Clementine’s Baby Kimono
Rowan 4ply Soft 86g
Raincloud shade 387
3.25mm needles and dpns for the i-cord
2 x 25cm and 2 x 15cm lengths of i-cord

Dimensions
42cm chest
21cm length
14cm sleeve length

I would suggest it would fit a newborn baby to about 3 months. It was a sheer delight to make. Di’s instructions were excellent, very clear and easy to follow and the 4ply Soft a dream to knit.

I chose to try the i-cord closures mainly because I always use buttons and thought it would be good to do something different. You may notice the inner closures are fatter because I used 4 stitches for those two and decided a bow would be too fat and wouldn’t sit right. So, the outer two i-cords are knit with 3 stitches to 3.25mm dpns. I suggest you use 3 stitches for all of them. I also found that a bow on the inside was too bulky and disrupted the overall streamlining of the garment, so that’s why they’re shorter using a simple half-hitch. I did knit and attach these all separately but I think it may be possible to knit them directly from the garment especially on each of the front edges. Let me know if you do that successfully.

Here’s a close-up of the front bow. If you want to know how to tie this successfully go to Flickr here.

What a lovely gift for a newborn.

Clementine’s baby kimono has been tested and is now blocking. Carson at Needle’s Edge has also almost finished hers too. Go and check it out! I’m still deciding whether to knit i-cord or not. I think I’m going to struggle to get a ribbon to match this particular colour. It’s not blue, it’s not purple. I mean, I am blue-green and brown-green colour blind but it’s a murky shade, not one thing or the other, but I love it all the same! More details when it’s done.

Right, I have a baby trying to climb into the television as we speak……….