Are you summer ready? The Bikini Baby is a fun swim suit to make for little baby girls for a fun summer photo shoot. I designed this fun set for a photography prop but if you made this set out of cotton yarn, you could turn into a wearable for water play. This set is a fun set to customize in any color scheme, I went with yellow with the "yellow bikini" stuck in my head and aqua blue was a fabulous combination. This design uses simple crochet stitches and quick to make! Grab your yarn and get ready to get hooked on the Bikini Baby
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Beanies that I Love!!
1. Vintage Ripple Beanie 2. Morgan Beanie 3. Jelly Bean Beanie
The Bikini Baby Crochet Pattern can be found in my pattern store as an ad free and beautifully formatted PDF.
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Materials
- Yarn: Medium, Weight 4; Example made with Vanna’s Choice (Ducky)
- Hook: K (6.50mm)
- 2 Buttons, Tapestry Needle, Scissors and Measuring Tape
- Optional: Ribbon
Sizing
- Gauge: 12 Stitches and 10 Rows = 4”x4” (hdc)
Pattern Key
- St/Sts: Stitch(es)
- Sl St: Slip Stitch
- Ch: Chain
- Sc: Single Crochet
- Hdc: Half Double Crochet
- Dc: Double Crochet
Notes
- Ch 2 will count as a stitch.
- Bikini Bottom Note: For the rounds you will be decreasing, you will be decreasing the 2nd and 3rd stitch from the beginning together and the 2nd and 3rd stitch from the end. You will have a chain 2 at the beginning and a 1 half double crochet at the end of the row.
Bikini Top ALL SIZES: (0-3 Months, 3-6 Months and 6-12 Months)
(Circumference is 16-17 inches and height is 2-2.5 inches tall)
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Ch 56,
Row 1: 1 hdc in the 2nd st from the hook, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 55
Row 2 - 6: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in the next st and in each st across. - 55
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Adding the Accents:
Front Accent: Fold the top in half, find the center of the top and using a piece of yarn, tie several knots around the center of the top, make sure to tie tightly so that the center of the top is smooched together in the center. Sew the accent button onto the bikini top covering where you made the knots.
Back Accent: Sew the Accent onto the back of the top, fold the top over and work the button through the stitches to use a button loop.
Bikini Bottom 0-3 Months
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Note: You will start with the back of the bikini and finish with the front of the bikini.
Ch 17
Row 1: 1 hdc in the 2nd st from the hook, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 16
Row 2 - 7: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in the next st and across. - 16
Row 8: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 10 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 14
Row 9: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 14
Row 10: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 8 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 12
Row 11: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 12
Row 12: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 6 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 10
Row 13: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 4 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 8
Row 14 - 17: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in the next st and each st across. - 8
Row 18: Ch 2 and turn, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in last st. - 10
Row 19-20: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 10
Row 21: Ch 2 and turn, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in the next 6 sts, 2 hdc in the next st, 1 hdc in last st. - 12
Row 22-23: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in the next st and each st across. - 12
Row 24: Ch 2 and turn, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 8 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in last st. - 14
Row 25-28: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 14
Trim: Ch 1 (do NOT turn) 1 sc in each space around the entire bikini, join with a sl st
into the ch 1.
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends, then add the ties.
Bikini Bottom 3-6 Months
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Note: You will start with the back of the bikini and finish with the front of the bikini.
Ch 18
Row 1: 1 hdc in the 2nd st from the hook, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 17
Row 2 - 7: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in the next st and across. - 17
Row 8: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 11 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 15
Row 9: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. – 15
Row 10: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 9 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 13
Row 11: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 13
Row 12: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 7 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 11
Row 13 - 18: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in the next st and each st across. - 11
Row 19: Ch 2 and turn, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in last st. - 13
Row 20: Ch 2 and turn, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 9 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in last st. - 15
Row 21-30: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 15
Trim: Ch 1 (do NOT turn) 1 sc in each space around the entire bikini, join with a sl st
into the ch 1.
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends, then add the ties.
Bikini Bottom 6-12 Months
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Note: You will start with the back of the bikini and finish with the front of the bikini.
Ch 18
Row 1: 1 hdc in the 2nd st from the hook, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 17
Row 2 - 7: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in the next st and across. - 17
Row 8: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 11 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 15
Row 9: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. – 15
Row 10: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 9 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 13
Row 11: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 13
Row 12: Ch 2 and turn, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 7 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 11
Row 13 - 18: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in the next st and each st across. - 11
Row 19: Ch 2 and turn, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 7 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in last st. - 13
Row 20: Ch 2 and turn, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 9 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in last st. - 15
Row 21-23: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 15
Row 24: Ch 2 and turn, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 11 sts, 2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in last st. - 17
Row 25-35: Ch 2 and turn, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 17
Trim: Ch 1 (do NOT turn) 1 sc in each space around the entire bikini, join with a sl st
into the ch 1.
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends, then add the ties.
Ties (For All Sizes)
You have two choices, you can braid yarn and create or own ties or use ribbon.
To Braid the Ties
You Need Your K Hook and Your Color Choice of Yarn.
Cut 12 strands, each strand about 35 inches long.
You will use 3 strands for each corner, once pulled through, you will have three sets of 2 strands to braid with.
Front Ties (1 tie in each corner) Using the K Hook, pull the yarn through, under the 1st row and pull the yarn so they are even on both sides and braid the yarn until desired length is reached.
Back Ties (1 tie in each corner) Using the K Hook, pull the yarn trough, and under the last row and pull the yarn so they are even on both sides and braid the yarn until the desired length is reached.
Need more inspiration?
A fun textured blanket to make is the Oliver Blanket! This blanket can be customized any way you like!
~Ashley
