The Butterscotch Onesie - Free Crochet Pattern
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Since we’ll be welcoming a precious lil’ peanut this May, my head’s been swirling with ideas on patterns to make for babies... This Butterscotch Baby Onesie has been the first item made, and I’m pretty pumped to slip this onto our girl! I’ve not made any baby garments like this before, but it was actually really fun to whip up. If you’re in the market for an adorable handmade baby wearable, then grab a skein of your favorite DK yarn and check out this pattern!
i wanted there to be lottttss of texture on this piece, and played around a lot to figure out my favorite combination. I’m very happy with how the waffle stitch pairs with the little puffs on the bottom.
The pattern is available for sizes newborn through 12 months. I feel like it’s very forgiving given how open the top is. Plus it has some stretch..
It features a button closure bottom for easy changes, and the straps are buttoned along the top as well.
Now, I have to give you the low-down on the yarn I used for this piece. I’ve partnered up with Mountain Meadow Wool on this pattern, and I couldn’t be happier to associate with a brand like theirs. They’re a quality yarn company located here in America (Wyoming) who focuses on eco-friendly operations and fair prices for ranchers (see other great yarns made in the US HERE).
Mountain Meadow Wool Mill is the largest full-service spinning mill in the West— working with 16 local ranching families. And I really admire their efforts to preserve the history and importance of ranchers…
They offer a variety of products and yarns— including the yarn used for this onesie, Powder River. One of my favorite things I learned about their production is that they use eco-friendly cleaners and vegetable based spinning oil to retain the natural lanolin found in wool. I 100% back this company and it’s values.
MMW was gracious enough to offer a 20% off coupon code off the Powder River yarn used in this pattern!! : use code “pr20” to get 20% off Powder River yarn.
Whether making this for your own kiddo, or gifting at a loved one’s baby shower… I think it’ll be cherished and admired. It makes me want to design more little onesies! Hope you enjoy making it if you end up choosing to. :)
Mountain Meadow Wool was gracious enough to offer a 20% off coupon code off the Powder River yarn used in this pattern!! : use code “pr20” to get 20% off Powder River yarn.
The Butterscotch Baby Onesie Pattern
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What you’ll need:
-DK (light, 3) weight yarn (see notes for yardage info). I used Mountain Meadow Wool Powder River DK in color “Marigold”
-5 mm hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
-five 1/2” buttons
-sewing needle and thread
-yarn needle
Gauge:
16 dc by 9 rows equals a four inch square
Abbreviations:
ch=chain, dc=double crochet, st(s)=stitch(es), sl=slip, puff st=puff stitch, bpdc=back post double crochet, fpdc=front post double crochet, hdc=half double crochet, sk=skip, hdc3tog=half double crochet three together, sp= space
Notes:
———Sizing———
(size in photos is 0-3 months)
0-3 months
Approximately 8” wide by 14” long
200 yards of dk yarn
3-6 months
Approximately 8.75” wide by 15” long
225 yards of dk yarn
6-12 months
Approximately 9.5” wide by 16” long
250 yards of dk yarn
-this pattern is rated “intermediate”
-ch’s at beginning of rows/rounds do not count as sts, unless noted in pattern
-the way this onesie is worked up, is beginning at the very front top part (the waffle stitch portion), it’s then worked down to the ribbed waist, after that the middle section is worked up (the puff stitch portion) then you will work up the front bottom, and the back bottom. last is straps and the i cord tie
-on the bottom part that has the puff sts, I chose to work the hdc into the ch 1 spaces instead of the actual ch just because it was quicker, either way works though
-here’s how I did the PUFF ST for this pattern:
(yo, insert hook in designated st, draw loop back through—I lifted the yarn to the height of the dc’s when working the puff st) 4 times, yo draw through all 9 loops on hook
