Easy Knitting
This simple top-down baby’s cardigan is the perfect pattern to feature beautiful yarn. It includes the options of using two colours – a main colour body with contrasting bands, using stripes for the body, or using just one yarn throughout. This pattern is worked in one piece with no sewing – just the ends to do at the end! This is the sibling pattern to Baby Adrian 4ply Cardigan, which is the minimally-seamed version of Baby Amanda.
Sizes – prem (newborn, 3m, 6m, 9m, 12m),
to fit chest sizes 30 (35, 40, 45, 50, 52.5)cm
Garment sizes 35 (40, 45, 50, 55, 57.5)cm
Garment length 16 (19, 22, 25, 28, 31)cm
Yarn – Two colour version with contrasting bands: MC – 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 3) balls, and CC – 1 ball, of Adorn Silky Merino 4ply, Adorn Silky Cashmerino 4ply, Bellissimo 4ply, Katia Merino Baby Plus or Katia Cotton Cashmere 4ply, or approx 110 (155, 200, 255, 320, 370)m 4ply yarn for Body and 60 (65, 75, 85, 90, 95)m 4ply yarn for Bands. If using stripes for the body, allow extra for the yarn ends.
One colour version – 1 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3) balls of Adorn Silky Merino 4ply, Adorn Silky Cashmerino 4ply, Bellissimo 4ply, Katia Merino Baby Plus or Katia Cotton Cashmere 4ply
Needles – 3.25mm and 3mm needles – either straights or circular, however a 60-80cm circular needle is the easiest, plus dpns in both sizes for the sleeves (or preferred method for small circumference knitting)
Extras – 4 stitchmarkers, 4 (5, 6, 6, 6, 7) buttons, optional stitch holders, tapestry needle for sewing in ends
Tension – 28sts and 36 rows to 10cm in Stocking Stitch, on larger needles.
Check your tension for an accurate fit.
Shown in MC - Katia Merino Baby Plus colour 219 with CC - Adorn Silky Merino 4ply colour 407 Letterbox
