Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2020-01)

Fair Isle jumper

You will need
■ Bergère de France Idéal, 50g in:
Mix Vert (shade 10174) x 2 (2: 3: 3:
3) balls – Yarn A
Meije (shade 51253) x 1 (1: 2: 2: 2)
balls – Yarn B
Lièvre (shade 54695) x 1 (1: 1: 1: 1)
ball – Yarn C
■ 3mm (UK 11, US 2/3) needles
■ 3.5mm (UK 9/10, US 4) needles
■ 2 rigid clear press studs, 10mm
diameter

Measurements
■ 8SƤX 
QSRXLW

Tension
■ 24 sts and 31 rows to 10cm (4in)
over st-st, using 3.5mm (UK 9/10,
97
needles

Abbreviations
■ For standard abbreviations
see page 65

Measurements

3

5,5-6

6,5-7-8

14 -16-17,5

19 -22

6 -6-6,5-7-8

4 -5-5-5-5

1

10 -11

12 -12-13

28

31

33

35

39

25 -27-29-30-33

16-19-21

23 -26

3

2

20 -22-23-24-26

16 -17-17-18-19

DOS-DEVANT MANCHE

Back-front 1 Sleeve 2

10 (11: 12: 12: 13)cm

4 (4¼: 4¾: 4¾: 5¼)in

28 (31: 33:

35: 39)cm

11 (12¼: 13:

13¾: 15¼)in

1cm (½in)

4 (5: 5: 5: 5)cm

1½ (2: 2: 2: 2)in

6 (6: 6.5: 7: 8)cm

2¼ (2¼: 2½: 2¾: 3)in

14 (16: 17.5: 19: 22)cm

5½ (6¼: 6¾: 7½: 8½)in

3cm (1¼in)

25 (27: 29: 30: 33)cm

9¾ (10½: 11½: 11¾: 13)in

16 (17: 17: 18: 19)cm

6¼ (6¾: 6¾: 7: 7½)in

3cm (1¼in)

2cm (¾in)

16 (19: 21:

23: 26)cm

6¼ (7½: 8¼:

9: 10¼)in

20 (22: 23: 24: 26)cm

7¾ (8½: 9: 9½: 10¼)in

Zig-zag jumper

Jumper

Back

Using 3 mm (UK 11, US 2 /3) needles and

Yarn A, cast on 62 (66: 70: 74: 78) sts.

Row 1 (RS) K2, *p2, k2*; rep from * to *.

Row 2 P2, *k2, p2*; rep from * to *.

These 2 rows form 2/2 rib.

Cont as est until work measures 3 cm

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sizes 6, 12, 18 & 24 mths inc 1 st, for

size 48 mths inc 3 sts.

Change to 3 .5mm (UK 9/10, US 4)

needles & starting with a knit row, cont

in st-st on the 6 3 (67: 71: 75: 81) sts

obtained until work measures 14 (16:

17.5: 19: 22)cm, 5½ (6¼: 6¾: 7½: 8¾)in,

44 (50: 54: 58: 68) rows total.

Change of stitch & armhole shaping

For the change of st, work 12 rows of

Fair Isle using Chart No 1 for the size

being made, then cont in st-st using

Yarn B. At the same time, for the

armholes, when work measures 17 (19:

20.5: 22: 25)cm, 6¾ (7½: 8: 8¾: 9¾)in,

52 (58: 62: 66: 76) rows total, cast off at

the beg of every row as folls:

2 sts twice, 1 st 6 times.

Cont on the rem 5 3 (57: 61: 65: 71) sts

until work measures 20 (22: 2 3 .5: 25:

28)cm, 7¾ (8¾: 9¼: 9¾: 11)in, 62 (68:

72: 76: 86) rows total.

Opening

Section 1

Work 22 (24: 26: 28: 3 1) sts then leave

these sts on spare needle for Section 2.

Then, on Section 1, cont to work 9 sts

in 1/1 rib for the border starting with k2,

then 22 (24: 26: 28: 3 1) sts st-st (= 31

( 33 : 3 5: 3 7:40) sts) until work meas 27

( 3 0: 3 2: 3 4: 3 8)cm, 10½ (12: 12½: 1 3 ¼:

15)in, 82 (92: 98: 104: 116) rows total.

Shoulder and neck

Next row (RS) Cast off 14 (15: 16: 16:

17) sts for the neck, work to end.

Next row (WS) Cast off 5 (5: 5: 6: 7) sts,

work to end.

Next row (RS) Cast off 2 sts, work to

end.

Cont to cast off at beg of every WS row

as folls: 5 (5: 6: 6: 7) sts 2 (1: 2: 1: 2)

times, then 0 (6: 0: 7: 0) sts 0 (1: 0: 1: 0)

times.

Section 2

With WS facing, pick up the 22 (24: 26:

28: 3 1) sts on the spare needle and then

pick up 1 st behind each of the 9 sts of

1 /1 border. 3 1 ( 33 : 3 5: 3 7: 40) sts

Cont to work 9 sts 1/1 border starting

with p2, then work rem sts as st-st until

work measures 27 ( 3 0: 3 2: 3 4: 3 8)cm,

10½ (12: 12½: 1 3 ¼: 15)in, 82 (92: 98:

104: 116) rows total.

Shoulder and neck

Next row (RS) Cast off 5 (5: 5: 6: 7) sts,

work to end.

Next row (WS) Cast off 14 (15: 16: 16:

17) sts, work to end.

Next row (RS) Cast off 5 (5: 6: 6: 7) sts,

work to end.

Top Tip

Got yarn left over?

Make baby a simple

pair of mittens or a

beanie hat to match

5.5 (6: 6.5: 7: 8)cm

2 (2¼: 2½: 2¾: 3)in