Milla's Summer Suit

Milla's Summer Suit is inspired by the 1950's knits for kids, where the yoke was often worked in smocking st. The suit can easily be worn with leggings and a knit cardigan. Milla's Summer Suit is worked bottom up and the fit is snug.

Sizes: 0-3 (3-6) 6-12 (12-18) months

Measurements: Full length: 34 (38) 40 (42) cm. 

Width across the stomach: 20 (22) 23 (25) cm

Gauge: 28 sts x 40 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches]

Suggested needles: Size 2 mm and 2.5 mm circular needles (40 or 60 cm [16 or 32 inches]) for the body, size 2 mm and 2.5 mm double pointed needles, size 2.5 mm crochet hook

Materials: 100 (100) 100 (100) g Pima Cotton 8/2 by CaMaRose (50 g = 200 m [219 yds]) or Merci by Filcolana (50 g = 200 m [219 yds]) or Anina by Filcolana (50 g = 210 m [230 yards]), 5-6 buttons (Ø = 12-15 mm)

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ (4 out of 5)

See the classification of difficulty here. 

This pattern is digital and will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.

Buttons can be found here.

The light blue Milla's Summer Suit is knitted in Merci by Filcolana in the color Baby Blue [9245].

Video

Smock:

k2tog:

Yarn over:

German Short Rows:

Joining the front and back:

Joining the body and sleeves:

M1L:

k2tog tbl:

Picking up stitches:

p2tog:

Crocket a loop: