Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2019-08)

24 LOVE KNITTING

PirateSYXX

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ringa bitoffancy-dressfuntobaby’sdaywhenyouknit

theseadorablepiratepantsandmatchinghat,complete

witheyepatch!If youlovetogetstuckintoa projectwith

a varietyoftechniques,thenthisis foryou– havegoatintarsia

andSwissdarningfortheJollyRoger,crocheta coupleofcords,

andworksomesimplestripes,too.Usingsuper-softmerinoyarn,

it’sa joytoknit– you’llbedonebeforeyouknowit, transforming

your wee one into the cutest pirate on the seven seas!

Pira tfit

Youwillneed
nYarnStoriesFineMerinoDK,50gin:
FrenchNavy(shade 2508) x 2 balls – A
1 balleachin:
Cream(shade2504)– B
Rouge(shade2515)– C
n3.25mm(UK10,US3)needles
n3.25mm(UK10,US3)DPNs
n4mm(UK8,US6)needles
n4mm(UK8, US 6) DPNs or a circular
needle
n3mm(UK11,USC/2)crochet hook
nOnesmallteddybutton

Measurements
nPants:waist30-40cm(11æ-15æin),
tofitage6-18mths
nHat:headcircumference41-47cm
(16-18Ωin),to fit age 6-18 mths

Tension
n 22 stsand 30 rowsto10cm(4in)
overst-st,using4mm (UK 8, US 6)
knittingneedles

Abbreviations
nForstandardabbreviations
WII TEKI

4MVEXISYXX

NoteDesignerJaneBurnssuggests

thattheredareaonthechartisworked

usingtheintarsiamethodandtheskull

detailisSwiss-darnedon.Thismakes

fora muchsimplerprojectandalso

gives the skull a more 3D look.

Pants

Back

Using4mm(UK8,US6)needles and

YarnA,caston 17 sts.

Row 1 Knit.

Row 2 Caston5 sts,purltoend. 22 sts

Row 3 Caston5 sts,k5,sl1, k1, psso,

k13,k2tog,k5. 25 sts

Row 4 Caston5 sts,purltoend. 30 sts

Row 5 Caston5 sts,k10,sl1, k1, psso,

k11,k2tog,k10. 33 sts

Row 6 Caston7 sts,purltoend. 40 sts

Row 7 Caston7 sts,k17, sl1, k1, psso,

k9,k2tog,k17. 45 sts

Row 8 Caston7 sts,purltoend. 52 sts

Row 9 Caston7 sts,k24, sl1, k1, psso,

k7,k2tog,k24. 57 sts

Row 10 Caston3 sts,purltoend. 60 sts

Row 11 Caston3 sts,k27, sl1, k1, psso,

k5,k2tog,k27.61 sts

Row 12 Purl.

Row 13 K27,sl1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog,

k27. 59 sts

Row 14 Purl.

Row 15 K27,sl1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog,

k27. 57 sts

Row 16 Purl.

Row 17 K27, sl1, k1, psso, k2tog, k26.

55 sts

Row 18 P26, p2tog, p27. 54 sts

Row 19 Knit.

Row 20 Purl.

Repeatrows 19 & 20twicemore.

Row 25 K16A, work row 1 from Chart,

k16A.

Row 26 P16A, work row 2 from Chart,

p16A.

Continueworking from Chart as set.

Row 47 Knit.

Row 48 Purl.

Repeatrows 47 & 48threetimesmore.

Changeto3.25mm (UK 10, US 3)

needles.

Row 55 (K2,p2)tolast2 sts,k2.

Row 56 (P2,k2)tolast2 sts,p2.

Repeatrows 55 & 56oncemore.

Row 59 K2(p2tog,yo,k2) 13 times.

Row 60 (P2,k2)tolast2 sts,p2.

Row 61 (K2,p2)tolast2 sts,k2.

Row 62 (P2,k2)tolast2 sts,p2.

Reprows 61 & 62oncemore.

Cast off in rib as set.

Front

Work as given for Back, excluding Chart.

Tomakeup

Sewgussetedgestogether,then

mattress-stitchthesidesofthepants.

UsingYarnB,adda fewroughstitches

aroundtheedgeoftheskull patch,

using image as a guide.

Legcuffs

Using3.25mm(UK10,US3)DPNsand

YarnA,pickupandknit 56 stsevenly

aroundeachleg.Jointoworkinthe

round, being careful not to twist the sts.

Aboutthisyarn
YarnStoriesFineMerino DK
100%merinowool
120mper50g
1EGLMRI[EWLEX¢'
£5.75,tobuycall 01484847784
or visit http://www.yarnstories.com