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# Conjunto de Recién Nacido "Garbanzo" — Pelele de Manga Larga y Capota
### (Newborn Set — Long-Sleeve Romper & Matching Bonnet)

A cosy seamless top-down romper with a raglan yoke, worked in soft garter stitch (punto bobo) and dotted with raised 4-stitch popcorn "garbanzo" stitches. A matching flat-knit bonnet with back shaping and plaited ties completes the set. Designed for the absolute beginner — every row of the body is simply knitted!

**Size:** 0–3 months. Finished chest approx. **46 cm** (18 in); body length from underarm approx. **24 cm**; sleeve length approx. **15 cm**.

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## Materials
- **Yarn:** 100% Merino wool, DK weight — approx. **180–200 g** (≈ 380–420 m / 415–460 yds) total. (Approx. 150 g romper + 50 g bonnet.)
- **Needles:**
  - **3.5 mm** circular needle (for ribbing/elastic edges)
  - **4.0 mm** circular needle (for the main body)
  - *Circulars used for ease and to hold many stitches — all body sections are worked flat (back and forth).*
- **Notions:** 4 small buttons (approx. 12 mm), stitch markers (4 for raglan), waste yarn/stitch holders, tapestry needle.

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## Tension (Gauge)
**22 sts × 30 rows = 10 × 10 cm** in garter stitch (punto bobo) on 4.0 mm needles.
*Please knit a swatch — correct tension ensures correct fit.*

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## Abbreviations (UK)
- **k** = knit
- **st(s)** = stitch(es)
- **kfb** = knit into front and back of same stitch (1 increase)
- **k2tog** = knit 2 stitches together (1 decrease)
- **yo** = yarn over (makes a hole = buttonhole)
- **pm** = place marker
- **sm** = slip marker
- **RS / WS** = right side / wrong side
- **MG (garbanzo / popcorn)** = Make Garbanzo: see special stitch below
- **rep** = repeat

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## Special Stitch: Punto Garbanzo (4-st Popcorn)
Worked into a single stitch:
1. (k1, yo, k1, yo, k1) all into the next stitch → **5 sts made** from 1.
2. Turn work; k5.
3. Turn work; k5.
4. Turn work; k5 again so the bump faces front, then with the left needle lift the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th stitches **over the 1st stitch** and off the needle → **1 st remains**.

The garbanzo is now complete and you continue knitting normally. (Net stitch count is unchanged: 1 st in, 1 st out.)

> **Beginner tip:** A garbanzo turns 1 stitch into a little raised bobble. Practise one on your swatch first.

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## Pattern Notes
- The whole garment is in **garter stitch worked flat**: knit every row (no purling!). When you knit every row back and forth you create the classic "bobo" ridges. Two rows = one ridge.
- The romper is worked **top-down**: neck → raglan yoke → divide sleeves & body → body to crotch → legs.
- **Garbanzo placement:** the popcorns are worked every **8 rows** (every 4th ridge) on **RS rows**, arranged symmetrically and **offset** (alternated) so each band of bobbles sits between the gaps of the previous band.
- The **front button band** runs up the two centre-front edges. The body is worked flat and **buttoned closed** down the front; therefore the body is NOT joined in the round — it stays open at centre front.
- Slip the first stitch of every row purlwise for tidy edges if you like (optional, not counted in instructions).

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# PART 1 — THE ROMPER (Pelele)

## 1. Neckband
With **3.5 mm** needles, cast on **62 sts**.
- Rows 1–6: k every row (6 rows garter = neat elastic neck edge).
Change to **4.0 mm** needles.

## 2. Set Up the Raglan Yoke
The 62 sts are divided into 5 sections separated by 4 raglan markers. Work a set-up row (RS):

k1 (button-band edge st), **pm**, k9 (right front), **pm**, k10 (right sleeve), **pm**, k22 (back), **pm**, k10 (left sleeve), **pm**, k9 (left front), k1 (button-band edge st).

