaf to the top of the hat
Headband
In color A, ch 4
Row 1: sc across (3)
Row 2-50: ch 1, sc blo across (3)
Turn onto the long side and ch 1, sc around the entire headband
Finish off and sew ends together
Add two lemon leaves at the seam
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