Baby Sweater Pattern #5311

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Baby Sweater No. 5311 Pattern
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
3
BACK … Starting at lower edge, cast on
80 sts
88 sts
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"
7½"
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
Slip these sts onto a stitch holder.
LEFT FRONT … Starting at lower edge, cast on
46 sts
50 sts
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"
7½"
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
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"
1"
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
60 sts
Work same as Back until piece meas­ures in all
7"
7½"
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
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
Bind off at beginning of next row
2 sts
3 sts
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
76 sts
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.