What could possibly be cuter than knit ruffles peeking out from underneath a little dress or tunic? Or photos of a newborn wearing giant ruffles across the rear? These tights were designed and named for my spunky niece Charby (Charlotte).

They are seamlessly constructed from the top down and are held up by negative ease. The pattern contains two different options for the ruffles, with one option being shown in each of the samples pictured. The pattern now includes the option to make them without the feet.

Finished waist measurements:

Newborn (3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months)[18 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years]

with finished waist measurements of:

14 (15.25, 16, 16.5, 17)[17.5, 18, 18, 18.5]”
35.5 (38.5, 40.5, 42, 43)[44.5, 45.5, 45.5, 47] cm

Gauge: 30 stitches and 36 rows = 4” / 10 cm in St St

Yarn Requirements:

Malabrigo Sock in Eggplant (100% Merino wool; 440 yd/402 m per 100 g) 1 (1, 1, 1, 2)[2, 2, 2, 2] hanks.

Yellow sample knit in Knit Picks Hawthorne in Compass (80% Superwash Fine Highland Wool, 20% Polymaide; 357 yd/ 327 m per 100g) 1.25 hanks, size 12 Months with optional 4th ruffle.

Needles and Notions:

US 3 / 3mm and US 1.5 / 2.25 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needles and dpns (or needles as preferred to work small circumferences in the round and to obtain gauge).

6 stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle

Techniques used:

Short row shaping, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches, 3 needle bind off.