Knitted Baby Wrap Dress 19, Kimono

Mother's Day Special Wrap Jacket:

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 Hello friends,
Attachment is a emotional bond between any two person and that too when you think about your kids, it cannot be described in words. Since the birth of baby, baby-mother attachment bond is developing. Mother is always eager to hear from her child and what to say if momy hears the whispering of her child that "I Love Mom".

This Mother's Day Special Wrap jacket has same feelings. Imagine just your baby whispering that "I Love Mom".

This jacket starts with back side from bottom. The yarn I have selected is Baby Bee Soft Delight, Banana colour. It's really a nice yarn in 4 ply. I used UK 10 number knitting needles. It's final measurements are, length 9.5" and width 7.5".
Note: For better edge, always purl last st and slip first st of every row as if to knit.

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Description:
Back: CO 48 sts by long tail Cast on method. Work Garter st till it measures 6". (Fig 2)
Then 12 sts are increased on both sides. (Fig 3)
Repeat this two more times (Fig 4). Then there will be 36+48+36=120 sts
Continue working Garter st for 2.5" more. (Fig 5)
Neck: Now next row,
K51, BO 18, K 51.
Then work only last 51 sts, place first 51 sts on stitch holder.

Then it will look as Fig 6. Knit these 51 sts, two more rows.

Fig 6

Now we shall increase 1 st every alternate row from neck side. For that from next row last 3 sts will be worked as Kfb, K1, P1 for every alternate row. Kfb means knit front and back. Continue this till the sts on the needle are 64 (13 increased). See fig 7.

Now go on BO 12 sts of sleeve in alternate row from wrist side, three times by the way 1 st increase on neck side continued..
Further go on increasing 1 st in alternate row from neck side till the sts are 48. (Fig 8)
Now no further increase on neck side only continue in Garter st till the height reached. Bind off.

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Fig 8

Now place the 51 sts of other side on the needle and work 2 rows in Garter st.

Then again increase 1 st from neck side as the first part. Here only difference is Stockinette stitch enters. We work sleeve in Garter stitch and second front part in Stockinette st.

Next row: Wrong side: K 36, place marker, P till 3 sts remain, Kfb, K1, P1.

Next row (RS): Sl 1, K all sts.

Repeat above 2 rows till sts on the needle are 64. Again BO 12+12+12 of sleeve from wrist side.

Fig 9

It will look as in fig 9. 

Next row (WR): Sl 1, P all till last 3 sts, Kfb, K1, P1.

Next row (RS): Sl 1, K all last st P.

Repeat these two rows till there are 48 sts on the needle then BO.

Sew the bottom of the sleeves and sides.

Make small cords 6" and attach from inside. Also another pair of cord with pom-pom or small flower at the end for front side. 

Then make embroidery "I Love Mom", either all letters or Heart in place of the word Love as I have done. Your beautiful Wrap baby dress is ready. You can take the help of the video below, it has English subtitles. 

etc: Enjoy the Creativity.