Berry Sweet Cocoon with Hat

This pattern was designed for my upcoming daughter who is due in July. I wanted something that she could snuggle in and yet had enough air flow through it, so she wouldn't get over heated in the summer heat. 

Cocoon: 18” length
Hat: 0-3 months

Yarn: Carson Simply Soft Aran / 10 ply (8 wpi)
    1 ball 315 yds/170 grams “Soft Pink”
    1 ball 315 yds/170 grams “Green”

Hook Size:  H (5.00mm)
Notes: ch3 counts as dc unless otherwise
stated.

COCOON: with Pink
ch4, sl st in 4th ch from hook, form a ring

Row 1: ch3, 14dc in ring (15dc)

Row 2: ch3, dc in same sp as ch3, [2dc in
    each dc] repeat sl st to top of ch3
    (30dc)

Row 3: ch3, dc in same sp as ch3, [dc in
    next dc, 2dc in next dc]  repeat
    sl st to top     of ch3 (45dc)

Row 4: ch3, dc in same st as ch3, [dc in
    next dc, 2dc in next dc] repeat
    dc in last dc, sl st to top of ch3 (68dc)

Row 5: ch3, dc in 1st dc [2dc in next dc*,
    dc in next 2dc] repeat end at* , dc
    in last dc, sl st to top of ch3 (91dc)

Row 6: ch3, dc in next 2dc [ch 1, sk1, dc in
    next 3dc] repeat end with ch1, sk2
    sl st to top of ch3

Row 7: ch5, sk2, [2dc in ch1 sp, ch2, sk3]
    dc in last ch1 sp, sl st to top of ch3

Row 8: ch3, 2dc in ch2 sp [ch1,* sk1, dc
    in next dc, 2dc in ch2 sp] repeat
    end at * sl st to top of ch3

Row 9-35: Repeat Rows 7-8

Row 36: join Green, ch3 [dc in each dc,
    2dc in each ch2 sp] repeat dc in last
     dc, TURN do not sl st.

Row 37: ch1, [sc, ch3, 3dc] in 1st dc [sk3,
    {sc,ch3, 3dc} in next dc] repeat TURN

Row 38: sl st in ch 3 sp, ch 1 { [ sc, ch3, 3dc]
    in ch3 sp} repeat Fasten Off
    weave in all loose ends.

HAT: With Green

Row 1: ch2, 6sc in 2nd ch from hook,
    sl st in ch 1

Row 2-5: ch1, sc in next 6 sc, sl st in ch1

Row 6: Ch3, hd in same st as ch3, { [hd, ch1, hd]
    in next sc } repeat sl st to top of ch3.

Row 7: ch3, 2dc in ch1 sp, ch2,
    [3dc in ch1 sp, ch2] repeat sl st to top of ch3

Row 8: ch3, dc in same sp as ch3, dc in next dc,
     2dc in next dc, ch 2 [2dc in next dc, dc in
    next dc, 2dc in next dc, ch2] repeat
    sl st to top of ch 3

Row 9:   ch3, dc in same sp as ch3, dc in next 3dc,
     2dc in next dc, ch 3 [2dc in next dc,
    dc in next 3dc, 2dc in next dc, ch3] repeat
     sl st to top of ch 3

Row 10-11: ch3, dc in next 6dc, ch3
    [dc in next 7dc, ch3] repeat
    sl st to top of ch3

Row 12: ch3, dc2tog, dc in next dc,dc2tog,
    dc in next dc, ch5,[ dc in next dc, dc2tog, dc in next dc, dc2tog, dc in next dc, ch5] repeat
    sl st to top of ch3.

Row 13: ch3, dc2tog start with base of
        ch3, dc in next, dc2tog, ch3, sc   
        in ch5, ch3 [dc2tog, dc in next dc,
        dc2tog, ch3, sc in ch5, ch3]
        repeat sl st to top of ch3
   
Row 14: ch1, [sc,ch3,3dc] in same st
        as ch1, [sc,ch3, 3dc] in next ch3
        sp, [ [sc,ch3, 3dc] in next dc,
        [sc,ch3, 3dc] in next ch3]
        repeat, sl st to ch1

Row 15: sl st in ch3, ch1 [sc, ch3, 3dc]
        {[sc,ch3, 3dc] in all ch3 across.
        sl st to ch1. Fasten off.

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