Little Boy Blue by Ruth Maddock

Little Boy Blue

Knitting
February 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
480 - 800 yards (439 - 732 m)
0-3, 6-9, 12-15, 18-21 months
English
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Traditional baby rompers and hat for the summer with buttons at legs and shoulders. The car motif is worked as swiss darning after knitting.

Sizes 0-3 6-9 12-15 18-21 months
Chest Size: 41(16”) 46(18”) 51(20”) 56(22”) cm.
Actual Chest: 45(18”) 52(20”) 56(22”) 65(24”) cm
Inside Leg: 4(1½”) 4.5(1¾”) 5(2”) 5.6(2¼”) cm.
Figures in square brackets refer to larger sizes, where there is only one set of figures this applies to all sizes.

Materials for Dungarees & Hat
MC - 34:4:5 x 50g balls Patons Fairytale DK shade 06310 baby blue (147 metres / 161 yards per 50g ball) and 1 ball (or oddment) of 06370 poppy and 06376 navy.
Pair of 4 mm knitting needles
Pair no 3.25 mm needles.
7 Buttons
For hat – 2 needles from a set of 4 DPN’s size 3.25 mm.

Note
Yarn amounts are based on average requirements and are approximate.

To Substitute: Use correct length of any yarn with a knit tension of 22 sts and 28-30 rows measured over stocking stitch = 10 cm (4 inches)

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