Shell hat and booties for 3-6 months

As with all my patterns I first start with the statement...I crochet tightly, please adjust the pattern as you see fit to the way you crochet (I typically use a hook 2 sizes bigger when using other patterns)

Shell V stitch hat for Stefano

Size H hook

1 ball of baby yarn of your choice (I used Sweet Delight Baby Yarn in Mint Charm)

Shell= 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc

v stitch= dc, ch 1, dc

1)ch 4, join to 1st ch with sl st to form a ring, ch 3, dc 9 into center of ring, join with sl st to ch-3

2)ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around (20), join withsl st to ch-3

3)ch 3, dc in same st, *dc in next st, 2 dc's in next st* repeat ending with dc, sl st to ch-3

4)ch 2, dc in same st, *dc in next 2 st, 2 dc's in next st* repeat ending with dc, sl st to top of ch 2

5)ch 2, dc in same st, *dc in next 3 st, 2 dc's in next st* repeat ending with dc, sl st to top of ch 2

6)ch 2, dc in same st, *dc in next 4 st, 2 dc's in next st* repeat ending with dc, sl st to top of ch 2

7)ch 1, *skip next st, shell in next st, skip next st, sc in next st* around sl st into ch1

8)ch 3, *V stitch in ch1 space, dc in previous row sc* around sl st into ch-3

9,11,13) repeat row 7

10,12,14) repeat row 8

15)ch 1, *sc, sc in ch1 sp, sc, hdc* around sl st into ch1

16)ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st into ch1

17)ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st into top of ch 2

18)ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st into ch1

19)ch 1, sc in next st, *ch 3, sc into first ch, skip next st, sc in next 2 st* repeat, sl st into ch 1 and fasten off.

Booties for stefano

1)Ch until reach 9 inches (about 46), add 2 more ch's, dc in 4th ch from hook and each st, turn

2-7)sl st into same st, ch 2, hdc in each stitch, sl st to to of ch of previous row, turn

8)sl st into the first 14 sts (about 2.5 in), ch 3, dc into the next 17 sts, leaving the rest unworked, turn

9)ch 1, *skip next st, shell in next st, skip next st, sc in next st* ending with sc in previous row top of ch 3

10)ch 3, *V stitch in ch1 space, dc in previous row sc* ending with dc in previous row ch 1

11)repeat row 9

12)repeat row 10

13)ch 2, *sc, sc in ch1 sp, sc, hdc* ending with hdc in previous row ch 1

14)ch 1, sc in each st, fasten off, fold in half and sew bottom, side and top of bootie(row 8) to create bootie.

make 2 chains for ties