Keep little hands and fingers toasty warm this season with Sian Brown's bright and breezy fair isle mittens .

Mittens are a wardrobe must-have for babies. Having cold hands is no fun, and these jazzy mitts will keep fingers and hands warm and feeling comfy outdoors in the chillier weather. They're worked in fair isle and feature fun design details like zigzags, stripes and blocks. A snug fitting ribbed cuff will ensure wrists are toasty warm, too. Make them in bright, contrasting colours to fascinate babies' visual curiosity.

You will need

4-ply (fingering) weight yarn, 50g in cream x 1 ball - A

small amount of turquoise - B

Make this adorable skirt for a little girl who's big on style!

DESIGN BY ANNA HERSEY

FINISHED SIZES

Instructions given fit child's size 2; changes for 4,6 and 8 are in [].

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Waist: 20 inches (size 2) [21 inches (size 4), 22 1/4inches (size 6), 23 1/2inches (size 8)]

Bonnet

Design by Patons Big Baby

Bonnet to fit head: 45-50 cm (6-12 months)

Yarn

1 ball 100gm Patons Big Baby 4ply in White 2540

Needles and Tools

3.25mm knitting needles

Baby girls will look super-cute in this pretty top-down dress with a sewn-on badge to add extra interest.

Design by Bergere de France

SIZE

Age: 6mths[12mths:18mths:2yrs:3yrs]

Actual chest: 46(50:56:58:60)cm (18[19 3/4:22:22 3/4:23 3/4]in)

Length to shoulder: 35(38:41:43:48)cm (13 3/4[15:16:17:19]in)

Figures in square brackets refer to larger sizes: where there is only one set of figures this applies to all sizes.

These seamless booties start in the center of the sole and are worked in the round to the instep. The instep is then worked back and forth, and the cuff is joined and worked in the round using front and back post double crochet.

DESIGNED BY Claudia Barbo

SIZE AND FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

To fit 0-3 months: 3 1/4"/8 cm foot length

YARN

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino, 55% merino wool/33% microfiber/12% cashmere, 137 yds (125 m)/1.75 oz (50 g), Color203 Teal