Smocked Sweater
Size: 4T as a sweater and 12-18 months as a dress Yarn: Worsted Weight - 340 yards Needles: US size 8 - circular & straight Terms: rn - right hand needle In - left hand needle yb - yarn in back dul - draw up loop kfb - knit into front & back of loop
Skirt
Cast on 140 stitches & join to work in round Work in Seed Stitch for 1 inch Work k5, p2 ribbing until skirt measures 3 inches Next round: (k5, p2tog) around - 120 stitches Work k5, p1 ribbing until skirt measures 7 inches Next round: (k4, k2tog) around - 100 stitches Work in Stockinette Stitch (knit all rounds) until skirt measures 10 inches Next round: purl all stitches around
Front/Back Set-up
Round 1: p1, kfb, k1, p1, (p1, k1) 20 times, p1, (p1, k1) twice, p1; repeat all 1 more time - 51 sts each side & 102 total Round 2: (k1,p1) twice, k2, (k1, p1) 19 times, k2, (k1, p1) twice, k1; repeat all 1 more time Round 3: (p1, k1) twice, p1, (p1, k1) 20 times, p1, (p1, k1) twice, p1: repeat all 1 more time Round 4: (k1, p1) twice, k2, (yb, insert rn from front to back between 3rd & 4th sts on In, dul, slip loop onto In, knit loop & 1st st together, p1, k1, p1) 10 times, (k1, p1) twice, k1; repeat all 1 more time Round 5: repeat round 3 Next Row: repeat 1st half of round 2; turn Place unworked sts on holder to be worked later Front - You are now knitting flat plus working 1st 5 sts and last 5 sts in Seed Stitch Row 1: Seed Stitch 1st 5 sts, (k1, p1) 20 times, k1, Seed Stitch last 5 sts: turn Row 2: Seed Stitch 1st 5 sts, k2, p1, (yb, insert rn from front to back between 3rd & 4th sts on In, dul, slip loop onto In, knit loop & 1st st together, p1, k1, p1) to last 7 sts, k2, Seed Stitch last ! sts; turn Row 3: repeat Row 1 Row 4: Seed Stitch 5 sts, k1, (k1, p1) 19 times, k2, Seed Stitch 5 sts; turn Row 5: Seed Stitch 5 sts, (k1, p1) 20 times, k1, Seed Stitch 5 sts: turn Row 6: Seed Stitch 5 sts, k1, (yb, insert rn from front to back between 3rd & 4th sts on In, dul, slip loop onto In, knit loop & 1st st together, p1, k1, p1) 10 times, Seed Stitch 5 sts; turn Row 8: repeat Row 4 Row 9: repeat Row 5 Row 10: repeat Row 2 Row 11: repeat Row 5 Repeat Rows 4 to 11 twice more - 3 times total
Top Border/Shoulder
Row 1: Seed Stitch 4 sts, k2tog, Seed Stitch to last 6 sts, k2tog, (p1, k1) twice; turn Row 2 - 6: work in Seed Stitch to end; turn Row 7: Work 1st 10 sts in Seed Stitch and put on holder, bind off in Seed Stitch to last 10 sts, Seed Stitch to end; turn - 10 sts on holder 1 and 10 sts on needle Row 8 - 10: work in Seed Stitch to end; turn Row 11: work in Seed Stitch to end; place sts on holder 2, leaving a long tail for 3 needle BO at shoulder Back - put stitches from waist on needles - Row 1 is worked on the wrong side Row 1: Seed Stitch 1st 5 sts, (k1, p1) 20 times, k1, Seed Stitch last 5 sts: turn Row 2: Seed Stitch 1st 5 sts, k2, p1, (yb, insert rn from front to back between 3rd & 4th sts on In, dul, slip loop onto In, knit loop & 1st st together, p1, k1, p1) to last 7 sts, k2, Seed Stitch last 5 sts; turn Row 3: repeat Row 1 Row 4: Seed Stitch 5 sts, k1, (k1, p1) 19 times, k2, Seed Stitch 5 sts; turn Row 5 & following odd rows: Seed Stitch 5 sts, (k1, p1) 20 times, k1, Seed Stitch 5 sts; turn Row 6: Seed Stitch 5 sts, k1, (yb, insert rn from front to back between 3rd & 4th sts on In, dul, slip loop onto In, knit loop & 1st st together, p1, k1, p1) 10 times, Seed Stitch 5 sts; turn Row 8: repeat Row 4 Row 10: repeat Row 2 Row 11: repeat Row 5 Repeat Rows 4 to 11 twice more - 3 times total
Top Border/Shoulder
Row 1: Seed Stitch 4 sts, k2tog, Seed Stitch to last 6 sts, k2tog, (p1, k1) twice; turn Row 2 - 6: work in Seed Stitch to end; turn Row 7: Work 1st 10 sts in Seed Stitch and put on holder, bind off in Seed Stitch to last 10 sts, Seed Stitch to end; turn - 10 sts on holder 1 and 10 sts on needle Row 8 - 10: work in Seed Stitch to end; turn Row 11: work in Seed Stitch across to last 10 sts, using stitches from front holder 1, work 3 needleBO in Seed Stitch Repeat 3 needles BO sts on two remaining holders to make second shoulder. Weave in ends
