Kaia Babydoll
Requirements:
8ply or 12 ply yarn for bodice and 8 ply yarn for 'skirt and lace (See chart opposite for approximate yarn requirements) 6 stitch markers 6mm (or size that gives correct gauge) 40cm circular (may need to change to 60cm on the bigger sizes) 4mm 40cm circular (may need to change to 60cm for the bigger sizes) auge: 16 stitches per 10 cm for bodice on 6mm needles (Gauge is VERY important to ensure bodice fits. Please do a gauge swatch!) 22 stitches per 10cm on 4mm needles
Glossary:
kfb - knit front and back sm - slip marker m1 - make one stitch. Bringing needle in from the front pick up bar between stitches, knit into the back of the ‘bar' Instructions on backwards loop and cable cast on - http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on
A very big thank you to my wonderfultesters-Julia, Ali, Kate, Georgie, Shannon, Kath, Janine, Krisse, Anna, Margaret, Pipi, Kyli, Megan, Nat, Mel, Nyree and Katherine. @button & bean designs 2010 Size nb (3m, 6m, 12m, 18m, 2y, 3y, 4y, 5y) To fit chest measurement of: - 38(40, 43, 45, 48, 51, 55, 58, 60)cm
Bodice
Wool held double stranded if using 8 ply or single stranded if using 12 ply. 6mm (or needle size that gives correct gauge) 40cm circulars Cast on 44 (48, 54, 58, 60, 64, 66, 70, 72 ) stitches. Round 1 - Using a marker to show start of round and ensuring work isn't twisted, join in the round:- Nb p9, pm, p13, pm,p9, pm,p13 3m p10, pm, p14, pm, p10, pm, p14 6m p11,pm, p16,pm, p11, pm, p16 12m p12, pm, p17,pm, p12,pm, p17 18m p12,pm, p18, pm, p12, pm, p18 2T p13, pm, p19,pm, p13,pm, p19 3T p13,pm, p20, pm, p13,pm, p20 4T p14, pm, p21, pm, p14, pm, p21 5T p15, pm, p21, pm, p15,pm, p21
Round 2 - kfb, \*knit to last stitch before marker, kfb, sm, kfb Repeat from \* until end of round ending with kfb
Round 3 - Knit
Repeat rounds 2 and 3 for a total of 4( 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5) increases. Repeat round 2. You will now have a total of 84 ( 88, 94, 98, 100, 104, 114, 118, 120) stitches with 19(20, 21, 22, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27) in the $1^{\mathrm{st}}$ and $3^{\mathsf{r d}}$ sections (across shoulders)and 23(24,26, 27, 28,29,32,33, 33) in the $2^{\mathsf{n d}}$ and $4^{\mathrm{th}}$ section (front and back) Round 4- purl to first marker, sm, knit until next marker, sm, purl to next marker, sm, knit until end of round. Round 5 - Cast off until the first marker, knit to the next marker, cast off until the next marker, knit to the end of the round. Remove allthe markers as you knit, including the marker at the start of the round.
Making armhole
Using backwards loop or cable cast on, C0 2( 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6) stitches, place marker to show beginning of round. CO another 3( 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7) stitches. Knit to next armhole. CO 5( 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13) stitches. Knit to end of round. ·You should have a total of 56(60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 84, 88, 92) stitches. ·Knit 5 (5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10) rounds.
The bodice is now complete.
Change to 4mm needles and single strand yarn (can either start with new yarn or continue with one of the strands from the bodice)
\*If yoused double stranded yarn for the bodice, you now have the option of either an eyelet round, which also increases the number of stitches, (Option 1) or an increase round with no eyelets (Option 2) \*fyoueforthbdichavethtifthyelroudt increase round with no eyelets (Option 3)
Option 1- Eyelet round
$^{*}\mathsf{K}2$ . yo, repeat from \* to end of round. Option 2- Increasing round $^{*}\mathsf{K}\,1$ knit into each strand of the next stitch (so one stitch will become 2), repeat from \* until end of round. Option 3- Increasing round for 12 ply bodice $^{*}\mathsf{K}1$ , kfb, repeat from \* until end of round.
You will now have a total of 84 ( 90, 96, 102, 108, 114, 126, 132, 138 ) stitches.
Knit one round, placing 5 more stitch markers every 14 (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23) stitches. Knit 4 rounds.
Increase Section:
$\ast_{\mathsf{M1}}$ , Knit to marker, sm. Repeat from \* until end of round. Knit 4 (4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6) rounds. Now complete 6(6, 6, 7,8, 8, 9, 10, 11) more increase sections fora total of 7(7, 7,8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 12) increases (or until desired length is reached) After the final increase round, remove all markers except marker showing the start of the round.
Feathering lace edging
(For the lace you will need a stitch number that is a multiple of 6. Please count your stitches and if you are a few stitches out then, in the first round, do the appropriate number of increases or decreases to make the number a multiple of 6) If you wish to change to another colour for the lace, do so on Round 1. If you are using 12 ply for the lace to match the bodice, then you will need to use the bigger needle size. It will give the lace more flare' but still looks pretty
Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: $\ast_{\mathsf{k1}}$ , Yo, k1, sll, K2tog, psso, k1, yo Repeat from \* till end of round ending with a yo. Repeat rounds 1 and 2, 4 (5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6) times in total.
Round 3: Purl.
Cast off. (Note: To make the lace easier to do, I divide the pattern (in row 2), into two sections. I start off with the k1, yo, k1 then I make one section sl, k2tog, psso and the next k1,vo,k1, yo,k1. I alternate these sections until the last stitch and finish with k1 , yo . I hope this helps some people $\circledast$ 一 Block.
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