1/2Star Baby Sleep Sack
Original design by @分不清大小王（洋妈手作）
A five-point star sleep sack for a roughly three-month-old baby, worked as a granny-star centre that folds into a cocoon with sleeves, a hood and a small crocheted star trim. Buttonholes are worked into the body as you go.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Yarn
- 4-ply baby cotton
- Finished size
- Fits about 3 months
- Time
- 10+ hours
Materials
- 4-ply baby cotton: main colour (about 13 balls), plus 2 balls and 1 ball of contrast shadesAmazon ↗
- Yarn needleAmazon ↗
- 2 crocheted buttonsAmazon ↗
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Stitches used: MR, ch, sc, hdc, dc, tr, inc, dec, sl st
Star Baby Sleep Sack (3-month size) — Full Pattern Abbreviations for this pattern: X = sc, T = hdc, F = dc, FA = dc decrease, FV = dc increase, FW = 3 dc in one stitch, E = treble, CH = chain. Body (worked as a granny-style star from the centre) Rnd 1: MR, 2 dc, ch 2, 4x(3 dc, ch 2), dc Rnd 2: 5x[3 dc, then (dc, ch 2, dc) in the ch space] Rnd 3: 5x[5 dc, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch sp] Rnd 4: 5x[7 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch sp] Rnds 5-9: continue the same way with 11, 13, 15, 19, 21 dc per point Rnd 10: 5x[23 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc)] Rnds 11-17: continue with 27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 43 dc per point Buttonhole row: 13 dc, ch 1 skip 1, 11 dc, ch 1 skip 1, 13 dc Rnd 18: join the two layers and work 90 dc through both Rnd 19: 5x(8 dc, dc dec, 8 dc) = 85 Rnd 20: 5x(15 dc, dc dec) = 80 Rnd 21: 5x(7 dc, dc dec, 7 dc) = 75 Rnd 22: no shaping = 75 Rnds 23-38: continue decreasing 5 sts every shaping round (70, 65, 60, 55, 55, 50, 45, 40, 35, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10) ending Rnd 38: 5 dc dec = 5 Sleeves: Ch 45, join to the back of the body and work from Rnd 18 of the body. Hood Row 1: 35 sts across the back panel Row 2: turn, dc inc, 33 dc, dc inc Row 3: turn, dc inc, 35 dc, dc inc Row 4: turn, dc inc, 37 dc, dc inc, then ch 54 to join and work in the round Rows 5-8: 95 sts, no shaping Rnd 9: 5x(17 dc, dc dec) = 90 Rnds 10-29: continue decreasing 5 sts per shaping round down to 5 Hood edging: 2x(sc, ch 3) in every stitch Small star Rnd 1: 5 sc Rnd 2: 5x(3 dc in one st) Rnd 3: 5x[sc, (hdc, dc, ch, tr, ch, dc, hdc), sc]. Make 2 and sew together. Buttons (make 2): MR, 15 dc Button band: Row 1: dc dec, 41 dc, dc dec. Row 2: dc dec, 39 dc, dc dec.
Notes
3-month baby size. Worked as a five-point star that folds into a sleep sack with sleeves and a hood. Yarn: 4-ply baby cotton, roughly 13 balls of the main colour plus 2 and 1 of the contrasts.
Frequently asked questions
What do F, FA, FV and FW mean in the chart?
The pattern includes its own legend: X is single crochet, T is half double crochet, F is double crochet, FA is a double crochet decrease, FV is a double crochet increase, FW is three double crochet in one stitch and E is a treble.
How does a flat star become a sleep sack?
Rounds 1 to 17 make the star point panels. At Rnd 18 the two layers are joined and worked together as a tube, decreasing five stitches per shaping round down to the closed foot.
Where do the buttonholes go?
The buttonhole row is worked between Rnds 17 and 18 as 13 dc, ch 1 skipping 1, 11 dc, ch 1 skipping 1, 13 dc. Two crocheted buttons made from a magic ring of 15 dc fasten into them.
How are the sleeves added?
Chain 45, join to the back of the body and then work from Rnd 18 of the body pattern so the sleeve grows out of the main piece rather than being sewn on.
