The
BB
Cardigan
works
well in DK acrylic, or wool blend. The cardigan
can be finished in a weekend or two, and makes a perfect gift or
accessory for any little one. This may be considered an intermediate
level pattern because you'll be making unique yoke increases and
working the garter stitch border at the same time. The cardigan
is designed to fit a newborn or infant, with bigger needles and yarn,
this can easily be made larger to fit a toddler.
Finished
sizes:
Newborn:
14” chest, 8” height neck to
hem, 5” sleeve
3-6mo
Infant:
16” chest, 10” height neck to hem, 6” sleeve
Gauge:
US#5, 6 stitches = 1”;
US#6, 5.5 stitches = 1”
Adjust needle size to match gauge.
Materials:
Yarn: acrylic or wool blend in DK; four[five] 1/2” buttons
Newborn:
Main color, 174yards, 50grams;
Contrasting color, 90yards, 25grams
Infant:
Main color, 210yards, 60grams;
Contrasting color, 90yards, 25grams
Photo:
BB Cardigan, size Newborn, was knit in Plymouth Yarn Dreambaby DK
Paintpot; 50% acrylic, 50% nylon; main color: #1415; & King
Cole Dolllymix DK; 100% acrylic; contrasting color: #37 Taupe
Needles:
Newborn: Size US#4, Newborn & Infant: Size US#5, Infant: US#6,
16”, 24” circular needles; and/or sets double pointed needles
(for sleeves)
Notions:
Stitch markers, tapestry needle, four [five] ½” buttons,
yarn/kitchen scale
Abbreviations:
CO=cast on K=knit k2tog=knit 2 stitches together p=purl
KFB=knit front&back pm=place marker rm=remove
marker sm=slip marker Rnd/s=round/s sts=stitches
RS=right side WS=wrong side yo=yarn over
MC=main color CC=contrasting color
BB
Cardigan Directions: Directions
are written for newborn [infant in brackets].
(Notes are in italic.)
Getting
Started: Pull, do not cut, and
wind 6[7]
grams of CC into a ball. (This
is enough CC yarn to complete the border and one sleeve.)
Neckband:
With CC, use long tail CO making the slip knot with the 7 gram
(very long) tail and skein, with size #4 [#5] circular
needles, CO 31 sts. Do not join, work back and forth in rows.
Set
up(WS): with skein
CC, Knit3, pm, k5, pm, knit15, pm, k5, pm, k3
Row
1(RS): with skein CC, KFB, k2, sm, KFB, k3, KFB, sm, KFB, k13,
KFB, sm, KFB, k3, KFB, sm, k1, KFB, k1 (39sts)
Row
2 (WS): with ball CC, Knit
Row
3(RS): with ball CC, KFB, k3, sm, KFB, k5, KFB, sm, KFB, k15, KFB,
sm, KFB, k5, KFB, sm, k2, KFB, k1 (47sts)
Row
4(WS): with skein CC, Knit (the ball is resting, and will
be available for the right front border, but the sweater is worked
upside down so this is your work to the left)
Yoke
and Front Borders:
Row
1(RS): with CC, with size #5 [# 6], 24”circular needles, Knit 3,
pick up MC and knit both CC&MC in the fourth stitch, drop CC,
with MC * knit to 1stitch before marker, KFB, sm, KFB; repeat
from * to last 4sts, pick up CC and knit both CC&MC in the same
stitch, drop MC, with CC, knit 3 (10
sts increased on RS rows) (This first row, you're right there, just
KFB,
sm, ... at the last
4sts, KFB, then
you pick up CC to knit MC&CC in the same stitch, then
CC knit 3)
Row
2(WS): with CC, Knit 4, bring the CC forward,
with MC, purl to last 4 sts, with CC, knit 4 (You may need
to work sts 4&5 out of order to keep borders even)
Rows 3-8: Repeat Rows 1 and 2.
Row
9(RS): with CC, * Knit to 1stitch before marker, KFB, sm, KFB;
repeat from * to end (8sts increased on RS row)
Row
10(WS):
with skein
CC, Knit 4, purl to last 4 sts, knit 4 (Row
10: 95sts, Row 20:143sts)
Repeat
Rows 1-10 a total of 2
times and Rows1&2 twice more.
