Matching NB Leg Warmers & Mittens

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Yarn weight - 3 

Hook F

Ch 20, join with sl st to first ch

Round 1) Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, dc in next st, *sc in next st, dc in next st* around, join to first stich with sl st – 20 stitches

Round 2) Ch 2 (does not count as dc), dc in same st as joining, sc in next st, *dc in next st, sc in next st* around, join to first st with sl st – 20 st

Round 3 – 7) Repeat rounds 1 & 2

Round 8) Ch 1, sc dec (start is same st as joining), *dc in next st, sc dec*, around (this round doesn’t decrease evenly, I had a sc before the sl st to join the round)

*Round 9) Ch 2, dc dec (start is same st as joining), *sc in next st, dc dec* around (this round doesn’t decrease evenly, I had a dc before the sl st to join the round)

*Round 10) using sc only, sc dec around

*Round 11) using sl st, finish off closing the circle

Tie off.

Go back to the ch 20, join in any st

Round 1) Ch 3, *sk next ch, hdc in next st ch 1* around, join with sl st – this is the eyelet round – 10 hdc

Round 2) Sl st to ch 1, ch 3, sl st in next ch 1 space around – 10 ch 3 spaces

Round 3) Sl st into first ch 3 space, ch 4, sl st into next ch 3 space around, join to first ch 4 space – 10 ch 4 spaces

Tie off.

Ch 50 (less or more depending on how short or long you want the ribbon to tie into a bow), sl st into second ch from hook and in every ch to end

Tie off.

*(The decreasing rounds may vary depending on your crocheting style. Your goal is to keep it looking circular and not flat on top while closing the circle.) 

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Hook F

Round 1) Ch 27, join to first ch with sl st, ch 2 (doesn’t count as dc), dc in same ch and in each ch around – 27 dc

Round 2) Ch 2 (doesn’t count as dc), fpdc around first dc, *bpdc around next dc, fpdc around next dc* to end (you will end in a fpdc), join to first dc with sl st – 27 dc

Round 3) Repeat round 2

Round 4) Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *dc in next sc, sc in next st* to end (you will end with a sc), join to first sc with sl st – 27 stitches

Round 5) Ch 2 (doesn’t count as dc), dc in same st as joining, *sc in next st, dc in next st* to end (you will end with a dc), join to first dc with sl st – 27 stitches

Round 6 - 11) Repeat rounds 4 & 5

Round 12) Ch 1, pull up loop in same st as joining, YO, pull up loop in next st, YO and pull through all loops on hook, sc in next st, *dc in next st, sc in next st* to end (end with sc), join to first st with sl st – 26 stitches

Round 13) Ch 2, YO, pull up loop in same st as joining, pull up loop in next st, YO and pull through all loops on hook, sc in next st,  dc in next st, *sc in next st, dc in next st* to end (end with dc), join to first st with sl st – 25 stitches

Round 14) Repeat round 12 – 24 stitches

Round 15 - 20) Repeat rounds 4 & 5 (I no longer found myself ending the round with a sc next to a sc or a dc next to a dc, they all alternated perfectly)

Round 21) Ch 2, dc in same st as joining, dc around, join to first dc with sl st – 24 dc

Round 22 - 23) Repeat round 2