Happy #NeedleWorkMonday everyone! I know most of us are posting on Tuesday this week which is okay. Of course there will be exceptions to the rule sometimes especially when posting on Monday was not possible for most of us. Tuesday’s are not my usual posting days so I will visit and enjoy all of your posts tomorrow on Wednesday. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s on your needles this week! 😊

In case you missed it here is Part 1 and Part 2 of this baby cardigan. I’m making it for our 3 month old to have once the cooler weather hits. As you can see I decided to add on 2 pockets for embellishments. I tried my hands at adding another piece to it using freeform crochet which I will get into in a minute.

My husband and I were debating on whether one pocket was enough. I’m so used to seeing two pockets on most little cardigans that I couldn’t just leave it with one. He told me it looked sporty with a single pocket but I opted for two instead.

Pocket Instructions:

(These pockets are crocheted from top to bottom)

Row 1: Chain 8.
Row 2: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and all the way across (7 sts).
Row 3-5: Ch. 1, sc in each st.
Row 6: Ch. 1, sc dec, sc in next 3 sts, end with sc dec in last 2 sts. Tie off work.

This is what I tried to freeform crochet...a little hood on the cardigan...FAIL! There are a couple of reasons why this was a fail for me. Well for one, I have no idea what this was turning into to lol! When I started it I had the vision and it even looked like it was going to be a cute hoodie. Some where along the line I should have increased my work because it was too narrow. It ended up looking like a stylish long collar on my baby.

The second reason it was a fail was because it totally changed the look of the cardigan into more of a jacket. My husband tried to warn me that’s what would happen but I did it anyway. I just wanted her to have something to cover her head from the cool air breezes however I love the cardigan look. I frogged the whole thing and decided she’ll just have to wear a hat when needed. I might give this another whirl one day on another project but for now I love it the way it is. 😁

Thanks again to Hive account@neumannsalva for such a lovely easy to follow pattern!

If you are interested in learning how to crochet I am currently doing a beginner crochet series called ’Crochet with CroSheille’!!! Here is a list of the episodes you can watch and learn in your free time: