Copyright by
Cheryl Chow, October 2006
Materials:
~ 2 oz Sport weight yarn (I used
Bernat Softee Baby) and a small amount of contrast colour
~ 3.5mm and 3.75mm needles
~ ribbon
~ stitch holders
~ yarn needle for sewing seams and weaving in ends
Abbreviations:
MC = Main Colour
CC = Contrast Colour
CO = Cast On
sts = Stitches
K = Knit
P = Purl
Inc = Increase by knitting in the front and back of the stitch
K2Tog = Knit 2 stitches together
YO = Yarn Over
SSK = Slip one st knitwise, slip another st knitwise, knit the two
slipped stitches together
YF = Yarn Forward
YB = Yarn Back
Sl2 = slip 2 stitches purlwise
PM = place marker
Double
Woven Stitch:
Row 1: K3, *yf, sl2, yb, k2; repeat from * to last st, K1
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: K1, *yf, sl2, yb, k2; repeat from * to last 3 sts, yf, sl2, yb,
k1
Row 4: Purl
Sleeves:
With MC cast on 18 sts using 3.5mm needles
Row 1: K1, P1 across
Repeat this row 3 more times. 4 rows worked.
Change to 3.75mm needles
Row 5: Inc 1, K across to last stitch, Inc 1
Row 6: Purl
Row 7: Knit
Row 8 - 16: continue in stockinette stitch (knit right side and purl
wrong side)
Place these 20 stitches on a stitch holder
Repeat for the second sleeve.
Legs:
With MC cast on 18 sts using 3.5 mm needles
Row 1: K1, P1 across
Repeat this row 5 more times (6 rows worked)
Row 7: inc 1 st in each knit st across the row (36 sts total)
Row 8: Inc 1, P8, Inc 1, P8, Inc 1, P8, Inc 1, P8 (40 sts total)
Row 9: Change to 3.75mm needles and start Double Woven Stitch pattern
Continue in Double Woven Stitch pattern until the leg measures 3.5"
from beginning. Last row knit should be row 4 of the Double Woven Stitch
pattern.
Place these 40 stitches on a stitch holder.
Repeat for second leg.
Body:
Place both legs on 3.75mm needle with right side facing. Join MC yarn.
Row 1: K2, work row 1 of Double Woven Stitch pattern to last 2 sts, K2
Row 2: K2, purl, K2
Row 3: K2, work row 3 of Double Woven Stitch pattern to last 2 sts, K2
Row 4: K2, purl, K2
Continue working these 4 rows until 6.5" have been worked from the
bottom of the leg. Ending with a wrong side row (ready to knit the right
side)
Decreases: K2, *K1, K2Tog; Repeat from * to last 3 sts, K3 (55 sts)
Next Row: K2, Purl, K2
Ribbon Band: K2Tog, YO across all sts
Necktie:
Row 1: K2, purl, K2
Row 2: Knit across
Row 3: K2, purl, K2
Row 4: K27, K1 in CC, K27
Row 5: K2, P24, P3 in CC, P24, K2
Row 6: K26, K3 in CC, K26
Row 7: K2, P23, P5 in CC, P23, K2
Row 8: K25, K5 in CC, K25
Continue working rows 7 and 8 until outfit measures 8" from
beginning (bottom of leg) ending ready to knit the right side.
Attaching
Sleeves:
Keeping the CC worked on the same 5 sts, do the following to attach the
sleeves.
Row 1: K12, transfer sleeve sts with right side facing to left needle,
knit across 20 sleeve sts, PM, K29, PM, K2, transfer other sleeve sts
with right side facing to left needle, knit across 20 sleeve sts, K12.
Row 2: K2, purl across, K2 (do this for every wrong side row)
Row 3: K to marker, K2Tog, K to marker, SSK, K to end
Repeat row 2 and 3 - 4 more times
Do row 3 again.
Break MC and attach CC.
K2, Purl, K2
K2Tog, YO across
BO all sts.
Finishing:
Sew sleeve and leg seams
Weave in ends
Thread ribbon through YO at waist and neck
