Pink Knit Cardigan for Girl
You’ll need:
100 (100) 150 (150)g of light-pink Bergere de France Coton Fifty yarn (50% cotton, 50% acryl; 140m/50g);
Knitting needles 3;
4 buttons.
Size: 6 months (1 year) 2 years (4 years).
Used Patterns
Fancy pattern: 1st-4th rows: knit;
5th row: knit st, twist the yarn x twice around needle;
6th row: knit, slip yarn overs.
Repeat 1st-6th rows.
Garter stitch: knit sts.
Stitches control: 26 sts x 38 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Back
Cast on 72 (78) 84 (92) sts and work with fancy pattern, bind off 4 x 1 st in every 8th (10th) 12th (14th) row = 64 (70) 76 (84) sts. In 11 (13) 16 (19) cm = 42 (50) 62 (72) rows from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 3 x 1 st (1 x 3 sts, 1 x 2 sts, 3 x 1 st) 1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st (1 x 3 sts, 2 x 2 sts, 3 x 1 st = 48 (54) 58 (64) sts. In 21 (24) 28 (32) cm = 80 (92) 108 (122) rows from the set-up row, bind off all sts.
Left Front
Cast on 39 (42) 45 (49) sts and work with fancy pattern, make decreases from right side in the same way, as for back = 35 (38) 41 (45) sts. Make arm-hole from the right side in the same way, as for back. In 16 (19) 22 (26) cm = 62 (74) 86 (100) rows from the set-up row bind off 16 (16) 17 (19) sts from the left side for neck-hole = 11 (14) 15 (16) sts. In 21 (24) 28 (32) cm = 80 (92) 108 (122) rows from the set-up row, bind off all sts for shoulder.
Right Front
Make in symmetry to the left front, make the 1st button-hole in 4 (7) 10 (13) cm = 14 (26) 38 (50) rows from the set-up row.
Cast on 48 (52) 58 (64) sts and work with fancy pattern, increase 3 x 1 st in every 4th row (3 x 1 st in every 4th row) 2 x 1 st in every 6th row, 1 x 1 st in every 4th row (2 x 1 st in every 6th row) 1 x 1 st in every 4th row = 54 (58) 64 (70) sts. In 4 (4) 5 (5) cm = 16 (16) 20 (20) rows from the set-up row, bind off 1 x 3 sts, 5 x 2 sts, 2 x 3 sts in every 2nd row (1 x 3 sts, 3 x 2 sts, 2 x 1 st, 2 x 2 sts, 2 x 3 sts) 2 x 3 sts, 6 x 2 sts, 2 x 3 sts) 2 x 3 sts, 6 x 2 sts, 2 x 3 sts (2 x 3 sts, 6 x 2 sts, 3 x 3 sts), bind off the rest 16 sts.
Assembly
Make shoulder seams. Cast on 10 (10) 12 (12) sts along short edges of neck-hole, make 2 rows of garter stitch and bind off all sts. Cast on 40 (48) 56 (66) sts along the edge of each front and bind off all sts. Sew up the sleeves, make sleeve and side seams. Sew buttons.