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Beginning Knitters
Finished size: newborn to 6 months old
Materials: 2 skeins Colinette Cadenza (123 yds/50 grams); US 4 (3.5mm) and US 6 (4mm) needles; stitch holder; pins; tapestry needle; optional ribbon for cardigan ties
Gauge: 5.5 sts = 1" in stockinette stitch on US 6 needles or size to get gauge
Note: The cardigan can be tied closed with either ribbon or crocheted chains.
Instructions:
Back
With smaller sized needles cast on 56 sts. Knit 4 rows. Change to larger sized needles and work in st st until piece measures 4.5" from beg edge.
Armhole
Bind off 2 sts at the beg of the next two rows. (52 sts)
Continue in st st until piece measures 9" from beg edge, ending with a WS row.
Next row (RS): Bind off 15 sts, knit until 15 sts rem and place sts just worked on a holder for back of neck. Bind off rem 15 sts.
Right Front
With smaller needles cast on 39 sts. Knit 4 rows. Change to larger sized needles and work in st st until piece measures 2.5" from beg edge, ending with a WS row.
Front Neck Shaping
Next row (RS): Knit 2, SKP, knit to end of row.
Work this decrease at the beg of every RS row until 15 sts rem, AND AT THE SAME TIME, when piece measures 4.5" from beg edge, bind off 2 sts at beg of armhole edge.
Work until piece measures 9" (same length as back) from beg edge, bind off all rem sts.
Left Front
With smaller needles, cast on 39 sts. Knit 4 rows. Change to larger sized needles and work in st st until piece measures 2.5" from beg edge, ending with a WS row.
Front Neck Shaping
Next row (RS): Knt across row until 4 sts rem, k2tog, k2.
Work this decrease at the end of every RS row until 15 sts rem, AND AT THE SAME TIME, when piece measures 4.5" from beg edge, bind off 2 sts at beg of armhole edge.
Work until piece measures 9" (same length as back) from beg edge, bind off all rem sts.
SEW SHOULDER SEAMS OR USE JOINERY BIND OFF
Sleeves (both alike)
With larger needles and right side facing, pick up and knit 48 sts between armhole bind-offs.
Work in st st (beg with a purl row) for 3 rows.
Next row (RS): K1, SSK, knit to the last three sts, k2tog, k1. (2 sts decresed).
Cont to decrease in this manner every 4th row five times more and then every other row three times more (30 sts rem).
Work two rows even, ending with a RS row. Change to smaller sized needles.
Next row (WS): Knit.
Knit three more rows. Bind off all sts loosely.
Front Bands
Place pins at points where front edge shaping starts. Wtih smaller needles and right side facing, starting at bottom right front corner, pick up and knit 14 sts to 1st pin, 38 sts to shoulder seam, knit across sts from back neck holder, 38 sts down left front edge to 2nd pin, and 14 sts to to bottom edge. Knit 4 rows. Bind off all sts loosely.
Finishing
Sew rem seams. Attach ties - at inside for under-flap, and outside for over-flap. Click on images to see placement of the ties: the two outside ties attached to front and left side seam (as worn) and two inside ties attached to inside front and right inside seam (as worn).
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