Materials:
7 ozs (makes all) Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Cornmeal, Café Latte and Aran, Size 10 crochet thread in Black and White, size H & 7 crochet hooks or hooks to obtain gauge, needle to take yarn, needle to take crochet thread, 7” of ¼” wide elastic, 10 small snaps (3 ea outfit & 1 for cap) sewing needle and sewing thread and small amount of stuffing (fiber fill).
Gauge: 3 hdc sts = 1”, 3 rows hdc = 1”. 3 sc sts = 1”, 4 rows sc = 1-1/4”
Finished Size: Will fit most 12” Baby Dolls
Lion Costume:
Row 1: With Cornmeal and H hook ch-39, sc 2nd ch from hook, sc ea ch across, ch-1, turn. (38 sts)
Row 2-6: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
Row 7: Sc ea st across, ch-1, turn.
Rnd 8: Overlap 1st 2 sts with last 2 sts, working through both stitches sc next 2 sts, sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (36 sts)
Rnd 9-10: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. End rnd 10 do not ch.
Rnd 11: Ch-8, count over 18 sts from join, sl st that st, ch-1, turn. Sc next 8 ch, sc next 18 sts (first leg opening formed), sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (26 sts)
Rnd 12: Sc next 2 sts, (sk next st, sc next 5 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (22 sts)
Rnd 13: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn.
Rnd 14: Sc next 2 sts, (sk next st, sc next 4 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (18 sts)
Rnd 15-21: Rep rnd 13.
Rnd 22: Sc next 2 sts, (sk next st, sc next 3 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (14 sts)
Rnd 23: Rep rnd 13.
Rnd 24: Sc 1st st, hdc next, 2 dc next 2, hdc next, sc last 9 sts, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn . (16 sts)