Baby Cardigan & Hat

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2010 Coats & Clark

P.O. Box 12229

Greenville, SC 29612-0229

Baby Cardigan & HatWR2171

Designed by Scarlet Taylor.

Cardigan directions are for size 6 months; changes

for sizes 12, 18 and 24 months are in parentheses. Hat

directions are for size 6 months; changes for sizes 12

and 18 to 24 months are in parentheses.

Finished Chest: 23 (24, 25, 27).

Finished Length: 9 (11, 12, 14).Hat Circumference: 16 (17, 18).

RED HEART Soft Baby Steps:Cardigan: 1 (2, 2,

3) balls 9800 Baby Blue A. Hat: 1 ball each 9800 Baby

Blue A and 9935 Blue Earth B.

Knitting Needles: 4.5mm [US 7] and 5mm [US 8].

Circular Knitting Needles: 4.5mm [US 7] and 5mm

[US 8] 29.

4 (5, 5, 6) Buttons diameter, 2 stitch holders, yarn

needle, pompom maker.

GAUGE: 18 sts = 4; 24 rows = 4 in St st with largerneedles. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles

to obtain the gauge.

Special Abbreviations:

ssk (slip, slip, knit) = Slip next 2 sts knitwise, one at a

time, to right needle; insert point of left needle into the

fronts of these 2 sts and knit them together from this

position.

K2tog = knit the next two sts together.

NOTES

Cardigan is worked back and forth in rows. Circular

needles are used to accommodate large number ofstitches. Cardigan body is worked in one piece to the

armholes, then divided to complete fronts and back

separately.

CARDIGAN

Body

With smaller needles and A, cast on 104 (108, 112, 124)

sts. Work in Garter st (K every row) for 1. Change to

larger needles and St st, begin K row, until 5 (6, 7,

8) from beginning, end P row.

Divide for Fronts and BackK26 (27, 28, 31) sts and place on st holder for Right Fron

K52 (54, 56, 62) sts for Back; place remaining 26 (27, 28

31) sts on st holder for Left Front.

Back

Next Row: P52 (54, 56, 62).

Shape Armholes

Bind off 5 (4, 4, 6) sts at beginning of next 2 rows42

(46, 48, 50) sts. Work even until 9 (11, 12, 14) from

beginning, end P row. Bind off.

Right Front-Shape Armhole

With wrong side facing, slip sts for Right Front from holde

onto needle and attach yarn.

Bind off 5 (4, 4, 6) sts at beginning of row, P to end21 (2

24, 25) sts. Work even until 7 (9, 10, 12) from beginnin

end P row.


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Shape Front Neck

** Bind off 3 sts at beginning of next row. Bind off at neck

edge 3 sts once, then 2 sts 0 (0, 1, 1) time15 (17, 16, 17)

sts. ** Purl 1 row even.

Next Row: K1, ssk, K to end.

Next Row: Purl.Repeat last 2 rows 2 (2, 1, 1) more times12 (14, 14, 15)

sts. Work even until piece measures same as Back, end P

row. Bind off.

Left Front-Shape Armhole

With right side facing, slip sts for Left Front from holder

onto needle and attach yarn.

Bind off 5 (4, 4, 6) sts at beginning of row, K to end21 (23,

24, 25) sts. Work even until 7 (9, 10, 12) from beginning,

end K row.

Shape Front Neck

Work same as for Right Front from ** to **.Next Row: K to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1.

Next Row: Purl.

Repeat last 2 rows 2 (2, 1, 1) more times12 (14, 14, 15)

sts. Work even until piece measures same as Back, end P

row. Bind off.

Sleeves

With smaller needles and A, cast on 25 (29, 31, 33) sts.

Work in Garter st for 1. Change to larger needles and

St st, begin P row, shaping sides by inc 1 st each end of

every K row 2 (0, 0, 0) times, then every 4th row 5 (3, 2, 0)

times, then every 6th row 0 (3, 5, 2) times, then every 8th

row 0 (0, 0, 6) times39 (41, 45, 49) sts. Work even until 7(8, 9, 13) from beginning, end P row. Bind off.

FINISHING

Neckband

Sew shoulder seams. With right side facing, smaller

needles and A, pick up and K43 (43, 45, 45) sts evenly

around neck edge. Work in Garter st for 1. Bind off

loosely.

