Sunday, December 20, 2009

*Berry Baby* (free pattern)

Hello,
my holiday starts with a new freebie! This little thing is called Berry Baby. Somehow I just missed summer and this is what I did.

You need:
DK Yarn (in skin colour and the colours for the suit, I used red)
Needles size 3mm
Sutffing
Yarn to embroider the face and other stuff, like leaves on the top.

And now for the pattern itself.
NOTE: The pattern isn't tested so if you find any errors, please tell me.

Body and head(make 1):
Cast on with red 13sts. P1 row
Next row: K1, [m1, k1] to the end. P1 row. (25sts)
Next row: K1, [m1, k4] to the end. (36sts)
St-st 17 rows
Next row: K5, k2tog 4 times, k5, k2tog 4 times, k5. P1row
Next row: k4, k2tog 3 times, k3, k2tog 3 times, k4. Change to skin colour. P1row.
Next row, K1, [m1, k1]
St-st 15rows. Break off skin colour, join red. St-st for 4more rows.
Next row: K1, [ k2tog], repeat around. P1 row
Next row: K1, [ k2tog], repeat around. Break off yarn and pull it throug remainig stitches

Arms (make 2)
Cast on 12sts with red. Beginning wiht P row St-st 13 rows. Change to the skin color and continue st-st for 6 rows.
Break off yarn and pull it throug remainig stitches

Legs (make 2)
Cast on 13 sts with skin color. P1 row.
Next row: K1, [m1, k1] to the end.
St-st 5 rows.
Next row: K5, k2tog 8 times, k6.
Next row: p5, p2tog 4 times, p5.
Change to red yarn and st-st 18 rows.
Cast off.

Finishing
Sew all the seam and stuff all the pieces. After that sew pieces together and embroider the face.

You can make different accesories to your baby, I embroider little yellow seed all over her suit and added few leaves on the top of her head. I also knitted a little scarf, making a basic i-cord with dpns.

7 comments:

  1. adorable! thank you for sharing.

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  2. My grandchildren will love this since their father is a strawberry grower in California. I like the unique shape.

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  3. I am having trouble with the first inc of st.
    if do what the pattern the next rows don't come out right
    Carol

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  4. Umm, to Carol: What part are you knitting?

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  5. I love this baby! so cute! :) thanks for putting it up free as well!

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