Top Down Romper Suit - Marianna / Lisa King Maclean
Small / Early Newborn
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This adorable little romper suit was knitted by Lisa King Maclean Lisa altered my original all-in-one baby top pattern to make this cute little romper. I love it! Clever lady ....... |
4mm needles
All-in-One Baby Top – as a Romper Suit
For an early or small newborn baby
Yarn – any DK (tension 22sts over 4”/10cm)
Yarn – any DK (tension 22sts over 4”/10cm)
Needles – 4mm throughout
Small buttons
Worked from the neck downwards
Worked from the neck downwards
Tips:
·Cast off loosely on row25 for the cap sleeves – if you find this difficult – use a larger needle
·m1 (make 1) on row27 – I do this by knitting into the front&back of a stitch – some knitters pick
up the bar of yarn from the previous row – either way will be OK
·yfwd – yarn forward seems to be a very UK term – you may know this as yo (yarn over) or yrn (yarn round needle) - this makes the buttonholes and also the little eyelet holes on the yoke
Cast on 57sts
Rows 1 & 2 Knit
Row 3 K2, yfwd, k2 tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Rows 4 & 5 Knit
Row 6 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4
Row 7 Knit
Row 8 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4
Row 9 K8, *(yfwd, k1, yfwd, k4) rep from * to last 4sts,k4 75sts
Row 10 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4
Row 11 Knit
Row 12 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4
Row 13 K8, *(yfwd, k3, yfwd, k4) rep from * to last 4sts, k4 93sts
Row 14 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4Row 3 K2, yfwd, k2 tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Rows 4 & 5 Knit
Row 6 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4
Row 7 Knit
Row 8 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4
Row 9 K8, *(yfwd, k1, yfwd, k4) rep from * to last 4sts,k4 75sts
Row 10 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4
Row 11 Knit
Row 12 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4
Row 13 K8, *(yfwd, k3, yfwd, k4) rep from * to last 4sts, k4 93sts
Row 15 K2, yfwd, k2 tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Rows 16 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4
Row 17 K8, *(yfwd, k5, yfwd, k4) rep from * to last 4sts, k4 111sts
Rows 18, 19, 20 As rows 10, 11, 12
Rows 21, 22, 23, 24 Knit
Row 25 K18, cast off 20sts, k34, cast off 20sts, k17
Row 26 Knit 71sts
Row 27 K2, yfwd, k2 tog, (makes a buttonhole), (k2, m1) 15 times, k3, m1, (k2, m1) 14 times, k6
Row 28 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4 101sts
Row 29 Knit
Row 30 K4, purl to last 4sts, k4
Repeat last 2 rows until work measure 11½ “ from cast on edge, making further buttonholes on the 39throw, and every following 12 rows
Increase one stitch at the end of the last row 102sts
Divide for legs
Work on the first 51sts (put the remaining 51stitches onto a stitch holder)
** Row 1: K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog 49sts
Row 2: P2tog, purl to last 2sts, p2tog 47sts
Row 3: K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog 45sts
Row 4: Purl
Rows 5 – 11: K1, p1 rib
Cast off in rib **
Rejoin yarn to remaining 50sts –
Repeat the instructions from ** to **
Sew up leg seams
Darn away ends
Sew on buttons
This beautiful little romper , hat & booties were knitted by Pauline Cook
You can make a romper of any size -
Just follow the instructions for the baby top of the size you want ....... keep knitting until the length is long enough (this might be the difficult bit - but you can probably judge it by eye ....) - then divide the number of stitches you have in half (2 even amounts) - and complete each separately decreasing one stitch at each end of every row for a few rows - then finish with a rib or garter stitch border.