Babies Cardi
Pattern

Baby Cardigan

Alize Baby Batik

Babies Cardi Pattern, please feel free to use this knitting pattern and whilst we hope it works out well for you the Knitting Wool Store disclaims all  responsibility

Size: 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4) years
Size in cm: 50/56- 62/68- 74/80 (86/92-98/104)


Materials: Alize Baby Batik (model shown in Purple and Gold) 100-100-100 (150-150) g

DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE size 2.5 mm (60 cm) - or size needed to get 26 sts x 34 rows in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm
DROPS WOODEN BUTTON, BURNT, no 513: 4-4-5 (5-5) pcs.

GARTER ST (back and forth on circular needle): K all rows.
PATTERN:
See diagram M.1 to M.4. Diagrams show the pattern from RS.

BUTTONHOLES:
Make buttonholes on right front band. 1 buttonhole = cast off 3rd and 4th front band st and cast on 2 new sts on next row.
Make buttonholes when piece measures:
SIZE 1/3 months: 9, 14, 19 and 24 cm
SIZE 6/9 months: 8, 14, 20 and 26 cm
SIZE 12/18 months: 8, 14, 19, 25 and 30 cm
SIZE 2 years: 10, 16, 22, 28 and 34 cm
SIZE 3/4 years: 10, 17, 24, 31 and 38 cm
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Worked back and forth on circular needle from mid front.
Cast on 139-151-170 (183-192) sts on circular needle size 2.5 mm with Alpaca. K 4 rows, AT THE SAME TIME on 4th row inc 17-19-14 (15-20) sts evenly = 156-170-184 (198-212) sts. Work next row as follows (from RS): 5 GARTER STS - see above (= front band), P2, M.1, * P6, M.3 *, repeat from *-* on the next 112-126-140 (154-168) sts, finish with P6, M.1, P2 and 5 GARTER STS (= front band). Continue in pattern like this until piece measures 7-7-7 (8-8) cm. On next row from RS work 21 sts each side as before, K remaining sts, AT THE SAME TIME dec 9-13-8 (9-14) sts evenly on these sts = 147-157-176 (189-198) sts. On next row from WS work 21 sts each side as before, K remaining sts. NOTE! Remember BUTTONHOLES - see above.
Continue as follows (from RS): 5 garter sts, P2, M.1, P2, stocking st on the next 105-115-134 (147-156) sts, P2, M.1, P2 and 5 garter sts.
Continue in pattern like this until piece measures 16-17-20 (23-26) cm. Work next row as follows (from RS): 21 sts as before, 14-18-24 (26-29) stocking sts (= right front piece), garter st on the next 8 sts, 61-63-70 (79-82) stocking sts (= back piece), garter st on the next 8 sts, 14-18-24 (26-29) stocking sts and 21 sts as before (= left front piece). Continue like this until piece measures 17-18-21 (24-27) cm. On next row from RS cast off 8 sts each side (garter sts) for armhole. On next row from WS cast on 40-44-50 (54-60) new sts over the 8 cast off sts each side = 211-229-260 (281-302) sts. NOW MEASURE PIECE FROM HERE!
On next row from RS work 21 sts each side as before, K remaining sts, AT THE SAME TIME inc 22-27-30 (33-36) sts evenly on these sts = 233-256-290 (314-338) sts. On next row from WS work 21 sts each side as before, K remaining sts. Now continue as follows (as seen from RS):
5 garter sts, P2, * M.1, P 11-11-12 (12-12) sts *, repeat from *-* a total of 9-10-11 (12-13) times and finish with M.1, P2 and 5 garter sts. AT THE SAME TIME dec from RS on the right and left side alternately of each P-section (dec by P2 tog, NOTE! do not dec in P2 each side) on every cm a total of 6-7-8 (9-9) times. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 1-1-2 (3-4) cm work M.2 over all sts in M.1 (work remaining sts as before). After 1 vertical repeat of M.2 continue with M.3. After all dec are complete there are 139-142-154 (154-165) sts on needle. Continue until piece measures approx 7-8-9 (10-11) cm, adjust to a full vertical repeat. Now work M.4 over M.3 (work remaining sts as before) = 99-98-106 (102-109) sts. After 1 vertical repeat of M.4 K 1 row from RS, AT THE SAME TIME dec 13-10-14 (6-9) sts evenly (do not dec on front bands) = 86-88-92 (96-100) sts. K 1 row from WS, K 1 row from RS, K 1 row from WS and cast off loosely.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew on buttons.

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