The second I found out I was pregnant with a little girl I started thinking about what I could knit for her when she arrived. Since she was going to arrive in Autumn I wanted a dress to reflect that and that could be layered with leggings or cardigans, but still had enough cute features to be worn on its own.

When thinking about a design feature that represented Autumn I couldn’t go past pinecones. To me they evoke thoughts of collecting them in a woodsy clearing, the air brisk at your face and fingers tingling with cold, then watching them crackle on a fire later that evening. There is a pinecone motif around the bottom of the dress that is simple to knit, but creates a special feature.

SIZES

• 0-3m, 3-6m, 6-12m, 12-18m, 18-24m.
• To fit chest: 15(16, 17, 18, 19)“/38(40.5, 43, 45.5, 48)cm.

STITCHES
k = knit
p = purl
st(s) = stitch(es)
m = marker
pm = place marker
slm = slip marker
kfb = knit into front and back of the stitch
yo = yarn over
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
S2KP = slip 2, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over
M1R = pick up the bar between the current and next stitch from back to front, knit into the front of the stitch.
M1L = pick up the bar between the current and next stitch from front to back, knit into the back of the stitch.

This pattern has been tech edited by handknitsandhygge, and test knit by : ansteda, bluestew, nevolik, Toes and tumorfree. A big thank you for helping with this pattern!