Seraphina by Annika Barranti

Seraphina

Knitting
January 2015
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 4 - 3.5 mm
370 - 740 yards (338 - 677 m)
0-3 [3-6, 6-12, 12-18, 18-24] months
English
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My second baby was a girl, the first girl in the family (and the only girl out of five grandchildren). Between me, her grandmothers, and her aunties—not to mention hand-me-downs and gifts from friends--she has a wardrobe to envy. And not only is it fun to dress her, but I have found a great deal of knitwear inspiration! Seraphina is loosely based on a dress she wore as a baby.

Seraphina is constructed from the bottom up in one piece. Decreases are scattered around the skirt leading up to a pleat at the waist. Work is then separated and the front and two backs are worked separately; the front neckline is shaped with short rows and a buttonband is knitted onto the back. Finally, the shoulders are grafted together and a contrast color neckband is knitted on.

Pattern is five pages long and includes a detailed schematic.

Technical editing by Joeli Caparco.