How sweet is this Baby Fox Sweater? It has a flower crown and sweet fox ears on the hood. The crochet pattern for this cardigan is free if you keep scrolling.
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It is written for a 3-6 month old baby.
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I am having problems with my vision, and I have to limit my time looking at a computer screen. So this pattern is written in one size only, by following the notes that I wrote when I crocheted this sweater. There is a bonus though…I am adding “little notes” in pink writing to help you make a few size adjustments. The little notes have not been tested.
Baby Fox Sweater Crochet Pattern 3 month to 6 month
Difficulty: Intermediate
Yarn Weight: (4) Worsted Weight; Approximately 300 yds.
I used Lion Brand “Pound of Love” in Pastel Green
Scraps of worsted weight yarn to make flowers (your color choice)
Scraps of worsted weight yarn to make Fox ears. (Rust, Black & White)
Hook: H/8/5.0mm
Gauge: 4” x 4”= 8 rows dc x 13 dc stitches
Special Crochet Stitches:
5dc shell: 5 dc in st’s indicated in pattern
5hdc shell: 5 hdc st’s in st indicated in pattern
V: 2dc, ch 1, 2dc in st indicated in pattern
Cross Stitch: skip st, dc in nxt st, cross back passing hook in front of prev. dc, executing a dc in st that was skipped.
Stitch Key
slp st = Slip Stitch
ch = Chain
sc = Single Crochet
hdc = Half Double Crochet
dc = Double Crochet
Crochet Abbreviations
join w/ = join with
dec = decrease; dc two st’s together to make one stich or sc two st’s together to make one stitch.
increase = 2 dc in same st.
nxt = Next
* * = Execute what is between the stars the number of times stated;
x = Times; example Repeat 2 x or 2 times; 3 x or 3 times and so on;
in = example “in nxt st” means you will be inserting the hook under the top two loops of the next stitch to complete stitch or sequence of stitches stated.
prev. = previous
rs = right side
ws = wrong side
Turning ch’s do not count as a stitch throughout the pattern, unless otherwise indicated.
Base Chain: ch 44
“little notes” add 4 more chains and add one more stitch to each set of stitches before executing the “V”, then adjust stitch count. Subtract 4 stitches and use the same method except you will be subtracting one stitch.
Row 1: dc in 3rd ch from hook and in each ch across; ch 2 and turn. (42 dc)
Row 2: dc in nxt st 5x; V; dc in nxt st 7x; V; dc in nxt st 14x; V; dc in nxt st 7x; V; dc in last 5 st’s; ch 2 and turn.
Row 3: dc in nxt st 7x; V; dc in nxt st 11x; V; dc in nxt st 18x; V; dc in nxt st 11x; V; dc in last 7 st’s; ch 2 and turn.
Row 4: dc in nxt st 9x; V; dc in nxt st 15x; V; dc in nxt st 22x; V; dc in nxt st 15x; V; dc in last 9 st’s; ch 2 and turn.
Row 5: dc in nxt st 11x; execute 1 dc in ch 1 sp. of prev. V; ch3 (underarm chain); skp nxt 19 st’s; execute 1 dc in ch 1 sp of prev. V; dc in nxt st 26x; execute 1 dc in ch 1 sp of prev. V; ch3 (underarm chain); skp nxt 19 st’s; execute 1 dc in ch 1 sp of prev. V; dc in last 11 st’s; ch 2 and turn.
“little notes” add one or two more row’s for a larger sized sweater, before proceeding to the bodice, and adjust stitch count. Eliminate one row before proceeding to the bodice if making a smaller sweater, and don’t forget to adjust stitch count.
Bodice
Row 6: dc in each st and ch around; ch 2 and turn. (54 dc)
Row 7-10: dc in each st around; ch 2 and turn. (54 dc)
(Note: An increase of 1 st in the back of the bodice at Row 12)
Row 11: dc in each st around making sure to execute an increase at the back of the bodice; ch 1 and turn. (55 dc)
“little notes” add or subtract one or two more row’s for a larger or smaller sized sweater, before proceeding to the Shell Sequence.
Row 12: sc in 1st st; *skp. 2 st’s, 5dc shell in nxt st; skp 2 st’s, sc in nxt;* 9x; ch 3 and turn
Note: All ch 3 turning ch’s count as the 1st dc, which makes 1/2 of a 5dc shell during the shell sequence
Row 13: 2 dc in prev. sc; *sc in 3rd dc of prev. shell; 5dc shell in prev. sc;* 8x; sc in 3rd dc of last shell; 3 dc st’s in last sc; ch 1 and turn.
Row 14: sc in 1st st; *5dc shell in nxt sc; sc in 3rd dc of prev. shell;* 8x; 5dc shell in last sc; sc in 3rd ch of prev. turning ch. End off
“little notes” add or subtract one or two more row’s for a larger or smaller sized sweater, before proceeding to the Shell Sequence.
Sleeves
Round 1: With rs facing you, attach yarn in the center st. of the underarm chain. Execute 1 dc st in underarm ch 2x; Next 2 dc in the prev. V area; dc and in each st around the armscye; execute two dc stitches in the prev. V area; dc in last underarm ch; join w/ slp st to 1st dc; ch 2, do not turn now or throughout the execution of the sleeves. (28 dc)
“little notes” add or subtract one or two more row’s for a longer or shorter sleeves, before proceeding to the Shell Sequence.
(dec at the beg. of round 3 & 5; dec at the end of round 4)
Round 2-5: dc in joining st and in each st around, join w/slp st to beg. dc; ch 2. (25 dc; st count at end of round 5)
“little notes” add or subtract one or two more row’s for a longer or shorter sleeves, before proceeding to the Shell Sequence. Adjust your stitch count to be a multiple of 6 + 1.
