Baby jacket with two buttons but only one buttonhole! With the jacket closed you use one button. Open the flap and use the other button hole to hold it down. Baby girls look sweet with this jacket on but baby boys look gorgeous. Named after my daughter Nora, who has already outgrown one in every size and color.
NORA - baby jacket
Yarn: Lia Merina-50% baby alpaca/50%merino wool 50 gr/ 120 meters/ 130 yards Amount: 6m 1y 2y 3y 150 gr 200 gr 200 gr 250 gr 360 m 480 m 480 m 600 m 390 yd 520 yd 520 yd 650 yd Needles: 4.5 mm (Us7) Gauge: 21 stitchesx 40 rows in garter stitch (knit every row) = 10 x10 centimeters $=4\times4$ inches. IL. UIII Iy Ly uy To Fit: 21 23 25 27 cm chest 8 1/4 9 10 $10\,\%$ in 23 25 27 30 cm length 9 10 10 %4 $1\,1\ \%$ in 16 19 21 24 cm sleevelength 6 % 7 / 8 1/4 9 / in Difficulty: Beginner: basic knit stitch and simple shaping and finishing. Extras: 2 buttons: 22 mm / 1 in
NOTES
This jacket has a swing shape and raw edges.If you prefer, you can pick up and knit stitches all around the neck border, knit a couple of rows and then bind off all the stitches.
GAUGE
For best resuls, it is important you achieve the same gauge as stated for the pattern. Knit a swatch to check your gauge. If you have more stitches and rows than those the pattern calls for, use larger needles. If you have fewer stitches and rows, use smaller needles. STITCH GUIDE garter stitch Knit all rows
INSTRUCTIONS
Instructions are given for the first size followed by the other sizes in brackets 6 months [1 year, 2 years, 3 years]
BACK
Cast on 56 [62, 66, 72] stitches. working in garter stitch, work 7 Rows. Next row decrease at beginning and end as follows: work 2 stitches, k2tog, work to last 4 stitches, k2tog, work 2 stitches. You will have 54 [58, 64, 70] stitches. Decrease this way every 8th row until you have 44 [48, 52,5 6] stitches leff. Continue working in garter stitch until back measures 14 [16, 18, 20]cm / 5 % [6 /, 7, 8] in.
armholes
Row 1: close 2 [2, 3, 3] stitches, work to end. Row 2: close 2 [2, 3, 3] stitches, work to end Row 3: k2tog, work to last 2 stitches, k2tog. Row 4: k2tog, work to last 2 stitches, k2tog. You willhave 36 [40, 42, 46] stitches. Continue working in garter stitch until back measures 21 [22, 24, 27] cm / 8 % [8 % , 9 %, 10 %] in. neck Row 1: work 13 [14, 14, 16] stitches, bind off 10 [12, 14, 14] stitches, work 13 [14, 14, 16] stitches. Row 2: bind off 5 [5, 5, 6] stitches, work 8 [9, 9, 10] stitches. Turn, leaving the remaining 13 [14, 14, 16] stitches on hold. Row 3: bind off 3 [3, 3, 4] stitches, work 5 [6, 6, 6] stitches. Row 4: bind off remaining 5 [6, 6, 6] stitches. Rejoin the yarn with the 13 [14, 14, 16] stitches you had on hold and, beginning at the neck edge: Row 1: bind off 3 [3, 3, 4] stitches, work 10 [11, 11, 12] stitches. Row 2: bind off 5 [5, 5, 6] stitches, work 5 [6, 6, 6] stitches. Row 3: bind off 5 [6, 6, 6] stitches.
RIGHT FRONT
Cast on 34 [36, 38, 40] stitches. work 7 Rows in garter stitch. Next row decrease at beginning of row: work 2 stitches, k2tog, work to end. Decrease this way every 8th row until you have 28 [29, 31, 32] stitches leff. Continue working in garter stitch until the right front measures 14 [16, 18, 20]cm. / $5~\%$ [6 4. 7. 8] in. ending with a ws row. On the next row you will have the decreases at the beginning of the row.
armhole
Row 1: bind off 2 [2, 3, 3] stitches, work to end. Row 2: work to last 2 stitches, k2tog. Row 3: k2tog, work to end. You will have 24 [25, 26, 27] stitches. In the next row you wil have the armhole at the end of the row and you wil begin the flap.
flap
Row l: work 2 stitches, M1, work to end. Row 2: work to last 2 stitches, M1, work 2. Repeat these two rows until you have 34 [37, 40, 43] stitches. In the next row you'll make the buttonhole.
buttonhole
Work 5 [5, 6, 6] stitches, k2tog, yo, work to end. Work 8 [8, 10, 10] Rows.