Pattern:
***Sizes are formatted 0-3 [3-6, 6-12]***
—TOP OF ONESIE (WAFFLE ST)—
Row 1) ch 23 [26, 29], dc in 3rd st from hook and across (21 [24, 27] total sts)
Row 2) ch 2, turn, dc, (fpdc, dc in next 2 sts) across until last two sts— in last two sts: fpdc, dc (21 [24, 27] total sts)
Row 3) ch 2, turn, dc in 1st two sts, (fpdc next 2 sts, dc) across until last st— dc in last st (21 [24, 27] total sts)
Rows 4-10) repeat rows 2-3 consecutively (row 10 is a repeat of row 2)
do not finish off
—RIBBED WAIST—
*picking up where you left off in row 10 of top of the onesie, now worked in the round*
ch 45 [48, 51], then join to the first dc of row 10 of the top of the onesie with sl st, making sure not to twist the chains
Round 1) ch 2, work dc into dc you sl st into to join and around (first into the dc’s from the top of the onesie, then into the ch’s), join to 1st st with sl st (66 [72, 78] total sts)
Rounds 2-4) ch 2, (fpdc, bpdc) around, join to 1st st with sl st (66 [72, 78] total sts)
do not finish off
—MIDDLE PUFF ST SECTION—
Round 5) ch 1, hdc around, join to 1st st with sl st (66 [72, 78] total sts)
Round 6) ch 2, turn your work, (dc in 3 sts, ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st) around, join to 1st st with sl st (66 [72, 78] total sts)
Round 7) ch 1, turn your work, hdc around, join to 1st st with sl st (66 [72, 78] total sts)
Round 8) ch 3 (the 3rd ch counts as a “ch 1” sp, turn your work, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts, (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) around, join to the 2nd of the beginning ch with sl st (66 [72, 78] total sts)
Round 9) ch 1, turn your work, hdc around, join to 1st st with sl st (66 [72, 78] total sts)
***FOR SIZE 0-3 MONTHS:
Rounds 10-14) repeat rows 6-9 consecutively (round 14 is a repeat of round 6)
***FOR SIZE 3-6 MONTHS:
Rounds 10-16) repeat rows 6-9 consecutively (round 16 is a repeat of round 8)
***FOR SIZE 6-12 MONTHS:
Rounds 10-18) repeat rows 6-9 consecutively (round 18 is a repeat of round 6)
do not finish off
—FRONT BOTTOM PART—
*picking up where you left off in round 14 [16, 18], switching from working in the round to work in rows*
sl st from where you left off in round 14 [16, 18] to the side of the onesie—
***FOR SIZE 0-3 MONTHS: sl st over 8 times
***FOR SIZE 3-6 MONTHS: sl st over 5 times
***FOR SIZE 6-12 MONTHS: sl st over 5 times
See photo below for assistance.
***FOR SIZE 0-3 MONTHS:
Row 1) ch 1, turn, (you will be working back over your sl st’s), hdc3tog, hdc in next 27 sts, hdc3tog (29 total sts)
Row 2) ch 2, turn, dc in 4 sts (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across until last st— dc in last st (29 total sts)
Row 3) ch 1, turn, hdc3tog, hdc across row until last 3 sts— hdc3tog in last 3 sts (25 total sts)
Row 4) ch 2, turn, dc in 5 sts, (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across until last 2 sts— dc in last 2 sts (25 total sts)
Row 5) repeat instructions from row 3 (21 total sts)
Row 6) ch 2, turn, dc in 6 sts, (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across until last 3 sts— dc in last 3 sts (21 total sts)
Row 7) repeat instructions from row 3 (17 total sts)
Row 8) ch 2, turn, dc, (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across until last 4 sts— in last 4: ch 1, sk st, ps, ch 1, sk st, dc (17 total sts)
Rows 9-11) ch 1, turn, hdc across row (17 total sts)
finish off
***FOR SIZE 3-6 MONTHS:
Row 1) ch 1, turn, (you will be working back over your sl st’s), hdc3tog, hdc in next 30 sts, hdc3tog (32 total sts)
Row 2) ch 2, turn, dc in 2 sts (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across (32 total sts)
Row 3) ch 1, turn, hdc3tog, hdc across row until last 3 sts— hdc3tog in last 3 sts (28 total sts)
Row 4) ch 2, turn, dc in 3 sts, (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across until last st— dc in last st (28 total sts)
Row 5) repeat instructions from row 3 (24 total sts)
Row 6) ch 2, turn, dc in 4 sts, (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across until last 2 sts— dc in last 2 sts (24 total sts)
