BABY GAGA
A baby Capelet with funky undertones..
Materials:
1.5 skeins of Cascade Baby Alpaca Chunky approx 170 yards total Size US10.5 16 inch circulars, 3 stitches/inch 4 stitch markers Fits baby XS/S (3 months- 9 months) to M/L (9 months- 1.5 years)
Directions:
AtNeckEdge: Cast on 40 (44) join in round, pm at beginning (k2, p2) for 2 inches k10 (11), pm, k10 (11), pm, k10 (11), pm, cont to knit to marker that denotes the beginning of your round. You should now have 4 evenly spaced markers throughout your round, 4 corners. knit every round, increasing (kfb) every other row before and after each stitch marker as you come to them. Complete the increase row, every other row 10 (11) times.
Back:
Split for side vents At beg of round, knit to next marker, remove, turn work purl past beg of round marker to the next marker, remove, turn You are now knitting stockinette stitch flat on the back of the Capelet. Cont in Stockinette for 1.5 inches, ending on a WS row. RS (k2, p2) for 2 inches. Bind off.
Front:
(RS) join yarn, k across front of Capelet in stockinette for 1 inch, ending on a ws Front panel is slightly shorter that Back panel. (k2, p2) for 1.5 inches Bind off. Weave in ends Block if necessary Add fun detail to left front if desired. I used a hand dyed hannah silk ribbon tied in a bow and then added a clip-on rhinestone earring in the middle of the bow. Put on cute baby! Pinch cheeks! \*\*Why doIdesign baby sweaters k ni out of non-acrylic yarn? Because acrylic, when held to a flame, melts... whereas, wool/ cotton/natural fibers immediately extinguish, causing less harm to the baby's skin. If you need something that can be thrown in the dryer, try superwash wool. \*\*\*
Skeincocaine's ABBREVIATIONS:
beg beginning: begins bet between BO bind off CC contrasting color cn cable needle CO cast on cont continue dec decrease dpns double pointed needles foll following inc increase kknit kfb knit into front and back of same stitch k2tog knit 2 stitches together kwise knitwise MC main color m1 make one p2tog purl 2 stitches together pattpattern pm place marker psso pass slipped stitch over pwise purlwise rem remaining rep repeat rib ribbing rnd round RS right side sk skip sl slip ssk slip 1 kwise, slip 1 kwise, k2 sl st tog st stitch tbl through back loop tog together St st stockinette stitch WS wrong side wyb with yarn in back wyf with yarn in front yo yarn over
