For the Beanies for Babies Campaign

Crocheting Pattern

Use a size D or 3 crochet hook and
baby or fingering weight yarn.

Ribbing: Chain (ch) 8 stitches (sts); turn, single crochet (sc) into 2nd ch from hook and each st across. Ch 1, turn. Row 2: Sc into back loop only of each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat (rep) row 2 until there are 24 redges. Fasten off and sew seam in ribbing to form a circle.

Attach yarn at seam and ch 3. Double crochet (dc) in end of each row of ribbing; slip stitch (sl st) to join, ch 3. Work 4 rounds (rnds) of dc joining rnds with sl st.

1st decrease (dec) Rnd: Ch3 * dc 3, dec on next 2 sts; rep from * around, ending dc on any extra sts. Work 1 rnd even.

2nd Dec Rnd: Ch 3 * dc 2, dec on next 2 sts; rep from * around, ending dc any extra sts. Work 1 rnd even.

3rd Dec Rnd: Ch 3 * dc 1, dec on next 2 sts, rep from 1 ending dc any extra sts. Work 1 rnd even.

4th Dec Rnd: Ch 3 * dec on next 2 sts; rep from * around, ending dc any extra sts. Draw together remaining sts and fasten off securely.

Knitting Pattern 

• Use #4 needles and baby weight yarn.
• Cast on 72 stitches (sts)
• Knit (k) 2, Purl (p) 2 or 3 inches.
• K the next 2 rows to make a ridge on the right side.
• P one row
• Work in Stockinette Stitch (st st; k one row, p one row) for 14 rows.
• K the next 2 rows to make another ridge.
• P one row. Next row: k2 together (tog) across row.
• Repeat the last two rows until you have 9 sts remaining on the needle.
• Leave a strand of yarn long enough to weave the back seam together, draw the strand through the 9 sts and fasten.
• Weave the back seam together

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