Ruffle Bumpkin

Ruffle the booty of your cutie in Knit Eco Chic’s debut baby pattern! Knit in organic cotton, this completely seamless design incorporates the self-hemming cast on. This super quick knit enables recreation over and over again as your little one grows from wearing newborn to x-large diapers.

Tech edited by Trisha Paetshch and test knit in a variety of fibers. This easy-level pattern includes written directions and a schematic. The self-published version, is available in 15 organic disposal diaper hugging sizes. Ruffle Bumpkin is also available in Storey’s One Skein Wonders for Babies.

Finished Measurements:

Waist: [9.5”/ 24.5cm, 11.25”/ 28.5cm, 12.75”/ 32.5cm] ([9.5”/ 24.5cm, 12.75”/ 32.5cm, 16”/ 40.5cm], [12.75”/ 32.5cm, 16”/ 40.5cm, 19.25”/

49cm], [12.75”/ 32.5cm, 17.5”/ 44.5cm, 20.75”/ 53cm], [14.5”/ 36.5cm, 17.5”/ 44.5cm, 22.5”/ 57cm])

To fit waist: [11″/ 28cm, 12.5″/ 32cm, 15″/ 38cm] ([11″/ 28cm, 15″/ 38cm, 18″/ 45.5cm], [15″/ 38cm, 18″/ 45.5cm, 21″/ 53.5cm], [15″/ 38cm, 19″/ 48.5cm, 23″/ 58.5cm], [16″/ 40.5cm, 20″/ 51cm, 24″/ 61cm])

Materials:

[1] ([2], [2], [3], [3]) Skeins Classic Elites Yarn Seedling

100% organic cotton (shown in 4561 Zephyr)

Set of five US 6/ 4mm DPNs

Set of five US 7/ 4.5mm DPNs

US G-6/ 4mm crochet hook

2 stitch markers

Yarn needle

Optional: ribbon or elastic waist banding

Gauge:

18 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches/ 10cm in Stockinette Stitch.

Special Notes:

• Designed to match the baby diapers it covers, Ruffle Bumpkin has a 3 size option in each of the five standard organic disposable diaper sizes. To follow your selected size, the numbers will be listed as follows: Newborn 1, Newborn 2, Newborn 3, Small 2, Small 3], Medium 1, Medium 2, Medium 3, Large 1, Large 2, Large 3, X-Large 1, X-Large 2, X-Large 3).
• If customizing the Cast On, make sure to cast on a multiple of 8 sts for the 2×2 rib pattern to work out evenly.
• Check out “Inside the Self-Hemming Cast On” on www.knitecochic.com/blog for a video demonstration of the waist band.
• Ruffle Bumpkin available in One-Skein Wonders for Babies printed book – pages 108-109 – To fit preemie (newborn): 10 (12.5)”/ 25.5 (31.5) cm waist.