When life gives you lemons, make a Lemon Baby! The Lemon Baby is a fun creative crochet newborn prop and I love a good an adorable newborn prop! This crochet pattern uses simple crochet stitches to work up with increases and decreases and sewing the top and leaf on. If you know basic crochet stitches then you will be able to whip up the Lemon Baby and have a beautiful crochet prop for newborn photos. Get ready to get hooked on the Lemon Baby!
Beanies that I Love!!
1. Vintage Ripple Beanie 2. Morgan Beanie 3. Jelly Bean Beanie
The Lemon 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; Yellow and Green. Example made with Vanna’s Choice (Ducky & Kelly Green)
- Hooks: H (5.00mm) & K (6.50mm)
- Tapestry Needle, Scissors and Measuring Tape
- Optional: Fiber Fill
Sizing
- Gauge: 12 Stitches and 10 Rows = 4”x4” (hdc)
- These measurements are approximated, measure head to get accurate sizing needed.
Pattern Key
- St/Sts: Stitch(es)
- Sl St: Slip Stitch
- Ch: Chain
- Sc: Single Crochet
- Hdc: Half Double Crochet
- Dc: Double Crochet
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Notes
- Chain 1 will NOT count as a stitch.
- Joining: When ending the rounds, you will join with a slip stitch into the 1st stitch (not the chain 1).
0-3 Months Beanie: (Circumference 13-14” and Height 5 - 5.5”)
You Need Your K Hook and Yellow Yarn
Start with Beige Yarn, Make a Magic Ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 7 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight. - 7
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in each st around, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 14
Round 3: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next st; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 21
Round 4: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 28
Round 5: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts, *2 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 3 sts; repeat from*, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 35
Round 6: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st around, join. - 35
Repeat Round 6 until the beanie measures 5 inches tall for newborn or 5.5 inches tall for 1-3 months. Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
Top of the Lemon
You Need Your K Hook and Yellow Yarn.
Make a Magic Ring,
Round 1: Ch 1, 5 sc in loop, join with a sl st in the 1st sc, pull tight. - 5
Round 2: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 2 hdc in next st and each st around, end with 1 hdc in same st as ch 1, join. - 10
Round 3-5: Ch 1, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st around, join. - 10
Fasten off and leave a long tail to sew onto the center top of the beanie.
Optional: Fill the top with Fiber Fill to help keep its round shape.
Leaf
You Need Your H Hook and Green Yarn.
Make a sl knot, leaving a 10” tail
Ch 9
Row 1: 1 sc in 2nd st from hook, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in next st, sl st in next st. You are now going to work on the other side of the base chain.
Row 2: Ch 1, sl st in next st, 1 sc in next st, 1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in next 3 sts, 1 hdc in next st, 1 sc in next st, sl st in next st.
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends, sew just the corner of the leaf onto the beanie. 
Cape Cover: (12 inches tall and 7.5 wide (the middle section))
You Need Your K Hook and Yellow Yarn
Chain 11,
Row 1: 1 hdc in 2nd ch from the hook and each st across. - 10
Row 2: Ch 1 and turn, 2 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st across until last st,
2 hdc in last st. - 12
Row 3: Ch 1 and turn, 2 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st across until last st,
2 hdc in last st. - 14
Row 4: Ch 1 and turn, 2 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st across until last st,
2 hdc in the last st. - 16
Row 5: Ch 1 and turn, 2 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st across until last st,
2 hdc in last st. - 18
Row 6: Ch 1 and turn, 2 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st across until last st,
2 hdc in last st. - 20
Row 7: Ch 1 and turn, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st across until last st,
2 hdc in last st. - 22
Rows 8-17: Ch 1 and turn, 1 hdc in same st, 1 hdc in next st and each st across. - 22
Row 18: Ch 1 and turn, 1 hdc in same st, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 16 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 20
Row 19: Ch 1 and turn, 1 hdc in same st, hdc2tog twice, 1 hdc in next 10 sts, hdc2tog twice, 1 hdc in last st. - 16
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Row 20: Ch 1 and turn, 1 hdc in same st, hdc2tog twice, 1 hdc in next 6 sts, hdc2tog twice, 1 hdc in last st. - 12
Row 21: Ch 1 and turn, 1 hdc in same st, hdc2tog twice, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog twice, 1 hdc in last st. - 8
Row 22: Ch 1 and turn, 1 hdc in same st, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in next 2 sts, hdc2tog, 1 hdc in last st. - 6
Edging:
Round 1 & 2: Ch 1, do NOT turn, 1 sc in same st, 1 sc in the next st and each st around, join.
Fasten off and weave in any loose ends.
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Need more inspiration?
A fun textured blanket to make is the Oliver Blanket! This blanket can be customized any way you like!
~Ashley
