Susan's Sunsuit by Rachel Molenaar

Susan's Sunsuit

Knitting
September 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
410 - 820 yards (375 - 750 m)
Approx age 3 (6, 12, 18, 24) mos.
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Not long ago, my dear friend had her first baby. For Susan’s first summer on the planet, I designed this lacy sunsuit, knit in lightweight yarn at a comfortably loose gauge. The bottom is knit flat, then joined and knit in the round following a simple diamond eyelet pattern. Diamond slip-stitch smocking cinches the top. Girly ruffles finish the edges, and i-cord straps are soft and adjustable.

Finished Measurements
Chest 12.75 13.5, 14.5, 15.25, 16“/32 34, 36, 38, 40cm, unstretched (smocking pattern will stretch to fit)

Materials
Three Irish Girls McClellan Fingering 60% merino wool, 30% bamboo, 10% nylon; 410yd/375 per 100g skein; color: Isolde; 1 1, 1, 2, 2 skein(s)