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Kaitlyn

I knit this for my friend, Lauretta, who adopted a little girl. My mother told me once that knitting for babies is a joy and that the baby is then knit into your life.

Kaitlyn is a sweet baby girl cardigan with an eyelet bottom and short sleeves. Easy and quick, it uses just about 200 yards of worsted weight yarn. Of course, you can switch yarns and needles to suit yourself. Just be sure to knit a swatch.

Supplies:

• 200 yards of worsted weight yarn, more for the larger sizes

• Size 8 circular needles, I used a 32”

• For the sleeves use the magic loop method or Size 8 DPNs

• 3 buttons, 7/8” size

• scrap yarn

• Markers, locking markers for marking buttonhole placement

• Needle to attach buttons

Abbreviations:

K = knit

sts= stitches

P = purl

pm = place marker

sm = slip marker

YO = yarn over

Kfb= knit front and then back of the stitch, one stitch increased

Ktog= Knit two stitches together, one stitch decreased

RS = right side

WS = wrong side

Eyelet stitch pattern:

Each repeat of the pattern is 4 rows.

Row 1 RS-K2 YO Ktog K1, repeat to last two stitches and K those

Row 2WS-Purl

Row 3 RS-Knit

Row 4 WS-

I knit a 3 months larger sizes are in parens (6 months, 12 months)

GAUGE: 4.5 sts per inch, I got 19 over 4 inches as I am a loose knitter, but after blocking it should fit her up to about 4-5 months.

Neck

• cast on 52 (56, 60) sts

• *K2, P2; repeat from * across to end

• Working back and forth, repeat above ribbing for 1”, ending on a RS row

• (WS): P9 (9, 10), pm, P7 (8, 8), pm, P20 (22, 24), pm, P7 (8, 8), pm, P9 (9, 10)

Raglan Increases

• Row 1: *Knit to 1 stitch before marker, Kfb sm, Kfb; repeat from * until you get past the last marker, then knit to the end

• Row 2: purl across

• Repeat above 2 rows until you have 46 (50, 54) sts between back 2 markers, end on a WS row

Divide the sleeves from the body as follows

RS: Knit to marker, remove it, then cast on 2 sts with the backward loop method, using tapestry needle put sleeve sts on a scrap piece of yarn, remove marker, knit across back sts, remove marker, cast on 2 sts again with the backward loop method, put sleeve sts on another piece of scrap yarn, remove marker, knit to end

WS, Purl

RS Knit

WS Purl

On the next row, RS, begin the eyelet pattern

• Work in eyelet pattern until piece measures 4”( 5”,6”) from underarm

Bottom Ribbing

• work in K2, P2 ribbing across entire piece

• Repeat ribbing for 1”

• Bind off in pattern

Sleeves

• Transfer sleeve sts that are on scrap yarn to cable needle, I used a 24” for the sleeves but you could easily use a shorter or longer one.

• Pick up and knit 2 sts, pm, pick and knit 2 sts

• work in the round until sleeve measures 2” (2.5”, 2.5”) from underarm

• work in K2,P2 ribbing for 1”

• Bind off in pattern

Repeat for the other sleeve

Button Band

• Starting at the bottom on the right front with RS racing you, join yarn and using the longer circular needle and pick up and knit 3 sts for every 4 rows

• Make sure the total number of sts you pick up is a number divisible by 4 + another two so that you have a pair of knit stitches at the top and bottom of the piece. Write this number down so you can repeat it for the left front

WS-begin with two purl stitches and work the ribbing pattern for 3 rows

• on the 4th row, mark with locking stitch markers where buttonholes will go. The top buttonhole should be 4 sts from the top and the 3^rd should be in the last ribs near the start of the eyelet pattern. Place the middle button halfway between these two.

• Buttonhole row: work to marker, YO, K2tog; repeat at the three places you marked for the buttonholes, work last 4 sts

• Work 3 more rows in the ribbing pattern

• Bind off in pattern

Left-Side Button Band

• Starting at the top of the left front with RS facing you, join yarn and using the circular needle pick up and knit 3 sts every 4 rows, making sure you pick up the same number of sts you did for the right-side • Working back and forth, work 7 rows

• Bind off in pattern

Finishing

• Weave in all ends

• Block

• Attach buttons.

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November 27, 2011 Kaitlyn Cardigan

November 27, 2011 Kaitlyn