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Baby Outfit Pattern #5254

A free, public-domain knitting pattern, originally published in Spool Cotton #197, Woolies for Babies.

Pattern

Toddler Sizes 2 and 3

MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART BABY WOOL, 5 balls (¾ oz. balls) for each size.
Clark's O.N.T. Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 and 1 pair No. 3.
4 small buttons.
4 snap fasteners.
GAUGE: 15 sts make 2 inches; 10 rows make 1 inch.         
Sizes  
2
3
BACK … Starting at the crotch with No. 3 needles, cast on 12 sts. Work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row), casting on 3 sts at end of each row until there are on needle
42 sts
48 sts

Now cast on 2 sts at end of each row until there are on needle
82 sts
88 sts
Work straight until piece measures from cast-on sts (measure down center) end­ing with a p row
8½"
9"
Change to No. 1 needles and k, decreas­ing 10 sts evenly across row to
72 sts
78 sts
Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 1¼ inches. This completes waistband. Change to No. 3 needles and work in stockinette st for 3 inches.

To Shape Armholes: Bind off 3 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at end of each row until there re­main
62 sts
66 sts
Work straight on remaining sts until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
3½"
4"

To shape shoulders, bind off at the be­ginning of next 4 rows
8 sts
9 sts

Bind off the remaining 30 sts for back of neck.

FRONT … Work same as Back until waistband is completed. Change to No. 3 needles. Next row: With right side facing, k across
14 sts
17 sts

P 2, k 1, inc in each of the next 2 sts, k 2, inc in next 2 sts, k 1, p 2, k 7.
Take the remaining
39 sts
42 sts

off on a holder to be worked later for Right Front.
Cast on 6 sts for underlap, then turn and work over sts of Left Front only as fol­lows: 1st row: K 6, p 7, k 2, p 2, O, k 2, O, p 4, O, k 2, O, p 2, k 2, purl remaining
14 sts
17 sts
2nd row: Knit
14 sts
17 sts

p 2, k 2, drop the O off needle, with yarn in back of work slip next 2 sts as if to p, drop the O, k 4, drop the O, sl 2, drop the O, k 2, p 2, k 13. 3rd row: K 6, p 7, k 2, p 2, with yarn in front of work slip next 2 sts as if to p, p 4, sl 2, p 2, k 2, p to end of row.
4th row: Knit
14 sts
17 sts
P 2, * k in the front of the 3rd st on left-hand needle, then k the 1st and 2nd sts and slip all 3 sts off tog (right cross made). K in the back of the 2nd and 3rd sts on left-hand needle, then k in the front of the 1st st and slip all 3 sts off tog (left cross made). Repeat from * once more, p 2, k 13. 5th row: K 6, p 7, k 2, O, k 1, p 4, O, k 2, O, p 4, k 1, O, k 2, p to end of row.
6th row: Knit
14 sts
17 sts
P 2, drop the O, with yarn in back of work sl next st as if to p, k 4, drop the O, sl 2, drop the O, k 4, sl 1, drop the O, p 2, k 13. 7th row: K 6, p 7, k 2, with yarn in front of work sl 1, p 4, sl 2, p 4, sl 1, k 2, p to end of row.
8th row: Knit
14 sts
17 sts
P 2, * make a left cross, make a right cross. Repeat from * once more, p 2, k 13. Repeat these 8 rows for pattern until piece measures 3 inches from top of ribbing, ending at side edge.
To shape armhole, bind off 3 sts at the beginning of next row. Dec 1 st at armhole edge every other row
twice
3 times
Work straight on remaining sts until piece measures from 1st row of armhole shaping
2"
2½"
ending at front edge.
To shape neck, bind off 9 sts at the be­ginning of next row. Bind off 3 sts at neck edge every other row twice. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 4 times. Work straight on remaining st until piece meas­ures from 1st row of armhole shaping
3½"
4"
Bind off at armhole edge
9 sts
10 sts

Work 1 row. Bind off the remaining sts.
Pick up sts of Right Front. Attach yarn to front edge and work as follows: K 13, p 2, k 1, inc in next 2 sts, k 2, inc in next 2 sts, k 1, p 2, k last
14 sts
17 sts
Turn and work to correspond with Left Front, making a buttonhole 2 sts in from front edge at
1"
1½"

above waistband, and thereafter every 1¼" inches until there are 4 buttonholes in all—to make a buttonhole, bind off 2 sts; on following row, cast on 2 sts to replace those bound off. Complete Right Front to correspond with Left Front.
SLEEVES … Sew shoulder seams. With right side facing, using No. 3 needles, pick up around armhole edge
57 sts
61 sts

Work in stockinette st for 2 inches. Dec 1 st at both ends of next row, and on 1 row every inch thereafter until there re­main
45 sts
47 sts
Work straight until sleeve measures in all
9"
9½"

Change to No. 1 needles and work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 1½ inches. Bind off in ribbing.
LEG BANDS … Sew side seams. Us­ing No. 1 needles, with right side facing and starting at end of crotch, pick up along leg opening
81 sts
85 sts

Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 7 rows. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

COLLAR … With wrong side facing, using No. 1 needles and starting at cen­ter of Left Front band, pick up 125 sts around neck, to center of Right Front band. Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for ½ inch. Change to No. 3 needles and work 1 inch more. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

Sew bottom of underlap to top of waist­band. Sew sleeve seams. Work 2 rows of sc along ends of crotch, including ends of leg band. Sew 4 snap fasteners at crotch. Sew on buttons. Press with hot iron through damp cloth.

About this pattern

This pattern was originally published in Spool Cotton #197, Woolies for Babies and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.