Crocheted Baby Sling Pattern
I designed this baby sling pattern when I was pregnant with my son. I had always wanted a sling to carry my baby around in instead of a backpack. I felt that the sling would be more intimate than the backpack. Once I gave birth to my son and felt like getting a little active, I started carrying him around everywhere in the baby sling. He loved it! When you first put the baby in the sling it looks like they are all crunched up and uncomfortable, but remember that they are allot worse off when they are in the whom.
I love this sling; it fits well and works awesome. You can put the baby in the sling lying on their back, facing out and laying on their stomach on your chest. It works great for all of these positions. I also liked the sling better than the backpack because if you needed to bend down or grab something you could move the baby and sling from side to side so you didn’t squish the baby.
Because of the open mesh design the sling gets great circulation and can be used in the shower, pool, lake, in hot weather, etc.
The sling at first may seem a little small, don’t worry it will end up being bigger. When the bag is newly made it is fresh and tight, once you put a baby in it the weight of the baby will stretch out the stitches thus making it a little bigger. The more you use it the better fitting it gets. So if you make this bag while you are pregnant you can just add some weight to the sling and hang it up to stretch it out a little before the baby is born or you can just wait until the baby is born and stretch it out that way. I found that when I was pregnant the sling didn’t fit real well at all, probably because of my stomach, but when I had my baby the sling fit quite well.
Disclaimer: Use of this pattern is at your own risk. Neither the author of this article nor the owner of Spirit Holistics makes any claim to its suitability for a particular purpose or to the accuracy of its design. Due to the nature of crochet, your results will vary and what works for one person may not work for the next. Results are not guaranteed; complaints are not welcome unless they are accompanied by concrete suggestions for improvement and permission to include your suggestions herein to assist others.
Materials Needed:
Approximately 10 to 12 ounces of worsted weight yarn
Optional: Small amount of contrasting worsted weight yarn for the trim
Crochet Hooks size F (G hook makes the sling slightly bigger)
NOTE: The sling is worked with dc worked into the space between two dc sts, rather than in each dc st.
SLING: using larger hook, ch 4, join with sl st to form a circle.
Row 1: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work 11 more dc into circle, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn. I designed this baby sling pattern when I was pregnant with my son. I had always wanted a sling to carry my baby around in instead of a backpack. I felt that the sling would be more intimate than the backpack. Once I gave birth to my son and felt like getting a little active, I started carrying him around everywhere in the baby sling. He loved it! When you first put the baby in the sling it looks like they are all crunched up and uncomfortable, but remember that they are allot worse off when they are in the whom.
I love this sling; it fits well and works awesome. You can put the baby in the sling lying on their back, facing out and laying on their stomach on your chest. It works great for all of these positions. I also liked the sling better than the backpack because if you needed to bend down or grab something you could move the baby and sling from side to side so you didn’t squish the baby.
Because of the open mesh design the sling gets great circulation and can be used in the shower, pool, lake, in hot weather, etc.
The sling at first may seem a little small, don’t worry it will end up being bigger. When the bag is newly made it is fresh and tight, once you put a baby in it the weight of the baby will stretch out the stitches thus making it a little bigger. The more you use it the better fitting it gets. So if you make this bag while you are pregnant you can just add some weight to the sling and hang it up to stretch it out a little before the baby is born or you can just wait until the baby is born and stretch it out that way. I found that when I was pregnant the sling didn’t fit real well at all, probably because of my stomach, but when I had my baby the sling fit quite well.
Disclaimer: Use of this pattern is at your own risk. Neither the author of this article nor the owner of Spirit Holistics makes any claim to its suitability for a particular purpose or to the accuracy of its design. Due to the nature of crochet, your results will vary and what works for one person may not work for the next. Results are not guaranteed; complaints are not welcome unless they are accompanied by concrete suggestions for improvement and permission to include your suggestions herein to assist others.
