Knitting pattern for a shorts and top set for boys and girls. For boys is a buttoned shirt with collar, shorts with buttoned straps, peaked cap and shoes with socks. For girls are a t-shirt, shorts with buttoned straps, a bonnet and shoes with socks. Very cute traditional style set perfect for dolls or babies of 16-22" length/preemie-3m+
Materials (per set)
21-22 inch Doll/0-3m baby
150g main colour; 100g contrast colour double knitting yarn (US: light worsted)
4mm needles (UK 8, US 6)
3.25 mm needles (UK10, US3)
19-20 inch Doll/newborn baby
150g main colour; 100g contrast colour double knitting yarn (US: light worsted)
3.75 mm needles (UK 9, US 5)
3mm needles (UK11, no US equivalent use US3)
16-18 inch Doll/prem/small newborn baby
100g main colour; 100g contrast colour 4-ply yarn (US: sport)
3.25 mm needles(UK 10, US 3)
2.75 mm needles (UK12, US2)
All sizes
4 buttons (for shirt or t-shirt)
2 buttons (for shorts straps)
Elastic for waistband – 6-7mm wide
Ribbon (for bonnet) (wide to tie and 7mm for decoration; approx. 1m of each)
Shirring Elastic (for cap)
