Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2020-01)

Matinee cardie

You will need
■ Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino
Silk DK, 50g in:
Ballerina (shade 627) x 3 (3: 4:

FEPPW
Vanilla (shade 003) x 1 (1: 2: 2) balls
■ 4mm (UK 8, US 6) needles
■ 3.25mm (UK 10, US 3) needles
■ 5 (5: 5: 5) buttons

Measurements
■ See sizing guide

Tension
■ 22 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

0-6

mths

6-12

mths

1-2

years

2-3

years

8SƤX

chest

cm 41 46 51 56

in 16 18 20 22

Actual

measurements

cm 45 50 55 60

in 17¾ 19¾ 21¾ 23 ¾

Full length

cm 27 29 32 39

in 10¾ 11½ 12½ 15½

Sleeve length

cm 15 17 20 24

in 6 6½ 8 9½

Matinee cardigan

Cardigan

Worked in one piece to the armholes

Cast on 150 (168: 180: 200) sts using

3 .25mm (UK 10, US 3 ) needles and

Ballerina.

Row 1 (RS) Knit.

This row will now be referred to as

garter stitch.

Work 3 more rows in garter stitch.

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

and beginning with a knit row work in

stocking stitch until work measures

10 (10: 12: 1 3 )cm, 4 (4: 4¾: 5¼)in,

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Next row Knit.

Next row P20 (21: 22: 2 3 ), k 3 , purl to

last 2 3 (24: 25: 26) sts, k 3 , purl to end.

These 2 rows form stocking stitch with

garter stitch panels.

Repeat these 2 rows until work

measures 15 (16: 18: 24)cm, 6 (6¼: 7:

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Change to 3 .25mm (UK 10, US 3 )

needles and Vanilla and proceed as

follows:

Next row K6 (6: 8: 8), (k2tog)

13 (14: 16: 18) times, k16 (19: 20: 22),

(k2tog) 27 ( 3 1: 3 0: 3 4) times, k16 (19:

20: 22), (k2tog) 1 3 (14: 16: 18) times,

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Next row Knit.

Work 6 more rows in garter stitch.

Divide for Back and Fronts

Next row K22 (24: 25: 28), leave these

22 (24: 25: 28) sts on a stitch holder for

Right Front, cast off 4 (6: 8: 8) sts, k44

(48: 51: 57), leave these 45 (49: 52: 58)

sts on a stitch holder for Back, cast off

4 (6: 8: 8) sts and k21 (2 3 : 24: 27).

22 (24: 25: 28) sts

Left front

Working on these 22 (24: 25: 28)

sts only and working in garter stitch

(throughout) proceed as follows:

Next row Knit.

Shape armhole

Next row K2tog (armhole edge), knit to

end. 21 (2 3 : 24: 27) sts

Next row Knit to last 2 sts, k2tog.

20 (22: 2 3 : 26) sts

Work 0 (0: 0: 2) rows decreasing 1 st at

armhole edge in every row.

20 (22: 2 3 : 24) sts

Work 3 (5: 5: 5) rows decreasing 1

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following alternate row.

18 (19: 20: 21) sts

Work on these 18 (19: 20: 21) sts until

armhole measures 7 (8: 9: 9)cm, 2¾ ( 3 :

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Shape neck

Next row Cast off 4 (4: 5: 5) sts (neck

edge), knit to end. 14 (15: 15: 16) sts

Next row Knit to last 2 sts, k2tog.

13 (14: 14: 15) sts

Work 4 (5: 4: 4) rows decreasing 1 st at

neck edge in every row. 9 (9: 10: 11) sts

Work straight until armhole measures

10 (11: 12: 1 3 )cm, 4 (4¼: 4¾: 5¼)in,

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Top Tip

Practise new

techniques with scrap

yarn before you start

the pattern