Love Knitting for Babies - UK (2019-08)

28 LOVE KNITTING

Pink cardigan

T

hedelicatedetailsonthissleevelesscardiehave

capturedourhearts,fromtheprettypatternin garter

stitchandlace,tothesimplebuteffectivecrochet

edgingsin a contrastshade.Workedfromsidetoside,the

patternis easytofollowandgivesbeautifulresults,withno

sewinguptodoattheend!We’vegonefora softandsummery

strawberries-and-creamcolourway,butwith 43 shadestochoose

from, there are plenty of possibilities to make this knit your own.

Cardig

Youwillneed
nDROPSBabyMerino,50gin:
LightPink(shade05) x 2 (3: 3: 3: 4)
balls– YarnA
White(shade 01) x 1 (1: 1: 1: 1) ball

• YarnB
  n2.5mm(UK12/13,US1/2)needles
  n3mm(UK11,USC/2)crochethook
  n3 motherofpearlbuttons (no 521)

Measurements
nSeesizingguide

Tension
n 26 stsand 51 rowsto10cm(4in)
overg-st,using2.5mm (UK 12/13,
US1/2)needles

Abbreviations
nForstandardabbreviations
see page 79

Cardigan

NoteCardiganis workedasonepiece.

Begonleftfrontpieceandworktowards

thearmhole,workwideshoulder,work

backpiece,thenothershoulder and

XLIRVMKLXJVSRXTMIGI

Using2.5mm(UK12/13,US1/2)needles

andYarnA, loosely cast on 62 (68: 78: 88:

96)sts.

Knit8 rowsforfrontband(Row1 = RS).

Nextrow(RS)K41(45:52:60:65),

k thenext 15 sts,ATTHESAMETIME

MRGWXWIZIRP]MRGWXF]QEOMRK]S

k thelast6 (8:11:13:16)sts.

70 (76:86:96:104)sts

Knit1 rowonallsts(work yo into back of

looptoavoida hole).

NextrowK41(45:52:60:65)(kthese

WXWSREPPVS[W[SVO=SOI GLEVXWXW

k6(8:11:13:16)(kthesestsonallrows).

ATTHESAME TIME work shor tened rows

asfollows:

;SVO XLIVWX    WXWXYVR

TMIGIERH[SVOVIXYVR VS[[SVOXLIVWX

46 (50:57:65:70)sts,turn(forallsizes

thiswillbeafter5 stsofYokechart)and

[SVOVIXYVRVS[[SVOXLIVWX

Aboutthisyarn
DROPSBaby Merino
100%wool
175mper50g
1EGLMRI[EWLEX¢'
£2.80,forstockistsvisit
http://www.garnstudio.com

Sizing guide

Sizes & measurements

6-9

mths

12-18

mths

2-3

years

3-4

years

5-6

years

Actual chest

cm 46 52 60 64 70

in 18 20 Ω 23 Ω 25 27 Ω

Measurements

28 (31:35:37:40)cm

11 (12º: 13æ: 14Ω: 15æ)in

27

(29:

33:

37:

40)cm

10

æ (11

Ω: 13: 14

Ω: 15

æ)in

11 (12:13:14:15)cm

4 º (4æ: 5: 5Ω: 6)in