Bunny suits
Cute little sweaters with rabbit motifs. Also supplies a pattern for a skirt and little shorts.
"Small girls and boys will love these Bunny Rabbit sets. Hers has a cute flared skirt, and his, neat little trousers. We knitted them in vivid red and white for tough wear."
Instructions.Instructions for one size given for jumper, cardigan, shorts, and skirt. JumperFront** [Editor's note: I used to work twisted rib a little differently to the one described here. I would knit into the back of the knit stitches on right side rows, and purl into the back of the purl stitches on wrong side rows. This leads to very rigidly defined columns of knit stitches on the right side. It looks very attractive but it is less elastic than normal ribbing. ] Change to No 10 (3¼mm). Next row: Knit. Change to No 9 (3¾mm) and, joining in contrast white (W), work the two clour pattern rows 1-4 as follows: 1st row (right side facing): Knit:
* 1R, 1W; repeat from *
to end. Change back to No 10 (3¼mm) needles and work 4 rows stocking-stitch
in R, starting with a knit row. [Editor's note: You might need a second bobbin of red here - if you read later on they suggest you work with 3 bobbins as above and two balls of red - it depends which you find easier..] Continue in stocking-stitch working from chart
over the centre 44 stitches, reading odd rows knit from right to left,
and even rows purl from left to right. 1st row (right side facing): Knit
21 R.; work centre 44 stitches from chart thus:
4 R, join in W bobbin, 10 W, join in R bobbin, 16 R, join in 2nd bobbin
W, 10W., join in a second ball R, 4 R; then knit remaining 21 R. With right side facing, continue in R over all stitches and work 4 rows stocking-stitch. Change to No 9 (3¾mm) needles, join in W and work the two-colour pattern rows 1-4 as before. Break W. Change back to No 10 (3¼mm) needles and continue in stocking-stitch in R, until front measures 8½ inches down centre. With right side facing, shape armholes by casting off 4 stitches at the begining of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 stitch at each end of every row until 66 stitches remain. Work straight until front measures 11½ inches. With right side facing, shape neck: Next row: Knit 26; turn and leave
remaining stitches on a spare needle. Continue on first 26 stitches, decreasing 1 stitch at the neck edge on every row until 16 stitches remain. Work a few rows straight until front measures 13 ins. With right side facing, shape shoulder by casting off 6 stitches at the begining of the next row, then 5 stitches at the begining of the following 2 alternate rows. With right side facing, slip the centre 14 stitches on to a spare needle. BackWork as for front from **
to **
With right side facing, divide for back opening. Next row: Knit 33, turn and leave remaining stitches on a spare needle. Continue on first 33 stitches until back matches front at armhole edge.
With right side facing, rejoin wool to remaining stitches, and finish
to correspond with first side, reversing shapings. SleevesWith No 11 (3mm) needles and main wool (R) cast on 44 stitches and work 11 rows in k1/p1 rib, knitting into the back of each knit stitch on every row to form a twisted rib. Change to No 10 (3¼mm). Next row: Knit, increasing 1 stitch
at each end of the row. Change to No 9 (3¾mm) needles, join in W, and work two-colour pattern rows 1-4 inclusive again. Break W. Change back to No 10 (3¼mm) needles and continue in stocking- stitch
in R, shaping sides by increasing 1 stitch at each end of the next and
every following 6th row until there are 60 stitches. With right side facing, shape top by casting off 4 stitches at the beginning
of the next 2 rows, then decrease 1 stitch at each end of the next and
every alternate row until 32 stitches remain. Neck borderJoin shoulder seams. Working backwards and forwards (not in the round), continue as follows: Change to No 10 (3¼mm) needles and two-colour pattern. 1st row (wrong side facing): Purl:
* 1R, 1W; repeat from *
to end. Change back to No 11 (3mm) needles and work 7 rows stocking stitch in R, starting with a purl row. Cast off loosely using a bigger needle. To Make UpPress parts on wrong side under a damp cloth, avoiding ribbing. Buttonhole Band Join side and sleeve seams; insert sleeves. TrousersRight HalfWith No 11 (3mm) needles and main wool (R), cast on 82 stitches loosely and work 12 rows stocking-stitch, starting with knit row. Make a hem on the next row by folding the work in half, purl side inside,
and knitting 1 stitch from the needle together with 1 stitch from the
cast-on edge all along. With right side facing, shape back as follows using short row shaping: Next 2 rows: K10, turn and purl back.
Work straight until front seam (short edge) measures 8 ins. With right side facing, shape leg by decreasing 1 stitch at each
end of every row until 76 stitches remain. 1st row (right side facing): Knit:
* 1R, 1W; repeat from *
to end. Change to No 11 (3mm) needles and work 9 rows stocking-stitch. Cast off loosely using a bigger needle. Left HalfWork as for right half, reversing back shaping, i.e. having wrong instead
of right side facing. Your first two rows will read :- To Make UpPress parts lightly on wrong side under a damp cloth. SkirtBack and front alikeWith No 11 (3mm) needles and R wool, cast on 154 stitches loosely, and
work 6 rows stocking-stitch, starting with a knit row. Change to No 10 (3¼) needles and join in W. 1st row (right side facing): Knit:
* 1R, 1W; repeat from *
to end. Change back to No 11 (3mm) needles. Next row: Knit. Make a hem on next row by folding work in half, purl side inside, and knitting 1 stitch from needle together with 1 st. from cast-on edge all along. Next row: Purl, increasing 1 stitch at each end of the row. [155 sts] With right side facing, shape as follows: Next row (1st decrease row): K14,
(slip 1, k2tog, pass slipped stitch over, k28) 4 times, slip 1, k2tog,
pass slipped stitch over, k14. [145 sts] Next row (2nd decrease row): K13,
(slip 1, k2tog, pass slipped stitch over, k26) 4 times, slip 1, k2tog,
pass slipped stitch over, k13. [135 sts] Continue decreasing 10 stitches thus on next and every following 12th
row until 6th decrease row has been worked, and 95 stitches remain. Now shape skirt by decreasing 10 stitches as before but on on next and
following 6th row [75 sts]. Change to k1/p1 rib and work 1 inch, knitting into the back of each knit
stitch on every row to form a twisted rib. To Make UpPress work lightly on wrong side under a damp cloth, avoiding ribbing
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