Summer baby cardigan
This cardigan is knit in bee stitch, which makes it really light and just right for a summer day. We made it with elbow length sleeves, which gives the cardigan a feminine touch. For the boys you might want to knit them longer.
Materials: 150 g super soft Pima cotton from Mirasol. Circular needles US 3 and 6.
Size 80/86
Pattern:
Cast on 71 stitches on US 4 needles.
Row 1 and 2: K
Row 3: Make button hole: K 2, YO, K2tog. K to end of row
Row 4: K
Row 5: K 4, *K1 below, K 1* until 3 stitches is left on the needle. K 3.
Row 6: K
Row 7: K 5, *K1 below, K 1* until 4 stitches is left on the needle. K 4.
Row 8: K
Repeat last 4 rows until your piece measures til arbeidet måler 7,5 inches. Remember to make buttonholes every 14th row or so. On the next row beginning from the right side M1 in the middle of the front band on each side.
First front piece: Start from the wrong side.
Row 1:K 18, Cast on 1 stitch. Turn.
Row 2: K 1, continue in bie stitch until 5 stitches is left on the needle. K2, M1, K3. (= 20 stitches on the needle)
Row 3: K
Row 4: Knit bie stitch until 6 stitches is left on the needle. K3, M1, K3. (=21 stitches on the needle)
Row 5: K
Knit until the piece measures 12 inches. (Arm opening measures 4,5 inches) Cast off, but leave the 7 front band stitches on a needle.
Back piece: Start from the wrong side. Cast on 1 stitch in each end = 39 stitches on the needle. The two new stitches is always knit stitches, the rest is bie stitch as usual. Continue until the back piece is same lenght as the front piece.
Second front piece: Knit as the first, but opposite.
Assemble the shoulders.
Arms:
Pick up 34 stitches around the arm. Knit 12 rows (2 inches) On the next row decrease: K1, K2tog. K until 3 stitches is left on the needles. K2tog, K1.
Knit until the arm measures 2,7 inches, then decrease in the same way again. Switch to needle size 3 when the arm measures 3,5 inches, and decrease like this: *K2, K2tog* until 2 stitches is left on the needle. K2. Knit 6 rows and cast off. Assemble the arms.
Front bands:
Cast on 1 stitch on the side of each front band (make one at the time) facing your piece and continue in garter until the front bands meet in the back of the neck. Sew them together with kitchener stitch.
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Reader Comments (14)
this is very nice baby cardigan but i dont know how to make (below stish) can you tel me how to make it please thanks for every thing
Hi! You knit as usual, but into the stitch on the row below. Here´s a link that might be helpful: http://techknitting.blogspot.com/2008/12/knitting-into-stitch-below.html
Good luck :)
LOve Love Love this Sweater.. Now if I can figure how to do it for a 2 year old.... So Sweet!! Thanks...
I love your patterns and would like to make Lazy Daisy Baby Jacket and the Summer baby cardigan but your patterns won't print only your logo and everything in the margins. Is there another web site that I can print them from?
Paulinr, we have added a print button at the bottom of the page of the two patterns now. Happy knitting!
This is a lovely little sweater. What size is "80/86"? I've never seen that sizing before.
hi, I am not aware of what the bie stitch is. Please help patmercr01@gmail.com
Pat, the stitch pattern is included in the pattern, so if you follow the instructions you should be fine!
Pickes, Could you please explain the sizing? Thanks.
The size fits an 1 to 1 1/2 year old. (80 - 86 cm tall, which is about 30" - 34"). Hope that helps!
Can not figure out what Bie stitch is---please explain. Also, in the line K2, M1,K3--what does M1 mean and how do you do it?
Thank you for the help.
Janet, bie stitch is the stitch pattern you get when following the pattern explained above ;) M1 means Make one stitch, and there is several ways to do it. In this case you can pick up the yarn in between the other stitches on the row and knit it twisted for a neat result.
Good luck!
Thought this was really cute
so my mum is knitting it for my newborn xxx
Hi, I like the pattern stitch because of the interesting texture for this little sweater. I need help interpreting the pattern though. The 71 stitches cast on is for the back? If so, knitting to 7.5 inches, where are the instructions for the armhole? Also, for the first front piece, how many stitches do you cast on? Sorry, but I am very confused as to the order of things . . .I am making this out of a hot pink cotton/silk blend and it is beautiful but I don't know what piece I'm making so far, a back with 71 stitches with buttonholes or a piece that encompasses part of the front. Thanks for all your assistance!