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Materials: Yarn A: Estelle Frill Seeker Liberty orPiccadilly x 1 58g ballShown in Estelle Frill Seeker Liberty GreenYarn B: Sirdar Snuggly Baby Bamboo DK x 1 50g ballShown in Rinky Dinky Pink

Needles: 3.75mm (US 5) 40cm circular and 5mm (US 8)needlesTension:Yarn A: 8sts = 4” knit over garter stitch using 5mm (US 8)needles and Yarn AYarn B: 22 sts = 4” over stocking stitch with 3.75mm(US5) needles and Yarn B

Finished Measurements:To fit 0-3(3-6,6-9,9-12) months,Chest Width: 15(16, 17, 18) inches

Abbreviations:yo = yarn over needleK2tog = knit the next two sts togetherSSK = Slip next two sts knitwise, one at atime, then knit both sts together on theright hand needle.

To cast on and knit with Scarf Yarn:

To cast on, simple insert point of right hand needle, fromback to front into the pre-made holes along the top of thefabric. To knit the yarn, insert the point of the right handneedle into the first stitch on the left hand needle as if toknit. Put the tip of the right hand needle through the nexthole along the edge of the yarn and pull the strand offabric on the needle through the stitch. Continue to knitin this way.

Skirt:With Yarn A Cast on 30(32,34,36)sts,Knit until you reach the end of Yarn A.Bodice:Switch to Yarn B and with the smaller needles knit intothe front, back and then the front again, of every stitch.Cast 3 sts on at the end of the row.Next row: (Wrong Side) Purl.Continue in stocking stitch making the first buttonhole atthe beginning of the next row as follows: K2, yo, K2tog. Kto end of row. When the piece measures 0.5(1.0, 1.5, 2.0)inches, ending on a wrong side row, follow instructionsfor making armholes and shoulder decreasing givenbelow. AT THE SAME TIME, make a secondbuttonhole at the beginning of a right side rowwhen the piece measures 1.25(1.5, 1.75, 2.0).Armholes:K 17 (18, 19, 20) sts. Cast off next 10 (11, 12, 13) sts.K 36 (38, 40, 42) sts. Cast off 10 (11, 12, 13) sts.K to end of row.P 20 (21, 22, 23). Place marker (pm)Cast on 26 (27, 28, 29), pm. P 36 (38, 40, 42), pm.Cast on 26 (27, 28, 29), pm.P to end of row.Shoulder decreasing:Row 1:*Knit to 2 sts before the marker, K2tog, movemarker, SSK* repeat 3 more times, then knit to end ofrow.Row 2: PurlRepeat these two rows six more times.Cast off loosely.

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