On A Whim Preemie/Newborn hat and boots set

This preemie/newborn hat and boots set was made on a whim, thus the name. One thing I love about crochet is the many stitches you can work with, so I decided on the bobble stitch. This is a set you can create in just a few  hours (without interruptions) and even if you get interrupted, you can still complete it within a day.

 

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Materials
-Deborah Norville Collection Everyday;113g, 186mt (Colour-Azure)- I used half a skein
-5mm and 4.5mm hooks
-Needle for weaving in ends

Abbreviations:
-DC- Double crochet
-SC- Single crochet
-BLO- Back loop only
-SL ST- Slip stitch
-HDC2Tog- Half Double Crochet two stitches together

Special Stitch: 4DC Bobble Stitch
Yarn over, go into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through first 2 loops (2 loops left on hook). Yarn over again, go into same stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through first 2 loops (3 loops left on hook). Repeat till there are 5 loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all 5 loops.

Note:
-Pattern written in U.S terms
-Ch 2 does not count as a stitch

HAT (with 5mm hook)
Form Magic ring. See this tutorial by Mooglyblog OR chain 4, sl st in 1st chain to form circle.
Round 1: Ch 2, 11 dc in magic ring, join to 1st dc (11)
Round 2: Ch 2, 2dc in each st around, joint to 1st dc (22)
Round 3: Ch 2, *1 dc in 1st, 2 dc in next* repeat around (33)
Round 4: Ch 2, *1 bobble in next st, ch 2, sk next st * repeat around, join to 1st bobble (16 bobbles around)
Round 5: Ch 2,* 1 bobble in ch 2 space, ch 1* repeat around, join to ch 2 space (16 bobbles)
Round 6-9: repeat row 5 four times. fasten off.

BOOTS (with 4.5mm hook)
Sole- make 2
Round 1: Ch 8, 2 sc in second ch from hook, sc 5, 5 sc in last ch. Turn work upside down, sc 5, 2 sc in last ch. Join to 1st sc (19)
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st as ch 1, 2 sc in next, sc 4, hdc 1, 2hdc in each of next 5 sts, hdc 1, sc 4, 2 sc in each of next 2 sts. Join to 1st sc (28)
Round 3: Ch 1, *hdc 1 in same st, 2 hdc in next* repeat twice, hdc 5, *hdc 1 in next, 2 hdc in next* repeat 5 times, hdc 5, *hdc 1 in next, 2 hdc in next* repeat twice. Join to 1st hdc (37)

Body (you don’t have to break yarn since it’s the same colour)
Round 4: Join yarn in centre of heel with right side facing you. Working in blo, Ch 1, sc around (37)
Round 5: Ch 1 , sc next st, sc around (last sc in sl st from previous round). Join to 1st sc (37)
Round 6: Ch 1, sc in same st as ch 1, sc2tog in next, sc 31, sc2tog, sc in last st. Join to 1st sc (35)
Round 7: CH 1, sc in next st, sc 8, hdc2tog 8 times, sc 10 (last sc in sl st of previous round). Join to 1st sc (27)
Round 8: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc 7, hdc 1, hdc2tog 4 times, hdc 1, sc 9. Join to 1st sc (23)
Round 9: Ch 2, sk 1st st, bobble in next., *ch 1, skip 2 sts, bobble in next* repeat till there are 8 bobbles, sl st into ch 2 space. Fasten off, weave in ends.
Enjoy your On A Whim preemie/newborn hat and boots set.