Row 7) repeat instructions from row 3 (20 total sts)
Row 8) ch 2, turn, dc in 5 sts, (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across until last 3 sts— dc in last 3 sts (20 total sts)
Rows 9-11) ch 1, turn, hdc across row (20 total sts)
finish off
***FOR SIZE 6-12 MONTHS:
Row 1) ch 1, turn, (you will be working back over your sl st’s), hdc3tog, hdc in next 33 sts, hdc3tog (35 total sts)
Row 2) ch 2, turn, dc in 8 sts (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across until last 3 sts— dc in last 3 sts (35 total sts)
Row 3) ch 1, turn, hdc3tog, hdc across row until last 3 sts— hdc3tog in last 3 sts (31 total sts)
Row 4) ch 2, turn, dc in 3 sts, (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across until last 4 sts— in last 4 sts: ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc (31 total sts)
Row 5) repeat instructions from row 3 (27 total sts)
Row 6) ch 2, turn, dc in 4 sts, (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across until last 4 sts— in last 4 sts: ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 2 sts (27 total sts)
Row 7) repeat instructions from row 3 (23 total sts)
Row 8) ch 2, turn, dc in 5 sts, (ch 1, sk st, puff st, ch 1, sk st, dc in 3 sts) across (23 total sts)
Rows 9-11) ch 1, turn, hdc across row (23 total sts)
finish off
—BACK BOTTOM PART—
***FOR ALL SIZES:
*flip over to back side of onesie. You will start the back bottom part on the right side. draw up your yarn in the stitch to the left of where the front bottom part ends (see pic below for assistance)*
Row 1) ch 1, and beginning with the st you drew yarn up in—hdc3tog, hdc across until last 3 sts— hdc3tog in last 3 sts (29 [32, 35] total sts)
Row 2) ch 2, turn, dc across row (29 [32, 35] total sts)
Row 3) ch 1, turn, hdc3tog, hdc across until last 3 sts— hdc3tog in last 3 sts (25 [28, 31] total sts)
Row 4) repeat instructions from row 2 (25 [28, 31] total sts)
Row 5) repeat instructions from row 3 (21 [24, 27] total sts)
Row 6) repeat instructions from row 2 (21 [24, 27] total sts)
Row 7)repeat instructions from row 3 (17 [20, 23] total sts)
Row 8) repeat instructions from row 2 (17 [20, 23] total sts)
Rows 9-11) ch 1, turn, hdc across (17 [20, 23] total sts)
finish off
—STRAPS (MAKE 2)—
Row 1) ch 6, dc in 3rd ch from hook and across (4 total sts)
Row 2) ch 1, turn, hdc, fpdc, fpdc, hdc (4 total sts)
Row 3) ch 1, turn, hdc, bpdc, bpdc, hdc (4 total sts)
Rows 4-??) repeat rows 2-3 consecutively until the strap is 9 inches long
—I-CORD BELT—
for the belt you will make an i-cord approximately 30-34 inches, depending on preference. Below you can see a video on how to make an i-cord:
Assembly:
First up when assembling the onesie, is attaching the buttons onto the bottom back side. These are 1/2 inch buttons, and they naturally fit in between the stitches, so no button holes were needed. First lay them out and eyeball where you’d like them to be sewn on. I put them on the second to last row, and spaced them out evenly. Once they’re where you’d like them, sew them on with needle and thread, making multiple passes so they’re secure.
You’ll also attach two buttons on the top of the front waffle stitch part— these will be holding the two straps. I sewed mine onto the very top two corners.
To attach the straps, first slip them onto the front two buttons, like shown in the photo above.
Then you’ll cross them over one another (making sure not to twist), and sew them onto the back side of the onesie, along the top of the ribbed waist. I distanced them about the width of the front top waffle part (see above photo).
Sew the straps onto the back using a whip stitch along the edges of the straps and ribbed waist using a yarn needle.
Lastly, you will weave your i-cord in and out of the ribbed waist band and tie into a cute bow to finish off the onesie! Just need to weave in those ends and you’ve got yourself a super cute little piece of clothing. Do please share your finished Butterscotch Onesie with me over on Instagram if you make one, bonus points if a baby is in it. EEK! :)
Happy hookin!
Meg
