Knit our Pinafore Dress suitable to fit a baby/child from 6 months to 3 years old.

Design
The Dress has a flower pattern and moss stitch edgings. The front and back are knitted separately and sewn together at the sides. Two buttons are stitched on to the front straps.

Sizes
The pattern includes 5 sizes to fit a child: 6m, 12m, 18m, 2yrs and 3 years old.

Yarn
The pattern uses 4 ply wool (an alternative yarn for overseas knitters would be USA Sport or Australian 5 ply).
The picture shows the outfit knitted for size 12m using King Cole Big Value Baby 4 Ply in shade Cappuccino (3263).

Tension
28 sts and 36 rows to 4 inches/10 cm (stocking stitch) on 3.25 mm needles or size needed to achieve stated tension.

Needles
Sizes 2.75 mm and 3.25 mm (USA 2 and 3) straight needles are required.

Other requirements
2 buttons
Stitch markers

Please note the pattern is written using British terminology.