Stripes and Fleurettes Baby Cardigan
Sizes: 6 (12-18-24) months Finished Measurements: Circumference: (buttoned) 21(25-28-30) in Length: approx. 12 (15 -15 -16) in Materials: Brown Sheep Cotton Fine ( $80\%$ Cotton, $20\%$ Merino wool) CW760 Emperor's Robe (MC): 2 (2-3-3) skeins 222 yards each CW725 Buttercream (CC): 1 for all sizes Needles # 3 or size to obtain gauge given below 4 (4-5-5) small buttons Gauge: In garter stitch: 7 sts and 7 Garter Ridges $(14\,\mathrm{K}\,\mathrm{rows})=1^{\circ}$ A Garter Ridge (R): K2 rows. Sts for sleeves are picked up along armhole. Sleeves are worked from top to bottom. Fleurettes: (multiple of $4+1+2$ edge sts) Abbr: wyif $=$ with yarn in front wyib $=$ with yarn in back $\mathtt{S l l=S l i p}\mathtt{1}$ st $\mathrm{Sl}3\mathrm{=}$ Slip 3 sts Row 1 (RS) with $\mathrm{CC}:\mathrm{Kl}$ (edge st), K2, \* (K1, Yo, K1) in next st, K3; rep. from \* end last rep with K2, K1 (edge st) Row 2 with MC : P1 (edge st), P2, \* S13 sts wyif, P3; rep from \* end last rep with P2, P1 (edge st) Row 3 with MC: K1 (edge st), K1, \* K2tog, Sllwyib, SSK, K1; rep from \*, end with K1 (edge st) Row 4 with CC: P1 (edge st), P4, \*S11 wyif, P3; rep. from \* end with P1, P1 (edge st) Row 5 with CC: K1 (edge st), K4, \* (K1, Yo, K1) in next st, K3; rep from \*, end with K1, K1 (edge st) Row 6 with MC: P1 (edge st), P4, \* S13 wyif, P3; rep from \* end with P1, P1 (edge st) Row 7 with MC: K1 (edge st), K3 \*K2tog, Sllwyib, SSK, K1; rep. from \* end with K2, K1 (edge st) Row 8 with CC: P1 (edge st), P2 \* Sl1 wyif, P3; rep. from \* end with P2, P1 (edge st)
Right Front:
With MC, cast on 35 (43-47-51) sts MC: 4 (4-5-6) R CC: 1 R MC: 2 R CC: 1 R MC: 10 R CC: 1 R MC: 10 R CC:1 R MC: 2 R CC: 1 R MC: 4 (10-10-10) R For 18 and 24 months sizes only : CC:1 R MC: 4 (7) R Break MC. Next row start Fleurettes pattern with CC, and re-join MC on row 2. Cont even in pattern for $3\%$ $(4^{1}/_{2}.5.5)$ in
Shape Neck line:
At neckedge, and every RS row: bind off 4 sts 4 (5-4-5) times bind off 2 (2-3-0) sts once dec. 0 (0-0-1) st once Cont. even if necessary until piece meas 11 $(13\%{-}14\%{-}16)$ in Next RS row, bind off 17 (21-28-30) sts for shoulder
Left Front:
With MC cast on 35 (43-47-51) sts Work as for Right front to neckline
Shape Neck line:
At neckedge, and every WS row: bind off 4 sts 4 (4-4-5) times bind off 2 (2-3-0) sts once Next RS row: dec 0 (1-1-1) st once Cont even if necessary until piece meas 11 $(13\%-14\%-16)\mathrm{in}$ Next RS row, bind off 17 (21- 28- 30) rem sts for shoulder
BACK:
With MC, cast on 75 (87-99-107) sts. MC: 4 (4-5-6) R CC: 1 R MC: 2 R CC:1 R MC:10 R CC:1R MC: 10 R CC:1R MC: 2 R CC:1R MC: 4 (10-10-10) R For 18 and 24 months sizes only : CC: 1 R MC: 4 (7) R Break MC Next row start Fleurettes pattern with CC, and re- join MC on row 2. Cont even until piece meas same as front, shoulder to shoulder Bind off 17 (21-28-30) sts for shoulder, knit and leave 41 (45- 43- 47) center sts on holder, bind off 17 (21-28-30) rem sts for shoulder Sleeves: Sew shoulder seams Note: Do not forget to dec on each side, all along the sleeves With MC pick up 71 (83-91-99) sts along the armhole edge (which means along the Fleurette pattern) At the same time, after $2\;\mathrm{R}$ and every $2\textsf{R}$ afterwards, dec 1 st at each edge for a total of 16 (20-22-25) times Work stripes sequence like for the body, but in reverse order, and dec on each side as stated above Bind off 39 (43-47-49) rem sts Finishing: Sew sides seams and underarm seams Front borders: Button band Boys: With right side facing and MC, starting at the bottom of Right front, pick up and knit 61 (73-78 79)sts Knit one row Change to CC, K 2 rows (1R) Then K4 rows with MC (2R), 2 rows with CC (1R), binding off on last row, as to knit. Girls: Same as boys, but start to pick up at top of left front For both: place markers for 4 (4-5-5) buttons evenly spaced, the first one $^{1\!}/\!_{2}$ in from neck edge, the last one 3 in from bottom edge
Buttonholes band:
Work stripes sequence as for button band, starting to pick up sts at top left front for boys and bottom right front for girls Make one Yo, K2tog buttonhole on row # 5 (WS), at the level of markers Sew buttons along button band, facing buttonholes.
Collar:
With right side facing and starting after border band, with MC, pick up and K18 (20-20-21) sts along right neckedge, K41 (45-43-47) sts from back holder, pick up and K18 (20-20-21) sts on left neck edge, finishing just before the border Work in R until collar measure 2 in (approx 14 ridges). Change to CC and work $1\mathrm{~R~}$ ,then $2\;\mathrm{R}$ with MC, then 1 R with CC binding off on last row, knitwise With CC, collar facing pick up and Knit 18 sts along each side of collar bind off knitwise on next row.
