Baby Acacia by Georgie Nicolson

Baby Acacia

Knitting
November 2010
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
190 - 450 yards (174 - 411 m)
newborn, 3mth, 6mth, 9mth, 12mth, 18mth, 24mth (chest sizes 15 - 21 inch)
English
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Baby Acacia is a simple and summery little fingering weight baby singlet knit seamlessly and top-down in cotton. This is a deceptively simple and quick knit that yields gorgeous results.

Baby Acacia can be knit with either a few gathers across the bodice of the singlet and finished with a ribbon; or the body fully gathered. Either is equally super girly and cute and looks great with either skirts, shorts or pants.

Baby Acacia works equally well in either cotton or wool. The 4ply weight makes it a lovely light garment ideal for layering. Looks great by itself or under a t-shirt.

Construction:
This is a seamless garment constructed from the top down. The shoulder straps and bodice is worked initially before casting off the shoulder straps. From there, the front and back of the bodice are worked separately before rejoining to knit the body of the singlet.

Sizing:
To fit actual chest measurement of:
15-21: 15/38 — newborn (16/40.5 — 3mth, 17/43 — 6mths, 18/46 — 9mths) 19/48 – 12mths, 20/51 – 18mths, 21/53.5 – 24mths inches/cms.

Finished chest measurement:
15-21: 14 1⁄4/36 (15/38, 16/40.5, 17/43) 18/46, 19/48, 20/51 inches/cms.

Skill Level:
Easy to Intermediate

Techniques used:
Knit and purl
Increasing and decreasing
Working in the round on circular needles

Yarn Requirements:
* Bendigo Woollen Mills Cotton 4ply (100% cotton; 733yd 670m/200g). Petal One − 1 ball, Petal Two − 1 balls

• OR fingering/4ply weight yarn of:
Petal One:
19-21: 190/175 (210/195, 230/210, 260/240) 300/275, 330/305, 350/320
Petal Two:
19-21: 250/230 (270/250, 290/265, 320/295) 360/330, 410/375, 450/410 yards/metres approximately

Original yarn is a worsted spun multi-strand cotton.

Baby Acacia is part of the Spring Wildflowers e-book.
The other patterns in this e-book are:
Acacia (8ply version) sized 1-10
Darwinia (can be knit as a dress or babydoll top) sized nb - 10

You can purchase each pattern individually, or the three as part of the e-book at a discounted rate.

As part of the bigger picture, Baby Acacia is part of my Australian Wildflowers Collection, which also features Olearia and Cassia.