Easy Knitting
This simple top-down baby’s cardigan is the perfect pattern to feature beautiful yarn. It includes the options of using two colours – a main colour body with contrasting bands, using stripes for the body, or using just one yarn throughout. This pattern is worked in one piece with minimal sewing – just the sleeve and underarm seams to do at the end! This is the sibling pattern to Amanda 4ply Baby Seamless Cardigan, which is the seamless version of Baby Adrian, and little brother pattern to Benny 4ply Kids Cardigan.
Sizes – prem (newborn, 3m, 6m, 9m, 12m),
to fit chest sizes 30 (35, 40, 45, 50, 52.5)cm
Garment sizes 35 (40, 45, 50, 55, 57.5)cm
Garment length 16 (19, 22, 25, 28, 31)cm
Yarn – Two colour version with contrasting bands: MC – 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 3) balls, and CC – 1 ball, of Adorn Silky Merino 4ply, Adorn Silky Cashmerino 4ply, Bellissimo 4ply, Katia Merino Baby Plus, Katia Merino Baby Aquarelle or Katia Cotton Cashmere 4ply, or approx 110 (155, 200, 255, 320, 370)m 4ply yarn for Body and 60 (65, 75, 85, 90, 95)m 4ply yarn for Bands. If using stripes for the body, allow extra for the yarn ends.
One colour version – 1 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) balls of Adorn Silky Merino 4ply, Adorn Silky Cashmerino 4ply, Bellissimo 4ply, Katia Merino Baby Plus, Katia Merino Baby Aquarelle or Katia Cotton Cashmere 4ply
Needles – 3.25mm and 3mm needles – either straights or circular, however a 60-80cm circular needle is the easiest
Extras – 4 stitchmarkers, 4 (5, 6, 6, 6, 7) buttons, optional stitch holders, tapestry needle for sewing seams and ends
Tension – 28sts and 36 rows to 10cm in Stocking Stitch, on larger needles.
Check your tension for an accurate fit.
Shown in (blue-grey-yellow) Katia Merino Baby Aquarelle colour 352, and
(red-multi) MC - Katia Merino Baby Plus colour 219 with CC - Adorn Silky Merino 4ply colour 407 Letterbox
