Helping our users. Sleeping Bag for Baby Annabell 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
Measurements: 14” 36cm, Baby Annabell doll
Actual measurements:
Chest 14”, Sleeve seam 3” length from centre back to hem 12”
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
116sts
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
To finish
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