Sleeping Bag for Baby Doll

You'll need:

100g double knitting yarn in main and 10g dk in contrast;

Knitting needles 3.25mm and 4mm;

4 small buttons.

Stitches control: 22sts - 28 rows to 10cm (4in) in stocking stitch using 4mm needles

Size: 14” 36cm

Chest 14”, Sleeve seam 3” length from centre back to hem 12”

Instructions

Sleeves 

Make 2 – (knit these first)

Using 3.25 needles and contrast, cast on 24sts

Work 6 rows k1, p1 rib

Change to 4mm needles and main

Working in ss inc 1 stitch at each end of next and following 4th row to 30sts

Work 9 rows ss

Shape armholes

Cast off 3sts at beg of next 2 rows

Leave 24sts on holder

Body

Worked in one piece to front opening

Using 4mm needles cast on 100sts

Continue in ss until work measures 8ins

(can be knit in the round to this point then change to rows)

Cast of 3sts at the beg of next 2 rows 94sts

Work a further 11 rows ss

Divide for armholes

Wrong side facing

P19, cast off 6sts, p44 (includes st on right hand needle) cast off 6sts, p19 do not fasten off yarn

Join sleeves

Work across right front: K4, (k2tog) 3 times, k9, knit across 24sts of first sleeve, continue across back: k14, (k2tog) 8 times, k14, knit across 24sts of second sleeve, continue across left front: k9, (k2tog) 3 times, k4

116 sts

Next row (wrong side): knit across all sts

Shape yoke

Row 1: k14, ssk, k2tog, k20, ssk, ktog, k32, ssk, k2tog, k20, ssk, k2tog, k14 108sts

Row 2: knit

Row 3: k13, ssk, k2tog, k18, ssk, ktog, k30, ssk, k2tog, k18, ssk, k2tog, k13 100sts

Row 4: purl

Row 5: k12, ssk, k2tog, k16, ssk, ktog, k28, ssk, k2tog, k16, ssk, k2tog, k12 92sts

Row 6: purl

Row 7: k11, ssk, k2tog, k14, ssk, ktog, k26, ssk, k2tog, k14, ssk, k2tog, k11 84sts

Continue decreasing as set to 52sts

Next row: p25, p2tog, p25 51sts

Change to 3.25mm needles and contrast, work 4rows k1, p1 rib. Cast off (you can go straight to picking up sts for left band if you prefer)

Left Front Band

With right side facing, using 3.25mm needles, and contrast, pick up and knit 25sts along left front edge, starting at neck edge to first set off cast off sts. Work 5 rows p1, k1 rib. Cast off

Right Front Band

With right side facing, using 3.25 needles, and contrast, pick up and knit 25sts along right front edge starting at first set of cast off sts to neck edge. Work 2 rows p1, k1 rib.

Buttonhole row: rib2, (yf, k2tog, rib 4) 3 times, yf, k2tog, k3

Rib 2 rows. Cast off

Finishing

Sew centre front seam to opening, Overlap front bands and sew into place at centre front.

Sew front and backs together at hem

Sew sleeve and underarms seams

Sew on 4 buttons to match buttonholes.

Sew in all ends