​Baby Cardigan with Relief Sleeves

You’ll need:

300g of tender green yarn (100% wool);

Crochet hook 2,5;

Knitting needles 2,5.

Size: 2-3 years.

Stitches control: 37 sts x 42 rows = 10 x 10 cm;

Motif = 6 cm in diameter.

Instructions

Back

Cast on 126 sts with knitting needles 2,5 and work with 2 x 2 rib. At 17 cm height, bind off 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts and 3 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from both sides for arm-holes = 106 sts. At 30 cm height, bind off 24 sts of each shoulder and 58 sts of neck-hole.

Right Front

Cast on 46 sts with knitting needles 2,5 and work with 2 x 2 rib, increase 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts and 11 x 1 st in every 2^nd row from the side of fastener = 62 sts. At 17 cm height from the beginning of work, make arm-hole in the same way, as for back. At the same time, decrease 7 x 4 sts in every 6^th row for neck-hole chamfer in the following way: slip 2 knit sts to the auxiliary needle in front of work, purl2tog, draw them through the 2^nd st from the auxiliary needle, then, make knit2tog and draw them through the 1^st st of knitting needle. Bind off 24 sts of shoulder at 30 cm height.

Left Front

Make in symmetry to right front.

Sleeves

Make 3 details for each sleeve.

For the first side detail cast on 20 sts with knitting needles 2,5 and work with 2 x 2 rib, increase 11 x 1 st in every 6^th row = 31 sts. At 22 cm height, bind off 3 x 4 sts, 5 x 3 sts and 4 x 1 st in every 2^nd row. Total height is 28 cm. Make the second side detail in symmetry. For central detail, make 5 motifs due to the scheme 1 with crochet hook 2,5 and connect them between one another due to the scheme 2. Fasten the inner edges of side details with 1 row of single crochets and sew central part between them.

Assembly

Make all seams and sew up the sleeves in the arm-holes. Fasten all edges with fringe due to the scheme 3. Make 2 chain of 30 cm long in 2 threads of yarn and sew them to front at the beginning of neck-hole chamfers as straps.