Baby Pockets

Knitted vest / slipover for babies in DROPS Flora. Sizes 0 – 6 years.

DROPS Baby 33-22
DROPS Design: Pattern no fl-002-by
Yarn group A
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SIZES:
0/1 - 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4 - 5/6) years
The size is equivalent to the baby’s height in cm:
48/52 - 56/62 - 68/74 - 80/86 (92 - 98/104 – 116/122)

MATERIALS:
DROPS FLORA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
100-100-100-100 (150-150-150) g colour 07, beige

KNITTING TENSION:
26 stitches in width and 34 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 2.5 MM: Length 40 cm for stocking stitch and pocket.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 2 MM: Length 40 cm for rib.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 2 MM for rib.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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PATTERN: 
See diagram A.1.

DECREASE TIP (evenly spaced):
To work out how to decrease evenly, count the total number of stitches on needle (e.g. 100 stitches) and divide by the number of decreases to be made (e.g. 8) = 12.5. 
In this example decrease by knitting alternately each 11th and 12th stitch and each 12th and 13th stitch together.
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START THE PIECE HERE:

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VEST – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked in the round with circular needle as far as the armholes, then the front and back pieces are continued separately back and forth. An edge is worked around each armhole. Finally a pocket is worked and sewn onto the front piece.

BODY:
Cast on 100-114-128-136 (150-158-172) stitches with circular needle size 2 mm and Flora. Knit 1 round. Then work rib (= knit 1 / purl 1) for 3 cm. Change to circular needle size 2.5 mm and knit 1 round where you decrease 8-10-12-12 (14-14-16) stitches evenly spaced - read DECREASE TIP = 92-104-116-124 (136-144-156) stitches. Continue with stocking stitch. When the piece measures 14-17-19-20 (22-24-26) cm, cast off 2 stitches for each armhole as follows: Cast off the first stitch on the round, work the next 44-50-56-60 (66-70-76) stitches, cast off 2 stitches, work the next 44-50-56-60 (66-70-76) stitches, cast off the last stitch on the round. Front and back pieces are now finished separately.

BACK PIECE:
= 44-50-56-60 (66-70-76) stitches. Continue working back and forth until the piece measures 18-21-23-24 (26-29-31) cm, insert 1 marker in each side. These mark where the shoulder flaps from the front piece will be attached (see ARMHOLE EDGE). Continue with stocking stitch until the piece measures 20-24-25-27 (30-32-35) cm. Place the middle 24-26-28-28 (32-34-34) stitches on a thread = 10-12-14-16 (17-18-21) stitches left on each shoulder.

LEFT SHOULDER:
Continue with stocking stitch, AT THE SAME TIME decrease 1 stitch every 2nd row (= each row from the right side) towards the neck. Decrease by knitting 2 stitches together, 10-12-14-16 (17-18-21) times; now all stitches have now been cast off.

RIGHT SHOULDER:
Work as for the left shoulder.

NECK:
Using circular needle size 2 mm and working from the right side, knit up 14-18-20-22 (24-26-30) stitches along the side where stitches were decreased on the left shoulder, place the 24-26-28-28 (32-34-34) stitches from the thread back onto the needle, knit up 14-18-20-22 (24-26-30) stitches along the side where stitches were decreased on the right shoulder = 52-62-68-72 (80-86-94) stitches. Work 4 rows of rib, knit 1 / purl 1 (first row = wrong side). AT THE SAME TIME on each row work 2 stitches in the first stitch; the new stitches are worked into the rib as you go = 56-66-72-76 (84-90-98) stitches. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl.

FRONT PIECE:
Cast on and work as for the back piece.


ARMHOLE EDGE:
Lay the shoulder flaps from the back piece over the shoulder flaps from the front piece. Pin the tips of the shoulder flaps from the back piece to the edges of the front piece, where the markers are. Pin the tips of the shoulder flaps from the front piece to the edges of the back pieces, where the markers are.

Knit up approx. 50 to 80 stitches with double pointed needles size 2 mm around the armhole; make sure you knit through both layers where the shoulder flaps overlap. Work 4 rounds of rib, knit 1 / purl 1, then cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. Work around the other armhole in the same way.

POCKET:
The piece is worked back and forth with circular needle. Cast on 16-16-18-18 (20-20-20) stitches with circular needle size 2.5 mm. Work A.1 over all stitches. Continue until the piece measures 4-4-4-4 (5-5-5) cm, change to circular needle size 2 mm. Work 4 rows rib, knit 1 / purl 1, over all stitches, then cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. Sew the pocket to the vest – see photo.

Diagram explanations

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