Daisy Farm Crafts

Crochet Even Moss Baby Sweater

Pattern by Tiffany Brown

Red Heart Amore (100% polyester, 100 g/3.5 oz, 181 m/198 yds)
1 skein for color A, 2 skeins for Color B (3 for size 18 and 24 mon.)
Size H/5.00mm hook, scissors, tapestry needle
Stitch Markers
Optional Link to YouTube Stitch Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/QyKtGK598u8

SIZE

This pattern can be adjusted to size 6 months to 24 months

STITCHES

Even Moss Stitch: Alternating HDC and Slip Stitch. HDC's are worked into the top of HDC's of the row
below and slip stitches are worked into the top of slip stitches of the row below. I will refer to this as the
Even Moss Stitch in the pattern. It will be assumed that you'll know to always work Half Double Crochets
into the tops of Half Double Crochets, and Slip Stitches into Slip Stitches.
Half Double Slip Stitch (HDSS): (sometimes known as yarn over slip stitch) Yarn over, insert hook, yarn
over and pull through all loops on the hook. Stitch complete.

Corner Stitch: In a marked space that will make the corners of the sweater work "SC, CH 2, SC" all into
the same stitch. I will call this the "Corner Stitch" in the pattern.

PATTERN

Start by making the ribbing for the neck. Chain 4 with Color A.

ROW 1: Half Double Slip Stitch (HDSS) into each chain. (3)

ROWS 2 - 56: CH 1 and turn. HDSS into each stitch. (3)

With a tapestry needle, use the starting tail to sew the two ends together to form a circle. Cut color A and
pull up a loop with Color B. SC around the circle working one SC into each space at the end of a row. Join
with a slip stitch to the first SC of the round, CH 1 and turn. (56)

Place stitch markers. Count from the first SC of the round (the stitch you slip stitched into is stitch #1) and
mark stitch #10, #19, #38, #47. You will have 18 stitches in between two markers for the front and back,
and 8 stitches in between 2 markers for over the shoulders.

ROUND 1: (Start the first HDC in stitch #2 of the round. The turning chain and join counts as #1.)
Work *one HDC, then slip stitch into the next stitch. Repeat from * (alternating HDC and SL ST (Even
Moss stitch) to the first marker. (Your last stitch in #9 should be a SL ST.) In the marked stitch, work "SC,
CH 2, SC".

Continue the Even Moss Stitch to the next marker, starting in the first stitch after the corner with HDC.
(Consider the corner stitch as a break in the pattern and continue with the Even Moss stitch, meaning, your
last stitch before the corner was SL ST, begin with HDC in the space after the corner.)

Continue working the Even Moss Stitch to the next marked stitch, work the corner stitch, then continue
on to the next. Work the last 8 stitches of the round with the Even Moss, then join with a slip stitch to the
starting stitch. (Your last stitch before the join should be a slip stitch.)

ROUND 2: CH 1 and turn. Work Even Moss stitch starting by working into the first slip stitch of the row
below with a SL ST and work Even Moss up to and including into the SC before the CH 2's of the corner.
Work the Corner Stitch underneath and around the CH 2 space. Continue the Even Moss Stitch in the SC
from the row below. Continue in this manner working the round. Your last stitch of the round should be
HDC. Join with a slip stitch to the first stitch, CH 1 and turn.
ROUND 3: Begin the Even Moss with HDC in top of HDC from row below. *Work Even Moss to the
corner. Corner stitch around ch 2 space. Repeat from * around. Join with a SL ST to the first stitch. (Tip:
the last stitch of this round will be SL ST.)

ROUND 4: Repeat round 2.

ROUND 5: Repeat round 3.

ROUNDS 6 - 9: Repeat rounds 4 and 5.

Tip: You will notice that the ODD number rounds begin the even moss pattern with HDC and the EVEN
number rounds begin with SL ST. Be very careful not to start an Even Round with HDC. (It's easy to not see
the slip stitch, but if you realize you ended the round with a slip stitch, you need to begin with a slip stitch.)

Size Adjustments: Join for the armholes on round 10 for size 6 -9months, join for the armholes on round
11 for size 9-12 months, for 12-18 months, join on round 12, for size 24 months, join on round 13. (These
are estimations and assuming you have the same tension as I did using a H-5mm hook and the same yarn.
Please have a tape measure handy and refer to the size measurements of chart below.)

How to join for the armholes: Begin the round as usual with the Even Moss stitch to the first corner.

*Instead of working the corner stitch into the ch 2 space, continue with even moss stitch in the ch 2 space.
(Work the next stitch in the pattern sequence into the ch 2 space.) Pull the next corner space toward your
hook and skip working over all the stitches and work the next stitch in the even moss stitch (it should be a
HDC) into the next chain 2 space. Continue the Even Moss stitch to the next corner and repeat from *.

Work the Even Moss to the end of the round, slip stitch to the beginning stitch, CH 1 and turn.

Work the Even Moss stitch, always joining at the end of the round and turning until your sweater measures
from the back of the neck to the waist: 6 month size: 7 inches, 9-12 month 7.5 inches, 12-18 months 8
inches, 24 months 9 inches.

BOTTOM RIBBING:

When main body of the sweater reaches desired length, on final join, pull through with new color.
Chain 6. Work Half Double Slip Stitch in each chain back toward the bottom of the sweater. Slip Stitch
into next stitch. *Turn work and work HDSS under both loops to the outer edge. CH 1 and turn. Work
the HDSS back toward the bottom of the sweater again, this time slip stitching into the next two stitches.

Continue repeating from * and on final row, remove hook, use a tapestry needle to sew the two ends
together, weave in all ends.
SLEEVES:

Pull up a loop in the base of the armpit, making sure the little v's of the stitches are facing away from you
and going in a direction as if you just chained and turned.

Round 1: Chain 1 and SC into the same place as you pulled up a loop. Then work the Even Moss Stitch
into the very first stitch of the round and every stitch around the armhole. Join with a slip stitch to the
starting stitch.

Round 2: Chain 1 and turn. Work the stitch needed to continue the even moss pattern around the
armhole. Join with a slip stitch at the end of the round. (This is very similar to joining the rounds when you
increased for the neck. If a round ends on a SL ST make sure you start with a sl st, and vice versa.)

Repeat Round 2 until sleeve measures:

When sleeve is to desired length, work one last row of *SC, SC, SC2tog repeat from * around to decrease
the width of the sleeve.

Pull through with Color B on slip stitch.

Chain 4. Work the ribbing around the sleeve in the same manner as the neck. Use a tapestry needle to sew
the two ends together when finished with the round.

Tie off and weave in all ends.

Tip: When working the ribbing around the wrist, make sure the slip stitches going around the wrist match
and are in the same direction of the bottom of the waist.

xo, Tiffany

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