School Days

Designs by Deborah Maxwell

PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work
progresses.
Join rounds with slip stitch
unless otherwise stated.
Jumper is crocheted in hdc
stripes of 11 [12, 13, 14] rows of
each A and B.
SPECIAL STITCH
Half double crochet de-
crease (hdc dec): [Yo, insert
hook in next st, yo, draw up a lp]
twice, yo, draw through all 5 lps
on hook.
JUMPER
FRONT
Row 1 (RS): With A, ch 53 [57,
61, 65], hdc in 2nd ch from hook,
hdc in each rem ch across, turn.
(52 [56, 60, 64] hdc)
Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each st
across, turn.
Rows 311 [12, 13, 14]: Rep
row 2. At the end of last rep,
fasten off.
Rows 1222 [1324, 1426,
1528]: Attach B with sl st in
first st, rep row 2. At the end of
last rep, fasten off.
Rows 2333 [2536, 2739,
2942]: Attach A with sl st in
first st, rep row 2. At the end of
last rep, fasten off.
Rows 3444 [3748, 4052,
4356]: Attach B with sl st in
first st, rep row 2. At the end of
last rep, fasten off.
Rows 4553 [4958, 5363,
5768]: Attach A with sl st in
first st, rep row 2.
Row 54 [59, 64, 69]: Ch 1, hdc
dec (see Special Stitch) in next 2
sts, hdc in each st across to last
2 sts, hdc dec in next 2 sts, turn.
(50 [54, 58, 62] hdc)
Row 55 [60, 65, 70]: Ch 1, hdc
dec in next 2 sts, hdc in each hdc
across to last 2 sts, hdc dec in
last 2 sts, fasten off. (48 [52, 56,
60] hdc)
Rows 5661 [6167, 6673, 71
79]: Attach B with sl st in first
st, ch 1, hdc dec in next 2 sts,
hdc in each hdc across to last 2
hdc, hdc dec in last 2 hdc, turn.
(36 [38, 40, 42] hdc)
Row 62 [68, 74, 80]: Ch 1, hdc
dec in next 2 sts, hdc in each of
next 4 sts, ch 3, sk next 3 sts,
hdc in each hdc across to last
9 sts, ch 3, sk next 3 sts, hdc in
each of next 4 sts, hdc dec in last
2 sts, turn. (34 [36, 38, 40] sts)
Row 6366 [6972, 7578,
8184]: Rep row 55 [59, 64, 69].
At the end of last rep, fasten off.
(26 [28, 30, 32] hdc)
BACK
Rows 161 [167, 173, 179]:
Rep rows 161 [167, 173,
179] of Front.
Row 62 [68, 74, 80]: Rep row 55
[60, 65, 70] of Front.
Rows 6366 [6972, 7578,
8184]: Rep rows 6366 [6972,
7578, 8184] of Front.
With matching color, sew Front
and Back of Jumper tog across
side seams.
BOTTOM TRIM
Rnd 1 (WS): Attach A at side
seam with sc, sc evenly sp
around bottom edge, join in beg
sc, turn.
SKILL LEVEL
FINISHED SIZES
Instructions given fit childs size 2;
changes for 4, 6, 8 are in [ ].
FINISHED GARMENT
MEASUREMENTS
Chest: 26 inches (size 2) [28 inches
(size 4), 30 inches (size 6), 32 inches
(size 8)]
Length: 19 inches (size 2) [21
inches (size 4), 23 inches (size 6),
25 inches (size 8)]
Beret: Fits sizes 2/4 [6/8]
MATERIALS
Tahki Cotton Classic light
(DK) weight yarn (1
oz/108 yds/50g
per skein):
4 [4, 5, 5] skeins each #3942
dark lavender (A) and
#3017 steel gray (B)
Size F/5/3.75mm crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
3-inch plastic rings: 3
GAUGE
9 hdc = 2 inches; 15 hdc rows =
4 inches
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EC00350
Comfy cotton
and rich colors
are a perfect
back-to-school
combination.