Section check: 1 + 9 + 10 + 22 + 10 + 9 + 1 = **62 sts** ✓ (markers not counted).

## 3. Raglan Increases
**Increase Row (RS):** *k to 1 st before marker, kfb, sm, kfb*; rep from * across all 4 markers, then k to end.
Each Increase Row adds 8 sts (2 sts at each of 4 raglans). ✓

**Yoke sequence (work flat, garter throughout):**
- Row 1 (RS): Increase Row.
- Row 2 (WS): k all sts.
- Repeat these 2 rows a total of **19 times** (i.e. 19 increase rows).

Stitch count check: 62 + (19 × 8) = 62 + 152 = **214 sts** ✓

**Garbanzo bands within the yoke:** On the **3rd, 11th and 19th** increase rows, after completing the raglan increases, scatter garbanzos across the back and sleeve sections only — work **MG** roughly every 8–10 sts, keeping them away from the raglan markers and front bands, alternating their positions between bands. (Exact spots are flexible — the goal is a pretty, symmetric scatter.)

After 19 increase rows, the yoke depth is approx. 13 cm. Work **2 more rows** k (no increases) so the WS is complete and you end ready for a RS row.

## 4. Divide for Sleeves and Body
With RS facing, place the sleeve stitches on waste yarn and cast on underarm stitches.

Across the row, you will:
1. **Right front + right raglan:** k to first marker → these become front sts.
2. **Right sleeve:** slip next section onto waste yarn (hold).
3. Cast on **4 underarm sts**.
4. **Back:** k across back section.
5. **Left sleeve:** slip next section onto waste yarn (hold).
6. Cast on **4 underarm sts**.
7. **Left front:** k to end.

After 19 increases the sections measure:
- Right front: 1 + 9 + 19 = **29 sts**
- Right sleeve: 10 + (19 × 2) = **48 sts** → to holder
- Back: 22 + (19 × 2) = **60 sts**
- Left sleeve: **48 sts** → to holder
- Left front: **29 sts**

Body sts now on needle: 29 (R front) + 4 (underarm) + 60 (back) + 4 (underarm) + 29 (L front) = **126 sts** ✓

> *Note: the front bands (the first/last st each side) are included in the front counts above.*

## 5. Body
Work the body **flat** in garter stitch (k every row) on the **126 sts**, keeping the centre front open for the button band.

- Continue knitting every row.
- **Garbanzo bands:** every 8 rows (every 4th ridge), on a RS row, work **MG** evenly across the body — approx. every 10th st — and offset each band against the previous one so the bobbles alternate.
- Continue until body measures approx. **24 cm** from the underarm cast-on.
- Knit 4 rows on **3.5 mm** needles for a firm edge if a slightly gathered waist look isn't wanted; otherwise continue at 4.0 mm.

## 6. Divide for Legs (crotch)
The romper legs are formed by splitting the body in half and working each leg separately, joining at the crotch.

With RS facing:
- k **63 sts** (right half) and place remaining **63 sts** on a holder.
- On the right-half 63 sts, cast on **4 crotch sts** at the inner edge → **67 sts**.
- Work this leg flat in garter stitch for approx. **6 cm**.
- Change to **3.5 mm** needles; k **8 rows** for the cuffed leg ribbing edge. Cast off loosely.

Return to the held **63 sts** for the left leg; cast on **4 crotch sts** at the inner edge → **67 sts**. Work to match the right leg. Cast off loosely.

## 7. Sleeves
Place one set of held sleeve sts (**48 sts**) onto **4.0 mm** needles. With RS facing, pick up and k **4 sts** from the underarm cast-on → **52 sts**. Work flat (or join to work in the round if you prefer) in garter stitch.

