Darling Dress and Turban

Babies can also dress up. This dress was knitted for Baby Liv  her brother´s Kindergarten-x-mas-party. Now also available in sizes uop to 4 years.
Size
0 - 3 m (3 - 6 m) 6-12 m (1-2 y) 3-4 y
Size 0-3 for free below. Other sizes can be bought here.

Yarn
Pickles Extra Fine Merino
Base colour (BC) 100 (100) 100 (150) 200 g,
Pattern colour (PC) 50 (50) 100 (100) 150 g
The yarn is for stripy dress and hat

Needles
Circular needles and DP needles US 5. Crochet needle E/4

Gauge
4” = 20 stitches

Width
7 (8.7) 9.4 (11) 11.8"

Length
11 (14.1) 15.7 (18.8) 21.6"
Cast on 130 stitches on the circular needles using the base colour.

Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round,
Decrease on the next round by knitting like this:
* K8, K2tog*

Repeat from * to * throughout the round.
 K3 rounds in the pattern colour.
Change to the base colour.

Repeat the paragraph above. But every time you´ll decrease you´ll substract one knit stitch. Meaning that next time you´ll decrease you´ll knit 7 before K2tog.
 Stop when you´ve finished the paragraph with 4 stitches between the decreases.
You now have 65 stitches. Place marker (PM) at the beginning of the round and after 32 stitches to mark the sides in the dress.

*Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round
Knit 3 rounds in the pattern colour.
Change to the base colour.*
Repeat from * to * 2 times in total.

Knit using the base colour.
Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round.
On the last round, cast off 4 stitches in each side, 2 on each side of the PM.

Knit the front and the back piece back and forth in garter stitch from here.
Use the base colour and
*Knit 2 rows while decreasing 1 stitch at the beginning of each row.
Knit 2 rows*
Repeat from * to * 3 times in total.

Continue knitting until the front piece is 1.6”.

Make button holes like this:

K3, K2tog, YO, knit until 5 stitches remain, YO, K2tog, K3.
 Knit until the front piece is about 2.4”.
Cast off.

Knit the back piece in the base colour.
Knit 2 rows while decreasing 1 stitch at the beginning of each row.
K 12, cast off 4, K 12.
Straps
Knit each strap separately from here.
 K 2 rows while decreasing 1 stitch at the beginning of each row.
Continue knitting. When the strap is about 0.4”, change colours.
Knit until the strap is about 7”.
Knit 2 rows while decreasing 1 stitch at the beginning of each row.
Cast off.
Make another strap.
The straps are pretty long, and the dress will suit the baby for a longer time, as they don´t have to be crossed in the back. You can also sew on a double set of buttons to make it wearable even longer.

Single crochet using the base colour. Work around the front and back piece.

Turban
Cast on 60 stitches on small circular needles or DP needles US 5.

*Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round in the base colour
Knit 3 rounds in the pattern colour*.
Repeat from * to * 2 times in total.

Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round in the base colour

On the last round you´ll make the torban knot like this:
K 30, wind the yarn between the left and the right needle 10 times in total (around everything you´ve knitted so far), K 30.

Knit 3 rounds in the pattern colour. On the first round, knit the stitch before and after the turban knot together tightly.
Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round in the base colour.

*Knit 3 round in the pattern colour. 

Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round, Purl 1 round, Knit 1 round in the base colour.

Decrease 12 stitches evenly througout the last round*.
Repeat from * to * 3 times in total.

Use a tapestry needle to collect the remaining stitches. Pull and assemble.