Knit Pattern 80 – Long & Short Sleeve Bodysuit

Instructions to knit a unisex/gender-neutral bodysuit set. This is a customer-requested pattern and comes with a choice of long or short sleeves. To make it totally unisex, it has buttonholes worked on both sides so that it can be made well in advance of knowing the baby’s gender, and once revealed, just sew the unwanted buttonholes up and sew the buttons over the top. It has been worked in a different stitch pattern to the original bodysuits, and it also has fewer buttons! It comes in premature to 6-month sizes.

To knit this diamond lacy baby bodysuit, you need to be able to knit, purl, yarn forward, knit 2 stitches together, slip stitches, pass slipped stitches over and pick up stitches.

You will need:-

17-18” or 42.5-45cm Height (Approx 4-5lb Prem) Size

100g 4ply yarn, 9 buttons, 2 metres of ribbon for the bootees, 5 x stitch holders, 1 x pr 2.75mm needles making a tension of 30sts and 38 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch.

18-19” or 45-47.5cm Height (Approx 5-7lb Newborn) Size

100g 4ply yarn, 9 buttons, 2 metres of ribbon for the bootees, 5 x stitch holders, 1 x pr 3.25mm needles making a tension of 28sts and 36 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch.

20-21” or 51-53.5cm Height (Approx 8-10lb Newborn) Size

150g 4ply yarn, 9 buttons, 2 metres of ribbon for the bootees, 5 x stitch holders, 1 x pr 3.75mm needles.  OR use dk yarn and 3.25mm needles making a tension of 26sts and 34 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch.

22” or 55cm Height (Approx 0-3 Months) Size

150g dk yarn, 9 buttons, 2 metres of ribbon for the bootees, 5 x stitch holders, 1 x pr 3.75mm needles making a tension of 24sts and 30 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch.

3-6 Month Size

200g dk yarn, 9 buttons, 2 metres of ribbon for the bootees, 5 x stitch holders, 1 x pr 4mm needles making a tension of 22sts and 28 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch.