How to Knit Baby Green Jeans

Create these Captain Kangaroo-inspired infant overalls using circular knitting techniques.

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by Geneve Hoffman

One-Skein Wonders for Babies(Storey Publishing, 2015) edited by Judith Durant includes full instructions for 101 knitting projects for infants and toddlers. This is the seventh book in the One-Skein Wonders series, and has ideas for everything from tops and bootees to blankets and toys. You’ll find tips for success along with beautiful photographs, providing inspiration throughout the entire book.


How to Knit Baby Green Jeans

Captain Kangaroo was a favorite TV show for many baby-boomer babies, and at least one of them wished she could have overalls like Mr. Green Jeans. The legs are knit circularly from the bottom and then joined together above the crotch for circular knitting from the hips to the waist.

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  • Updated on Dec 13, 2021
  • Originally Published on Apr 26, 2016
Tagged with: baby, knitting, skein
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