I was tasked by a customer to knit a dress for her soon to be born baby girl. She wanted something sleeveless or with cap sleeves that could be worn with a shirt underneath or soft for next to the skin wear along. She also asked that it fit from newborn as a dress until about a year as a tunic/shirt. I think I came up with something to fit the bill. It shipped a couple of days ago and I can't wait to see how she likes it and how it fits her new baby girl next month! I did try it on one of my daughter's baby dolls that wears real newborn-3 month baby clothing, and it was a perfect fit as a dress! I also tried it on my 2 year old before I did the finishing work, washing and blocking, and it was just a touch too small, so I think it will be the perfect 12mo tunic!
And quick, the un-pattern. Please feel free to use this pattern as you wish for creating personal, charity, or boutique items to sell. I'd love credit if you knit to sell.
Strisce Felice
Size: One-Size: Newborn (as a dress) - 12 months (as a tunic/shirt). Chest, unstretched, measures 16 1/2". Will fit up to 20" chest with negative ease. Bigger sizes can be knit by knitting with a bulkier yarn and larger gauge, or by adding stitches to your cast on.
Gauge:
5.15 spi in stockinette stitch
Materials:
Knit Picks Felici (75% Superwash Merino Wool, 25% Nylon; 218 yd per 50g ball) 2 balls. Knit holding the yarn doubled. Or, you can substitute any other sock yarn held doubled or approximately 200 yards of a DK-light worsted weight yarn.
Size 7 (or needle size to obtain gauge) 16" circular needle
Size 4.5mm crochet hook (optional)
Darning Needle
Button
BODY
CO 111 stitches. Do not yet join in round.
Rows 1-7: Knit flat for 4 garter ridges
Round 8: Join to work in the round, placing a marker at the beginning of your round. *Knit 20, K2tog* 5 times, K1.
Rounds 9-11: Knit
Round 12: *K19, K2tog* 5 times, K1
Rounds 13-15: Knit
Round 16: *K18, K2tog* 5 times, K1
Rounds 17-19: Knit
Round 20: *K17, K2tog* 5 times, K1
Rounds 21-23: Knit
Round 24: *K16, K2tog* 5 times, K1 (you should now have 86 sttiches on your needles)
Continue Knitting until you are 8 1/2" from cast on edge.
ARMHOLES:
Knit 19, BO 6, K36, BO 6, K19
SLEEVES and YOKE:
Round 1: Knit to 17, k2tog, CO 20, s1k1psso, K32, k2tog, CO 20, s1k1psso, K17 (110 stitches)
Rounds 2-10: Knit
Row 11: Turn work and purl. You will no longer be working in the round, but instead knitting flat
Row 12: Knit
Row 13: Purl
Row 14: Knit
Row 15: Purl
Row 16: Knit
Row 17: Purl
Row 18: K2tog across (you will now have 55 stitches on your needle)
Row 19: BO Purlwise.
Finishing:
Seam up garter edge on bottom of dress that you had worked flat.
Add a slip stitch edge to the back neck slit using a 4.5mm crochet hook. Add a button loop to one side of the edge and sew a button on to the other. (Optional: Add a crochet lace border along bottom edge and add a crochet trim to the sleeves if desired.) Weave in ends. Wash, block and wear.
This is awesomely cute! Thank you so much for sharing the pattern
ReplyDeleteBelinda (AKA AngrySnail on Ravelry)