Knitting: Baby Aran Bodysuit, Hat & Booties

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Baby Aran Bodysuit, Hat & Booties Pattern

Category:

Knitting

Type:

Clothing

Fit:

Infant/Baby

Item:

Sweater

Skill Level:

Advanced

Basic Skills Necessary:

Making cables
Reading charts
3-needle bind off

Pattern Description:

Lying in a crib, propped up in a car seat, sitting in a swing, nestled in someone's arms - sometimes these positions aren't the best for fancy outfits. But you still want to look pulled together and cute in for your close-up or when you have people cooing all over you, right?

Wow them with this beautiful outfit - comfortable, soft, chic and unique, plus it works for boys or girls! It would work perfectly for holiday portraits, or how about it as part of a no-fuss winter going home outfit when paired with the matching hat and booties?

Gauge:

6 sts/9 rows = 1" in stockinette stitch

3.5" over the 25 stitches that make up rope cable/diamond/rope cable pattern sequence

2" over 17 stitches that make up diamond pattern + 2 reverse stockinette sts either side

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

Newborn [3 Months, 6 Months, 12 Months, 18 Months, 24 Months]
Finished chest: 18 [20, 21, 22, 23, 24] inches
Finished length: 18 [19, 20, 21, 22, 24] inches

Materials:

Knit Picks Bare Swish DK Yarn [100% superwash merino; 246 yds/225 m per 3.5oz/100g hank]; colour: undyed; 2 [3, 3, 3, 4, 4] hanks
1 pair size US #5/3.75 mm needles

You Will Also Need:

Cable needle
13 x 5/8 in/16 mm diameter washable buttons
stitch markers
stitch holders

Preferred Brand/Yarn:

Knit Picks Bare Swish DK Yarn

Colorway:

Undyed