Pansy Pink Waistcoat for Girl
You'll need:
200g of 100% Merino wool yarn (105m/50g);
Auxilary yarn of contrast color;
Knitting needles 3,5 and 4;
2 buttons.
Size: 4 years;
Used Patterns
Wrong-side: in right-side rows - purls, in wrong-side rows - knit sts;
Stockinette stitch: in right side rows - knit sts, in wrong-side rows -purls;
"Rice" pattern:
1st row: * 1 knit st, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * on all the sts;
2nd row: due to the ornament;
3rd row: * 1 purl, 1 knit st*; repeat from * to * on all the sts.
"Cable" pattern: see pic. 1.
"Rhomb" pattern: see pic 2.
Italian cast on method: cast on the needed quantity of sts, make 1 row of knit sts. Then, make 1 row of purls with the main color yarn and 4 rows of rib (1 knit st, 1 purl, without knitting, yarn in front of work).
Stitches control: on wrong side: 23 sts x 32 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Start with Italian cast on method of 87 sts with knitting needles 3,5. Knit 6 rows of "rice" pattern. Then, turn to knitting needles 4 and knit due to the following instructions: 1 selvedge st, 15 sts of wrong-side, 10 sts of "rhomb" pattern, 1 purl, 2 knit sts, 2 purls, 9 sts of " cable" pattern, 5 purls, 9 sts of "cable" pattern, 2 purls, 2 knit sts, 2 purls, 10 sts of "rhomb" pattern, 15 sts of wrong-side, 1 selvedge st. Make 22 cm due to this scheme. Finish "rhomb" pattern in the top of the second rhomb, in the last right-side row make knit2tog instead of 2 crossed knit sts. At the same height, 22 cm, finish "cable" pattern and knit these 9 sts with stockinette stitch.
For raglan line, bind off 3 sts from both sides and then 1 st x 23 in every even row:
right side: 1 selvedge st, 1 knit st, 2 purls, purl2tog;
left side before 6 last sts: purl2tog, 2 purls, 1 knit st, 1 selvedge st.
Bind off the rest sts.
Front
Make in the same way as back. Bind off central 11 sts for the neck-hole at 35 cm height and finish each part separately. Bind off 3 sts x 1, 2 sts x 1, 1 st x 1 in every even row along the neck-hole line and finish each part separately.
Sleeve
Start with Italian cast on method of 53 sts with knitting needles 3,5. Make 2 rows of "rice" pattern". Then, turn to knitting needles 4. Continue work due to the following scheme: 1 selvedge st, 1 knit st, 2 purls, purl2tog, 5 purls, 2 knit sts, 2 purls, 9 sts of "cable" pattern, 2 purls, 2 knit sts, 5 purls, purl2tog, 2 purls, 1 knit st, 1 selvedge st. For "cable" pattern make 1 pattern repeat, then continue with stockinette stitch. Make decreases in every even row for the raglan line due to the instructions for back - 1 st x 18. Bind off the rest 17 sts.
Assembly
Make side and raglan seams. For colar, lift the sts along the neck-hole with knitting needles3,5, making throw of 4 sts on the raglan line from right side. Knit colar to 7 cm height. Turn to knitting needles 4 and continue work to 7 cm more. At the needed height, make button-holes, knitting through 3 sts from edge - 1 yarn over, purl2tog. Sew the buttons.