Turtle Butt
by Melanie Hoffman This diaper cover has been designed with cloth diapers in mind, though use with disposibles is just fine. Wool has natural anti-bacterial qualities and when lanolin is added back in, becomes a great waterproof barrier that neutralizes urine.
Materials:
100 gms, 218 yards worsted weight wool, $50\;\mathrm{gms}$ of MC (main color or background color) and $50~\mathrm{gms}$ of CC (contrast color or foreground color). Superwash wool works fine for non-cloth diapered babes. Doodlebirds merino, BFL or worsted wools are recommended htp://www.doodlebirds.com US#4 and 6 circular needle, $16^{\circ}$ long. Set of dpn's US #4 (you can use magic loop for the legs as wellif desired) Tapestry needle 2 st markers labeled A and B Gauge: 20 sts per 4"' in stockinette st. Check you gauge!!!
Table of Contents
Materials and size chart. Waistband and body. 3 Divide for crotch. 4 Garter Graft. 1 Leghole Openings. Stretchy Bind-Off.. Customizing Directions X-Small Charts.. .6-7 Small Charts. . 8-9 Medium Charts. 10-11 Large Charts. 12-13 X-Large Charts. 14-15
Special Sts:
Short rows: Use whichever method of short rows you prefer, YO method is used in the pattern. My tutorials can be found here htt:/ww.theknittingsiren.com/pages/Tutorials.php Sl: On the right side slip stitches with yarn in the back. On the wrong side slip st with yarn in the front. Keep the yarn loose as you slip the stitches. P2tog tbl: purl 2 together through the backloop. YO:yarn over $\copyright$ Adorabubble Knits. This pattrn is for personal use only. Please do not copy and distribute it without permission. If you would like to sell from this pattern, please contact me at melanie $@$ adorabubbleknits.com
Waistband x-small, (small, medium, large and x-large):
Using smaller needle, with MC, C0 72 (80, 88, 96, 104) losely. Join in a round being careful not to twist the stitches, place stitch marker A to mark the beginning of the round.
X-Small, Medium and X-Large:
Rnds 1-6: p1, $\ast\mathtt{k}2$ ,p2; repeat from \* across, end p1. Rnd 7, eyelet round: P1, $\ast\mathtt{k}2$ yo, p2tg reeat frm \* tlat st, y, sl next st, take off st marke, place sl stitch back onto Ieft needle, place st marker on right nedle, p2tog. Rnds 8-12: Repeat rnd 1.
Waistband small and large:
Rnds 1-6: K1, \*p2, k2; repeat from \* to last st, end k1. Rnd 7, Eyelet round: K1, \*yo, p2tog, k2; repeat from \* to last st, end k1. Rds 8-12: repeat rnd 1.
Body
Switch to larger needle. Rnd 1: With CC, k4 (5, 5, 6, 6), M1, $^{*}\mathrm{k}9$ (10, 11, 12, 13), M1; repeat from \* around to last 5 (5, 6, 6, 7) sts, end k5 (5, 6, 6, 7). Total of 8 increases, 80 (88, 96, 104, 112) sts total. Place st marker B after 40 (44, 48, 52, 56) sts to mark the halfway point. Rnd 2: Purl even. Rnd 3: Knit even. Rnd 4: Purl even. Rnds 5-10: With MC k3 (1, 3, 1,3), \*sl 2, k6, repeat from \* around to last 5 (7, 5, 7,5) sts. End sl 2, k3 (5, 3, 5, 3). Rnds 11: With CC, knit even. Rnd 12: Purl even. Rnd 13: Knit to 1 stitch before the end, turn. Backward YO, slip the first st, knit to 1 st before st marker B, turn. Backward YO, slip first st, knit to first YO, knit YO together with the next st. Rnd 14: Purl to 1 st before second YO, sl ext st knitwise, p2tog tbl, purl to beginning. Rnds 15-20 (x-small, medium,x-large): With MC, sl 1, k6, \*sl 2, k6; repeat from \* around to last st, sl 1. Rnds 15-20 (small, large): With MC, k5, \*sl 2, k6; repeat from \* around to last 3 sts, end sl 2, k1. Rnds 21-24: Repeat 11-14. Rnds 25-32 (X-Smallonly): Repeat 5-12. Go to “Divide for leg hole." 3 MC sections and 2 rows of CC ending with rnd 2 as the last round. Rnds 25-40 (small only): Repeat 