Hi everyone. I want to make my own pattern for a babies all in one. I want to knit it with two strands of dk, and as far as I can make out it comes around Aran weight. Any one with any experience knitting like this and how many stitches for my swatch or do I just wing it 
I make a lot of stuff up myself - I rarely use two yarn strands but my advice is to make sketches of what you want to make, actual sized, then start doing the maths based on that and your gauge swatch(es). So, do wing it, in a nutshell.
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Very seldom I follow ready patterns so most of the stuff I knit is my own creations. If I have a ready item knitted with the same yarn and needle combination I measure the gauge from that item. Otherwise I just knit a swatch piece to get the gauge and then I do the calculation so I know how many stitches I need.
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Thanks for the hints. I’m just being cautious lol, I always made my own patterns when I had a knitting machine but with age have forgotten most of what I knew 
I’m sure a lot of it will come back to you, once you get going!
It is beautiful!
That is perfectly adorable! You’ve knit it beautifully and in a lovely color.
Would you post a pattern link?
It’s fantastic! Well done!
I have written the pattern myself, if there are any mistakes I apologise but you are welcome to try it and please please let me know how you find it.
Going luck 
Yellow jumpsuit
2 strands of dk approx 2 balls of each colour. no 6.5 needles for rib, no 7 needles for body, needle for cable,
gauge 4sts to 5 rows
Left leg
With no 6.5 needles, Cast on 28sts. Work 17 rows 2x2 rib.
Change to no 7 needles
Inc 1st at start of row then k3 m1 to end m1 (36 sts)
P4, k2, p6, k2, purl to end of row. This sets the sts for cable. Keeping these sts correct and working cables every 8th row work in stocking stitch
Increase one stitch either end of 6th and following 4th rows till 42 sts.
Work till leg measures 6.5” (change length here if required) from rib, break yarn and leave on spare needle
Right leg
Work as for left leg making sure cable is on the opposite side (outside of leg)Do not break yarn.
Body
Cast on 3 sts turn, work across leg, cast on 6 sts, work across left leg, cast on 3 sts
**This part is optional, but if you don’t do it remember to alter the stitch count from here
Work 3 rows
K43 sts, m1, k3, m1, knit to end
Purl rows in between
K 43 sts m1, k5, m1, knit to end
Continue in this way till you reach m1, k9, m1. You will then have increased 6 more stitches for bum room (98 sts)**
Keeping cable correct all through, knit till 11 rows from crotch. Cast on 3sts on right side for button band (101 sts).(95 stitches without bum room). Then work both edge 4 sts in stocking stitch but working purl for knit row and knit for purl row. (Change one thread of colour here if doing ombré effect). Make buttonholes on 8th and then every 12th row.
Continue till work measures 9” from crotch, then divide for armholes (also exchange second thread here if not already done so). If you did the bum increase, k3 tog, k1, k3 tog at the centre of the back sts then knit 3 centre stitches together on next row.
Front
Knit 24, cast off 2 sts, k 46, co 2 sts, work across rem sts
Working on these 28 sts
On armhole edge k2 tog on 3rd and 5th row, continue till armhole measures 3”
On neck edge put 7 stitches onto holder
Knit 2 tog on every row at neck edge,till 15 sts then work straight till armhole edge measures 4”, cast off 8 sts on shoulder edge then rem sts.
Attach yarn to other side and work to match keeping buttonholes and cable correct
Only put 3 sts on hold at neck edge
Back
Attach yarn to back,k dec 1st each end of 3rd and 6th rows (40st). Cont till armhole measures 2 rows less than front. Knit 16 sts, turn, k2 tog k to end. Cast off 8 sts at shoulder edge, k to end. Cast off remaining sts. Put 8 sts on holder. Attach yarn to rem sts and work to match other side.
Sleeves
With 6.5 n Cast on 24 sts work 10 rows 2x2 rib
Inc knit into b&f of 1st stitch k1, m1 to end of row (36 sts)
Stocking stitch till work measures 6”? Remembering to change yarn colour
Cast off 7 sts on next two rows then 6 sts then remaining sts.
Hood pick up 50 sts evenly around fronts and neck edges. On the next two knit rows increase 10 sts evenly (70 sts). Keeping first and last sts in garter stitch cont till work measures 8” (or as long as required) cast off and sew up.
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Thank you very much. I’m keeping this one for the next baby.
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I don’t think I have much opportunity to knit this one, but I love how it looks (cosy!) and it’s well designed, so thank you for sharing.
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