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CHILD’S PINAFORE
ARMHOLEEDGING(BOTHALIKE)
Using3.5mmneedlesandYarnA,andwithRSfacing, pick up and
K54( 56 : 58 : 58 ) sts evenly around armhole.
Knit3 rows.
Castoff.
Joinsideseams.
NECKLINE
Using3.5mmcircularneedlesandYarnA,andwithRSfacing,pick
upandK15( 16 : 16 : 17 ) stsevenlyacrossfirstsidebackneck,pick
upandK40( 41 : 42 : 43 ) evenlyacrossfrontneck,andpickup and
K15(16:16:17)stsevenly across second side back neck.
[70( 73 : 74 : 77 ) sts]
Knit2 rows.
Castoff.
POCKETS(MAKE2)
Caston 17 stsusing3.5mm needles and Yarn A.
Rows1 to 5 Knit.
BreakYarnA andjoinYarnB.
Changeto4mmneedles.
Work 19 rows in st st, beg with a P row.
Castoff.
BOWS(OPTIONAL– MAKE2)
Caston 11 stsusing4mm needles and Yarn B.
Rows1 to 8 Knit.
Castoff.
Wrapa lengthofYarnA aroundthecentreoftheworktoforma bow
andsecuretheends.Seweachbowtothecentreofa Pocket.
SewPocketsontothefrontofthedress10cm up from the top of the
hem and 4.5cm in from each side seam.
BUTTONLOOP
Makea chainloopalongonesideofbackopeningusingYarnA.
Sewa buttonatthetopoftheothersideofbackopening to
correspond with the loop. Weave in all loose ends.
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SIZINGCOLOURKEYSoyoucanre-usethispattern, we’vecolour-coded the sizinginstructions. Simplyfollow
our colour-coded measurements and you’re off.
FINDYOUR SIZE
SIZE 1-2yrs 2-3yrs 3-4yrs 4-5yrs
TO FIT CHEST
cm 51 56 61 66
in 20 22 24 26
ACTUAL CHEST
cm 58 62 66 70
in 23 24 26 27
LENGTH
cm 44 46 48.5 50.5
in 17 18 19 19
YARN DebbieBliss Piper DK (100g/200m)
YarnAGold(12013)^1111
YarnB Pebble (12002) 2 2 3 3
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