Little Gardener’s Pinafore Dress has a classy look, but the interesting stitch pattern paired with bright color add a little pop to it. I love dresses, skirts, shorts for my baby, garments that are intended to be worn over onesies and tights/leggings. (And it is also important to keep diaper changing simple, yay!) This bright cotton dress has been made for my baby girl. The yarn is thick enough, so it has the luxurious look which aran yarns usually have, meanwhile the cotton is still light enough to wear it all year.

Skill level: intermediate

Sizes: 3mo (6mo, 12mo, 18mo, 24mo)

Finished Measurements:

• Waist: 14.75 (15.75, 16.75, 19.5, 19.5)” /37 (39.5, 42, 49, 49) cm
• Hips: 17 (17, 18.75, 21, 21)” / 42.5 (42.5, 47, 52, 52) cm
• Dress Length (without straps): 12 (14.25, 16.25, 17.25, 18.25)”/31 (36, 41, 43, 46) cm

Yarn: approx. 200 (220, 230, 250, 270) yds/180 (200, 210, 230, 245 meters) of worsted weight yarn. E.g. Garnstudio DROPS Paris (1.8 oz/50 g, 82 yd/75 m, 100% Cotton), 2 (3, 3, 3, 4) balls CYCA 4, uni color #14, Strong Yellow

Needles:

• US 7 4.5 mm 16″ 40 cm circular needle

• US 6 4 mm 16″ 40 cm circular needle for ribbing and for the straps (or two size smaller than needed to obtain correct gauge)