Monday Suit

The Monday Suit is worked from the top down with raglan increases on the yoke and a button placket along the left front raglan. The button placket continues down the body and slants in towards the crotch. The yoke and body are worked back and forth on a circular needle, while the sleeves and legs are worked in the round either on double-pointed needles or on a circular needle using the Magic Loop technique. 

Sizes: 0-1 (1-2) 2-4 (4-6) 6-9 (9-12) 12-18 months

Measurements: Body circumference, suit: 44 (47) 49 (52) 54 (56) 60 cm [17¼ (18½) 19¼ (20½) 21¼ (22) 23½ inches]

Length from neck to crotch: 32 (34) 35 (38) 41 (44) 47 cm [12½ (13½) 13¾ (15) 16¼ (17¼) 18½ inches]

Total length: 45 (48) 52 (59) 64 (69) 72 cm [17¾ (19) 20½ (23¼) 25¼ (27¼) 28¼ inches] measured from neck to foot

Gauge: 28 sts x 40 rows in stockinette stitch on 3 mm [US2½] needles = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches] after blocking

Needles: Circular needles: 2.5 mm [US1½] / 60 cm [24 inches] and 3 mm [US2½], 40 and 60 or 80 cm [16 and 24 or 32 inches]; Double-pointed needles: 2.5 mm [US1½] and 3 mm [US2½]

Materials: 100 (100) 150 (150) 150 (200) 200 g Sunday by Sandnes Garn (50 g = 235 m [257 yds]), 9 (10) 10 (11) 11 (12) 13 buttons (ø 12-13 mm)

Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ (3 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 brown Monday Suit is knitted in Sunday by Sandnes Garn in the color Camel [2542].

The white Monday Suit is knitted in Sunday by Sandnes Garn in the color Whipped cream [1012].

Video

M1R:

M1L:

p2tog:

Yarn over:

Put the sleeves to rest:

Avoid hole at startup on sleeve:

k2tog:

SSK:

k2tog tbl:

Kitchener Stitch: