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Babies grow so quickly that many baby knits aren't even worn for an entire season. This baby dress / toddler and child tank changes that! Put Acerola on your infant as a dress, and she can wear it later as a tank. Cute details, like a textured stitch pattern and a ruffled edge, make this a knit that will be treasured! SIZE If worn as a dress Newborn[3 mos, 6 mos, 9 mos, 12 mos, 18 mos] If worn as a tank 12 mos[18 mos, 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T] FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Chest: 16[17, 18, 18, 19, 20] ins Length: 9[9.25, 10, 10.5, 11, 11.75] ins MATERIALS Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton $[100\%$ organically grown cotton; 150 yd/137 m per $100{\mathfrak{g}}$ skein]; shown in Shell; 2 skeins all sizes. 1 16-inch US #8/5.0 mm circular needle 1 24-inch US #8/5.0 mm circular needle (optional) 2 US#8/5.0 mm double pointed needles Adjust needle sizes as necessary to obtain correct gauge Stitch holder or scrap yarn Stitch marker Tapestry needle GAUGE 16 sts/24 rows = 4" in seed stitch PATTERN NOTES Seed st (worked flat). Row 1(RS): (K1, pl) Row 2(WS): (P1, k1)
Seed st (worked in the rnd) Rnd 1: K1(p1, k1) Rnd 2: P1(k1, p1) Diamond patt (worked in the rnd over a multiple of 4 sts). Rnds 1,2, 4 and 5: Knit. Rnd 3: \*P1, k3, rep from \* to end of rnd. Rnd 6: \*K2, pl, ki, rep from \* to end of rnd.
Standard abbreviations can be found at http://www.theshizknit.com
PATTERN
Yoke
With 16-inch circular needles, CO 28[30, 32, 32, 34, 36] sts. Do not join in the rnd. Work 1 [1, 1.25, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75] in(s) of seed st, ending with a WS row. Place live sts on holder or scrap yarn and break yarn. With 16-inch circular needles, CO 28[30, 32, 32, 34, 36] sts. Do not join in the rnd. Work 1 in of seed st. On RS row and without breaking yarn, CO 4 sts, work held sts in patt, CO 5 sts, pm for beg of rnd. 65[69, 73, 73, 77, 81] sts. Join in the rnd, being careful not to twist. Continue in seed st until work meas 2.25[2.25, 2.5, 2.5, 2.75, 3] in from CO edge. Knit I rnd, purl 1 rnd. Inc as foll: k 10[0, 2, 2, 4, 6] (k1[2,2,2,2,2], m1, k1) 23 times, k 9[0, 2, 2, 4, 6] 88[92, 96, 96, 100, 104] sts. Note: If you prefer "balanced" increases, I recommend using the calculator here: http://www.thedietdiary.com/ knittingfiend/tools/IncreaseEvenlySpace.html. All sizes increase 23 sts. Body. Knit 1 rnd. Work in diamond patt until work meas 8[8.25, 8.75. 9.25, 9.5, 10] ins or desired length from underarm (the underarm is where work was joined in the rnd), ending with rnd 2 or 5 of diamond patt.
Work ruffle as foll:
Note: You may want to change to 24-inch circular when working ruffle. Rnd 1: \*Kfb, rep from \* to end of rnd. 176[184, 192, 192, 200, 208] sts. Rnd 2: \*Kfb, rep from \* to end of rnd. 352[368, 384, 384, 400, 416] sts. Applied i-Cord and Ties CO 3 sts. Work i-cord for 8 in, or desired length. \*With left side of dpn, pick up and knit st on right side of CO edge. Sl sts to right side of dpn. K2, k2tog. Rep from \* across entire CO edge. Cont working i-cord on 3 sts for 8 in, or desired length. Break yarn and pull through sts. Rep for other side. FINISHING Weave in ends.
Photos by Tonya Wagner. Modeled by Iris Murphy.
Step Two: Slip these four stitches to the right point of the double pointed needle and knit across first two stitches. Step One: With three i-cord stitches on double pointed needle, pick up and knit one stitch from cast on edge using the left point of the double pointed needle.
Step Three: Knit last two stitches together. Pick up another stitch as in Step One and repeat these steps until the applied i-cord covers the entire cast on edge.
In Acerola, you are kniting theicordt ties and the applied i-cord at the same fime. Before begining step one, work a three stitchicord for desiredlengthAferyouhave worked across thecast onedge and finished stp four, continue working icord onthelast three stithes for desired length. Once you have completed the icord ties on one cast on edge, break the yarn and repeat for the other cast on edge. If you would likmore infrmatonabout hwt pick upandknit stithesalong a cast onedge,peasevii http://www.theshizknit.com/2008/05/tutorialtuesday-how-to-pick-up-stiches.html.