5-20. Go to “Divide for leg hole" 4 MC sections ending with rnd 20 as the last round. Rnds 25-42 (medium and large): Repeat 5-20 and then rows 11 and 12. Go to “Divide for leg hole."” 4 MC sections and 2 rows of CC ending with rnd 12 as the last round. Rnds 25-50 (x-large only): Repeat 5-20 and then rows 5-10. Go to Divide for leg hole" 5 MC sections ending with rnd 10 as the last round. $\copyright$ Adorabubble Knits. This pattern is for personal use only. Please do not copy and distribute it without permission. If you would like to sell from this pattern, please contact me at melanie $@$ adorabubbleknits.com
Divide for leg holes:
Front:
\*\* see charts for exact row for row instructions. With CC, bind off 4 (4, 5, 5, 5) stitches at the beginning of the next round, knit to marker B, remove marker, turn. Bind off next 4 (4, 5, 5, 5) stitches, knit to end. Remaining in patterm, decrease 1 st on each end, every alternate row until 18 (18, 20, 20, 20) sts remain. End having worked either the last row of a MC section or one of the first 3 rows of a CC section.
Back:
\*\*se hartsfract forwistrutiExawsof gartstithaeadd tak t enough. With CC, join at the back, knit across, turn. Knit across WS and turn. Remainin pat,dereasestnchnevyaltatwtil1818 ,20 2sts r Work even until the pattern matches up to the front.
Garter Graft
Video can be found here http://www.theknittingsiren.com/pages/Tutorials.php Cut CC yarn, leaving about a $36^{\circ}$ tail. Cut MC, just enough to weave in end. Place held front crotch sts onto a needle. Hold the front and back needles together and graft as follows.
Repeat 2-5 until all the stitches are worked. \*epeat aa, ki il ayln ktise stft $\copyright$ Adorabubble Knits. This pattern is for personal use only. Please do not copy and distribute it without permission. If you would like to sell from this pattern, please contact me at melanie $@$ adorabubbleknits.com
Legholes
1. With CC, pick up and knit 46 (50, 56, 58, 60) around the leg hole. An easier way to do this is to place a marker at the halfway point and pick up half the stitches between the beginning and the marker. Pick up the remaining stitches from the marker to the end. 2. Purl around. 3. Knit around 4. Purl around. Cut yarn. 5. Using smaller needle, with MC, knit around. 6. $^{*}\mathrm{K}1$ , p1 tbl; repeat from \* around. 7. Repeat row 6, 5 more times for a total of 7 rows in the MC, or until desired length is reached.
Leg Bind Off:
Video can be found here htp://www.theknitingsiren.com/pages/Tutorials.php. Cut yarn leaving about a $36^{\circ}$ tail.
Repeat 1-4 until all the sts have been worked. Repeat for the second leghole.
Weave in Ends
Now for the real work! You've got close to a million ends to weave in, have fun!
Ways to Customize Your Sizing
To add more inchs to your re, you can add anther set or two ofMC paterning. To addjust litte bit of rise, make the waistband longer. To make the legholes larger, work 6 rows of garter stitch between MC rows instead of 4. It's already this way on the medium, you can do extra rows of garter stitch on the front sections as well for added length. To make legholes smaller, do not work the 6 rows of garter stitch as directed in the charts, just do 4 rows. Or work crotch as directed but pick up lesstitches for the leghole hem. $\copyright$ Adorabubble Knits. This pattern is for personal use only. Please do not copy and distribute it without permission. If you would like to sell from this pattern, please contact me at melanie $@$ adorabubbleknits.com
X-Small Charts
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X-Small Back: Join yarn at the back, follow chart starting at row 1.