Round 6: sc in joining st; skp. 2 st’s, 5dc shell in nxt st; *skp 2 st’s, sc in nxt; skp 2 st’s, 5dc shell in nxt* 3x; join w/slp st in beg. sc; ch 3. (ch 3 counts as 1st dc in the 5dc shell of nxt round)
Round 7: 4 dc in joining st; sc in 3rd dc of prev. 5dc shell; *5dc shell in nxt sc; sc in 3rd dc of prev. 5dc shell;* 3x; join w/slp st in 3rd ch of beg. ch 3, do not execute a chain
Round 8: slp st in nxt st, ch 1, sc in nxt st or the 3rd dc of prev. 5dc shell; 5dc shell in nxt sc; *sc in 3rd dc of prev. shell; 5dc shell in nxt sc;* 3x; join w/slp st to beg. sc; End off and execute the second sleeve.
Hood
Attach yarn at beginning of neckline.
(You will be executing hdc st’s for the sides of the hood, and dc stitches for the back of the hood)
Row 1: ch 1, hdc at joining st; 2hdc in nxt st; hdc in nxt st across the neckline until you reach the 2nd V, or the beginning of the back of the neckline; then execute *1 dc in nxt st; 2 dc in nxt* across the back; then execute hdc st’s in the nxt st, until the nxt to last st; 2 hdc st’s in the next to last st, finish with 1 hdc in the last; ch 1 and turn.
Row 2: hdc in 1st st; 2 hdc in nxt st; (hdc in each prev. hdc st’s; dc in each prev. dc st; continue to hdc in all prev. hdc st’s, executing 2 hdc in the next to last hdc; end with 1 hdc in last st; ch 1 and turn.
Row 3-12: hdc in each hdc st; dc in each dc st; hdc in remaining hdc st’s; ch 1 and turn, leaving a long tail at the end of Row 12 for sewing the hood.
Turn the hood, placing rs together, use a yarn needle sew the top of the hood together. My preferred method is to leave 3 to 4 inches unsewn, then box pleat the fabric and finish sewing it closed. I prefer this look, so that there isn’t such a pointy peak.
Edging For The Front Of The Bodice and Hood
Row 1: With right side facing you, attach the yarn at the lower left corner; sc up the front of the bodice until you reach the hood.
(5dc Shell Sequence = *5dc shell, skip a small space, then execute a sc*)
Execute 5dc shell sequence around the hood until you reach the upper right side of the bodice. Start with a 5dc shell and end with a 5dc Shell.
Continue on by executing sc stitches down the right side. ch 3 and turn.
Row 2: prev. ch 3 counts as dc; cross stitch up the front edge until you reach the hood.
Begin the shell sequence around the hood by tucking that first 5dc shell right in front of the prev. shell. This helps avoid a bumpy gap; then sc in 3rd dc of that prev. 5dc shell. *Execute 5dc shell sequence around the hood*: tuck that last shell right below the last shell of the prev. row.
Continue to crochet the cross st down the front side, ending with 1 dc in the last st; ch 1 and turn.
(5hdc Shell Sequence = *5hdc shell, skip a small space, then execute a sc*)
Row 3: sc in first st; skp 1 or 2 st’s, *5hdc shell in nxt; skp 1 or 2 st’s & sc in nxt st;* 4x; space it out so that the last sc lands in the 3rd dc of the 1st prev. 5dc shell on the hood;
Execute 5dc shell sequence around the hood, ending with a sc in the 3rd st of the last, prev. 5dc shell.
Continue to crochet the 5hdc shell sequence down the front of the bodice, ending with a sc in the last st. End off.
Flower To Make The Crown (Make 3 flowers)
With contrasting color, ch 3 and join in ring, or use magic circle
Round 1: ch 1; 10 sc in ring; drop contrasting color; join w/slp st to beg. sc using main color
Round 2: in joining st; ch1 (counts as sc); hdc, dc, hdc, sc; * slp st in nxt sc; sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc, in nxt sc;* 4x; slp st in last sc; join w/slp st to beg. sc; end off leaving a tail for sewing onto the hood.
Fox Ears (Make 2)
(Note: Each ear has a front and back. Execute Row’s 1-7 using white for the inside of the ear and orange for the outside)
Row 1: With white yarn, ch 6; sc in 2nd ch from hook and in the nxt 4 ch’s; ch 1 and turn (5 sc)
Row 2-4: sc in each sc across; ch 1 and turn. (5 sc)
Row 5: dec; sc in nxt; sc dec; ch 1 and turn (3 sc)
Row 6: dec; sc in last st; ch 1 turn. (2 sc)
Row 7: dec; end off
Hold the two ear pieces together, with the white facing you. You will be crocheting both pieces together.
Using Orange colored yarn, attach the yarn at the lower right corner; sc up the side of the ear dropping the orange and pulling up black yarn, when you have approx. 3 st’s left; sc with the black until you are at the tip of the ear. Drop the black and pull up white; execute 3 sc st’s at the tip; drop the white and pull up the black. Continue to sc down the opposite side of the ear using the black yarn; drop it and pull up the orange to finish crocheting the side together. Use a yarn needle to pull all yarn tails to the middle of the ear to add some padding.
Finishing
Roll back the shell edging on the hood and sew the flowers into place as pictured.
Pin the ears in place approx. 2 inches from the rolled back shell edge, and sew in place. I used a sewing needle and thread.
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