Knitting Pattern
Baby Burial Gown in 4 sizes, micro preemie, Very premature, moderately preterm, and late preterm, using 3ply, 4ply or DK yarn
Materials
16 ribbon roses as buttons or 16 buttons 50g 3ply yarn and 1 x pr 3.00mm needles for 7-8" doll, or 20 week gestation size only 100g 4ply yarn and 1 x pr 3.25mm needles for 9-10" doll, or 22 week gestation size only 100g dk yarn and 1 x pr 3.75mm needles for 11-12" doll or 24 week gestation size only 100g dk yarn and 1 x pr 4mm needles for 13-14” doll, or 26 week gestation size only 1 metre knitting in lace (74 holes) Embellishments of your choice
Abbreviations
K - knit, P- purl, sts-stitches, Sl1- Slip one stitch, Psso- Pass slipped stitch over, yf- yarn forward, c2f-knit into front of 2nd st on needle, then knit 1st st, slipping both off the needle at the same time, c2b- knit into back of 2nd st on needle, then knit 1"t st, slipping both off the needle at the same time, Tog- together, Inc- increase, St st- stocking stitch, g st- garter stitch, inc- increase, k2tog-knit 2sts together, p2tog-purl 2sts together,
GOWN (worked in one piece)
Using needles and yarn as given above for the size you wish to knit, cast on 128sts and k 5 rows Next row (buttonhole row) k2, yf, k2tog, (k4, k2tog, yf), 4 times, k72sts, (yf, k2tog, k4) 4 times, k2tog, yf, k2 Knit another 5 rows. Continue in main pattern and button/buttonhole borders as follows: 1st row -k 2"d row-k7,\*p2, k2 repeat from \* to last sts, k5 3rd row -k 4" row - k7, \*p2, k2, repeat from \* to last 5sts, k5 5t row - k6, \*c2f, c2b, repeat from \* to last 6sts, k6 6" row - k5,p2, \*k2, p2, repeat from \* to last 5sts,k5 7 row - (buttonhole row) k2, yf, 2tog, k to end 8th row - as 6th row 9lh row - k 10h row - as 6" row 11 row - k6, \*c2b, c2f, repeat from \* to last 6sts, k6 12"h row - k7, \*p2, k2 repeat from \* to last 5sts, k5 Repeat the last 12 rows 4 times more. Next row - (decrease row) k7, k2tog, k1 k2tog, (k2tog) 53 times, k1 k2tog, k7 (72sts) Next row - k5, knit with knitting in lace to last 5sts, k5 Start yoke as follows: Next row - k Next row - k5, p to last 5sts, k5 Repeat the last two rows once more. Start yoke shaping as follows 1" row - (buttonhole row) k2, yf, k2tog, k to end 2d and every alternate row - k5, p to last 5sts, k5 3"d row - (decrease row) k8, \*k2tog, k3, repeat from \* to last 4sts, k4 (60sts) 5trow-k 7trow -k gth _k 11th - (decrease row) k8, \*k2tog, k2, repeat from \* to last 4sts, k4 (48sts) Start neckband as follows: Next row - (ws facing) k Next row - (buttonhole row) k2, yf, k2tog, k to end K 3 rows Shape neck and start hood as follows Next row - cast of 5sts, k to end Next row - cast of 5sts, p to end (38sts) 1 row - (increase row) k16, inc in next 6sts, k to last 3sts, turn (44sts) 2"d row - sl1, k1, \*p2, k2, repeat from \* to last 3sts, turn 3rd row - sll1, k to last 6sts, turn 4 row - sl1, \*k2, p2, repeat from \* to last 9sts, k2, p1, turn 5 row - sll, p1,\*c2f, 2b,repea from \* to last 12sts, 2f, k1,turn 6rowsl,, ,,,at frm\* tlaststs,, 7th row - sll, k to last 12sts, turn 8"h row - sl1, k2, \*p2, k2, to last 13sts, p1, turn 9th row - sll, k to end of row 10 row - k3, \*p2, k2, repeat from \* to last 5sts, p2, k3 11h row - k4, \*c2b, c2f, repeat from \* to last 4sts, k4 12"h row - k5, \*p2, k2 repeat from \* to last 3sts, k3 Continue working without shaping and in main pattern and borders as follows: 1st row -k 2"d row -k5, \*p2, k2 repeat from \* to last 3sts, k3 3rd row - k 4" row -k5, \*p2, k2, repeat from \* to last 3sts,k3 5t row - k4, \*c2f, c2b, repeat from \* to last 4sts, k4 6"'row -k3, p2,\*k2,p2, repeat from \* to last 3sts, k3 7th row - k 8th row - as 6th row 9lh row -k 10th row - as 6th row 11" row - k4, \*c2b, c2f, repeat from \* to last 4sts, k4 12"h row - k5, \*p2, k2 repeat from \* to last 3sts, k3 Repeat the last 12 rows once more, then, repeat rows 1-6 only. Cast off. Sew hood seam at top, and darn in any ends. Sew a total of 9 ribbon roses to the inside hem so they correspond with button holes. Sew the other 7 ribbon roses to the left front button band so they correspond with button holes. Embellish as required
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