Pattern: Darling Layette

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Originally published in issue #31 (February, 2014) of Knit Now magazine.

One day, for fun, I decided to combine lace, ruffles, a texture pattern and bobbles all in a single pattern…and it worked! The result is an adorable little set which will keep a baby’s extremities warm, while looking making them look absolutely darling at the same time.

Patterns included

• Scratch mittens
• Booties
• Bonnet

Sizing

• Mittens: 
• 0-6 months: Finished wrist circumference 2.75" unstretched, finished hand circumference 5", total height 4"
• 6-12 months: Finished wrist circumference 3.75" unstretched, finished hand circumference 5", total height 5.25"
• Booties:
• 0-6 months: To fit foot circumference 4", to fit foot length 3.5"
• 6-12 months: To fit foot circumference 4.75", to fit foot length 4.25"
• Bonnet: 
• Newborn: To fit head circumference 12.5"
• Baby: To fit head circumference 13.75"

Skills required

• All patterns:
• Knitting, purling
• Increasing, decreasing
• Chart reading
• (optional; just makes the bobbles easier) Knitting backwards
• Some patterns also require:
• Picking up stitches
• Three-needle bind-off
• Working small circumferences in the round (i.e. DPNs, magic loop, or 2-circular methods)
• Short rows (instructions given in pattern)
• Grafting (aka Kitchener Stitch)

Materials needed

• Yarn: Fingering weight, as follows: - models used S.R. Kertzer "On Your Toes Bamboo", 75% bamboo/25% nylon, 328yds/100g, colour ON 260318.
• Mittens: about 55 yards for 0-6 months, about 77 yards for 6-12 months
• Booties: about 63 yards for 0-6 months, about 87 yards for 6-12 months
• Bonnet: about 91 yards for newborn, about 115 yards for baby
• Needles: 2.5mm needles: double-pointed needles for mittens and booties, straights and 16”/40cm circular for bonnet
• Stitch marker: one for mittens, three for booties
• Ribbon, approx. 2.25” wide: (optional) two 17” lengths for mittens, (optional) two 18.5” lengths for booties, 37” for bonnet
• Darning needle (for grafting): booties
• Stitch holder: booties, bonnet

Gauge

• 29 stitches and 44 rows to 4” measured over Chart B pattern