Sweet and pretty ! A lovely little top for a newborn baby.
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| Old Shale Lace Baby Top |
Old Shale Lace Baby Top Newborn Baby
Size ~
Width: 16” (41cm)
Length: 8½” (21.5cm)
Requirements ~
Yarn – any DK I used 46g of acrylic DK
Needles – 4mm throughout
3 small buttons
Tension –
22sts over 4” / 10cm
Worked from the top down
Cast on 49sts
Rows 1 & 2 Knit
Row 3 K2, yon, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k to end of row
Rows 4 & 5 Knit
Row 6 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 7 K5, *k1, kfb, repeat from * to the last 6sts, k6 68sts
Row 8 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 9 Knit
Row 10 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 11 K6, *k2, kfb, repeat from * to the last 8sts, k8 86sts
Row 12 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 13 Knit
Row 14 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 15 K3, *k3, kfb, repeat from * to the last 7sts, k7 105sts
Row 16 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 17 K2, yon, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k to end of row
Row 18 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 19 K3, *k4, kfb, repeat from * to the last 7sts, k7 124sts
Row 20 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 21 Knit
Row 22 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 23 K5, *k5, kfb, repeat from* to the last 11sts, k11 142sts
Row 24 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 25 Knit
Row 26 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 27 K1, *k6, kfb, repeat from * to the last 8sts, k8 161sts
Row 28 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Knit 2 rows
Row 31 K2, yon, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k to end of row
Knit 2 rows
Row 34 K26, cast off 31sts for the cap sleeve, k46, cast off 31sts for the cap sleeve, k25
(You will now have 26sts for the front, 47sts for the back and 26sts for the front on the needle – work across all 99sts as follows) ~
Row 35 Knit
Row 36 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
Row 37 * (K8, kfb), repeat from * to last 9sts, k9 109sts
Row 38 K5, purl to last 5sts, k5
Row 39 K5, *k2tog, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, repeat from * to last 5sts, k5
Row 40 S1, knit to end
Row 41 S1, knit to end
Row 42 K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5
The last 4 rows form the pattern
Repeat last 4 rows six times more
Knit 5 rows
Cast off
Darn away ends
Add 2 small buttons
You will find my matching baby hat here ~
https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/2016/10/old-shale-lace-baby-hat.html
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| Old Shale Lace Baby Hat |