(163sts)
Divide
Body and Sleeves:
RS:
with CC Knit 3, pick up MC and knit both CC&MC in the fourth
stitch, drop CC, with MC knit to 1st marker, sm, slip33 sleeve sts
onto holder, rm, CO3 underarm sts, k43 across back, rm, slip33
sleeve sts onto holder, CO3 underarm sts, sm, knit to last 4sts, pick
up CC and knit both CC&MC in the same stitch, drop MC, with CC
knit 3 (front
28sts, back 49sts, front 28sts= 105sts)
WS:
with CC, Knit 4, with MC, purl to last 4 sts, with CC, knit 4
(105sts, remove
markers)
Body
and Front Borders:
Row
1(RS): with CC, Knit 4, with MC * knit to last 4sts, with CC knit
4
Row
2(WS): with
CC, knit 4, with MC, purl to last 4 sts, with CC, knit 4
Rows
3-8: Repeat Rows 1 and 2. (as established, you are ready for Rows
7-8)
Row
9(RS): left side buttonhole: with CC, Knit 1, k2tog, yo, knit to
end Row 9(RS): right side buttonhole: with CC, Knit to last 3 sts,
yo, k2tog, k1
Row 10(WS): with skein CC, Knit 4, purl to last 4 sts, knit 4 (Row 10 counts: 105sts)
Repeat
Rows 1-10 (from the neck)
total 5 [6] times, and Rows 1-8 again.(4.5”
[5.5”]from underarm, 105sts)
Bottom
Border: (cut MC, cut ball
CC)
Rows
1(RS):
with size#4 [#5], 24”circular needle, left
side buttonhole: with CC,
Knit1,
k2tog, yo, knit to end
right side buttonhole: with CC, Knit to last 3 sts, yo, k2tog,
k1
Rows
2-6: with CC, Knit
(105sts)
Row
7(RS): with size#5 [#6] needle, Bind Off loosely in knit, to last
2sts, k2tog, Bind Off.
Sleeves:
Move
33 stitches from holder onto size #5 [#6] circular/or double pointed
needles. Pick up and knit 5 sts from underarm, pm, pick up and knit 5
more sts, and join to work in the round. 43sts
Rnds
1-4: with MC, Knit
Rnd
5: with MC, K1, k2tog, knit to last 2 sts before marker, k2tog
Work
stripes as established Rnds 9-10: with CC, knit, decrease if
necessary. (Carry CC at first stitch of Rnd 5)
Repeat
Rnds 1-5 a total of 5 times (33sts)
Work
even until sleeve measures 4.5” [5.5”]
from underarm, and ending on a Rnd 8.
Cuff:
(cut MC)
Rnds
1, 3, 5: with CC, with size #4 [#5] needles,
Knit
Rnds
2, 4, 6: with CC, Purl
Rnd
7: with CC, with size #5 [#6] needle, Bind Off loosely in knit.
Repeat
for other sleeve.
Finishing:
Weave in all the tails. Very securely sew four[five] 1/2”
buttons to front left/right side.
This pattern is available on marilynnsgardenknitdesign.blogspot.com
pattern pdf BBCardigan is available at Ravelry.com
Copyright
2020, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 3-25-20
For
pattern support please contact: marilynnblacketer@gmail.com
Here are photos of the process:
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| I selected yarn. |
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| I worked the neckband, front borders, yoke and sleeve increases. |
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| I divided the sleeves by placing the live stitches on waste yarn. I joined under the arm, and continued the CC stripes as established. The CC stripes also note the buttonhole placement. |
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| "Why pick up 10stitches under the arm?" I picked up 10 stitches to make a smoother transition, and created a gusset under the arm. I worked the sleeves two at a time, and it looked quite confusing. Sorry, I forgot to take photos of that step. |
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| Newborn CC Cardigan was finished. I wove in the tails, and stitched on a few buttons. |
This pattern is available on marilynnsgardenknitdesign.blogspot.com
Copyright
2020, Marilynn Blacketer. All rights reserved. 3-25-20
For
pattern support please contact: marilynnblacketer@gmail.com
