Newborn/3M Crochet Football Cocoon

There's a new virus going around... Babies, babies, babies... HOW EXCITING! It seems like everyone of my friends are either getting engaged or getting pregnant.  Well, lucky me! I found out that my college roommate is expecting! Her husband is a Green Bay Packer so, of course, I need to make something football themed.

Since I started crocheting, I have been wanting to make a cocoon for a newborn and I came across this pattern on Etsy.  Too bad it is for knitting or I would buy it... done deal! Right? Too bad I crochet... But, luckily enough, the posting tells me that the yarn used is super bulky, and I've made hats before...

I can come up with a pattern that replicates this posting?  Well, I gave it a shot.  Here is what I've come up with!

Materials:

6.50 mm hook
2 skeins Bernat Softee Chunky yarn in dark taupe

1 skein (I didn't use all of it) Bernat Softee Chunky yarn in white

Gauge:

9 sc = 3 inches

Size:

Hat

14 inches in circumference 

6 inches from top of hat to bottom (crown to bottom of ear)

Cocoon

21 inches in circumference
18 inches long (unrolled) - 17-17.5 inches rolled

Directions:

Hat

using dark taupe (brown) yarn

Round 1: in magic ring, sc 7, sl st in first sc (7 sts)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, 2 sc around, sl st in first sc (14 sts)
Round 3: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, sc in next st, [2 sc, sc] around, sl st in first sc (21 sts)
Round 4: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, sc in next 2 sts, [2 sc, sc in next 2 sts] around, sl st in first sc (28 sts)
Round 5: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, sc in next 3 sts, [2 sc, sc in next 3 sts] around, sl st in first sc (35 sts)
Round 6-7: ch 1, sc in same st as you sl st, sc around, sl st in first sc (35 sts)
Round 8: ch 1, sc in same st as you sl st, sc around, (changing yarn to white) sl st in first sc (35 sts)
Round 9: (using white yarn) ch 1, sc in same st as you sl st, sc around, sl st in first sc (35 sts)
Round 10: ch 1, sc in same st as you sl st, sc around, sl st in first sc (35 sts)

Round 11: ch 1, sc in same st as you sl st, sc around, (changing yarn to dark taupe) sl st in first sc (35 sts)

Round 12-14: (using dark taupe) ch 1, sc in same st as you sl st, sc around, sl st in first sc (35 sts)
F/O and weave in ends

Cocoon
using the dark taupe (brown)
Round 1: in magic ring, sc 7, sl st in first sc (7 sts)
Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, 2 sc around, sl st in first sc (14 sts)
Round 3: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, sc in next st, [2 sc, sc] around, sl st in first sc (21 sts)
Round 4: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, sc in next 2 sts, [2 sc, sc in next 2 sts] around, sl st in first sc (28 sts)
Round 5: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, sc in next 3 sts, [2 sc, sc in next 3 sts] around, sl st in first sc (35 sts)
Round 6: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, sc in next 4 sts, [2 sc, sc in next 4 sts] around, sl st in first sc (42 sts)
Round 7: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, sc in next 5 sts, [2 sc, sc in next 5 sts] around, sl st in first sc (49 sts)
Round 8: ch 1, 2 sc in same st as you sl st, sc in next 6 sts, [2 sc, sc in next 6 sts] around, (changing yarn to white) sl st in first sc (56 sts)
Round 9: (using white) ch 1, sc in same st as you sl st, sc around, sl st in first sc (56 sts)

Round 10: ch 1, sc in same st as you sl st, sc around, (changing yarn to dark taupe) sl st in first sc (56 sts)

Round 11-49 (or 50, depends on how long your cocoon is): (using dark taupe) ch 1, sc in same st as you sl st, sc around, sl st in first sc (56 sts)

F/O and weave in ends

Laces
using the white
surface stitch (here is a great tutorial on how to surface stitch)

Main Lace:
I started surface stitching 8 rounds from the white stripe and I surface stitched 21 times, turned and went down the other side of the row
To connect the surface stitches, I took a 5.00 mm hook and pulled the white yarn (making a zigzag pattern) back and forth between the two rows of surface stitches using the inside of each surface stitch
I inserted my hook and pulled the yarn over the stitch and out from underneath

Small Laces:
I did the same concept as the main lace but I spaced them by leaving 2 sts on each end and 4 sts in between each small lace.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a comment!

Happy Hooking!

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