How to Crochet a Bunting

Keep your baby warm and cosy in a hand crocheted bunting.

A bunting is a style of sleeping bag intended for toddlers and babies, sometimes referred to as a cocoon or sleeping sack. Buntings can be convenient alternatives to blankets, especially for babies that move around during the night and twist up their blankets. Use any style of yarn for crocheting a bunting; a medium-weight wool is especially warm and cozy for a chilly night, whereas sport-weight yarns make a lighter weight bunting. To successfully crochet a bunting, you need to know how to work basic stitches, such as chain, double crochet and single crochet.

Things You'll Need

• 2-3 skeins, sport weight yarn
• Size I crochet hook

Instructions

1. Chain three stitches. Double crochet 12 stitches in the third chain from the hook. Use a slip stitch to join your last stitch to your first stitch.

2. Chain two stitches. Work two double crochets in each stitch around. Chain two stitches. Work two double crochets, then double crochet the next two stitches. Repeat around. Chain two stitches. Work two double crochets, then double crochet the next three stitches. Repeat around. Chain two stitches. Work two double crochets, then double crochet the next five stitches. Repeat around.

3. Chain one. Single crochet the next two stitches, half double crochet for two stitches, double crochet, half double crochet two stitches and single crochet three stitches. Repeat around.
   Chain one. Single crochet for two stitches, half double crochet two stitches, work three double crochets in the next stitch, half double crochet two stitches, single crochet for three stitches and repeat around. Chain one. Single crochet two stitches, half double crochet two stitches, double crochet, work three double crochets in the next stitch, double crochet, half double crochet twice, single crochet three stitches and repeat around.

4. Chain two. Double crochet the next four stitches. Work three double crochets in the next stitch, double crochet the following five stitches, double crochet eight stitches and repeat around.

5. Chain one. Single crochet the next four stitches. Single crochet, chain two, single crochet 14 stitches and repeat around. Fasten off. Weave in any loose ends.

References

• Better Homes and Gardens: Baby Girl Crochet Bunting