How to make a rainbow baby dress

Bright Rainbow dress. All pictures: Kat Goldin

This model is dimensioned in such a way that means it can begin as a dress and become a top as the baby grows.

Age: 0-6 months
Finished chest: 52 cm
Finished length: 32 cm
Yarm amounts: 231 m

Age: 6-12 months
Finished chest: 56 cm
Finished length: 33 cm
Quantity of yarn: 263 m

Age: 1 year
Finished chest: 59 cm
Finished length: 34 cm
Quantity of yarn: 298 m

Age: 2 years
Finished chest: 61 cm
Finished length: 36 cm
Quantity of yarn: 323 m

Age: 4 years
Finished chest: 68 cm
Finished length: 38 cm
Quantity of yarn: 385 m

Age: 6 years
Finished chest: 74 cm
Finished length: 41 cm
Quantity of yarn: 427 m

Main color (MC): 3 (4, 4, 4, 5, 6) x 50 g balls of Rico Creative Cotton Aran (100% cotton), 85 m. Mouse (28)
1 x 50 g ball a: color of Rico Creative Cotton Aran (100% cotton), 85 m red (05)
1 x 50 g ball b: color of Rico Creative Cotton Aran (100% cotton), 85 m orange (74)
1 x 50 g ball C: color of Rico Creative Cotton Aran (100% cotton), 85 m Banana (63)
1 x 50 g ball (D): color of Rico Creative Cotton Aran (100% cotton), 85 m green (49)
1 x 50 g ball and: color of Rico Creative Cotton Aran (100% cotton), 85 m. reale (39)
5 mm hook/h. 8.30
4.5 mm/7 hook
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle

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Work sts and 16 rows 8.25 knitted tweed to measure 10 square centimeters with a 5 mm hook or size needed to obtain tension.

Tweed Stitch
Set-up round: 1ch, * 1dc, 1ch, losing 1. repeat from * around.
All other races: 1ch, * 1dc in chsp, 1ch; repeat from * around.

‧ You do not count the chains at the beginning of the round as a point.
‧ Do not turn your work at the end of each round.

Yoke
Using the larger hook, 56 (60, 64, 68, 72, 76) ch. Join the round with a slst.

Row 1: 2ch, 56 (60, 64, 68, 72, 76) htr. Join.

Row 2: 2ch, [3htr, 2htr in htr] 14 (15, 16, 17, 18, 19). Join. 70 (75, 80, 85, 90, 95) htr.

Row 3: 2ch, 70 (75, 80, 85, 90, 95) htr. Join.

Row 4: 2ch, [4htr, 2htr in htr] 14 (15, 16, 17, 18, 19). Join. 84 (90, 96, 102, 108, 114) htr.

For sizes 0-6 months and 6-12 months go to round 1 of the bodice.

For sizes 1 year, 2 years, 4 years and 6 years only
Row 5: 2ch,-(-, 96, 102, 108, 114) htr. Join.

For sizes 1 year and 2 years, continue to round 1 of the bodice.

For sizes 4 years and 6 years only 6 line: 2ch, [5htr, 2htr in htr]-(-,-,-, 18, 18) times. -(-,-,-, 0, 6) htr. Join. -(-,-,-, 126, 132) htr.

Corsage
Round 1 (this turn is working in BLO): continuing in MC, 1ch, [1dc, 1ch, lose 1] 14 (15, 16, 17, 21, 22) times, making 12 (14, 14, 14, 12, 14) fdc, losing 14 (15, 16, 17, 21, 22), [1dc, 1ch, lose 1] 14 (15, 16, 17, 21, 22) times, making 12 (14, 14, 14, 12, 14) fdc, losing 14 (15, 1617, 21, 22). Join the round. Break the yarn. 52 (58, 60, 62, 66, 72) dc.

Round 2: join color A and mark the start of the round with a stitch marker, 1ch, [1dc, 1ch, lose 1] 6 (7, 7, 7, 6, 7) times, [1dc in chsp, 1ch] 14 (15, 16, 17, 21, 22) times, [1dc, 1ch, lose 1] 6 (7, 7, 7, 6, 7) times, [1dc in chsp, 1ch] 14 (15, 16, 17, 21, 22). Join. Break the yarn. 40 (44, 46, 48, 54, 58) dc.

Round 3: change to MC, 1ch, [1dc, 1ch, 1dc] in the same chsp, 1ch, [1dc in chsp, 1ch] 20 (22, 23, 24, 27, 29) times, [1dc, 1ch, 1dc] in the same chsp, 1ch, [1dc in chsp, 1ch] 20 (22, 23, 24, 27, 29). Join. Break the yarn. 42 (46, 48, 50, 56, 60).

Round 4: change to color b: 1ch, work in tweed stitch around. Join. Break the yarn. 42 (46, 48, 50, 56, 60).

Round 5 – 43 (45, 47, 49, 51, 53): repeat round 4, changing the colors in the template. The color pattern is worked in this section as follows:

Round 5: MC

Round 6: color C

Round 7: MC

Round 8: D

Round 9: MC

Round 10: colour and

Round 11: MC

Round 12: colour

Round 13: MC

Round 14: color B

Repeat as required.

Turns 44 (46, 48, 50, 52, 54) -47 (49, 52, 54, 57, 59): change to smaller hook, 2ch, 1htr in every sp ch and each dc, 84 (92, 96, 100, 112, 120) htr. Join. Break yarn and weave in ends.

‧ Obtained from Crochet to play from Lourie Goldin. Posted by Kyle books, ￡14,99.

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