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Knitted baby underpants in DROPS BabyMerino. Size premature – 4 years.

DROPS Baby 25-9
DROPS design: Pattern no bm-055-by
Yarn group A
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Size: (premature) 0/1 - 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4) years
Size in cm: (40/44) 48/52 - 56/62 - 68/74 - 80/86 (92 - 98/104)
Materials:
DROPS BABY MERINO from Garnstudio
(50) 50-50-50-50 (100-100) g colour no 02, off white

DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES AND CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 or 60 cm) SIZE 3 mm - or size needed to get 24 sts x 48 rows in garter st = 10 x 10 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES and CIRCULAR NEEDLE (40 cm) SIZE 2.5 mm - for edge.

GARTER ST (back and forth on needle):
K all rows. 1 ridge = 2 rows K.

DECREASE TIP:
Dec at beg of row as follows: K 2, K 2 tog.
Dec at end of row as follows: Work until 4 sts remain, slip 1 st as if to K, K 1, psso, K 2.
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UNDERPANTS:
The piece is worked top down. Work in the round until rib is finished, then work back and forth on circular needle.
Cast on (80) 96-96-112-112 (128-128) sts on circular needle size 2.5 mm with off white Baby Merino. Insert 1 marker at beg of round (= mid back). Work rib from mid back as follows: K 1, * P 2, K 2 *, repeat from *-*, finish with P 2, K 1. When rib measures (2) 2-2-3-3 (3-3) cm, work next round as follows: * K 1, 1 YO, P 2 tog, K 1 *, repeat from *-* the entire round (= edge with eyelet holes for ties). Work 1 round in rib K 2/P 2.
Then work an elevation in the back as follows: Work (7) 9-9-9-9 (9-11) sts rib, turn, tighten yarn, work (14) 18-18-18-18 (18-22) sts rib. Turn, tighten yarn, work (20) 24-24-24-26 (26-30) sts rib, turn, tighten yarn, work (26) 30-30-30-34 (34-38) sts rib. Turn, tighten yarn, work (32) 36-36-36-42 (42-46) sts rib, turn, tighten yarn, work (38) 42-42-42-50 (50-54) sts rib. Continue like this by working (6) 6-6-6-8 (8-8) sts more on every turn until a total of (62) 66-66-66-82 (82-86) sts have been worked. Turn, continue in rib in the round over all sts.
When piece measures (4) 4-5-6-6 (6-6) cm mid front, switch to circular needle size 3 mm. K 1 round while AT THE SAME TIME dec (10) 14-10-22-14 (26-18) sts evenly = (70) 82-86-90-98 (102-110) sts. Cut the yarn, insert 1 marker mid front and beg working from marker (1st row from WS). Then work GARTER ST back and forth on circular needle - see explanation above AT THE SAME TIME dec - READ DECREASE TIP (= 2 sts dec). * Dec 1 st in each side, K 2 rows without dec *, repeat from *-* until 4 sts remain on row. Turn and K 2 and 2 tog, cut the yarn and pull it through the remaining 2 sts.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold the tip in triangle towards front of pants and fasten neatly mid front. Sew opening from tip and down in each side until an opening for leg remains. Adjust according to child, 6-12 cm should remain for leg opening.

TIES:
Cut 3 lengths off white Baby Merino yarn of approx. 2-3 metres each. Twine the strands tog until they resist, fold the strands double so that they twine. Make a knot at each end. Baste the yarn up and down through row with eyelet holes - start and finish mid front.

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