Santa Cocoon & Hat

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Cocoon: 11 inches wide x 16 inches long Hat: 14–16 inches in circumference

MATERIALS

• Berroco Vintage medium (worsted) weight acrylic/ wool/nylon yarn (31/2 oz/ 217 yds/100g per hank): 2 hanks #5150 berries 1 hank #5101 mochi 1 oz each #5121 sunny and

#5145 cast iron • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • Yarn needle

GAUGE

4 hdc = 1 inch; [hdc rnd, sc rnd] 3 times = 2 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-2 at beginning of round counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated.

COCOON LOWER BODY

Rnd 1: Beg at bottom of Cocoon with berries, ch 4, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 11 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc) Rnd 2: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), hdc in same st as beg ch-2, 2 hdc in

each dc around, join in beg ch-2. (24 hdc)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in each hdc around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc in same st as beg ch-2, hdc in next sc, [2 hdc in next sc, hdc in next sc] around, join in beg ch-2. (36 hdc) Rnd 5: Rep rnd 3. Rnd 6: Ch 2, hdc in same st as beg ch-2, hdc in each of next 2 sc, [2 hdc in next sc, hdc in each of next 2 sc] around, join in beg ch-2. (48 hdc) Rnd 7: Rep rnd 3. Rnd 8: Ch 2, hdc in same st as beg ch-2, hdc in each of next 3 sc, [2 hdc in next sc, hdc in each of next 3 sc] around, join in beg ch-2. (60 hdc) Rnd 9: Rep rnd 3. Rnd 10: Ch 2, hdc in same st as beg ch-2, hdc in each of next 4 sc, [2 hdc in next sc, hdc in each of next 4 sc] around, join in beg ch-2. (72 hdc) Rnd 11: Rep rnd 3. Rnd 12: Ch 2, hdc in same st as beg ch-2, hdc in each of next 5 sc, [2 hdc in next sc, hdc in each of next 5 sc] around, join in beg ch-2. (84 hdc) Rnd 13: Rep rnd 3. Rnd 14: Ch 2, hdc in each sc around, join in beg ch-2. Rnd 15: Rep rnd 3. Fasten off. Rnd 16: Working in back lp (see

Stitch Guide) of sts for this rnd, join mochi, ch 3, dc in each sc around, join in beg ch-3. (84 dc) Rnds 17–19: Ch 3, bpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next dc, [ fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next dc, bpdc around next dc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. At the end of rnd 19, fasten off.

Rnds 20–27: Join berries in same st as beg ch-3 of previous rnd, [rep rnds 13 and 14 alternately] 4 times. Rnd 28: Rep rnd 13. Fasten off.

Belt

Rnds 29–32: Join cast iron in same st as beg sc of previous rnd, rep rnds 16–19. At the end of rnd 32, fasten off.

Upper Body

Rnds 33–42: Join berries in same st as beg ch-3 of previous rnd, [rep rnds 13 and 14 alternately] 5 times. Rnd 43: Rep row 13. Fasten off. Row 44: Now working in rows, join mochi in 42nd sc of previous rnd, ch 3, dc in each of next 4 sc, dc dec (see Stitch Guide) over next 2 sc, [dc in each of next 5 sts, dc dec in next 2 sts] around, do not join, turn. (72 dc) Rows 45–49: Ch 3, bpdc around next dc, [fpdc around next dc, bpdc around next dc] around, ending with dc in ch-3 of previous row, do not join, turn. At the end of row 49, fasten off.

Belt Buckle

With sunny, ch 19, join in first ch to form a ring, ch 3, 2 dc in same ch as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 4 chs, 3 dc in next ch, dc in each of next 4 chs, 3 dc in next ch, dc in each of next 4 chs, 3 dc in next ch, dc in each of next 3 chs, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. With yarn needle, position Belt Buckle centered over Belt and sew center of Buckle to Belt. Tack all 4 corners of Belt Buckle to hold in position.