Babycardigan

Raspberry"

Sizes available:

0-3 months, 4-9, 9-12, 1-2 Y

(European Sizes 56/62 [cm], 68/74, 80/86, 92/98)
Use circular needle 3,5 mm and a cable needle.
Optionally a hook 3 mm

Gauge: 26 stiches x 36 rows = 10x10 cm

Yarn: Schachenmayr Catania, 100 (150, 200, 200) g

3 (3, 4, 4) buttons

Abbreviations:
st(s) stitch(es)
kn knit

rnd round

St st stockinette stitch
cn cable needle

yrn yarn around needle

skppso - slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
k2tog knit 2 stitches together
bp basic pattern
CO cast off

Symbols
[an empty box]

knit

yrn

k2tog

skppso
slip 1 st onto a cn and hold sts at back of the knitting,
knit the next 2 sts and then the 1 st from cn

slip 2 sts onto a cn and hold sts at front of the knitting,

knit the next 1 st and then the 2 sts from cn

The basic pattern:

23

21

19

17

15

13

11

The first and the last sts are selvage sts.

Instruction:
Cast on 57 (68, 79, 90) sts for the back with the needle 3,5 mm following any method you like,

knit 2 rows in stockinette stitch and then knit on for 21 (23, 27, 30) cm in the basic pattern. Kn 2
rows and CO.
For the left front, cast on 29 (35, 40, 46)
sts and kn 2 rows in St st. Slip the first st

and: kn 2, then the bp, kn 2, the bp and

kn to the end. Knit the bp. Kn 1, the bp, kn
2, bp, kn 2, bp, kn to the end, knit the bp.

Knit 15 (18, 23, 26) cm and then, for the

neckline, CO in every 2nd row 1 x 5 (7, 8,

9), 2 x 2 and 2 x 1 st. Then knit the front
parts to the length of the back parts, kn 2
rows and CO.

Kn the right front part symmetrically. Kn

the sleeves in rnds. Cast on 33 (44, 44, 55) sts, close to the rnd and kn 2 rows. Kn the bp

Increase 5 (6, 7, 8) times in every 4th rnd at the same place 2 sts. At 14 (15, 18, 20) cm after caston kn 2 rnds and CO.
Sew the parts of the cardigan together and crochet 1 rnd half treble. Sew the buttons on to the
cardigan.