Fruit Suit is worked top-down. The suit is worked back and forth on a circular needle in stockinette stitch following the charts. Rib is worked along the front edges to form button bands, with buttonholes worked along the way. Short rows are worked at the top of the yoke to raise the back of the neck. The sleeves and legs are worked in the round on DPNs or using Magic Loop.

Sizes
0-3 (3-6) 6-9 (9-12) 12-18 months

Circumference of the suit
45 (49) 54 (58) 62 cm 17¾ (19¼) 21¼ (22⅞) 24⅜”

Length
From neck to crotch: 31 (37) 41 (45) 49 cm 12¼ (14⅝) 16⅛ (17¾) 19¼”
Total length: 45 (54) 61 (71) 77 cm 17¾ (21¼) 24 (28) 30⅜”

Size Guide
Fruit Suit is designed to have a positive ease of approx 6–10 cm 2⅜–3⅞”.

Example: If the child (regardless of age) has a chest measurement of 42 cm 16½”, size 3-6 months is chosen, which has a finished chest circumference of 49 cm 19¼”.

All children are different. Therefore, it is recommended to choose a size based on chest measurement, not age. If in doubt, or if the child’s chest measurement falls between two sizes, it is recommended to choose the larger size. The child’s chest is measured under the arms at the widest point.

Gauge
28 sts x 38 rows in stranded colorwork following chart D on 3 mm US 2½ needles after washing = 10 x 10 cm 4 x 4″

Suggested Needles
2.5 mm US 1½ circular needle (40 cm 16″) and 3 mm US 2½ circular needles (40 and 60 cm 16 and 24″)
2.5 mm and 3 mm US 1½ and 2½ DPNs for sleeves and legs (unless Magic Loop is used)

Materials
Color A: approx 10 (10) 10-15 (15) 15 g Merino Light by Copenhagen Fibers (50 g = 235 m 257 yds)
Color B: 100 (150) 150 (150-200) 200 g Merino Light by Copenhagen Fibers (50 g = 235 m 257 yds)
Color C: approx 10 (10) 10-15 (15) 15 g Merino Light by Copenhagen Fibers (50 g = 235 m 257 yds)

8 (10) 11 (12) 13 buttons (ø10-12 mm ⅜-½”). Read the section on buttonholes before you begin.

Colors
Color A is used for the leaf pattern at the top of the yoke, Color B is the main color, and Color C is used for the speckles or “dots.”

For the strawberry version on the pictures following colors of Merino is use:
Color A: 30, color B: 13, color C: 10

For the blueberry version on the pictures following colors of Merino is use:
Color A: 30, color B: 24, color C: 30

Techniques used in the pattern
Cast on stitches, knit, purl, increases (M1R and M1L), German Short Rows, stranded colorwork (from both RS and WS), place stitches on hold, cast on stitches using backwards loop method, yarn over, picking up stitches, decreases (knit 2 together), double knitting, Italian bind-off, Kitchener Stitch.

Photos of the strawberry version belongs to test knitter Anne Sofie – follow her on Instagram: @knitbybis.