Selma’s Sleep Suit

Selma’s Sleep Suit is worked from the top down in garter stitch, first the hood and then the suit is worked. The yoke is shaped with raglan increases. Both the mitts and the booties can be folded back.

Selma’s Sleep Suit has a generous fit and is perfect as the outer layer for naps outside in the pram. 

Sizes: 0-3 months (3-6 months) 6-12 months (1-2 years) 2-3 years

Body width: 28 (31) 33 (35) 36 cm [11 (12¼) 13 (13¾) 14¼ inches]

Lengths: From shoulder to foot: 53 (62) 72 (82) 88 cm [20¾ (24½) 28¼ (32¼) 34¾ inches]

Sleeve length: 12 (17) 22 (24) 26 cm [4¾ (6¾) 8¾ (9½) 10¼ inches]

Gauge: 19 sts x 34 rows in garter stitch = 10 x 10 cm [4 x 4 inches], after blocking

Needles: Circular needles: 4 mm [US6] / 60 and 80 cm [24 and 30 inches]

Materials: 250-300 (350) 400 (450) 500 g Snefnug by CaMaRose (50 g = 110 m [120 yds]) or 400 (400) 500 (500) 700 g Frisenvang Thick Quality Baby Alpaca (100 g = 150-200 m [164-219 yds]), 5 (5) 6 (7) 7 buttons (ø = 15 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 white Selma’s Sleep Suit is knitted in Snefnug by CaMaRose in the color Snehvid [7811].

The grey Selma’s Sleep Suit is knitted in Snefnug by CaMaRose in the color Mørkegrå [7151].

Video

M1R:

M1L:

Picking up stitches:

k2tog:

SSK:

Yarn over:

Put the sleeves to rest:

Join overlapping front edges:

k2tog tbl:

Avoid hole at startup on sleeve:

Mattress stitch:

Sew stitches together in garter stitch: