Baby Knits · Public domain
Baby Cardigan Pattern #5233
Pattern
Sizes 2 and 3
| MATERIALS: CHADWICK'S RED HEART BABY WOOL (¾ oz. balls). Size 2 3 balls of color and 1 ball of White. Size 3 4 balls of color and 1 ball of White. Clark's O.N.T. Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 and 1 pair No. 5. 6 buttons. |
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| Sizes | 2 |
3 |
| BACK … With No. 1 needles and color, cast on loosely | 70 sts |
74 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 1¼ inches, ending with row which ends with p 2. | ||
| Change to No. 5 needles and work loosely as follows: 1st row: K 2 tog, * k 1, p 1. Repeat from * across, ending with k 2. 2nd row: K 1, p 1 alternately across. 3rd row: (Right Side) K 2, * p 1, k 1. Repeat from * across, ending with k 2. Repeat the 2nd and 3rd rows alternately until piece measures in all, ending with 2nd row, | 9" |
9½" |
| Change to No. 1 needles and White, inc 1 st and work yoke in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for | 1½" |
1¾" |
| ending on wrong side. Next row: * K 2 tog, p 2 tog. Repeat from * across. Bind off tightly in ribbing. | ||
| LEFT FRONT … Cast on loosely with No. 1 needles and color | 38 sts |
40 sts |
| 1st row: * K 2, p 2. Repeat from * across to last 6 sts, then k 6. | ||
| 2nd row: | K 8 |
K 6 |
| * P 2, k 2. Repeat from * across (6 sts in garter st for front border). Repeat these 2 rows alternately for 1¼ inches, ending with the 1st row. | ||
| Change to No. 5 needles. Next, row: K 6, * p 1, k 1. Repeat from * across. Following row: K 2, * p 1, k 1. Repeat from * across to last 6 sts, then k 6. Repeat the last 2 rows alternately until piece measures in all | 9" |
9½" |
| ending at the side edge. | ||
| Change to No. 1 needles and White and repeat the 1st and 2nd rows again for yoke for | 1½" |
1¾" |
| ending on right side. | ||
| Next row: | K 6 |
K 8 |
| * P 2 tog, k 2 tog. Repeat from * across. Bind off tightly in pattern. | ||
| RIGHT FRONT … Cast on same as Left Front. 1st row: | K 6 |
K 8 |
| * P 2, k 2. Repeat from * across. 2nd row: * P 2, k 2. Repeat from * across to last 6 sts, then k 6. | ||
| Continue to work to correspond with Left Front, having k 1 rib along garter st border when working k 1, p 1, ribbing and making a buttonhole 2 sts in from front edge when piece measures | ½" |
¾" |
| and thereafter every scant | 2" |
2" |
| until there are 6 buttonholes in all—to make a buttonhole, bind off 2 sts; on the following row, cast on 2 sts to replace those bound off. | ||
| Complete same as Left Front, changing color for yoke at front edge. | ||
| SLEEVES … With No. 1 needles and color, cast on | 46 sts |
50 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 1¾ inches. | ||
| Change to No. 5 needles and work as follows: 1st row: Inc 1 st in first st, * p 1, k 1. Repeat from * across, ending with k 2. 2nd row: K l, p l alternately across. 3rd row: K 2, * p 1, k 1. Repeat from * across, ending with k 2. Repeat the 2nd and 3rd rows alternately until piece measures in all, ending with 3rd row, | 11" |
11½" |
| Change to No. 1 needles and White. Next row: K 2 tog, k 1, * p 2, k 2. Repeat from * across (wrong side). Continue to work in k 2, p 2, ribbing for yoke for | 1½" |
1¾" |
| Finish same as Back. | ||
| Starting at bottom, sew side seams for 7 inches. Starting at cuff, sew sleeve seams for 9 inches. Sew sleeves in, matching ribbing and ends of yoke. With White, work a row of sc around neck edge, holding edge in to measure 10 inches. Work 1 row of sc around neck edge with color. Press with hot iron through damp cloth, stretching body of sweater to measure 19 inches all around. Sleeves should measure 6½ inches around. Sew on buttons. | ||
About this pattern
This pattern was originally published in Woolies for Babies and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.