Friday, 4 December 2020

Tiny Baby

 Well here is my second Friday Fun knit!  I hope you like it ? 




Tiny Baby

 

DK yarn

3.25mm or 3.5mm needles

 

Baby

Using skin colour ~

Cast on 6sts

1:  Kfb 5 times, k1                                           11sts

2:  P

3:  K

4:  P

5:  K

6:  P

7:  K2tog 5 times, k1                                       6sts

 

Cut off yarn, add in white ~

8:  P

9:  Kfb 5 times, k1                                           11sts

10: P

11: (K1, kfb) 5 times, k1                                 16sts

12: P

13: K

14: P

15: K

16: P

17: K

18: P

19: K

20: P

21: K2tog 8 times                                            8sts

22: P

23: (K2tog, k1) twice, k2tog                            5sts

24: P2tog, p2tog, p1                                       3sts

25: S1, k2tog, psso

Fasten off

 

Join the seam down the back of the head and body

Lightly stuff the body and head with polyester stuffing – use a knitting needle or pencil to push a little in !

Gather the top of the head and pull it together to close. Join with a couple of stitches

Using a ‘tail’ of yarn, gather together the neck to tighten it a little f desired

Add a little face – make this very simple, just a couple of stitches for eyes and a mouth

 

Bonnet

Using white ~

Cast on 16sts, leaving a 6” tail to use as a bonnet tie

Knit 3 rows

P

K

P

K2tog across row

P

K2tog across row

P2tog, p2tog

K2tog

Fasten off

Cut yarn, leaving a 6” tail

Join the back seam for a few sts (roughly halfway) and then weave the tail along the edge to the cast on corner to become a bonnet tie.

 

Sleeping Bag

Using white ~

Cast on 11sts

Knit 14 rows

15:  S1, k1, purl to last 2sts, k2

16:  K

Rep the last 2 rows 8 times more

33:  K

34:  K

35:  S1, k1, purl to last 2sts, k2

Rep the last 2 rows 6 times more

Knit 3 rows

Cast off

Fold the sleeping bag (at the garter stitch ridge)

Join the side seams

Darn away ends 



I am happy for you to use my patterns for your own use or for charity donations.  
In addition:  You can gift or sell any finished items you make from my patterns.    

However, please do not copy my patterns

This pattern (the information and photos) may not be copied or reproduced
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5 comments:

  1. Thank you. This is so beautiful. I shall make these and pop them in with the preemie baby cardigans I knit and send to my local baby unit. Lovely remembrance present for Mommy's purse.
    Thank you again

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  2. Christine that is such a lovely thing to do

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  3. So cute! I Knit for charity and these will be my next projects, thank you

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  4. Hi Cathy. They would make a perfect keepsake for stillborn babies but also to give as a gift to God Parents. Just the right size for cards too. Well done on your Charity Work. X

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