Honeybee Bunting by KnitPal

Honeybee Bunting

by KnitPal
Knitting
December 2022
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in 2-Color Bee Stitch pattern
US 8 - 5.0 mm
415 yards (379 m)
0-3 month
English
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A snuggly swaddle sack with hood, with instructions for working the whole piece flat or in the round.

Uses 2-3 skeins of KnitPal Cotton to the Core Worsted (weight #4, 65% cotton/35% acrylic, 218 yards/100g). Full project requires approximately 415 yards/190g and can be worked using 2 or 3 colors.

Notions required:
Tapestry needle
2 stitch markers
Measuring tape

One size: to fit 0-3 months. Can be worked longer or wider (will require additional yarn)
Finished length: 26 inches
Body length: 18 inches
Hood length: 8 inches
Width flat: 12 inches

SKILLS NEEDED
You will need to know how to Cast On with your preferred method, work a Knit stitch, work a Purl stitch, work a Knit One Below stitch, join a second color, carry an unused color up the side of your work, and Bind Off.

Two methods of construction are provided:
Method #1 is “Flat”, which is worked back and forth in rows by alternating working a Right Side and a Wrong Side.
Method #2 is “In the round, joined”, which is worked on a circular needle for a tube shape, with right side always facing.
Hood is worked “flat” in both Method versions.

SEAMING
You will need to know how to seam together finished pieces along the edges. Examples of options are mattress stitch, whipstitch, slip stitch crochet, single crochet, or any other method you prefer. The seaming Method is NOT written into the pattern, as it is left to the choice of the maker.