DIAPER COVER
1. Size Newborn to 3 Months:
Chain 26, double crochet in the 3rd
stitch from the hook, and in each stitch of the chain.
2. *Chain 2 and turn, double crochet in each
stitch across the row. Repeat from * for
7 more rows, or until the work measures 5
inches.
3. Reduce for the crotch: Slip stitch in the first 6 stitches, chain 2,
double crochet in the next 11 stitches.
*Chain 2 and
turn, double crochet across the row of reduced stitches,
repeat from * for 6 more rows. Fasten
off.
Make a separate piece for the
opposite side of the diaper cover:
Chain 26, double crochet in
the 3rd stitch from the hook, and in each stitch of the chain.
*Chain 2 and turn, double
crochet in each stitch across the row, repeat from * for 7 more rows and fasten
off.
Attach to the end of the
crotch section either by slip stitching to join, or sewing with a yarn needle
and yarn.
Sew up the side seams.
Finish up: Attach yarn in any stitch along one leg
opening, chain 1, single crochet evenly around the opening, slip stitch to join
and fasten off. Repeat on the opposite
leg opening, and around the waist.
Optional: Attach a ribbon through any stitch of the
waist, tie into a bow. Or make a bow,
and attach it to a hair clip to make it removable.
ADD A SKIRT INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Attach yarn in
either side, on a row of stitches approximately half way between the leg and
the waist in
the side of a double crochet.
*Chain 1, single crochet in the side of the next double crochet,
following the
same row of stitches.
Repeat from * around, slip stitch to join.
1. Chain 2, in each
chain 1 space around, make 2 double crochet, at the end of the row, slip stitch
to join.
3. *Chain 2, double
crochet in each stitch around, slip stitch to join.
Repeat from * for: 4 more rows
Lacy Edge: Chain 2, double crochet in the next stitch, *chain 3, double crochet in the next 2 stitches, repeat from * around, slip stitch to join and fasten off. Weave all yarn ends into the finished work.
Add a bow if desired.
