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A Rosy Future Crocheted Baby Set: vintage crochet pattern
A Baby Pink set in a raised shell-and-picot stitch: a button-front jacket with a ridged sc/dc yoke and a picot collar, plus a matching cap, mittens and booties laced with ribbon. Originally published as "A Rosy Future — Crocheted Baby Set" in Babies Are Such Fun to Dress: Sizes 6 Months to 4 Years, Knit & Crochet (Star.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Fine (#2) |
| Yardage | 7 skeins of 1 oz (28 g) baby yarn, 7 oz (198 g) in total; check the label for yardage. (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 3.5 mm |
| Gauge | 1 shell and picot = ½ in (13 mm). |
| Finished size | 6 months to 1 year. Printed measurements: jacket 7 in (18 cm) or desired length to underarm, yoke 3½ in (9 cm), sleeve 6½ in (16.5 cm); cap 5½ in (14 cm) from turnback; mitten hand 2¼ in (5.5 cm) from beading. Chest measurement not printed. |
| Time | about 17 hours |
Materials
- Fine (CYC #2) baby yarn — the original was Wintuk baby yarn or Orlon: 7 skeins of 1 oz (28 g), 7 oz (198 g) in total, in Baby Pink
- Crochet hook (original: plastic crochet hook size E)
- 2 yd (1.8 m) narrow ribbon; 2½ yd (2.3 m) of ½ in (13 mm) ribbon; 5 buttons; tapestry needle
- Hook: Start with 3.5 mm (US E-4) and change size to match the gauge
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 350 yards of weight #2 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Lion Brand Coboo · 50% Cotton, 50% Bamboo
232 yds per skein · Silky breathable drape, lovely stitch shine
2 skeins required
approx. $$12.98 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- double crochet
- slip stitch
- skip
- stitch
- stitches
- repeat
- back loop only
- loop
- right side
- together
- beginning
Notes before you start
- Source: "A Rosy Future — Crocheted Baby Set", Babies Are Such Fun to Dress: Sizes 6 Months to 4 Years, Knit & Crochet (Star Book No. 220), American Thread Company. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: AMERICAN THREAD; DAWN “WINTUK” BABY YARN or; “DAWN” ORLON; 7-1 oz. skeins Baby Pink; Plastic Crochet Hook Size E OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW; 2 yds. narrow ribbon; 2½ yds. ½ inch ribbon and 5 buttons. Gauge: 1 shell picot = ½ inch.
- Modernisation note: Original is written in US crochet terms; kept as US terms (sc = single crochet, dc = double crochet).
- Modernisation note: Spaced abbreviations (s c, d c, sl st, yo hook) written as sc, dc, sl st, yo; "1st" written as "first"; "st of ch" / "st from hook" written as "ch" where the stitch is a chain; "d c group" written as "dc group".
- Modernisation note: "Cut yarn" / "break thread" written as "fasten off"; "attach yarn" / "fasten thread" written as "join yarn".
- Modernisation note: Long printed paragraphs split into one row, round or step per line; stitch order unchanged.
- Modernisation note: Row and round numbers added where the original prints "NEXT ROW", "NEXT 5 ROUNDS" or "Repeat last 2 rows"; the numbering follows the printed sequence and does not change it.
- Modernisation note: The booklet's own rule for asterisks is kept: "repeated the given number of times plus the original" — so "rep from * 9 times" means 10 repeats in all.
- Modernisation note: "Working in back loop of each st" kept as printed (back loop only). "Picot and shell pattern" and "yoke pattern" (3 rows sc, 1 row dc) kept as the booklet's own names.
- Modernisation note: The jacket's two printed FINISHING paragraphs are split: the front bands and collar are in their own section; button and sleeve assembly are under Finishing.
- Modernisation note: Part of the jacket is printed on a later page ("continuation from page 15"); the text is joined in order.
- Modernisation note: Check: Rows 3 and 4 of the shell and picot pattern end without a turning instruction, while Row 2 ends "ch 2, turn" and Row 4 begins "Ch 2". Left as printed; turn at the end of each row.
- Modernisation note: Check: right front yoke "1 s c in 1st s c, * 1 s c on each side of picot ..., 1 s c in next s c, repeat from * 8 times (27 s c)" gives 28 sc if the first sc is counted; the back likewise counts only the 18 picots (54 sc). Left as printed.
- Modernisation note: Check: the mitten beading row gives "(26 sts)" for 1 dc plus 2 dc in each sc between 12 shells, which cannot come out to an even number. Left as printed; work the beading across the cuff and continue on the stitches you have.
- Modernisation note: Check: the cap edging says "approximately 50 s c"; the count is the booklet's estimate. Left as printed.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.
Row progress: 0 of 5 done (0%)
Jacket — Body in Shell and Picot Pattern
0 of 5 done- Row 1: Starting at lower edge, *ch 5, dc in 4th ch from hook (shell); rep from * until there are 40 shells.Mark row complete
- Row 2: Ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 5, sl st in 5th ch from hook for picot, ch 1, sc in free ch between next 2 shells; rep from * across row, ch 2, turn.Mark row complete
- Row 3: Sc in first sc, *2 dc in same st, hold picot to front of work (right side), sc in next sc; rep from * across row.Mark row complete
- Row 4: Ch 2, sc in first sc, *ch 5, sl st in 5th ch from hook, ch 1, sc in sc between next 2 shells; rep from * across row.Mark row complete
- Rep Rows 3 and 4 until section measures 7 in (18 cm) or desired length to underarm, ending with Row 4. Divide for yoke in next row.Mark row complete
Working on:
Row 1: Starting at lower edge, *ch 5, dc in 4th ch from hook (shell); rep from * until there are 40 shells.
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The rest of the A Rosy Future Crocheted Baby Set pattern is in the Vintage Crochet Baby & Kids' Patterns
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Jacket — Yoke
- Jacket — Sleeves (make 2)
- Jacket — Front Bands and Collar
- Cap
- Mittens (make 2)
- Booties (make 2)
- Finishing
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the A Rosy Future — Crocheted Baby Set pattern from?
It was published as "A Rosy Future — Crocheted Baby Set" in Babies Are Such Fun to Dress: Sizes 6 Months to 4 Years, Knit & Crochet (Star Book No. 220) by American Thread Company. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the A Rosy Future — Crocheted Baby Set?
fine (#2) yarn. Not printed — 7 skeins of 1 oz (28 g) baby yarn, 7 oz (198 g) in total; check the label for yardage.
What hook should I use?
Start with 3.5 mm (US E-4) and change size to match the gauge Gauge: 1 shell and picot = ½ in (13 mm).
