Angel Wing Newborn Pinafore (newborn to 3 months size)

H hook, approximately 3 oz bernat sport yarn. 7 sts =2 inches 2 rows of dc = 1 inch

1) ch 52. sc in second ch from hook an in each ch across. 51 sts

2) ch 3. turn. dc in each of next 2 sts. * 2dc in next st. dc in each of next 3 sts. repeat
from * 11 times. dc in each remaining sts to the end. 63 sts
3) ch 3. turn. dc in each of the next 3 sts. * 2dc in the next st. dc in each of the next
4 sts repeat from * 11 times. dc in each remaining st. dc on top of ch 3. 75 sts
4) ch 3.turn. dc in each of the next 3 sts. * 2 dc in the next st.dc in each of the next 4
sts. repeat from * 13 times. dc in each of the remaining sts, dc on top of ch 3. 89 sts.
5) ch 3. turn. dc in the same st. * skip next st. shell (2dc ch 2 2dc) in next st. repeat
from * to end 2dc on top of ch 3 43 shells
6) ch 3 . turn. dc in the same st. shell in next 6 shells. ch 3. skip next 10 shells. shell in
next 11 shells. ch 3. skip next 10 shells. shell in next 6 shells 2dc on top of ch 3
7) ch 3. turn. dc in same st. shell in next 6 shells. dc in each of next 3 ch. shell in next
11 shells. dc in each of 3 ch, shell in next 6 shells. 2dc on top of ch 3
8) ch 3. turn. dc in same st. shell in next 6 shells. skip first dc of underarm and shell in
next dc. shell in next 11 shells. skip first dc of underarm and shell in next dc.shell in
next 6 shells. 2dc on top of ch 3. 25 shells
9) ch 3. turn. dc in same st. shell in each shell to end. 2dc on top of ch 3.
10-17) repeat row 9
18) ch 3. turn. dc in same st. sc in space before shell.* 5dc in shell. sc in space between
shells. repeat from * to the end. sc in space after last shell. 2dc on top of ch 3

Sew 3 buttons on the rt side of the yoke. use space at end of rows for buttonholes.
you can also sc up the back side . working 3 ch2 loops for buttonholes on the left side.
sc across the neckline and sc down the other side.