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Uma Suit
Sizes: 3 (6, 9, 12, 18-24) months // 2-3 years
Finished measurements: Length from the top of front body to crotch: approx. 25 (28, 31, 34, 37) // 40 cm 9¾ (11, 12¼, 13½, 14½) // 15¾”; Chest circumference: approx. 48 (52, 56, 60, 64) // 68 cm 19 (20½, 22, 23½, 25¼) // 26¾”; Leg length from crotch to edge: approx. 18 (20, 22, 25, 27) // 29 cm 7 (7¾, 8¾, 9¾, 10¾) // 11½”
Yarn: Knitting for Olive Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk (250 m 273 yd / 50 g 1.8 oz), fingering-weight yarn, 2 (2, 3, 3, 3) // 4 balls. Sample is in Merino in Powder colorway
Needles: 2.5 mm / US1.5 and 3 mm / US2.5 circular and double-pointed needles, or in size to obtain gauge
Gauge (after blocking): 30 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm 4” in eyelet stitch pattern with 3 mm / US2.5 needles
Notions: Stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle, 2 buttons (diameter: 20 mm ¾”)
Uma Suit is worked from the bottom up in a decorative and pretty eyelet pattern using 1 strand of Merino, Cotton Merino or Pure Silk. The eyelet pattern is charted only.
You start working each leg separately in the round before both legs are joined on the same needle at the crotch. The back body is shaped with short rows to make room for the diaper. The suit is finished with a ribbed body and two straps that are shaped with short rows.
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- First published: April 2026
- Page created: April 15, 2026
- Last updated: September 25, 2026 …
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