Striped top Bib-Short by Saskia Cole

Striped top Bib-Short

Knitting
June 2017
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
1.6 stitches and 20 rows = 4 inches
US 9 - 5.5 mm
248 - 390 yards (227 - 357 m)
0-6m, 6-12m,12-18m, 18-24m, 2-3 years
English
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Striped Top Bib-Shorts - for baby 0-3 years

These fun, chunky, striped bib-shorts are worked bottom up in 2 pieces (front and back) with dungaree style strap fastenings. The bib-shorts are knitted with a 2-colour stripe bib-top but can also be knitted in a single colour, or one colour for top section and one below. The bib-shorts also have an opening at the crotch for nappy changing which fastens with press studs (this may be omitted if preferred).

Needles: Knitting 5.5mm UK (9 US), 1 x sewing needle, 1 x holding needle
Yarn (in 50g balls): Chunky (Bulky / 12 ply)
Additional: 4 x 15mm press studs, 4 x 10mm buttons

Skills Required: Knit, purl, cast on, cast off, decreasing stitches, increasing stitches, button holing