Baby Knits · Public domain
Brooks Type Cardigan Pattern #5104
Pattern
Sizes 2 and 3
MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART BABY WOOL, 3 balls (1 oz. balls) for size 2; 4 balls for size 3.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 2 (2¾ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 4 (3½ mm. size).
6 buttons.
GAUGE: 7½ sts make 1 inch; 10 rows make 1 inch.
| Sizes | 2 |
3 |
| BACK … With No. 2 needles cast on | 76 sts |
84 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 1½ inches. | Both sizes |
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| Change to No. 4 needles and work in stockinette stitch (k 1 row, p 1 row) for | 7½" |
8½" |
| To start armhole, place a marker at both ends of work and continue straight until piece measures, in all | 12½" |
14" |
| Next row: Work across | 21 sts |
25 sts |
| Bind off 34 sts for back of neck; work across remaining | 21 sts |
25 sts |
| Work over this last set of sts only. Following row: K 1, * p 1, k 1. Repeat from * across. Repeat last row for ¾ inch (moss stitch). Then work in stockinette stitch, keeping outer edge straight and casting on 3 sts at opposite edge (neck edge) every other row 3 times. Then cast on 11 sts at neck edge. Neck shaping is completed and there are now on needle | 41 sts |
45 sts |
| Buttonholes are made 3 sts in from front edge (on Left Front for boys and on Right Front for girls). To make a buttonhole, on one row k 2 tog., O; on next row work in pattern. (Yarn over twice when making a buttonhole with No. 2 needles, and on next row work only one O, dropping the extra one.) Make the first buttonhole after the first |
2" |
2¼" |
| And every |
2" |
2¼" |
| thereafter (measuring from the 1st buttonhole) until 5 in all are made. | ||
| Continue over these | 41 sts |
45 sts |
| Keeping the 7 sts at front edge in moss stitch, until piece measures, from marker | 7" |
8" |
| Place another marker (sleeve sts will be picked up between markers). Continue straight until piece measures, from last marker | 5" |
6" |
| Starting at front edge, work across 31 sts. Slip last 19 sts worked onto a safety pin, to be worked later for pocket lining. Work over remaining | 10 sts |
14 sts |
| On next row cast on 19 sts to replace sts on safety pin (pocket band). Continue straight, keeping the 19 sts of pocket band in moss stitch for ¾ inch. | Both sizes |
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| Then continue as before until piece measures, from back of neck | 11" |
12½" |
| Change to No. 2 needles and work in ribbing, keeping the 7 sts of front border in moss stitch, for 1½ inches. Bind off. Attach yarn at neck edge and work other side to correspond. | Both sizes |
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| SLEEVES … With right side facing, using No. 4 needles, pick up along outer edge, between markers | 52 sts |
60 sts |
| Work in stockinette stitch for | 8" |
8½" |
| Change to No. 2 needles and work in ribbing for 1½ inches. Bind off in ribbing. | Both sizes |
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| NECK BAND … With right side facing, using No. 2 needles, pick up 90 sts around neck edge. Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for ¼ inch. Make a buttonhole in line with previous buttonholes. Work straight until band is ¾ inch wide. Bind off in ribbing. | Both sizes |
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| POCKET LININGS … Slip sts from safety pin onto No. 4 needles, attach yarn and work in stockinette stitch for 2¼ inches. Bind off. | Both sizes |
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| Sew up underarm and sleeves in one continuous seam. Sew on buttons. Sew pocket lining in place on wrong side, bringing bottom of pocket to top of ribbing. Press through damp cloth. | ||
About this pattern
This pattern was originally published in Spool Cotton #153, Woolies for Infants 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.