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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