Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2020-01)

Fair Isle cardigan

stitch, work pattern according to Chart
A.1 (over the page) until there are 6
stitches left on row (= 11 (12: 11: 12)
repeats of 6 (6: 7: 7) stitches), work A.2
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band stitches in garter stitch.
Note Choose correct version for your
chosen size.

Continue this pattern and increase as
shown in the chart. When A.1 and A.2
have been completed there are 187
(20 3 : 220: 2 3 9) stitches on the row.
Continue with stocking stitch with 5
band stitches in garter stitch at each
side in Goldenrod. On the next row
from the right side increase 7 (7: 10:
7) stitches evenly across row (do not
increase over bands) = 194 (210: 2 3 0:
246) stitches.

When the piece measures 1 3 (14:
15: 16)cm, 5 (5½: 6: 6¼)in mid front
(measured without the neck), divide
the piece as follows: Work 29 ( 3 1: 3 4:
3 6) stitches as before (= front piece),
place the next 42 (46: 50: 54) stitches
on 1 thread for sleeve (without working
them), cast on 6 new stitches on the

needle, work 52 (56: 62: 66) stitches

(= back piece), place the next 42 (46:

50: 54) stitches on 1 thread for sleeve

(without working them), cast on 6 new

stitches on the needle and work the

remaining 29 ( 3 1: 3 4: 3 6) stitches as

before (= front piece).

122 (1 3 0: 142: 150) sts

Body

Insert 1 marker thread 3 2 ( 3 4: 3 7: 3 9:

41) stitches in from each side (= 58

(62: 68: 72) stitches between marker

threads on back piece). The piece is

now measured from here.

Continue back and forth with stocking

stitch and 5 band stitches in garter

stitch at each side towards mid front

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When the piece measures 3 cm (1in)

from where body and sleeves were

It’s in the detail

If you haven’t heard of ‘thread

markers’ before, it simply means

using scraps of yarn to hold

excess stitches or to mark a

place in a pattern – just like

stitch markers or holders, but

cheaper! Remember to use a

contrasting shade of yarn to

make them easy to remove.

divided, increase 1 st on each side of

both marker threads as follows:

Start 2 stitches before the marker

thread, make 1 yarn over, knit 4 (the

marker thread sits in the middle of

these 4 stitches), make 1 yarn over (=

2 stitches increased). Increase like this

at both marker threads (= 4 stitches

increased). On the next row work the

yarn overs twisted to avoid holes.

Repeat the increase when the piece

measures 8cm ( 3 in) from where body

and sleeves were divided.

13 0 (1 3 8: 150: 158) sts

When the piece measures 11 (1 3 : 16:

19: 22)cm, 4¼ (5: 6¼: 7½)in from where

body and sleeves were divided, increase

14 (14: 14: 14) stitches on next row

from the right side (do not increase

over the bands).

144 (152: 164: 172) sts

Knit this beautiful

Fair Isle cardie for

someone special