P L Y M O U T H Y A R N® 2637
D E S I G N · S T U D I O
DAISY: Baby Surplice
To Fit Size: 3, (6, 12, 18, 24) months
Approx Finished Chest: 19”, (20, 21, 22, 23)
Length: 9 ½”, (10, 10 ½, 11, 11 ½)
Materials:
Daisy:
2, (3, 3, 4, 4)—50g balls, color 1013 Sea Blue
Gauge: 14 sts, 24 rows= 4” in st st and garter stitch
on US size 9 (5.5mm) needles.
Needles: US Size 9 (5.5mm) straight knitting
needles, 4 removable markers, 3 buttons, 5.5 mm
crochet hook.
Pattern is written for smallest size, with larger sizes in
parenthesis. If only one number is given, it applies to all
sizes.
Back
CO 35, (37, 39, 41, 42) sts. Work 3 rows in garter
stitch (k every row). Beg working in st st (k 1 row, p
1 row), starting with a p row. ** When back
measures 5 ½”, (5 ¾, 6 ¼, 6½, 7) from CO edge,
place a removable m on each side of this last row to
mark sleeve placement. Continue to work in st st
until back measures 9 ½”, (10, 10 ½, 11, 11 ½) from
CO edge. BO 11, (11, 13, 13, 14) sts at the beg of
next 2 rows. BO remaining 13, (15, 13, 15, 14) sts.
Right Front Next Row (WS): P to last 4 sts, p2togtbl, k2- 1 st
Work same as back until **. Keep the first 3 sts of dec’d.
RS Rows in garter stitch now and throughout, Rep these 2 rows 11, (12, 12, 13, 13) times more.
If you are making this for a girl: Work 1 ½” from 11, (11, 13, 13, 14) sts remain.
CO edge, end having worked a WS Row. At the same time when front measures 5 ½”, (5 ¾,
Buttonhole Row (RS): K3, yo, k2tog, k to end of 6¼, 6 ½, 7) from CO edge, place a removable m at
row. Rep buttonhole row once more when front the end of a RS Row (or beginning of a WS Row) to
measures 3”, (3, 3 ½, 3 ½, 4). mark sleeve placement. When front measures same
When front measures 4½”, (4 ½, 5, 5, 5 ½) from CO as back, BO all sts.
edge, end having worked a WS Row. Skip ahead to
the section titled for both sexes. Left Front
If you are making this for a boy: When front Work same as right front, reversing all shaping- the
measures 4½”, (4 ½, 5, 5, 5 ½) from CO edge, end shape front neck will be worked as follows:
having worked a WS Row. Work shape neck. Shape Front Neck (RS): K to last 4 sts, k2tog, k2.
For both sexes: Next Row (WS): K2, p2tog, p to end of row.
(read through entire section before proceeding) Make the buttonholes for a boy on this left front, and
Shape Front Neck (RS): K2, ssk, k to end of row—1 omit the buttonhole rows for a girl:
st dec’d. Buttonhole Row (RS): K to last 5 sts, k2tog, yo, k3.
ABBREVIATIONS: beg= begin(ning), BO= bind off, CO= cast on, dec= decrease, inc= increase, k = knit, psso= pass slipped stitch
over, p = purl, rep= repeat, RS= right side, sl = slip, SSK = slip 1 st as if to knit, slip a second st as if to knit, knit them together
through the back loop, st(s) = stitch(es), st st = stockinette st, tbl = through back loop, tog = together, WS = Wrong Side, yo = yarn
over, wyif = with yarn in front, wyib = with yarn in back.
P L Y M O U T H Y A R N® 2637
D E S I G N · S T U D I O
Sleeves
Sew the shoulder seams of the fronts and back
together. Then, with RS facing, pick up and k 30,
(32, 32, 34, 34) sts in between the side m. Work in st
st for 6 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of next and
following 3rd, (3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th) row 4, (5, 4, 5, 4)
times. 22, (22, 24, 24, 26) sts remain.
Work even until sleeve measures 4”, (4 ½, 4 ½, 5,
5½) from pick up edge, end having worked a RS
Row. K 3 rows in garter stitch. BO all sts on next
row. Rep for the other sleeve.
Finishing
Block to measurements. Sew the sleeve and side
seams. With crochet hook, make a chain button loop
at the inner corner of the surplice. Sew 1 button at
the WS side seam for the inside button loop. Sew 2
buttons onto either the left or right front- depending
upon if this is for a girl or boy, lining them up with
the buttonholes. With crochet hook, work one row of
single crochet across the back neck sts. Weave in all
ends.
©2013 Plymouth Yarn Company.
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ABBREVIATIONS: BO= bind off, dec= decrease, k = knit, psso= pass slipped stitch over, p2sso= pass 2 slipped stitches over, p = purl,
RS= right side, sl = slip, SSK = slip 1 st as if to knit, slip a second st as if to knit, knit them together through the back loop, st(s) =
stitch(es), st st = stockinette st, tbl = through back loop, tog = together, WS = Wrong Side, yo = yarn over, wyif = with yarn in front,
wyib = with yarn in back.
