Babykit for Melker
Sizes
New born
yarn
100 g base colour and 50 g of the other colours.
Double Pickles Merino Lace or single ply Pickles Extra Fine Merino/Cashmerino
Needles
Long circular needles and DP needles US # 5
For the hat and booties: Small circular needles and DP needles US#4
Gauge per 4"
20-21 stitches
CARDIGAN
Cast on 48 stitches in the base colour. Use US 5 circular needles. The cardigan is knitted from the top down, back and forth.
Knit 5 rows.
Row 6: Purl. Increase 12 stitches evenly throughout the row.
TIP: Lift the yarn between two stitches, twist it 180 degrees and slip it on to the left needles. Knit or purl as normal.
Row 7: Change colours. Purl from the right side.
Row 8-12: Stockinette
Row 13: Knit. Increase 12 stitches evenly.
Row 14: Change colours. Knit from the wrong side.
Row 15-19: stockinette.
Repeat row 6-19 two more times = 120 stitches. The last round you´ll stop after row 14.
Knit from the right side;
K 16, put the next 25 stitches on a thread for the arm, K 38, put the next 25 stitches on a thread, K 16.
You have now separated the body piece from the arms.
Knit in stockinette back and forth until the piece is about 8.4”.
Front bands
You will now make front bands for buttons and button holes. Put a stitch marker in the beginning and the end of the needles. Pick up 38 stitches along both sides of the cardiagn for front bands. Use the same needles as for the body piece. You will have 146 stitches in all.
Cut the thread. Start knitting at the beginning of the needles, from the wrong side.
Every time you are knitting from the right side, you´ll increase one stitch on each side of the stitch marker= 4 stitches per row. This way you´ll create a rounded corner for the front bands.
Knit back and forth. After about 0.4” you´ll make button holes like this on one of the front bands:
K 3 * K2tog. YO, K4* Repeat from * to * five times in total. K2tog, YO, continue knitting like usual. Keep on knitting until the front band is about 1”. Cast off.
Sleeves
Put the stitches on you needles. Cast on 4 stitches right under the arm. Knit in the round in stockinette until the sleeve is 3.5”. Knit 1 round, purl 1 round for the next 1”. Cast off. Repeat on the other side.
Assemble.
HAT
Cast on 70 stitches. Knit in the round.
Round 1-5: Knit
Round 6: Purl
Repeat these 6 rounds 6 times in total.
Knit 4 rounds. On the next round you´ll start decreasing like this:
*K 8, K2tog* Repeat from * to * till the round is completed.
Purl 1 round
Repeat these 6 rounds 5 times in total, but every time you ´ll decrease you´ll knit one less stitch between the K2tog. The last time you´ll cast off you will K2tog throughout the round, with no knit stitches in between.
Knit 5 more rounds and pull the thread through the remaining stitches.
BOOTIES
Knit from under to foot and upwards in one piece. Assemble along the side at the end.
Cast on 38 stitches. Knit back and forth.
K 2 rows.
Row3: K 18. Increase 1 (see tip for increasing in the cardigan), K2, increase 1, K 18.
Row 4: Knit
Row 5: K 19. Increase 1, K2, increase 1, K 19.
Row 6: Knit
Row 7: K 20, Increase 1, K2, increase 1, K 20.
Row 8 and 9: Knit
Row 10 (from the wrong side): P 18, K 8, P 18
Row 11: K 16, ssk, K8, k2tog, K 16
Continue knitting row 10 and 11, but substract one stitch where it says 18 and 16 every time you knit the row (i.e 17 and 15 next time)
Repeat until you have finished row 10 with P11, K 8, P 11.
Start knitting a rib, K 1, P 1 over the next 3.5”. You can knit in the round to avoid the seam after. Or you can just continue knitting back and forth if you find it hard to do.
baby kit, knitted kit, new born
Reader Comments (13)
verry nice . I love this baby kit
This baby set is BEAUTIFUL!
I WIIIIISHHHH I could knit :( these are soooo lovely
The baby kit is cute but the baby is adorable!
I wish I could knit! So sweet!
Thank you for this beautiful pattern! I made it for my friend's new born and love the process as well as the result. Can you make a pattern for a 2 year old? I didn't have time to knit for my own new borns but would love to make them the cardi now. Thanks again from Australia!
Sorry, making patterns is extremely time consuming, and this will not be made into more sizes;(
Beautiful!! Thank you for the pattern. One thing I had trouble with the button holes; I couldn't make them big enough, otherwise you need really small buttons. Anyone got any ideas, I have no clue what I'm doing wrong! Thanks
I love this! I've gotten all my yarn and am working on it now. Could you post what the measurements are for the finished cardigan? I want to make sure I'm heading in the right direction :)
To make the button holes bigger, wrap the yarn twice over needle and on the next row only knit one stitch for that hole.
What colors were used in this pattern? Thank you!
The colours used are dicontinued, sorry, but we have LOADS of colours i Pickels Extra fine to choose from ;)