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Mon Petit Cardigan

Mon Petit Cardigan

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Kind

Little basic baby cardigan knitted in Fingering wool in sizes 3 (6, 12) months.

📸Jacynthe Bonetto

Size

3 (6, 12) months

Material

  • 100 (150, 200) gr of Fingering wool corresponding to the sample
  • 2.5mm needles
  • 3mm needles
  • 5 buttons
  • yarn needle

Techniques

Decrease right

knit 2 stitches, then a simple overlock (slip the first stitch, knit the next one then fold the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch)

Decrease left

Knit to the last 4 stitches, knit 2 stitches together then knit the last 2 stitches

Abbreviations

medical
Knit a stitch
meV
Purl a stitch
2 Sets
Knit two stitches together
GTR
1 simple overlock by slipping the first stitch, knitting the second stitch and folding the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch

Sample

28 mx 36 rows for 10 cm by 10 cm with 3 mm needles in stocking st. Important : check the sample and adjust the needle number if necessary.

Realization

Points used

Ribs 2/2

This stitch is worked over 2 rows.

row 1: *2 Med, 2 Mev* repeat from *to*

row 2: Knit the stitches as they appear.

Repeat these 2 rows.

Stockinette stitch: this stitch is worked over 2 rows.

row 1: Right side up

row 2: all upside down

Repeat these 2 rows.

Back

Cast on 74 (78, 82) stitches with 2.5 mm needles and knit 7 (9, 9) rows in 2/2 rib. Continue in stockinette st with 3 mm needles until the total height measures 14 (16, 18) cm, ending with a purl row.

Armholes

row 1 (right side): Cast off 2 stitches and finish the row in place.

Row 2: Cast off 2 stitches and finish the purl row.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 1 more time.

row 5: 2 sts, GTR, knit until the last 4 stitches, 2 tog, 2 sts.

row 6: Everything upside down.

Repeat rows 5 and 6 two more times - 60 (64, 68) stitches.

Then knit until piece measures 25 (28, 31) cm and loosely cast off all sts.

Right front

Cast on 38 (42, 46) stitches with 2.5 mm needles and knit 7 (9, 9) rows in 2/2 rib. Continue in stockinette st with 3 mm needles until the total height measures 14 (16, 18) cm, ending with a place row.

Armhole - start on the wrong side

Row 1 (wrong side): Cast off 2 stitches and finish the wrong side row.

row 2: Right side up.

Row 3: Cast off 2 stitches and finish the purl row.

row 4: Knit to the last 4 stitches, 2 Tog, 2 sts.

row 5: Everything upside down.

Repeat rows 4 and 5 two more times - 31 (35, 39) stitches.

Then, knit up to 20 (23, 26) cm in total height, ending with a purl row.

Neckline - start with a knit row

Row 1: Cast off 8 (9, 10) stitches and finish the row in place.

row 2: Upside down.

Row 3: Cast off 3 (4, 5) stitches and finish the row in place.

row 4: Reversed.

Row 5: Cast off 2 (3, 4) stitches and finish the row in place.

row 6: Reversed.

row 7: Knit 2 stitches, GTR, finish the row in place.

row 8: Reversed.

Repeat rows 7 and 8 another 3 times - 14 (15, 16) stitches.

When piece measures 25 (28, 31) cm cast off all sts.

Front left

Cast on 38 (42, 46) stitches with 2.5 mm needles and knit 7 (9, 9) rows in 2/2 rib. Continue in stockinette st with 3 mm needles until the total height measures 14 (16, 18) cm, ending with a purl row.

Armhole - start on the right row

Row 1 (right side): Cast off 2 stitches and finish the row.

row 2: Upside down.

Row 3: Cast off 2 stitches and finish the row.

row 4: Everything upside down.

Row 5: Knit 2 stitches, GTR then finish the row.

Repeat rows 4 and 5 two more times = 31 (35, 39) stitches.

Then, knit up to 20 (23, 26) cm in total height, ending with a knit row.

Neckline - starts with a purl row

row 1: Bind off 8 (9, 10) stitches and finish the purl row.

row 2: Right side up.

Row 3: Cast off 3 (4, 5) stitches and finish the purl row.

row 4: Right side up.

Row 5: Cast off 2 (3, 4) stitches and finish the purl row.

row 6: Right side up.

row 7: Knit 2 stitches, 2 Tog, finish the row purl.

row 8: Right side up.

Repeat rows 7 and 8 another 3 times = 14 (15, 16) stitches.

When piece measures 25 (28, 31) cm cast off all sts.

Sleeves

Cast on 42 (46, 50) stitches with 2.5 mm needles and knit 7 rows in 2/2 rib.

Continue with the 3 mm needles in stockinette st and increase on the right and on the left of the knit as follows:

Size 1

1 stitch 10 times every 4th and 6th row alternately. (So ​​at ranks: 5, 11, 15, 21, 25, 31, 35, 41, 45, 51). - 62 stitches.

Size 2

1 stitch 10 times every 4 and 6 rows then 1 stitch 1 time every 6 rows. (So ​​ranks: 5, 11, 15, 21, 25, 31, 35, 41, 45, 51, 57). - 68 stitches.

Size 3

1 stitch 10 times every 6 rows then 1 stitch 1 time every 8 rows. (So ​​at ranks 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61, 69). - 72 stitches.

When piece measures 15 (18, 21) cm knit upper sleeve as follows:

row 1 (right side): Cast off 2 stitches and finish the row in place.

Row 2: Cast off 2 stitches and finish the purl row.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 1 more time.

row 5: 2 sts, GTR, knit until the last 4 stitches, 2 tog, 2 sts.

row 6: All backwards.

Repeat rows 5 and 6 two more times - 48 (54, 58) stitches. Cast off all sts loosely.

Finishes

With 2.5 mm needles, go up along the opening of the right front 60 (68, 76) stitches by knitting them.

Knit 4 rows in 2/2 rib then loosely cast off all the stitches by knitting them as they appear (the purl stitches will be knitted purl and the knit stitches in place before being cast off).

Do the same work along the opening of the left front, distributing on the 2nd row of ribs - 5 buttonholes as follows:

Create the first buttonhole 1 cm from the edge then space them 4.5 (5, 6) cm apart.

To make the buttonholes, knit 2 stitches together followed by a yarn over. Be careful to follow your 2/2 rib stitch, especially when knitting the stitches on the next row.

For the neckline, with the 2.5 mm needles, go up by knitting them up, along the neckline of the right front: 26 (28, 32) stitches, then 30 (34, 38) stitches along the back neckline and 26 (28, 32)

stitches along the neckline of the left front - 82 (90, 102) stitches.

Knit 4 rows of 2/2 rib, starting with purl 2, then loosely cast off all the stitches as before.

Iron each piece with a damp cloth (ironing method: pin the knit with the wrong side facing you. Place a clean tea towel over it. Steam iron.)

Begin the seams at the shoulders. Then sew the sleeves to the body. Finish by closing the sleeves and the sides.

Sew 5 buttons opposite the buttonholes.

Tuck in all the wires.

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