Baby Sweater Pattern #5311
| MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Baby Wool, 3 balls (¾ oz. balls) for Infant Size 2; 4 balls for Infant Size 3 … Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size) … 7 small buttons. | ||
| GAUGE: 8 sts make 1 inch; 10 rows make 1 inch. | ||
| Sizes |
2
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3
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| BACK … Starting at lower edge, cast on |
80 sts
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88 sts
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| Work tightly in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 1 inch. Work in pattern as follows: 1st and 2nd rows: * K 2, p 2. Repeat from * across. 3rd and 4th rows: * P 2, k 2. Repeat from * across. Repeat 1st to 4th rows incl until piece measures in all |
7"
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7½"
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| Place a marker in each end of piece to indicate end of side seam. | ||
| Bind off 3 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain |
58 sts
|
62 sts
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| Slip these sts onto a stitch holder. | ||
| LEFT FRONT … Starting at lower edge, cast on |
46 sts
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50 sts
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| Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 1 inch. Next row: Work in pattern, as for Back, across to last 10 sts, work last 10 sts in ribbing (front border). Following row: Work 10 sts in ribbing (front border). Complete row in pattern st. Continue thus until piece measures in all |
7"
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7½"
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| Place a marker in side edge to indicate end of side seam. Starting at side edge, bind off 2 sts once; then dec 1 st at side edge on every other row until there remain |
36 sts
|
38 sts
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| Slip these sts onto a stitch holder. | ||
| RIGHT FRONT … Work to correspond with Left Front, making a buttonhole 3 sts in from front edge when piece measures |
½"
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1"
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| and, measuring from 1st row of last buttonhole every 1½ inches thereafter until 7 in all are made—to make a buttonhole on one row bind off 2 sts and on next row cast on 2 sts to replace those bound off. Slip these sts onto a stitch holder. | ||
| SLEEVES … Starting at wrist edge, cast on |
56 sts
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60 sts
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| Work same as Back until piece measures in all |
7"
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7½"
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| Place markers in each end of work. Bind off 3 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain |
34 sts
|
36 sts
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| Slip these sts onto a stitch holder. | ||
| Slip sts from stitch holders onto one needle in this order: Right Front, Sleeve, Back, Sleeve, Left Front. There are on needle |
198 sts
|
210 sts
|
| YOKE … Continue making buttonholes until 7 in all are made. Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 2 rows. | ||
| To Shape Top: 1st dec row: Work in ribbing over |
17 sts
(k 3 tog, work 13 sts) |
18 sts
(k 3 tog, work 14 sts) |
| 10 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over |
18 sts
|
19 sts
|
| Work 3 rows straight. | ||
| 2nd dec row: Work in ribbing over |
16 sts
(k 3 tog, rib 11 sts) |
17 sts
(k 3 tog, rib 12 sts) |
| 10 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over |
17 sts
|
18 sts
|
| Work 3 rows straight. | ||
| 3rd dec row: Work in ribbing over |
15 sts
(k 3 tog, rib 9 sts) |
16 sts
(k 3 tog, rib 10 sts) |
| 10 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over |
16 sts
|
17 sts
|
| Work 1 row straight. | ||
| Working in ribbing, bind off 10 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. 4th dec row: Bind off 4 sts, work in ribbing over next |
9 sts
(k 3 tog, rib 7 sts) |
11 sts
(k 3 tog, rib 8 sts) |
| 8 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over |
16 sts
|
18 sts
|
| Bind off 4 sts at beginning of next 3 rows. 5th dec row: Bind off 4 sts, |
(k 3 tog,
rib 5 sts) |
rib 2 sts,
(k 3 tog, rib 8 sts) |
| 8 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over |
7 sts
|
9 sts
|
| Bind off 4 sts at beginning of next row. 6th dec row: Bind off |
2 sts
|
3 sts
|
| Work in ribbing over next |
3 sts
(k 3 tog, rib 3 sts) |
5 sts
(k 3 tog, rib 4 sts) |
| 7 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over |
2 sts
|
4 sts
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| Bind off at beginning of next row |
2 sts
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3 sts
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| Bind off remaining |
32 sts
|
42 sts
|
| Sew side seams and sleeve seams to markers. Sew remainder of sleeves in place. | ||
| COLLAR … With wrong side facing, pick up and knit along neck edge |
68 sts
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76 sts
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| Work in pattern st, increasing 1 st at end of each row until piece measures 1¼ inches. Bind off loosely. Work a row of sc along edge of Collar. Sew on buttons. |
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