Baby Aran Body Suit, Hat & Booties by Eileen Casey

Baby Aran Body Suit, Hat & Booties

Knitting
October 2011
DK (11 wpi) ?
6 stitches and 9 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch
US 5 - 3.75 mm
500 - 800 yards (457 - 732 m)
Newborn, 3 Months, 6 Months, 12 Months, 18 Months, 24 Months
English French
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Lying in a crib, propped up in a car seat, sitting in a swing, nestled in someone’s arms — sometimes these positions aren’t the best for fancy outfits. But you still want to look pulled together and cute in for your close-up or when you have people cooing all over you, right?

Wow them with this beautiful outfit – comfortable, soft, chic and unique, plus it works for boys or girls! It would work perfectly for holiday portraits, or how about it as part of a no-fuss winter going home outfit when paired with the matching hat and booties?

SIZE
Newborn 3 Months, 6 Months, 12 Months, 18 Months, 24 Months

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Finished chest: 18 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 inches
Finished length: 18 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 inches

EASE
2” of positive ease

MATERIALS
Knit Picks Bare Swish DK Yarn 100% superwash merino; 246 yds/225 m per 3.5oz/100g hank; colour: undyed; 2 3, 3, 3, 4, 4 hanks, OR about 492 615, 676, 738, 861, 984 yds of DK weight yarn of your choice

1 pair size US #5/3.75 mm needles

NOTIONS
Cable needle
13 x 5/8 in/16 mm diameter washable buttons
stitch markers
stitch holders

GAUGE
6 sts/9 rows = 1” in stockinette stitch
3.5” over the 25 stitches that make up rope cable/diamond/rope cable pattern sequence
2” over 17 stitches that make up diamond pattern + 2 reverse stockinette sts either side