Ruffle Romper and Ruffle Dress - Knitting for Olive

Top-down and seamless, the Ruffle Romper and Dress are knit back and forth to the beginning of the armhole to create a back opening fastened with a crocheted button loop. The piece is then worked in the round, and you can either choose to make a dress or a romper, with or without sleeves. Body shaping both in the dress version and the romper, gives the garment a full silhouette. The romper is further shaped with short-rows to allow for diaper use as well as diaper change. The ruffle is knit in the round on stitches picked up from a foundation round, and increased to give this knit that playful, frilly look. 

Sizes: Romper: 3 (6-9, 12-18 months // 2-2.5) years; Dress: 3 (6-9, 12-18 months // 2, 4, 6) years
Finished Measurements: Romper: length (from shoulder to crotch) 37 (41, 45 // 48) cm [141⁄2 (161⁄4, 173⁄4 // 19)]"; Dress: length (from shoulder to hem) 34 (36, 40 // 44, 50, 58) cm [131⁄2 (141⁄4, 153⁄4 // 171⁄4, 193⁄4, 223⁄4)]" 
Yarn: Knitting for Olive Merino fingering weight yarn, approx. 500 m [547 yd] per 100 g [3.5 oz]; Sleeveless Romper: 100 (100, 150 // 150) g [3.5 (3.5, 5.3 // 5.3)] oz; Romper with sleeves: 100 (150, 150 // 200) g [3.5 (5.3, 5.3 // 7)] oz; Sleeveless Dress: 100 (150, 150 // 200, 200, 250) g [3.5 (5.3, 5.3 // 7, 7, 9)] oz; Dress with Sleeves 100 (150, 200 // 200, 250, 300) g [3.5 (5.3, 7 // 7, 9, 10.6)] oz
Needles: 2.5 mm / US1 and 3 mm / US2.5 circular needles and double-pointed needles or size to obtain gauge 
Gauge: 28 sts and 38 rows = 10 cm [4"] in st st with 3 mm needles
Notions: stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle, crochet hook, 12 mm [1⁄2"] diameter buttons (5 buttons for Romper, 1 button for Dress), sewing needle and thread for attaching buttons