Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2020-01)

Cardigan

You will need
■ DROPS Lima DK, 50g in:
Goldenrod (shade 2923)
x 4 (4: 4: 5) balls
Off-White (shade 0100)
x 2 (2: 2: 3) balls
■ 4mm (UK 8, US 6) double-pointed
needles
■ 4mm (UK 8, US 6) circular needle,
60cm (23½in) in length
■ 3mm (UK 11, US 2/3) double-pointed
needles
■ 3mm (UK 11, US 2/3) circular needle,
60cm (23½in) in length
■ 5 (6: 6: 6) wooden buttons

Measurements
■ See sizing guide and diagrams

Tension
■ 21 sts and 28 rows to 10cm (4in)
over st-st, using 4mm (UK 8, US 6)
needles

Abbreviations
■ For standard abbreviations
see page 65

Sizing guide

Sizes & measurements

12-18

mths

2

years

3-4

years

5-6

years

Actual

chest

cm 56 60 64 68

in 22 23 ½2526¾

Length to

shoulder

cm 34 37 41 45

in 13 ¼14½16¼17¾

Sleeve length

(underarm to

cuff)

cm 18 20 25 28

in 7 7¾ 9¾^11

Fair Isle cardigan

Fair Isle cardie

Neck

Using 3 mm (UK 11, US 2 /3) circular

needle and Goldenrod, cast on 84

(88: 92: 96) stitches (including 5 band

stitches on each side at mid front). Purl

1 row from the wrong side with 5 band

stitches in garter stitch, at each side.

Note The whole of the band is worked in

Goldenrod, so use 1 ball for each band

where needed (i.e. on the rows where

Goldenrod is not used in the pattern).

Change strands between band and yoke

(to avoid strand-changes on outside of

band). When changing strands, twist

the two strands together so that the

stitches stay together.

Next row (RS) Work 5 band stitches in

garter stitch, * knit 2, purl 2 *, work from

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with knit 2 and 5 band stitches in garter

stitch. Continue this rib for 3 cm (1in)

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the right side.

Buttonholes Work buttonholes on right

band (when the garment is worn).

1 buttonhole = start from the WS and

knit together the 2nd and 3 rd stitch

from the edge, make 1 yarn over.

On the next row knit the yarn over to

leave a hole.

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the neck measures approx. 1½-2cm

(½-¾in), the next 4 (5: 5: 5) buttonholes

are then worked after approx. every 6 (6:

6.5: 7)cm, 2¼ (2¼: 2½: 2¾)in.

Yoke

Change to 4mm (UK 8, US 6) circular

needle.

Purl 1 row from the right side with 5

band stitches in garter stitch at each

side and decrease 7 (5: 4: 1) stitches

evenly on row (purl 2 stitches together =

1 stitch decreased). 77 (8 3 : 88: 95) sts

Do not decrease over the bands.

Elevation (optional)

You can now work an elevation at the

back of neck so that the yoke is slightly

higher at the back. This elevation can be

left out; the neck will then be the same

front and back. Skip to Yoke section

below to omit the elevation.

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from the RS. Knit until there are 8 (8:

8: 10) stitches left on row, turn, tighten

strand and purl until there are 8 (8: 8:

10) stitches left in the other side, turn,

tighten strand and knit until there are

16 (16: 16: 18) stitches left on row, turn,

tighten strand and purl until there are 16

(16: 16: 18) stitches left on other side.

Continue by working 8 stitches less

each time you turn 2 more times in each

side, turn, tighten strand and knit to end

of row, then purl 1 row from the wrong

side (bands worked in garter stitch).

Yoke continued

The next row is worked as follows from

the right side: 5 band stitches in garter