Elias 14ply Baby Cardigan

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 minimal sewing – just the sleeve and underarm seams to do at the end! This is the sibling pattern to Edie 14ply Baby Seamless Cardigan (coming soon), which is the seamless version of Baby Elias.

This cardigan can also be made by holding 2 strands of 8ply yarn together - remember to check your tension and adjust your needle sizes if necessary. What a stunning way to use up some left-over yarn!

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, 2) balls, and CC – 1 ball, of Fiddlesticks Peppin 14ply, or approx 65 (85, 110, 140, 170, 195)m 14ply yarn for Body and 25 (30, 35, 40, 40, 45)m 14ply 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 Fiddlesticks Peppin 14ply

Needles – 6.5mm and 5.5mm needles – either straights or circular, however a 60-80cm circular needle is the easiest

Extras – 4 stitchmarkers, 2 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5) buttons, optional stitch holders, tapestry needle for sewing seams and ends

Tension – 13sts and 19 rows to 10cm in Stocking Stitch, on larger needles.
Check your tension for an accurate fit.

Shown in Fiddlesticks Peppin 14ply: MC - 1409 Silver with CC - 1411 Charcoal