- **Sleeve decreases:** every 8 rows, k2tog at each end of a RS row (2 sts decreased per decrease row).
- Repeat the decrease row **10 times** over the length: 52 − (10 × 2) = **32 sts**.
- Add a garbanzo band near the upper sleeve once for decoration (optional).
- Continue until sleeve measures approx. **13 cm** from the underarm.
- Change to **3.5 mm** needles; k **8 rows** for the cuff. Cast off loosely.

Repeat for the second sleeve.

## 8. Front Button Band & Buttonholes
The centre-front edges already carry a 1-st garter edge from the yoke and body. To reinforce:

**Buttonhole band (right front for a girl / left for a boy — choose your side):**
With **3.5 mm** needles and RS facing, pick up and k **1 st for every garter ridge** along the chosen front edge (from neck to crotch). A typical pick-up is approx. **44 sts** for the yoke-to-waist section.
- k 2 rows.
- **Buttonhole row (RS):** k3, *yo, k2tog, k to next buttonhole position*; place **4 buttonholes** evenly spaced (yo, k2tog each) along the band.
- k 2 rows. Cast off.

**Button band (opposite front):** pick up the same number of sts, k 6 rows plain, cast off. Sew 4 buttons opposite the buttonholes.

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# PART 2 — THE BONNET (Capota)

Worked flat in one piece, from the front edge to the back, with back shaping.

## 1. Cast On & Brim
With **3.5 mm** needles, cast on **70 sts**.
- k 6 rows (garter brim).
Change to **4.0 mm** needles.

## 2. Main Section
Work in garter stitch (k every row).
- **Garbanzo bands:** every 8 rows on a RS row, work **MG** every 10 sts, offsetting each band — exactly as on the romper.
- Continue until bonnet measures approx. **11 cm** from the cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.

## 3. Shape the Back (rounded crown)
Divide the 70 sts into three for a centre-back panel: 27 sts / 16 centre sts / 27 sts.
Work short-row style "heel" shaping on the centre 16 sts:

- **Row 1 (RS):** k46 (i.e. 27 + 16 + 3 into next group), k2tog, turn.
- **Row 2 (WS):** k16 (centre panel), k2tog, turn.
- **Repeat Row 2** until all the side stitches (27 each side) have been consumed by the k2tog joins (approx. **27 repeats** each side).

When all side sts are worked off, **16 centre sts** remain on the needle. This forms the smooth rounded back.

Stitch check: 27 + 27 = 54 side sts each decreased once into the centre panel = 54 turning rows; centre 16 sts remain ✓.

## 4. Neck Edge & Ties
With RS facing, pick up and k along the lower neckline edge: **16 sts** (centre back) + approx. **24 sts** up each side along the row-ends = approx. **64 sts**.
- Change to **3.5 mm** needles. k 4 rows. Cast off.

**Plaited ties (make 2):**
- Cut 6 lengths of yarn approx. **70 cm** each; group into 3 pairs.
- Thread through the lower front corner of the bonnet and plait (braid) firmly to approx. **20 cm**; knot the end and trim.
- Attach the second tie to the opposite corner to mirror.

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# Finishing
1. Weave in all loose ends on the WS using the tapestry needle.
2. Sew up any flat sleeve seams (if you worked the sleeves flat) and the short crotch/leg seams.
3. Sew the 4 buttons opposite the buttonholes.
4. **Block gently:** dampen, pat to the measurements above, and leave flat to dry. Blocking opens up the garter stitch and makes the garbanzos pop.
5. Tie the bonnet with a soft bow under the chin.

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## Quick Stitch-Count Summary (validation)
| Step | Sts |
|------|-----|
| Neck cast-on | 62 |
| After 19 raglan inc rows (+152) | 214 |
| Sleeves removed (2 × 48 = 96) | 118 |
| + 2 underarm cast-ons (4 + 4) | 126 (body) |
| Each leg (63 + 4 crotch) | 67 |
| Each sleeve (48 + 4 underarm) | 52 → dec to 32 |
| Bonnet cast-on | 70 → 16 at crown |

All counts verified consistent. ✓

**Enjoy knitting your handmade newborn set!**