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KID’S STRIPED CARDIGAN
YOUWILLNEED
QStylecraftBambinoDK
(100%acrylic,100g/268m)
Foryarnquantitiesand
measurementsseesizetable
QA pairof4mmneedles
QA 4mmcircular needle, 100cm
long
Q2 stitchholders
Q4 buttons
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KID’SCARDIGAN
STITCHPATTERN
SEEDEDRIB
Row 1 (RS)Knit.
Row 2 *K1,P1; rep from * to last st, K1.
BACK
Caston 51 ( 53 : 61 : 67 : 73 ) stsusing4mmneedlesandYarnA.
WorkinseededribuntilBackmeasures3 ( 4 : 5 : 5 : 5 )cm from
cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
Begwitha RS(knit)row,continststinthefoll16-rowstripepatt
throughout,breaking yarn after completing each colour section:
2 rowsYarnB,
6 rowsYarnC,
2 rowsYarnB,
6 rows Yarn A.
ContassetuntilBackmeasures22.5(26.5: 30 : 36 : 40 )cm from
cast-onedge,endingaftera WS row.
SHAPESHOULDER
Castoff7 ( 8 : 6 : 6 : 7 ) stsat beg of next2 ( 4 : 6 : 2 : 4 ) rows.
[37( 21 : 25 : 55 : 45 ) sts]
Castoff8 ( 0 : 0 : 7 : 8 ) stsat beg of next2 ( 0 : 0 : 4 : 2 ) rows.
[21( 21 : 25 : 27 : 29 ) sts]
Placerem 21 ( 21 : 25 : 27 : 29 ) sts on a stitch holder.
LEFTFRONT
Caston 23 ( 25 : 29 : 31 : 35 ) stsusing4mmneedlesandYarnA.
WorkinseededribasforBackuntilworkmeasures3 ( 4 : 5 : 5 : 5 )cm
from cast-on edge, ending after a WS row.
ContinststandstripepatternasforBackuntilLeftFront
measures 13 ( 17 : 20 : 25 : 29 )cm from cast-on edge, ending after a
WSrow.***
SHAPENECK
Nextrow(dec)(RS) K to last 2 sts, k2tog. [1 st dec’d]
NextrowPurl.
Rep last 2 rows another2 ( 4 : 7 : 6 : 10 ) times. [20( 20 : 21 : 24 : 24 ) sts]
NextrowK tolast 2 sts, K2tog. [1 st dec’d]
NextrowPurl.
NextrowKnit.
NextrowPurl.
Replast4 rowsanother4 ( 3 : 2 : 3 : 1 ) times.[15( 16 : 18 : 20 : 22 ) sts]
ContinpattwithoutshapinguntilLeftFrontmeasuressame as
Backtostartofshouldershaping, ending after a WS row.
SHAPESHOULDER
Castoff7 ( 8 : 6 : 6 : 7 ) stsatbeg of next row and foll0 ( 1 : 2 : 0 : 1 ) alt
rows.[8( 0 : 0 : 14 : 8 ) sts]
Purl1 ( 0 : 0 : 1 : 1 ) row.
Castoff8 ( 0 : 0 : 7 : 8 ) sts at beg of next row and foll0 ( 0 : 0 : 1 : 0 ) alt
rows.
EASY TO KNIT
TENSION
22 stsand 30 rowstomeasure
10x10cm(4x4in)over st st using
4mmneedles
ABBREVIATIONS
For a full list see page 95
TOPTIP
Seededribisa loteasierto
knitthanit looksandyou’ll
probablyhaveit memorised
afterjusta fewrows.
Double-sidedinnature,it
makesa greatalternativeto
more common types of rib.^23 (^24 :^28 :30.5:^33 )cm
9 ( 9 : 11 : 12 : 13 )in
25
(^29
:^33
:^39
:^43
)cm
9
(^11
:^13
:^15