Button band

With right side facing, smaller needles and A, pick up and

K40 (47, 51, 61) sts evenly along right front edge including

neckband. Work in Garter st for 1. Bind off loosely.

Buttonhole Band

Place markers for 4 (5, 5, 6) buttonholes evenly spaced

along left front, with rst and last from top and bottom

edges of cardigan. Work same as for button band along

left front edge, until band measures .

Buttonhole Row: [K to marker, yo, K2tog] 4 (5, 5, 6)

times, K to end.

Work even until band measures 1. Bind off loosely.

Sew buttons to button band to correspond to buttonholes

HAT

Earfaps (Make 2)

With larger needles and B cast on 6 (7, 9) sts. P 1 row.

Working in St st, shape sides by inc 1 st each end of

next (K) row, then every K row 3 more times14 (15, 17)

sts. Work even until earap measures 1 (2, 2) from

beginning, end P row. Place sts on stitch holder.

Main Hat

With larger needles and B, cast on 10 (11, 11) sts, with

right side facing K across 14 (15, 17) sts of rst earap,

cast on 25 (28, 29) sts, K across 14 (15, 17) sts of secon

earap, cast on 9 (11, 11) sts72 (80, 85) sts. Work evenfor 2 (3, 3), end P row.

Shape Crown

Row 1: K7 (6, 10), K2tog, [K6 (9, 10), K2tog] 7 (6, 6)

times, K7 (6, 1)64 (73, 78) sts.

Row 2 and all wrong side rows: Purl.

Row 3: K6 (5, 9), K2tog, [K5 (8, 9), K2tog] 7 (6, 6) times,

K7 (6, 1)56 (66, 71) sts.


K7 (6, 1)48 (59, 64) sts.


K7 (6, 1)40 (52, 57) sts.

Row 9: K3 (2, 6), K2tog, [K2 (5, 6), K2tog] 7 (6, 6) times,K7 (6, 1)32 (45, 50) sts.

Row 11: K2 (1, 5), K2tog, [K1 (4, 5), K2tog] 7 (6. 6) times

K7 (6, 1)24 (38, 43) sts.

Row 13: K1 (0, 4), K2tog, [K0 (3, 4), K2tog] 7 (6, 6) times

K7 (6, 1)16 (31, 36) sts.

For Size 6 months only

Row 15: [K2tog] 8 times8 sts.

For Size 12 months only

Row 15: K1, [K2, K2tog] 6 times, K625 sts.

Row 17: K1, [K1, K2tog] 6 times, K619 sts.

Row 19: K1, [K2tog] 6 times, K613 sts.

For Size 18-24 months only

Row 15: [K3, K2tog] 7 times, K129 sts.



Row 21: [K2tog] 7 times, K18 sts.


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RED HEART Soft Baby Steps,

Art. E746 available in solid colors 5 oz

(142 g), 256 yd (234 m) or multi colors

4 oz (113 g), 204 yd (187 m) balls.

ABBREVIATIONS: A, B = color A, B; K = knit;mm = millimeters; dec = decrease; inc = increase;

P = purl; St st = Stockinette stitch (Knit on right side row

Purl on wrong side rows.); st(s) = stitch(es);

* or** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated;

[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times

specied.

For All Sizes

Cut yarn leaving long tail. Thread tail through remaining sts

and pull tightly, fasten securely.

FINISHING

With right side facing, smaller needles and A, pick upand K82 (91, 96) sts evenly around edge of hat including

earaps. Knit 2 rows. Bind off. Sew back seam. Weave in

all yarn ends.

Twisted Cord Ties: Cut 2 strands ofA, each 31 in length.

Bring the cut ends together and tie a knot close to the

ends forming a large loop. Secure the knotted end to a

stable surface or have a friend hold the end. Slip a pencil

into the loop and hold the yarn just below the loop and

the pencil. Holding the yarn taut, twirl the pencil, thereby

twisting the yarn, until the entire length is tightly twisted

and begins to twist back upon itself. Bring the loop end

and the knotted end together. Tie with an overhand knot.Trim the ends. Smooth out the kinks so that the cord lies

at and is evenly twisted along its length. Attach to wrong

side of each earap.

Pompom

With A, make one 1 pompom (or desired size). Attach to

top of hat.

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