Row 1: work 13 [14, 14, 15] stitches, bind off 9 [9, 12, 13] stitches, work 13 [14, 14, 15] stitches.
Row 2: work 11 [12, 12, 13] stitches, k2tog. Turn, leaving remaining 13 [14, 14, 15] stitches on hold. Row 3: k2tog, work 10 [11, 11, 12] stitches. Row 4: work 9 [10, 10, 1] stitches, k2tog. Row 5: k2tog, work 8 [9, 9, 10] stitches. Row 6: bind off 4 [5, 5, 5] stitches, work t last 2 stitches, k2tog. Row 7: bind off all remaining stitches. Rejoin yarn to work other side, beginning at neck edge. Row 1: k2tog, work 11 [12, 12, 13] stitches. Row 2: work 10 [11, 11, 12] stitches, k2tog. Row 3: k2tog, work 9 [10, 10, 11] stitches. Row 4: work 8 [9, 9, 10] stitches, k2tog. Row 5: k2tog, work 7 [8, 8, 9] stitches. Row 6: bind off 4 [5, 5, 5] stitches, work to last 2 stitches, k2tog. Row 7: bind off all remaining stitches.
LEFT FRONT
Cast on 34 [36, 38, 40] stitches. work 7 Rows in garter stitch. Next row decrease at the end of row: work to last 4 stitches, k2tog, work to end. Decrease this way every 8th row until you have 28 [29, 31, 32] stitches leff. Continue working in garter stitch until the left front measures 14 [16, 18, 20]cm. / $5\;\%$ [6 /4, 7. 8] in. ending with a RS row. On the next row you will have the decreases at the beginning of the row. armhole Row 1: bind off 2 [2, 3, 3] stitches, work to end. Row 2: work to last 2 stitches, k2tog. Row 3: k2tog, work to end. You will have 24 [25, 26, 27] stitches. Continue working in garter until the left front measures 21 [22, 24, 27] cm / 8 % [8 %, 9 %, 10 %] in ending with a ws row. On the next row you willhave the armhole at the end of the row.
neck
Row 1: bind off 3 [4, 5, 6] stitches, work 21 [21, 21, 21] stitches. Row 2: work 19 [19, 19, 19] stitches, k2tog. Row 3: bind off 3 [3, 3, 3] stitches, work 17 [17, 17, 17] stitches. Row 4: work 15 [15, 15, 15] stitches, k2tog. Row 5: bind off 4 [4, 4, 4] stitches, work 12 [12, 12, 12] stitches. Row 6: work 10 [10, 10, 10] stitches, k2tog. Row 7: bind off 5 [5, 5, 5] stitches, work 6 [6, 6, 6] stitches. Row 8: bind off the remaining 6 [6, 6, 6] stitches.
SLEEVES (make 2)
Cast on 22 [24, 28, 32] stitches. Work 7 rows in garter stitch. Next row increase at beginning and end as follows: work 1 stitch, M1, work to last stitch punto, M1, work 1 stitch. You will have 23 [25, 29, 33] stitches. Increase this way every 8th row until you have 37 [41, 45, 49] stitches. Continue working in garter stitch until the sleeve measures 16 [19, 21, 24]cm / 6 % [7 %, 8 %4, 9 ${}^{1}\!/\!_{2}$ Jin. Bind off allstitches.
FINISHING
Sew all loose yarns. Sew the back with the two fronts, sewing the shoulders first and then the sides. Sew the sleeves. Sew the sleeves to the jacket. Sew one button on the right front matching it to the buttonhole on the left front with the jacket closed. Sew another button on the right front matching it with the buttonhole with the flap open.
SCHEMATICS
width at chest 2] [23, 25, 27] cm. 8 1/4 [9, 10, 10 3/4] in
$\circledcirc$ Lia Knits 2006
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