​Knit Baby Bunting

You'll need:

4 skeins of baby yarn;

Knitting needles 4 mm;

Circle knitting needles 4 mm;

Small buttons - 16 pcs;

Markers.

Instructions

This bunting is made with two simple patterns. The first one is honeycomb, made in the following way:

1st, 3rd rows: all knit sts;

2nd row: 1 knit st, slip 1 purl, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st;

4th row: 2 knit sts, slip 1 purl, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st.

Repeat from the beginning of work.

Nice butterfly pattern:

1st, 3rd rows: all knit sts;

2nd and all the even rows: all purls;

5th row: 2 knit sts, knit 2 knit sts, don't transfer them from left-hand needle: 1 knit st, 1 knit st, insert the knitting needle in the 2nd st, then in the 1st st, knit 1st st through the 2nd st, after that knit 1st st as knit st.

7th row: 2 knit sts, insert the knitting needle in the 2nd st, then in the 1st, knit 1st st through the 2nd st, make 1st st as knit st, 2 knit sts, don't transfer them from left-hand needle: 1 knit st, 1 knit st.

9th, 11th rows: all knit sts;

13th row: 2 knit sts, * 4 knit sts, knit 2 knit sts, don't transfer them from left-hand needle: 1 knit st, 1 knit st, insert the knitting needle in the 2nd st, then in the 1st st, knit 1st st through the 2nd st, make 1st st as knit st, 2 knit sts;

15th row: 2 knit sts, 4 knit sts, insert the knitting needle in the 2nd st, then in the 1st st, knit 1st st through the 2nd st, make 1st st as knit st, 2 knit sts, don't transfer from the left-hand needle, 1 knit st, 1 knit st.

16th row: all purls.

Front

Cast on 87 sts and knit 16 rows with butterfly pattern. Make decreases in the next row: 21 knit sts, knit2tog, 16-20 knit sts. Make 50 cm with butterfly pattern. Bind off the sts.

Back

Cast on 100 sts and knit 50 cm with butterfly pattern. Place markers on the edges of your work. Make the hood together with the back part. Knit straight 18 cm. Fold the hood in half and bind off the sts with auxilary needle. Bind off all the sts.

For making plackets, lift 116 sts from the right side to the placed marker from and add 139 sts from the left side, you should get 371 sts. Make 8 rows with honeycomb pattern. Make holes for buttons, make 7 more rows, bind off the sts. Sew the buttons to the front plackets.