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Puff Stitch Baby Set: vintage crochet pattern
A white four-piece set: a raglan sacque worked from the neck down in alternating sc and dc rows, then in a (sc, puff st) pattern, with a matching earflap hat with pompons, booties and mittens, each finished with a chain-loop beading laced with crocheted ties.
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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 | 3.75 mm |
| Gauge | F hook: 5 sts = 1 in (2.5 cm). G hook: 2 patterns (sc, puff st) = 1 in (2.5 cm). |
| Finished size | 6–9 months. Printed measurements: sacque body 6 in (15 cm) from underarm; sleeve 4¾ in (12 cm) from underarm; hat pattern section 5 in (12.5 cm); mitten foundation chain about 4¾ in (12 cm). Chest and length measurements not printed. |
| Time | about 17 hours |
Materials
- Fine (CYC #2) baby yarn — the original was Orlon or Wintuk baby yarn: 7 skeins of 1 oz (28 g), 7 oz (198 g) in total, in White
- Crochet hooks (original: plastic crochet hooks size F and G)
- 2 in (5 cm) wide piece of cardboard for pompons, blunt tapestry needle
- Hook: Start with 3.75 mm (US F-5) for the sc/dc sections and 4 mm (US G-6) for the puff stitch pattern, 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
- space
- repeat
- round
- yarn over
- puff stitch
- increase
- decrease
- together
- loop
- right side
- wrong side
- beginning
Notes before you start
- Source: "Say it with Daisies — Puff Stitch 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” ORLON or; DAWN “WINTUK” BABY YARN; 7—1 oz. skeins White; Plastic Crochet Hook Sizes F and G OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW. Gauge: GAUGE for F hook: 5 sts = 1 inch; GAUGE for G hook: 2 patterns = 1 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: Vintage sizing and ease differ from today's — compare any printed measurements with the child's own before choosing a size.
- Modernisation note: Sacque Row 2: printed "1 d c in each of next 26 d c for Back"; Row 1 is a sc row, so this is written "26 sc" (an obvious typo).
- Modernisation note: The puff stitch definition, printed in brackets inside Pattern Row 1, is moved to its own line before the pattern rows. "Work 1 s c, 1 puff st in 1st s c (pattern)" written as "(1 sc, 1 puff st) in first sc".
- Modernisation note: Mitten Rnd 8: the printed decrease (two incomplete dc worked off together) is written out in brackets exactly as printed; it is a dc2tog.
- Modernisation note: The sacque sleeve, neck and tie instructions are printed on a later page of the booklet ("continuation from page 18"); they are kept in the order the design is worked.
- Modernisation note: Check: the booties print "Fold work in half, weave 7 sts at opposite end for instep, weave sts tog at lower edge" without saying where the fold falls relative to the round join, and the following beading round of 24 dc is not reconciled with the 37-st rounds. Left as printed; fit the beading round to the opening left above the instep.
- Modernisation note: Check: hat Rnds 4–8 say "join, do not turn" while every other round of the set is joined and turned. Left as printed.
- Modernisation note: Check: the sacque neck beading row says "ending to correspond" without a count. Left as printed.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.
Row progress: 0 of 6 done (0%)
Sacque — Yoke
0 of 6 done- Row 1: Starting at neck edge with F hook, ch 81, sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each remaining ch, ch 3, turn — 80 sc.Mark row complete
- Row 2 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 dc in each of next 12 sc for Front, 3 dc in next sc (inc point), 1 dc in each of next 12 sc for Sleeve, 3 dc in next sc (inc point), 1 dc in each of next 26 sc for Back, 3 dc in next sc (inc point), 1 dc in each of next 12 sc for other Sleeve, 3 dc in next sc (inc point), 1 dc in each remaining 13 sc for other Front, ch 1, turn.Mark row complete
- Row 3: 1 sc in each dc, working 5 sc in center dc at each of the 4 inc points, ch 3, turn.Mark row complete
- Row 4: 1 dc in each sc, working 3 dc in center sc at each of the 4 inc points, ch 1, turn.Mark row complete
- Rows 5–10: Rep Rows 3 and 4 three times — 184 dc.Mark row complete
- Row 11 (divide): 1 sc in each of next 27 sts for Front, ch 5 for underarm, sk next 38 sts for Sleeve, 1 sc in each of next 54 sts for Back, ch 5 for other underarm, sk next 38 sts for other Sleeve, 1 sc in each remaining 27 sts for other Front, ch 1, turn.Mark row complete
Working on:
Row 1: Starting at neck edge with F hook, ch 81, sc in 2nd ch from hook, 1 sc in each remaining ch, ch 3, turn — 80 sc.
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Puff Stitch Baby Set pattern is in the Vintage Crochet Baby & Kids' Patterns
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Sacque — Body in Puff Stitch Pattern
- Sacque — Sleeves (make 2)
- Sacque — Neck Beading and Edge
- Hat
- Hat — Earlaps (make 2)
- Booties (make 2)
- Mittens (make 2)
- Finishing
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Say it with Daisies — Puff Stitch Baby Set pattern from?
It was published as "Say it with Daisies — Puff Stitch 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 Say it with Daisies — Puff Stitch 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 3.75 mm (US F-5) for the sc/dc sections and 4 mm (US G-6) for the puff stitch pattern, and change size to match the gauge Gauge: F hook: 5 sts = 1 in (2.5 cm). G hook: 2 patterns (sc, puff st) = 1 in (2.5 cm).
