Mary's Lamb Cardigan Pattern #5115
Pattern
Sizes 1, 2 and 3
MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART BABY POMPADOUR, 2 balls (1 oz. balls) for size 1; 3 balls for sizes 2 and 3.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 4 (3½ mm. size).
GAUGE: 6 sts make 1 inch; 8 rows make 1 inch.
| Sizes | 1 |
2 |
3 |
| Cast on | 55 sts |
61 sts |
67 sts |
1st row: (Right side) K 1, * p 2, k 1. Repeat from * across. 2nd row: P across. Repeat these 2 rows alternately for |
7" |
7½" |
8" |
To mark beginning of armhole, place a marker in work at each end of needle. Continue in pattern until piece measures, in all |
10½" |
11" |
12" |
| Next row: Work across first | 16 sts |
18 sts |
21 sts |
| Bind off for back of neck the next | 23 sts |
25 sts |
25 sts |
| Work across remaining | 16 sts |
18 sts |
21 sts |
| Work over these sts only for | 1" all sizes |
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| For Front, cast on at neck edge | 12 sts |
13 sts |
13 sts |
Continue in pattern until piece measures, from markers |
7" |
7" |
8" |
Place another marker (sleeve sts will be picked up between markers). Continue straight until piece measures, from back of neck |
10½" |
11" |
12" |
Bind off. Attach yarn and work opposite side to correspond. |
All sizes |
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| SLEEVES … With right side facing, pick up along outer edge, between markers | 43 sts |
43 sts |
49 sts |
| Purl across. Then work straight in pattern for 4 inches. Dec. 1 st at both ends of next row and one row every inch thereafter until there remain | 37 sts |
37 sts |
41 sts |
| Work straight until sleeve measures | 8½" |
9" |
9½" |
| Bind off. | All sizes |
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Sew up underarm and sleeve in one continuous seam. With right side facing, work a row of s c up Right Front and around neckline, preserving square-cut neckline, and down Left Front. Ch 1, turn. Work s c in each s c around. Fasten off. Press through damp cloth. |
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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.