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“Sweet” Baby Jacket

This delightful little baby jacket is started by casting on and knitting the right half of the jacket first.
Then you will pick up stitches and cast on for the left half. It is finished off with i-cord ties.

Size: 3-6 months (a larger size can be made with larger yarn and corresponding needles)
Materials: One 100g skein of Araucania Ranco Multi (376yd)

Needle: 3.25-3.5mm or size needed to obtain tension

Tension: 24sts/48rows = 10cm

Abbreviations:
K= knit P= purl S1= slip one st. purlways KFB= knit into the front and back (increases one st.)
K2togTbl= knit 2 sts together through the back loops.
DD = Double decrease worked by slipping 1 stitch knitways, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch
over.

Row 13) S1, K45, DD, K41, DD, K32.


Right Half Row 14) S1, KFB, K to end.
Cast on 145sts. Row 15) S1, K44, DD, K39, DD, K32.
Row 1)(wrong side) S1, K51, DD, K53, DD, K34. Row 16) S1, KFB, K to end.
Row 2) S1, K to end. Row 17) S1, K43, DD, K37, DD, K32.
Row 3) S1, K50, DD, K51, DD, K33. Row 18) S1, KFB, K to end.
Row 4) S1, K to end. Row 19) S1, K42, DD, K35, DD, K32.
Row 5) S1, K49, DD, K49, DD, K32. Row 20) S1, KFB, K to end.
Row 6) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 21) S1, K41, DD, K33, DD, K32
Row 7) S1, K48, DD, K47, DD, K32. Row 22) S1, KFB, K to end.
Row 8) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 23) S1, K40, DD, K31, DD, K32.
Row 9) S1, K47, DD, K45, DD, K32. Row 24) S1, KFB, K to end.
Row 10) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 25) S1, K39, DD, K29, DD, K32.
Row 11) S1, K46, DD, K43, DD, K32. Row 26) S1, KFB, K to end.
Row 12) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 27) S1, K38, DD, K27, DD, K32.
Row 28) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 4) S1, K to end.
Row 29) S1, K37, DD, K25, DD, K32. Row 5) S1, K31, DD, K49, DD, K50.
Row 30) Cast on 6sts S1, K to end. Row 6) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 31) S1, K36, DD, K23, DD, K37. Row 7) S1, K31, DD, K47, DD, K49.
Row 8) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 9) S1, K31, DD, K45, DD, K48.
Row 32) S1, K to end. Row 10) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 33) S1, K35, DD, K21, DD, K36. Row 11) S1, K31, DD, K43, DD, K47.
Row 34) S1, K to end. Row 12) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 35) S1, K34, DD, K19, DD, K35. Row 13) S1, K31, DD, K41, DD, K46.
Row 36) S1, K to end. Row 14) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 37) S1, K33, DD, K17, DD, K34. Row 15) S1, K31, DD, K39, DD, K45.
Row 38) S1, K to end. Row 16) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 39) S1, K32, DD, K15, DD, K33. Row 17) S1, K31, DD, K37, DD, K44.
Row 40) S1, K to end. Row 18) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 41) S1, K31, DD, K13, DD, K32. Row 19) S1, K31, DD, K35, DD, K43.
Row 42) S1, K to end. Row 20) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 43) S1, K30, DD, K11, DD, K31. Row 21) S1, K31, DD, K33, DD, K42.
Row 44) S1, K to end. Row 22) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 45) S1, K29, DD, K9, DD, K30. Row 23) S1, K31, DD, K31, DD, K41.
Row 46) S1, K to end. Row 24) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 47) S1, K28, DD, K7, DD, K29. Row 25) S1, K31, DD, K29, DD, K40.
Row 48) S1, K to end. Row 26) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 49) S1, K27, DD, K5, DD, K28. Row 27) S1, K31, DD, K27, DD, K39.
Row 50) S1, K to end. Row 28) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 51) S1, K26, DD, K3, DD, K27. Row 29) S1, K31, DD, K25, DD, K38.
Row 52) S1, K to end. Row 30) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1.
Row 53) S1, K25, DD, K1, DD, K26. Row 31) Cast on 6sts, S1, K36, DD, K23, DD, K37.
Row 54) S1, K to end. Row 32) S1, K to end.
Row 55) S1, K25, DD, K26. Row 33) S1, K35, DD, K21, DD, K36.
Rows 56-60) S1, K to end. Row 34) S1, K to end.
Row 61) S1, K24, DD, K25. Row 35) S1, K34, DD, K19, DD, K35.
Rows 62-66) S1, K to end. Row 36) S1, K to end.
Row 67) S1, K23, DD, K24. Row 37) S1, K33, DD, K17, DD, K34.
Rows 68-72) S1, K to end. Row 38) S1, K to end.
Row 73) S1, K22, DD, K23. Row 39) S1, K32, DD, K15, DD, K33.
Rows 74-78) S1, K to end. Row 40) S1, K to end.
Row 79) S1, K21, DD, K22. Row 41) S1, K31, DD, K13, DD, K32.
Row 80) S1, K to end. Row 42) S1, K to end.
Repeat last row until sleeve measures 10cm Row 43) S1, K30, DD, K11, DD, K31.
from underarm. Cast off all sts loosely. Row 44) S1, K to end.
Row 45) S1, K29, DD, K9, DD, K30.
Left Half Row 46) S1, K to end.
Pick up 54sts along back section of right half. Row 47) S1, K28, DD, K7, DD, K29.
Cast on an additional 91sts. Row 48) S1, K to end.
Row 1) S1, K33, DD, K53, DD, K52. Row 49) S1, K27, DD, K5, DD, K28.
Row 2) S1, K to end. Row 50) S1, K to end.
Row 3) S1, K32, DD, K51, DD, K51. Row 51) S1, K26, DD, K3, DD, K27.
Row 52) S1, K to end.
Row 53) S1, K25, DD, K1, DD, K26.
Row 54) S1, K to end.
Row 55) S1, K25, DD, K26.
Rows 56-60) S1, K to end.
Row 61) S1, K24, DD, K25.
Rows 62-66) S1, K to end.
Row 67) S1, K23, DD, K24.
Rows 68-72) S1, K to end.
Row 73) S1, K22, DD, K23.
Rows 74-78) S1, K to end.
Row 79) S1, K21, DD, K22.
Row 80) S1, K to end.
Repeat last row until sleeve measures 10cm
from underarm. Cast off all sts loosely.

Sew shoulder and sleeve seams.

I-cord Trim
With double pointed needles, cast on 4sts.
Knit, don't turn. Slide the sts back to the
beginning of the needle and k the row again.
Continue until the cord is approx. 7.5”. Next
row: K2, K2togTbl, pick up and K one st. at right
front neck shaping. Slide sts back to the
beginning of the needle. Repeat this last row,
picking up and knitting in every slipped stitch
along remainder of right neck, back neck and
left neck. Next row: Knit, don’t turn. Slide sts
back to the beginning of the needle and knit the
row again. Repeat this last row until the cord is
the same length as the first section of cord. End
off by threading yarn through the 4sts.

© Margaret de Boer
EWEphoria 2009.

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