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Small Charts
cluster4 RS: Bind off 4 stitches at the begining of the row, knit to end. WS: Bind off 4 stitches at the beginning of the row, knit to end. color3 RS: With CC, knit No Stitch purl RS: purl stitch WS: knit stitch k2tog RS:Knit two stitches together as one stitch WS: Purl 2 stitches together SS5K RS: Slip one stitch as if toknit, Slip another stitch as if to knit. Insert left-hand needle into front of these 2 stitches and knit them together WS: Purl two stitches together in back loops, insertina needle from the left, behind and into the backs of the 2nd & 1st stitches in that orde knit RS:knit stitch WS: purl stitch slip RS: Slip stitch as if to purl, holding yarn in back WS: Slip stitch as if to purl, holding yarn in front Created in Knit Visualizer (www.knitfoundry.cm)
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Small Back: Join yarn at the back, follow chart starting at row 1.
color3 # RS:With CC, knit purl RS:purl stitch WS: knit stitch
No Stitch
k2tog RS: Knit two stitches together as one stitch WS:Purl2 stitchestogether ssk RS: Slip one stitch asif toknit,Slip another stitch as if to knit.Insert left-hand needle into front of these 2 stitches and knit them together WS: Purl two stitches together in back loops, inserting needle from the left, behind and into the backs of the 2nd & 1st stitches in that order VRS: Slip stitch as if to purl, holding yarnin back WS:Slpstitchasif tpurolingyaninfon Created in Knit Visualizer (www.knifoundry .com)
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Medium Charts front:
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Notes:
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Meduim Back: Join yarn at the back and start follow charts beginning with row 1.
color3 # RS: With CC knit purl RS: purl stitch WS: knit stitch
No Stitch
k2tog RS:Knit two stitches together as one stitch WS:Purl2 stitchestogether sk RS: Slip one stitch as if to knit, Slip another stitch as if to knit. Insert left-hand needle into front of these 2 stitches and knit them together WS: Purl two stitches together in back loops, inserting needle from the left, behind and into the backs of the 2nd & 1st stitches in that order sp V RS: Slip stitch as if to purl, holding yarn in back WS: Slip stitch as if to purl, holding yarn in front Created in Knit Visualizer (www.knitfoundry .com) Notes:
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Large Charts, front:
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Large Back: Join yarn at the back, follow chart starting at row 1.
WS: Init stch k2tog Z Ra ssk RS: Slp one stitch asif to knit, Slp another stch as f to Init, Insert lft-hand needle Intofront of these stches and Init them together WS: Purl two stitches together in back loons. insertina neede from the left.behind and into the bacls of the 2nd & 1st stitches in that ord slp V RS:Slpstith asif top holing yanbak WS:Slstftli
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X-Large Charts
cluster5 RS: Bind off 5 sts WS:Bind off 5 sts # tcsl:owth c, nit No Stitch Created in Knit Visualizer (www.knitfoundry.com)
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X-Large Back: Join yarn at the back, follow chart starting at row 1.
$\copyright$ AdorabubbleKnits.This patt is foreronal useonly.Please do nt copy anddistribute it with permission. If you would like to sell from this pattern, please contact me at melanie $@$ adorabubbleknits.com Purchase the Turtle Butt Pattern and save $\mathbb{S5}$ when you order a Turtle Butt Kit from Doodlbirds.com Choose a semi-solid skein and a mulit-colored skein, end the coupon code turtlebutto8 and save $\mathbb{S5}$ $\mathbb{S5}$ off one kit, unlimited uses. Must provide proof you purchased the Turtle Butt pattern. $\copyright$ Adorabubble Knits. This pattrn is for personaluse only. Please do not copy and distribute it without permission. If you would like to sell from this pattern, please contact me at melanie $@$ adorabubbleknits.com