Rnd 2 (RS): [Ch 1, 2 hdc in
same sc as ch-1, sk next sc,
sl st in next sc] around, join,
fasten off.
TOP TRIM
Rnd 1 (WS): Attach A in un-
derarm seam, ch 1, sc evenly sp
around outer top edge, join in
beg sc, turn.
Rnd 2: Rep rnd 2 of Bottom
Trim.
STRAP
Make 2.
Row 1: With B, ch 7, hdc in 2nd
ch from hook, hdc in each rem ch
across, turn. (6 hdc)
Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each hdc
across, turn.
Rep row 2 until Strap measures
7 [7, 9, 9] inches from
beg, leaving a 10-inch length,
fasten off.
With rem length, sew a Strap to
inside edge WS of Top Trim at
outer edge of last row of Back.
FLOWER BUTTON
Make 2.
Rnd 1: Attach B to plastic ring,
ch 1, work 20 hdc over ring, join
in first hdc, fasten off. (20 hdc)
Rnd 2: Attach A with sl st in
any hdc, [ch 1, 2 hdc in same hdc
as ch-1, sk next hdc, sl st in next
hdc] 10 times, fasten off.
Sew a Flower Button to end of
Strap. Secure buttons through
buttonholes on Jumper Front.
BERET
Rnd 1: With A, ch 4, join in
first ch to form a ring, ch 1,
8 hdc in ring, join in first hdc,
turn. (8 hdc)
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in same st
as beg ch-2, 2 hdc in each st
around, join in first hdc,
turn. (16 hdc)
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Rnd 3: Ch 1, [hdc in next hdc,
2 hdc in next hdc] around, join
in first hdc, turn. (24 hdc)
Rnd 4: Rep rnd 3. (36 hdc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, hdc in each hdc
around, join in first hdc, turn.
Rnd 6: Rep rnd 3. (54 hdc)
Rnds 7 & 8: Rep rnd 5.
Rnd 9: Rep rnd 3. (81 hdc)
Rnds 10 & 11: Rep rnd 5. At
the end of last rep, fasten off.
Rnd 12: Attach B, rep rnd 3.
(121 hdc)
Rnds 1315 [1317]: Rep rnd 5.
Rnds 16 [18]: Ch 1, [hdc in each
of next 11 hdc, hdc dec in next
2 hdc] around, join in first hdc,
turn. (112 hdc)
Rnd 17 [19]: Ch 1, [hdc in each
of next 10 hdc, hdc dec in next
2 hdc] around, join in beg hdc.
(103 hdc)
Rnd 18 [20]: Ch 1, [hdc in
each of next 9 hdc, hdc dec in
next 2 hdc] around, join in first
hdc. (94 hdc)
Rnds 19 & 20 [21 & 22]: Rep
rnd 18 [20]. (79 hdc)
Rnd 21 [23]: Rep rnd 5. Fasten
off.
Rnd 22 [24]: Attach A, ch 1, sc
in each hdc around, join in first
sc, turn.
Rnd 23 [25]: Ch 2, dc in each st
around, join, turn.
Rnd 24 [26]: Ch 2, [bpdc
around next dc, fpdc around
next dc] around, join in 2nd ch of
ch-2, turn.
Rnd 25 [27]: Ch 2, [bpdc around
bpdc, fpdc around fpdc] around,
join in 2nd ch of ch-2, fasten off.
FLOWER
Rnd 1: Join B with sl st around
plastic ring, ch 1, work 20 hdc
over ring, join in first hdc, turn.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, hdc in each hdc
around, join in first hdc, fasten
off, turn.
Rnd 3: Attach A in any hdc,
[ch 2, 3 dc in same hdc as beg
ch-2, sk next hdc, sl st in next
hdc] around, join in first st,
fasten off.
CW
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