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Just in time for in-like-a-lion March weather, here's a free baby cardigan pattern with spring colors of mud
and grass and a line of cheerful spring tulips!
This is a top-down, circular yoke cardigan in three sizes (3-6, 6-9, and 9-12 months), with instructions on
how to increase for the yoke, separate for the sleeves, and pick up stitches for button bands. It's a great
pattern to try if you are a first-time sweater knitter!
Also avaliable as a free Ravelry download here.
Matching hat available here.
Note: There was one row missing from the yoke instructions. All increases should be worked in knit rows.
Pattern has been amended 7/3/09.
Note: this is a top-down circular yoke sweater; it begins at the neck ribbing. It does make use of flat fair isle
knitting for a brief section of the sweater (14 rows total), so be warned if flat fair isle knitting is something
you hate!
Special instructions:
Complete abbreviations glossary at end of this document.
m1 (make 1): my favorite way to make a stitch is to lift up and knit the right leg of the stitch one row below
the stitch on the left needle. Another option is to pick up the bar between stitches and knit it through the
back loop.
Reading the charts: pattern repeat is marked in red. For the tulip chart, one or two extra stitches are
included next to left and right button bands to make the pattern symmetrical. The tulips are upside-down
because the knitting will be done top-down. The fair isle pattern for both charts begins with a purl row.
Directions:
Yoke
With MC, cast on 79 (79, 85) stitches. Work 7 rows of k1, p1 ribbing. Work one row purl. Switch to A and
work two rows stockinette. In next row, increase 16 (16, 20) stitches evenly across row as follows: k2 (2, 4),
*m1, k5 (5, 4), rep. from * 14 (14, 18) times, m1, k2 (2, 5). 95 (95, 105) st. Work 1 more row stockinette. In
next row, increase 28 (28, 28) stitches evenly across row as follows: k7(7,12), *m1, k3, rep. from * 26 (26,
In next row (WS), join B and begin working tulip chart. You will work 12 (12, 13) repeats of the tulips.
Remember to work the extra stitch or two at the beginning of first repeat and end of last repeat to center
the design on yoke. After row 10 of the tulip chart, work one row in color A, then in the next row increase
28 (28, 28) stitches evenly across row as follows: k8 (8, 13), *m1, k4, rep from * 26 (26, 26) times, m1, k7 (7,
12). 151 (151, 161) st. Work 3 rows stockinette (in color A). In next row, increase 17 (17, 19) stitches evenly
across row as follows: k3 (3, 4), *m1, k9, rep. from * 15 (15, 17) times, m1, k4 (4, 4). 168 (168, 180) st.
In next row (WS), join C and begin working zigzag chart. You will work 42 (42, 45) repeats of the zigzags.
After row 4, work one row stockinette in MC, placing markers as follows: p24 (24, 26), place marker (pm),
p36 (36, 38), pm, p48 (48, 52), pm, p36 (36, 38), pm, p24 (24, 26).
In next row and following 5 (7, 7) RS rows, work raglan increases: *k to marker, m1, slip marker, m1, rep.