Baby Knits · Public domain
Baby Sweater Pattern #5237
Pattern
Toddler Sizes 2 and 3
| MATERIALS: CHADWICK'S RED HEART BABY BUNTING, (¾ oz. balls), 2 balls of Blue for main color and 1 ball each of Pink and White for stripes, for each size. Clark's O.N.T. Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 and 1 pair No. 3. 3 small pearl buttons. |
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| GAUGE: 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch. | ||
| Sizes | 2 |
3 |
| FRONT … Starting at bottom with Blue and No. 1 needles, cast on | 69 sts |
72 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 4 rows. | ||
| Change to No. 3 needles and work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) in striped pattern as follows: Work 2 rows White, 2 rows Pink, 4 rows Blue. Repeat these 8 rows until piece measures in all | 8" |
8½" |
| (ending with a complete pink stripe for size 2, or with a complete blue stripe for size 3). | ||
| To Shape Armholes: Bind off at the beginning of the next 2 rows | 5 sts |
6 sts |
| Work straight on the remaining | 59 sts |
61 sts |
| until piece measures from armhole shaping (ending with complete pink stripe) | 2¾" |
3" |
| Next row: Work across | 16 sts |
17 sts |
| Bind off loosely for front of neck the next 27 sts and finish row. Turn and work over the last set of sts only for right shoulder until piece measures 1 inch from front of neck, ending with 2 rows of Blue. Bind off. Attach yarn to sts of left shoulder and work to correspond. | ||
| BACK … Work same as Front, omitting neck shaping. | ||
| SLEEVES … With Blue and No. 1 needles, cast on | 51 sts |
55 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 4 rows. Change to No. 3 needles and work in striped pattern as on Front until sleeve measures in all | 1¾" |
2¼" |
| (ending with a complete pink stripe for size 2, or with a complete blue stripe for size 3). | ||
| To shape top, bind off at beginning of next 2 rows | 4 sts |
5 sts |
| Dec 1 st at beginning of each row until 18 sts remain. Bind off with Blue. | ||
| NECKBAND … Sew right shoulder seam. With right side facing, using No. 1 needles and Blue, pick up 100 sts around neck edge. Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 4 rows. Bind off loosely in ribbing. | ||
| Press pieces lightly through damp cloth with hot iron. Starting at armhole edge, sew left shoulder seam for ½ inch. Sew side and sleeve seams and sew in sleeves, matching stripes. Work a row of sc along opening of left shoulder (including neckband), making three ch-3 buttonloops on front edge. Sew on buttons. | ||
About this pattern
This pattern was originally published in Spool Cotton #197, 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.