A simple 2-button baby cardigan, worked from the top down in one piece—no seaming!Extra stitches were added under each arm not only to make it easy to put the sweater on and off, but also to provide more width—great for babies as they grow.
It can be worn on a little baby as a jacket or a bigger baby as a sweater. A perfect, versatile baby gift!
Supplies:
- 2 skeins of Cascade 220 Wool (220 yards per skein) or any worsted weight yarn
- Size 8 24” circular needles
- Size 7 24” circular needles
- Size 8 double pointed needles
- Size 7 double pointed needles
- 2 buttons (7/8” size)
- (2) 12” pieces of scrap yarn (stitch holders for sleeves)
- Darning needle (to attach buttons)
- 2 safety pins
4 stitches = 1” on size 8 needles
Size:
9-12 months
Abbreviations:
St(s) = stitch(stitches)
K = knit
P = purl
Pm = place marker
CO = cast on
Stockinette = When working back and forth, it’s working a purl row after a knit row. When working in the round, it’s knitting every row.
Color A = dark blue
Color B = light blue
DIRECTIONS:
To create the stripe pattern, work one yarn color for 2 rows, then switch to second yarn color for 2 rows, etc. You do not need to cut yarn each time. Keep yarn hanging at the end (because your switching colors every 2 rows, it’s a short enough distance to not cause any pulling)
Neckband:
- Using color A, cast on 52 sts onto size 7 circular needles
- *K2, P2; repeat from * to end of row
- Repeat above ribbing pattern until measures 1” from cast on edge ending on a right side row
- Change to size 8 circular needles and begin striping pattern
- Row 1 (ws): P9, pm, P6, pm, P22, pm, P6, pm, P9
- Row 2 (rs): *Knit to 1 st before first marker. With left needle, lift the “bar” in between sts from front to back. Insert right needle into the back of this new st and knit it. k1, move marker, K1, with left needle, lift the “bar” in between sts from back to front. Insert right needle into the front of this new st as if to knit and knit it; repeat from * to end
- Row 3: Purl entire row, slipping marker from left needle to right needle as you reach them
- Repeat rows 2 & 3 until there are 23 sts for each front side, 50 sts between the 2 back markers, and 34 sts for each sleeve. End on a wrong side row
- (rs): K23, remove marker, slip left sleeve sts onto scrap yarn, remove marker, Cast on 4 sts, K50 back sts, remove marker, slip right sleeve sts onto scrap yarn, remove marker, Cast on 4 sts, K23
- Work stockinette until measures 11.5” (or 1.5” before desired length) from cast on edge
- Switch to size 7 needles and using just color A
- *K2,P2; repeat from * to end
- Repeat above ribbing pattern until ribbing measures 1.5”
- Bind off in pattern
- Using size 8 DPN’s and color B, pick up sts that are on scrap yarn; 34 sts. Place marker.
- Pick up and knit 8 underarm sts (in the arm pit area)
- Work stockinette until measures 4” from armpit (continuing striping pattern)
- Switch to size 7 DPNs and use just color A
- *K2, P2; repeat from * around to marker
- Repeat ribbing pattern until cuff measures 1”
- Bind off in pattern
- Using color A and size 7 needles, starting at the bottom, pick up and knit 54 sts (you can pick up a different number of sts, so long as you’re picking up 3 sts every 4 rows and the end number is divisible by 2. Make note of this number on a piece of paper.)
- Row 1: *K2, P2; repeat from * across to end
- Row 2: *P2, K2; repeat from * across to end
- Row 3: *K2, P2; repeat from * across to end. With safety pins, mark where you want your 2 top buttonholes. Top hole should be 4 sts in from the top. Second buttonhole should be around 1.5” below the top one.
- Row 4: *P2, K2; repeat from * until you get to the first safety pin, remove pin, K2tog, YO twice (to make a large hole), work in pattern to second safety pin, remove pin, K2tog, YO twice, work in pattern to end
- Row 5: *K2, P2; repeat from * across (note: when you get to double YO where you created the buttonhole, You’ll work the first YO stitch, but drop the second YO stitch)
- Row 6: *P2, K2; repeat from * across
- Bind off in pattern
- Using color A and size 7 needles, pick up and knit the same number of sts as for the right band
- Row 1: *K2, P2; repeat from * across
- Row 2: *P2, K2; repeat from * across
- Repeat above 2 rows for a total of 6 rows
- Bind off in pattern
- Attach buttons using darning needle and color B
- Weave in all ends
- Block (I blocked by using a spray bottle to get the sweater damp and then pinning sweater to desired shape on blocking board)
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