Baby cardigan with matching hat
A cute baby cardigan and hat in Brasil wool.
Materials
Smallest 2 sizes: 1 ball of Opal sock yarn
Largest size: 2 balls of Opal sock yarn
Knitting needles around 2.5 or 3mm
5 small buttons
Tension
28 sts/10 cm stockinette stitch
Note: this cardigan is knitted from sleeve to sleeve.
Measurements
Cardigan: chest width 64 (68, 72) cm, length 24 (27, 30) cm
Hat: head width 40 (42, 44) cm, length 13 (14, 15) cm
First sleeve, front and back
Cast on 40 (42, 44) sts for the first sleeve and knit garter st. for 5 rows. Increase 1 st at each side of the sleeve in every 4th row until 62 (68, 74) sts. Continue until sleeve measures 12 (16, 20) cm in height. Now don't break the yarn and cast on an additional 36 (42, 48) sts for the front. Knit the sts of the front, then the sts of the sleeve, and (again with the same thread!) make another 36 (42, 48) sts for the back (134, 152, 170 sts). Knit the first and last 5 sts in garterstitch all the way, this will form the waistband. Continue until a total height of 22.5 (27, 31.5) cm.
Left front
Now the work will be divided in two and the frontneck will be formed. Knit the first 67 (76, 87) sts and put them on a stitchholder. This will become the back eventually. Continue for the left front and decrease 1 stitch at the beginning of the row. Repeat this decrease in every second row 12 x until 55 (64, 75) sts are left. Continue until left front measures 16 (17, 18) cm The total height of your work should be 27 (32, 37) cm now. Knit another 2 cm in garterst for the buttonband, and cast off loosely. Put the piece aside until needed.
Right front
Cast on 55 (64, 75) sts for the second front. Work 2cm in garter stitch for the band and knit five little buttonholes evenly divided after 1cm. Continue to work the right front as given for the left front, but in reverse. Put the 67 (76, 87) stitches on a stitchholder until needed.
Back
Put the sts for the back on the needle again and work until back measures 21.5 (23, 24.5) cm in height. Total height of your work should be 33.5 (39, 44.5) cm.
Back and right front
Put the right front on the needle again and knit back and front until back measures 32 (34, 36) cm in height. Total height of your work should be 44 (50, 56) cm. Cast off 36 (42, 48) sts at each side of the row. Only the sts for the second sleeve are left on your needle now.
Second sleeve
Knit the second sleeve as given for the first sleeve, but in reverse. So decrease 1 stitch at each side of the row in every 4th row until 62 (68, 74) sts and finish with knitting 5 rows in garter stitch at a height of 12 (16, 20) cm. Total height of your work from wrist to wrist should be 56 (66, 76) cm.
Collar and finishing
Pick up and knit 64 (68, 72) sts for the neck and work 6 cm in garter stitch. Cast off loosely. Join sleeve and sideseams. Sew on five buttons.
Little hat
Use dpn needles and cast on 112 (118, 124) sts. Work 2 cm ribbing 2/2. Continue in st.st. until 9 (10, 11) cm. Now decrease in every 4th row by knitting every 6th and 7th stitch together. Continue to do so until 14 sts remain. Finish the hat any way you please - for instance, keep on decreasing until no sts remain, or continue knitting the 14 sts for a while, stuff them then bind off. Or make a long tube with the 14 sts and put a knot or ball in it.
Use your imagination and enjoy!
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