Baby Overall in Adriafil Regina - 1566 - Downloadable PDF

Baby Overall in Adriafil Regina – Pattern Summary (Design 1566)

This charming knitted baby overall is pattern number 1566 from Adriafil, worked in their Regina yarn. The design produces a classic infant dungaree-style garment complete with shoulder straps and button fastenings, making it a practical and adorable wardrobe staple for babies. The pattern is available as a downloadable PDF and is rated advanced in difficulty, making it best suited to knitters who are comfortable with shaping, short rows, and colour work.

Sizes and Fit

The overall is written for three sizes: 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months, with the 12-month size given as the primary size and the 6-month and 18-month instructions shown in parentheses. This range makes the pattern a versatile choice for gifting or knitting ahead as a baby grows.

What Is Being Made

The finished garment is a baby overall — a one-piece lower-body garment with a bib front and two narrow shoulder straps. The straps are knitted separately after the main body is divided, and each features a buttonhole so the overall can be fastened at the back or front with buttons. The design is both functional and stylish, with a two-colour striped bodice section adding visual interest.

Materials Required

• Yarn: Adriafil Regina in two colours — colour 1: light blue (shade 09), approximately 2 balls for all sizes; colour 2: gray (shade 44), approximately 1–2 balls depending on size. Regina is a DK weight yarn, making it ideal for baby garments as it knits up with good stitch definition while remaining soft against delicate skin.
• Needles: 4.5 mm straight needles
• Notions: 2 buttons, waste yarn for holding stitches, a tapestry needle for finishing

Techniques Used

This pattern draws on a satisfying range of knitting techniques, which is why it carries an advanced difficulty rating. Knitters will work through the following methods:

• Casting on mid-row — stitches are cast on at the end of rows during the leg shaping section to build the overall's lower body
• Short rows — used to shape the seat or bib area, with stitches left unworked at the end of rows to create a smooth curved or angled edge
• Increases — both M1L (make one left) and M1R (make one right) increases are used symmetrically to shape the body panels, as well as a general M1 increase during cast-on rows
• Strap division — after the main body is complete, a set number of stitches are worked separately for each strap, with remaining stitches held on waste yarn
• Two-colour striping — the bib section alternates between colour 1 (light blue) and colour 2 (gray) on a row-by-row basis, creating a neat stripe pattern
• Buttonhole construction — a simple yarn-over buttonhole (k2tog, yo) is worked into each strap to accommodate the button fastening
• Binding off — standard cast-off is used to finish the straps

Stitches Used

• Garter stitch — used for borders and the lower body section, as well as the full length of the narrow shoulder straps; garter stitch lies flat without curling, making it perfect for edges and straps
• Stocking stitch (stockinette) — used for the main body panels, worked with knit rows on the right side and purl rows on the wrong side, interrupted by garter-stitch border stitches on each edge (4 stitches each side) to keep the fabric tidy
• Combined knit and purl rows — the two