Measurements:
• Chest circumference: 41-46, 46-51, 51-56 cm.
• Actual measurements: 51, 56, 61 cm.
• Length from shoulder: 29, 31, 33 cm.
• Sleeve length: 5, 6, 6 cm.
Materials:
• 4 (5, 5) skeins of yarn (40 g each)
• Needles 4 mm, 3.75 mm and 3.25 mm
• Satin ribbon 0.75 m long
• Elastic band 3 cm wide, length equal to waist circumference.
• 3 small buttons.
Work density: 26 sts and 29 rows = 10 cm, pattern, 4 mm needles.
BACK
** Using 3.25 mm needles, cast on 156 sts and knit garter stitch (all rows – knit sts) for 3 cm, ending with a purl row. Switch to 4 mm needles and knit the pattern as follows:
1st row (knit): (3 purl, 2 knit together, yarn over, 1 knit, 1 purl, 1 knit, yarn over, pass (= 1 st slip, 1 knit, pass the slipped st over), 3 purl) to the end of the row.
2nd row: (3 knit, 3 purl, 1 knit, 3 purl, 3 knit) to the end of the row.
3rd row: (2 purl, (2 knit together, yarn over) 2 times, 1 purl, (yarn over, pass) 2 times, 2 purl) to the end of the row.
4th row: (2 knit, 3 purl, 1 twisted knit, 1 knit, 1 twisted knit, 3 purl, 2 knit) to the end of the row.
5th row: (1 purl, (2 knit together, yarn over) 2 times, 3 purl, (yarn over, pass) 2 times, 1 purl) to the end of the row.
6th row: (1 knit, 3 purl, 1 twisted knit, 3 knit, 1 twisted knit, 3 purl, 1 knit) to the end of the row.
7th row: (1 purl, yarn over, slip 1 st, 2 knit together, pass the slipped st over the knitted st, yarn over, 5 purl, yarn over, pass, re-slip the pass back onto the left needle and pass the next st over it, then return to the right needle, yarn over, 1 purl) to the end of the row.
8th row: (1 knit, (1 twisted knit, 1 purl) 2 times, 3 knit, (1 purl, 1 twisted knit) 2 times, 1 knit) to the end of the row.
These 8 rows form the pattern.
Knit straight in pattern until 17 (18, 19) cm from the start of the work, ending with a purl row.
Next row: 10 (16, 20) knit, 3 knit together 45 (41, 38) times, 2 knit together, 9 (15, 20) knit, = 65 (73, 79) sts.
Switch to 3.75 mm needles and knit ribbing as follows:
1st row (purl): 1 purl, (1 knit, 1 purl) to the end of the row.
2nd row: 1 knit, (1 purl, 1 knit) to the end of the row.
Repeat these 2 rows and knit straight for 3 cm until 20 (21, 22) cm from the start of the work, ending with a purl row. **
Switch to 4 mm needles and knit the pattern as described for the skirt, knitting the outermost 0 (4, 7) sts in stockinette stitch with 5 pattern repeats between them, AT THE SAME TIME, close for the armhole:
Close 4 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows, and 2 sts at the beginning of the next row.
Decrease 1 st from each end on the next row and every 2nd row, until 49 (51, 53) sts remain, ending with a purl row.
Continue straight in pattern until 28 (30, 32) cm from the start of the work, ending with a purl row.
Next row: close 7 sts, knit in pattern for the next 10 sts, close the next 13 (15, 17) sts, then knit in pattern to the end of the row.
Continue on the last sts, close 7 sts at the beginning of the next row, 4 sts at the beginning of the next 2nd row, and then close the remaining 7 sts.
Join the yarn from the neckline to the remaining sts and finish symmetrically to the first side.
FRONT
Knit as for the back between ** **.
Next row: switch to 4 mm needles and knit the pattern, distributing the sts as for the back, and knit the next row as follows: close 4 sts, knit in pattern for the next 27 (31, 34) sts, close the next st, then knit in pattern to the end of the row.
Now knit on the last sts, close for the armhole as for the back, and decrease 1 st from the neckline side every 2nd row 10 (11, 12) times, AT THE SAME TIME, when the length of the front reaches the same length as the back before starting the shoulder, close for the shoulder as described above.
Join the yarn from the neckline to the remaining sts and finish symmetrically to the first side.
SLAVES
Using 3.25 mm needles, cast on 39 sts and knit ribbing as for the waist for 2 cm, ending with a purl row and evenly increasing 26 sts in the last row = 65 sts.
Switch to 4 mm needles and knit the pattern as for the first piece, and knit straight until 5 (6, 6) cm from the start of the work, ending with a purl row.
Close 4 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows, 3 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows and 2 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows.
Knit straight for 0 (1, 2) rows, then decrease 1 st from each end every 3rd row 4 times, then knit straight for 0 (1, 2) rows.
Close 2 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows, 3 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows and 4 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows. Close the remaining 21 sts.
Knit the second piece accordingly.
COLLAR
Using 3.25 mm needles, cast on 41 (45, 49) sts and knit garter stitch for 9 cm, ending with a purl row.
Next row: 10 knit, close 21 (23, 25) sts, then knit knit to the end of the row.
Now knit on these last sts, keeping the side edge straight, decrease 1 st from the neckline side every 4th row until 2 sts remain, ending with a purl row.
Knit 2 sts together, then cut the yarn and pull tight.
Join the yarn from the neckline and finish symmetrically to the first side.
INSERT
Using 3.75 mm needles, cast on 3 sts, then, knitting in garter stitch, increase 1 st from each end in the next row and every 4th row until it reaches 15 sts. Knit straight until 6.5 cm from the start, ending with a purl row. Close the sts.
RIBBING – lining.
Using 3.75 mm needles, cast on 131 (147, 159) sts and knit ribbing for 3 cm, ending with a purl row.
Close the sts according to the pattern.
ASSEMBLY
Sew the shoulder seams, then set in the sleeves. Sew the side seams and sleeve seams. Cut an elastic band to the length equal to the child's waist circumference, and sew it into a ring. Secure the elastic band on the wrong side at the waist, and sew the ribbing lining over the elastic band. Sew the collar to the neckline, matching the ends at the center front. Tie a bow at this point with the satin ribbon. Sew the right edge of the insert. On the other side of the insert, sew the buttons for fastening. Do not steam. Hide all yarn ends.