Materials Needed:
Approximately 10 to 12 ounces of worsted weight yarn
Optional: Small amount of contrasting worsted weight yarn for the trim
Crochet Hooks size F (G hook makes the sling slightly bigger)
NOTE: The sling is worked with dc worked into the space between two dc sts, rather than in each dc st.
SLING: using larger hook, ch 4, join with sl st to form a circle.
Row 2: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *work 2 dc in space bet the next 2 sts; rep from * around; 24 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 3: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *dc in the next space bet 2 sts, work 2 dc in the next space bet 2 sts; rep from * around; 36 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 4: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *dc in each of the next 2 spaces bet sts, work 2 dc in the next space bet 2 sts; rep from * around; 48 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 5: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *dc in each of the next 3 spaces bet sts, work 2 dc in the next space bet 2 sts; rep from * around; 60 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 6: work even by dc-ing in each space around, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 7: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *dc in each of the next 4 spaces bet sts, work 2 dc in the next space bet 2 sts; rep from * around; 72 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 8: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *dc in each of the next 7 spaces bet sts, work 2 dc in the next space bet 2 sts; rep from * around; 81 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 9: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *dc in each of the next 8 spaces bet sts, work 2 dc in the next space bet 2 sts; rep from * around; 90 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 10: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *dc in each of the next 9 spaces bet sts, work 2 dc in the next space bet 2 sts; rep from * around; 99 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 11: rep row 6.
Row 12: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *dc in each of the next 10 spaces bet sts, work 2 dc in the next space bet 2 sts; rep from * around; 108 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 13: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *dc in each of the next 17 spaces bet sts, work 2 dc in the next space bet 2 sts; rep from * around; 114 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Row 14: ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another dc in same space bet beg ch and dc, *dc in each of the next 18 spaces bet sts, work 2 dc in the next space bet 2 sts; rep from * around; 120 dc, sl st into SPACE bet beg ch and next dc to join, turn.
Rows 15-23: rep row 6.
Separate For Shoulder Shaping: continue to work bet sts at all times.
FIRST SIDE:
Row 24: ch 3, dc in each of next 50 spaces, turn without working remaining sts.
Row 25-26: repeat row 24
Row 27: ch 3, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in each of next 46 spaces, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in next space, turn. 48 dc
Row 28: ch 3, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in each of next 42 spaces, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in next space, turn. 44 dc
Row 29: ch 3, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in each of next 38 spaces, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in next space, turn. 40 dc
Row 30: ch 3, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in each of next 34 spaces, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in next space, turn. 36 dc
Row 31: ch 3, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in each of next 30 spaces, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in next space, turn. 32 dc
Row 32: ch 3, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in each of next 26 spaces, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in next space, turn. 28 dc
Row 33: ch 3, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in each of next 22 spaces, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in next space, turn. 24 dc
Row 34: ch 3, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in each of next 18 spaces, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in next space, turn. 20 dc
Row 35: ch 3, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in each of next 14 spaces, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in next space, turn. 16 dc
Row 36: ch 3, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in each of next 10 spaces, dec next 2 sts tog, dc in next space, turn. 12 dc
Row 37: ch 3, dc in each space across; 12 dc, turn.
Rows 38-56: rep row 37. fasten and end off.
SECOND SIDE:
Skip 10 spaces from the last st worked on row 24, ch 3 and work same as rows 24-56 for first side. Fasten and end off.
You may wish to add or subtract rows after row 37 in order to adjust sizing but remember the stretch of the yarn.
FINISHING: From wrong sides, sl st both ends of shoulder tog.
TRIM: With right side facing, either with same yarn or contrasting color, sc 2 in each dc st.
ANOTHER WAY TO TRIM: with right side facing, either with same yarn or contrasting color, one sc in each dc st, one sc in the end of each plain dc row--which i think prevents stretching some--and two sc in the end of each dec row (bet 24 and 37 on each side). Work the second sc in the end of each dec row into the dec st in order to prevent a big gap in the work.
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