Knitting Instructions for a Children's Garment with Relief Patterns

You’ll Need:

300 (350) 400g of light-green Cotone yarn (60% cotton, 40% polyacryl; 70m/50g);

Knitting needles 6;

Crochet hook 4.5;

4 buttons.

Size:

Used Patterns

Relief pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 6 + 3 + 2 selvage sts. Work due to the scheme. Start with sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat.

Repeat 1^st-6^th rows.

Garter stitch: knit sts.

Stitches Control:

• Relief pattern: 12 sts x 17 rows = 10 x 10 cm;
• Garter stitch: 13 sts x 25 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 65 (71) 77 sts and work with relief pattern. In 16.5 cm = 28 rows from the set-up row, make 2^nd and 3^rd sts as purl2tog in every pattern repeat and in the next 5^th row of wrong-side pattern before pattern repeat = 54 (59) 64 sts. In 47 (53) 59 rows from the set-up row, make knit2tog above the previous decreases in the next 6^th (WS) row of the pattern = 43 (47) 51 sts. In 28 (31.5) 35 cm = 48 (54) 60 rows from the set-up row, work with garter stitch for placket.

In 5 (6.5) 8 cm = 12 (16) 20 rows from relief pattern, bind off 1 x 3 sts from both sides for arm-holes = 37 (41) 45 sts. In 16 (19) 22.5 cm = 40 (48) 56 rows from relief pattern, bind off all the sts. The central 19 (21) 23 sts form neck-hole, 9 (10) 11 sts from both sides – shoulders.

Front

Make in the same way as back, but with cut and neck-hole. For the cut, bind off the central st in 1.5 (4.5) 8 cm = 4 (12) 20 rows from relief pattern and continue making the details separately.

In 13.5 (16.5) 20 cm = 34 (42) 50 rows from relief pattern, bind off 1 x 5 (6) 7 sts from both sides, then, bind off 1 x 3 sts and 1 x 1 st. Bind off the rest 9 (10) 11 sts of shoulder at the height of back.

Assembly

Make shoulder and side seams. Make button-loops. Sew buttons.