SUIT - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE
The back and front pieces are worked separately, top down, then joined and continued back and forth with circular needle. Stitches are cast off for the crotch and the legs are finished in the round separately. The sleeves are worked in the round and sewn in. The bands and neck are worked to finish.
BACK PIECE
Each shoulder is worked separately before being joined, and stitches cast on for the neck.
RIGHT SHOULDER
Cast on 10-14-18-18 (22-22) stitches with circular needle size 3.5 mm and DROPS Baby Merino. Work the first row from the right side as follows: 1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH – read description above, work pattern A.1 until there is 1 stitch left, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Continue this pattern. When the piece measures 2 cm, cast on 1 stitch for the neck at the end of the row from the wrong side = 11-15-19-19 (23-23) stitches. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION! Lay the piece to one side.
LEFT SHOULDER
Cast on and work in the same way as the right shoulder but cast on 1 stitch for the neck at the end of a row from the right side. Work 1 row from the wrong side.
BACK PIECE
Work the left and right shoulders together from the right side as follows:
Work the 11-15-19-19 (23-23) stitches from the left shoulder as before, cast on 20-20-20-24 (24-28) stitches for the neck, work the 11-15-19-19 (23-23) stitches from the right shoulder as before = 42-50-58-62 (70-74) stitches. Continue the pattern back and forth with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side until the piece measures 11-12-13-14 (15-16) cm and the last row was from the wrong side. Lay the piece to one side.
FRONT PIECE
Each front piece is worked separately and new stitches are cast on for the neck. The parts are then put together and the suit is continued in the round.
RIGHT FRONT PIECE
Cast on 10-14-18-18 (22-22) stitches with circular needle size 3.5 mm and DROPS Baby Merino. Work the first row from the right side as follows: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, work A.1 until there is 1 stitch left, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Continue this pattern. When the piece measures 3-3-4-4 (5-5) cm, cast on for the neck at the end of each row from the right side as follows: 1 stitch 2 times, then 2 stitches 3-3-3-4-4-5 times = 18-22-26-28 (32-34) stitches. Continue the pattern with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side until the piece measures 11-12-13-14 (15-16) cm, with the last row from the wrong side (matches the back piece). Lay the piece to one side and work left front piece.
LEFT FRONT PIECE
Cast on and work in the same way as the right front piece, casting on stitches for the neck at the end of each row from the wrong side.
SUIT
Join all the pieces, working back and forth with needle size 3.5 mm as follows:
Work the left front piece, cast on 14-14-14-14 (14-14) stitches for the armhole, work the back piece, cast on 14-14-14-14 (14-14) stitches for the armhole and work the right front piece = 106-122-138-146 (162-170) stitches. Continue the pattern with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side until the piece measures 12-18-24-29 (30-29) cm from where the piece was put together under the sleeves. Cast off the edge stitches on the next 2 rows (start from the right side) = 104-120-136-144 (160-168) stitches.
Now work for the crotch as follows: Work all stitches as before and cast on 8 stitches at the end of the row from the right side = 112-128-144-152 (168-176) stitches. Insert 1 marker-thread here – allow it to follow your work onwards. Continue in the round with pattern over all stitches, until the piece measures 17-23-29-34-35-34 cm from where the piece was joined after the armholes.
Divide for the legs as follows: Start 6-6-6-8 (8-8) stitches before the marker-thread, cast off the next 4-4-4-8 (8-8) stitches, work the next 52-60-68-68 (76-80) stitches and place them on a thread/stitch-holder, cast off 4-4-4-8 (8-8) stitches, work the next 52-60-68-68 (76-80) stitches. Now work the right leg.
LEGS
= 52-60-68-68 (76-80) stitches.
Use double pointed needles size 3.5 mm. Insert a marker inside leg and continue A.1 in the round. When the leg measures 2 cm, decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 3-2-2-2 (2-3) cm a total of 4-6-8-8 (10-10) times = 44-48-52-52 (56-60) stitches. Continue working until the leg measures 14-15-17-20 (24-34) cm. Knit 1 round and increase 4-4-4-4 (8-12) stitches evenly spaced = 48-52-56-56 (64-72) stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 3 mm and work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 3-3-4-5 (5-5) cm. Cast off with knit. The leg measures 17-18-21-25 (29-39) cm. Work the other leg in the same way.
SLEEVES
Cast on 44-44-48-56 (56-60) stitches with double pointed needles size 3 mm and DROPS Baby Merino. Knit 1 round, then work rib (knit 2, purl 2) for 3-3-4-5 (5-5) cm. Change to double pointed needles size 3.5 mm. Insert 1 marker-thread at the beginning of the round = mid-under sleeve. Work A.1. When the sleeve measures 5-6-7-9 (9-10) cm, increase 1 stitch on each side of the marker-thread - read INCREASE TIP.
Increase like this every 2-1½-1½-1½ (2-2½) cm a total of 4-7-7-6 (8-8) times = 52-58-62-68 (72-76) stitches. Work until the sleeve measures 13-17-18-21 (25-29) cm. Divide the sleeve at the marker thread and finish the sleeve cap back and forth. Cast off when the sleeve measures 16-20-21-24 (28-32) cm. Work the other sleeve in the same way.
RIGHT BAND
Start from the right side, where stitches were cast on for the crotch. Use circular needle size 3 mm and knit up 48 to 96 stitches (stitch-count should be divisible by 4) inside the 1 edge stitch along the right front piece as far as the neck. Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Work rib as follows from the right side: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, * knit 2, purl 2 , work from -* until there are 3 stitches left, knit 2 and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Continue this rib for 1 cm. Now work 5-5-5-6 (6-6) buttonholes evenly spaced. 1 buttonhole = cast off 2 stitches and cast on 2 stitches over the cast-off stitches on the next row - NOTE: It is neatest if you work the buttonholes in purled sections (seen from the right side). The bottom buttonhole is 3 cm from the bottom edge, the top buttonhole 1 cm from the top edge. Place the remaining buttonholes evenly spaced between these two. Continue working until the band measures 3 cm. Cast off.
LEFT BAND
Start from the right side at the top of the left front piece. Use circular needle size 3 mm and knit up stitches in the same way as on the right front piece. Purl 1 row from the wrong side and work rib in the same way as on the right band – do not work buttonholes.
NECK
Start mid-front from the right side and knit up 68 to 88 stitches (stitch-count should be divisible by 4) around the neck, with circular needle size 3 mm and DROPS Baby Merino. Work rib from the wrong side as follows: 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, purl 2, * knit 2, purl 2 , work from -* until there is 1 stitch left, 1 edge stitch in garter stitch. Work this rib for 2-2-3-3 (3-3) cm. Cast off with knit from the right side.
ASSEMBLY
Sew the shoulder seams. Sew the sleeve cap to the armhole, then the top 3-3-2-2 (2-2) cm of the sleeve to the bottom of the armhole– see sketch. Sew the opening between the legs.
Lay the right band over the left and fasten to the suit where stitches were cast on for the crotch. Sew the buttons onto the left band. The rib on the sleeves and legs can be folded up.
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Diagram
= knit from right side, purl from wrong side
= purl from right side, knit from wrong side
= sleeve cap sewn to armhole: a to A and b to B
