Parisette (Paris quadrifolia), also known as herb-paris or lover’s knot, occurs in shady places of old wood.
It inspires me the design of this double breasted baby sweater whose pattern recalls the plant bearing its fruit.

Parisette is worked in one piece from the bottom up to the armholes where work is split. Then back and fronts are worked separately. Stitches are picked up around the armholes to work the sleeves in the round from the top down. The sides’ bands and the neckband are worked with the body as you go, except the back neckband, which is worked sideway and closed by grafting.
Level
★★★☐☐
Sizes and measurements
Parisette is offered in 7 sizes from 1 month to 24 months with 8-12 cm positive ease.
Final chest circumference: 42 (48, 52, 54) (58, 60, 64) cm
: 16.½ (19, 20½, 21¼) (23, 23½, 25) in.
Material
Yarn
MC: Lana Grossa, Cool wool baby (100% wool; 50 g, 240y/220 m), colour white: 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4) balls.
CC: few meters of fingering in contrasting colour. The sample has been worked with Lilou Tweed fingering (85% SW Merino, 15% Donegal; 100 g, 437y/400 m), colour dew drop.
Needles
Circular needle (or straight needles) US 2 / 2.75 mm or size to obtain gauge.
Circular needle US 11⁄2 / 2.5 mm or one size smaller than the main needle.
2 dpns US 11⁄2 / 2.5 mm for work the I-cord.
Notions
2 stitch markers.
Tapissery needle.
Wast yarn or stitches holders.
Gauge
29 sts x 40 rows worked in stocking sts over 4
in / 10 cm using US 2 / 2.75 mm needle, washed and blocked.

Thank you to my wonderful testers dragonflybats, Moni69 and Françoise for their useful comments, corrections and suggestions.
Thank you for Sarah J. Waber for the photographies.