Knitting a Stylish Baby Sweater with Fancy Patterns

You’ll Need:

100 (100) 150 (150)g of light-pink Bergere de France Coton Fifty yarn (50% cotton, 50% acryl; 140m/50g);

Knitting needles size 3;

4 buttons.

Size:

6 months (1 year) 2 years (4 years).

Used Patterns

Fancy Pattern:

1st-4th rows: knit;

5th row: knit stitch, twist the yarn twice around the needle;

6th row: knit, slip yarn overs.

Repeat 1st-6th rows.

Garter Stitch:

Knit stitches.

Stitches Control:

26 stitches x 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Back:

Cast on 72 (78) 84 (92) stitches and work with fancy pattern, bind off 4 x 1 stitch in every 8th (10th) 12th (14th) row = 64 (70) 76 (84) stitches.

In 11 (13) 16 (19) cm = 42 (50) 62 (72) rows from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 3 stitches, 1 x 2 stitches, 3 x 1 stitch (1 x 3 stitches, 1 x 2 stitches, 3 x 1 stitch) 1 x 3 stitches, 2 x 2 stitches, 2 x 1 stitch (1 x 3 stitches, 2 x 2 stitches, 3 x 1 stitch = 48 (54) 58 (64) stitches. In 21 (24) 28 (32) cm = 80 (92) 108 (122) rows from the set-up row, bind off all stitches.

Left Front:

Cast on 39 (42) 45 (49) stitches and work with fancy pattern, make decreases from the right side in the same way as for the back = 35 (38) 41 (45) stitches. Make arm-hole from the right side in the same way as for the back. In 16 (19) 22 (26) cm = 62 (74) 86 (100) rows from the set-up row bind off 16 (16) 17 (19) stitches from the left side for neck-hole = 11 (14) 15 (16) stitches. In 21 (24) 28 (32) cm = 80 (92) 108 (122) rows from the set-up row, bind off all stitches for shoulder.

Right Front:

Make in symmetry to the left front, make the 1st button-hole in 4 (7) 10 (13) cm = 14 (26) 38 (50) rows from the set-up row.

Cast on 48 (52) 58 (64) stitches and work with fancy pattern, increase 3 x 1 stitch in every 4th row (3 x 1 stitch in every 4th row) 2 x 1 stitch in every 6th row, 1 x 1 stitch in every 4th row (2 x 1 stitch in every 6th row) 1 x 1 stitch in every 4th row = 54 (58) 64 (70) stitches. In 4 (4) 5 (5) cm = 16 (16) 20 (20) rows from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 3 stitches, 5 x 2 stitches, 2 x 3 stitches in every 2nd row (1 x 3 stitches, 3 x 2 stitches, 2 x 1 stitch, 2 x 2 stitches, 2 x 3 stitches) 2 x 3 stitches, 6 x 2 stitches, 2 x 3 stitches) 2 x 3 stitches, 6 x 2 stitches, 2 x 3 stitches (2 x 3 stitches, 6 x 2 stitches, 3 x 3 stitches), bind off the rest 16 stitches.

Assembly:

Make shoulder seams. Cast on 10 (10) 12 (12) stitches along short edges of neck-hole, make 2 rows of garter stitch and bind off all stitches. Cast on 40 (48) 56 (66) stitches along the edge of each front and bind off all stitches. Sew up the sleeves, make sleeve and side seams. Sew buttons.