Happy Sunflower Cardigan

Knitted jacket for babies and children in DROPS Nord. The piece is worked top down with raglan, English rib and garter stitch. Sizes 0 - 4 years.

DROPS Baby 43-10
DROPS Design: no-003-by
Yarn group A
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SIZES:
0/1 - 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4) years
Child’s height in cm:
48/52 - 56/62 - 68/74 - 80/86 (92 - 98/104)

MATERIALS:
DROPS NORD from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
100-150-150-150 (150-200) g colour 18, goldenrod

DROPS BUTTONS NO 513: 4-4-5-5-6-6 items.

NEEDLES
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 80 cm.

KNITTING TENSION:
24 stitches in width and 48 rows in height with garter stitch = 10 x 10 cm.
NOTE: Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.

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ENGLISH RIB:
ROW 1 (right side): * Knit 1, 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch as if to purl *, work from *-* 1 more time, knit 1.
ROW 2 (wrong side): * 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch as if to purl, knit the yarn over and slipped stitch together *, work from *-* 1 more time and finish with 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch as if to purl.
ROW 3 (right side): * Knit together the yarn over and slipped stitch, 1 yarn over, slip 1 stitch as if to purl *, work from *-* 1 more time, knit the yarn over and slipped stitch together.
Repeat rows 2 and 3 onwards.

RAGLAN:
All increases are worked from the right side. Increase 8 stitches as follows:
Work garter stitch to the marker before the English rib, make 1 yarn over, move the marker to the right needle, work English rib over 5 stitches, move the marker to the right needle, 1 yarn over. Repeat at all markers (= 1 stitch increased on each side of the English rib sections = 8 stitches increased). On the next row knit the yarn overs twisted to avoid holes and then work the new stitches in garter stitch.

DECREASE TIP (sleeves):
All decreases are worked from the right side!
Decrease 1 stitch on each side as follows: Work 1 garter stitch, slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over (= 1 stitch decreased), work garter stitch until there are 3 stitches left, knit 2 together (= 1 stitch decreased) and 1 garter stitch (= 2 stitches decreased on the row).

BUTTONHOLES:
The first buttonhole is worked when the piece measures 1 cm, then the next 3-3-4-4 (5-5) buttonholes with approx. 5-6-5-6 (5-6) cm between each one.
Work the buttonholes on the right band (when the garment is worn) from the right side as follows: Work until there are 4 stitches left on the row, knit 2 together, 1 yarn over and knit 2. On the next row knit the yarn over to leave a hole.

I-CORD CAST-OFF:
* Knit 2, knit the next 2 stitches twisted together, place the 3 stitches from the right needle onto the left needle (in the same order) *. Work from *-* until there are 3 stitches left on the left needle, knit these 3 stitches together. Cut the strand and pull it through the last stitch. Fasten well.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JACKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The jacket is worked top down, back and forth with circular needle. The sleeves are worked back and forth with circular needle and sewn together to finish.

YOKE:
Cast on 72-76-80-84 (90-94) stitches (including 4 band stitches on each side) with circular needle size 3 mm and DROPS Nord. Work 2 RIDGES – see description above, and increase 8-8-8-8 (6-6) stitches evenly spaced on the last row = 80-84-88-92 (96-100) stitches. On the next row from the right side insert markers, which will follow your work onwards, as follows:

Work 11-12-13-14 (15-16) stitches in garter stitch (left front piece), insert 1 marker, work 5 stitches in ENGLISH RIB – read description above, insert 1 marker, work 12 stitches in garter stitch (sleeve), insert 1 marker, work 5 stitches in English rib, insert 1 marker, work 14-16-18-20 (22-24) stitches in garter stitch (back piece), insert 1 marker, work 5 stitches in English rib, insert 1 marker, work 12 stitches in garter stitch (sleeve), insert 1 marker, work 5 stitches in English rib, insert 1 marker, work 11-12-13-14 (15-16) stitches in garter stitch and work the BUTTONHOLE – read description above (right front piece). You have 8 markers, which show where you will work English rib and increase to raglan. Knit 1 row from the wrong side, apart from the sections in English rib.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Now start to increase to RAGLAN on each side of all the sections of English rib: Increase every 2nd row 4-6-7-10 (11-14) times, then every 4th row 8-9-9-8 (8-8) times = 176-204-216-236 (248-276) stitches.
Continue the pattern without further increases until the piece measures 9-10-11-12 (13-14) cm from the cast-on edge.
On the next row from the right side, divide for the body and sleeves as follows: Work 23-27-29-32 (34-38) stitches in garter stitch and 5 stitches in English rib, place the next 36-42-44-48 (50-56) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 7 stitches under the sleeve, work 5 stitches in English rib, 38-46-50-56 (60-68) stitches in garter stitch, 5 stitches in English rib, place the next 36-42-44-48 (50-56) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, cast on 7 stitches under the sleeve, work 5 stitches in English rib and 23-27-29-32 (34-38) stitches in garter stitch.

BODY:
= 118-134-142-154 (162-178) stitches. Continue with garter stitch and English rib as before, working the new stitches under each sleeve in English rib (on the first row these stitches do not have yarn overs).
Work until the body measures 12-15-16-18 (20-23) cm, from the division. Read I-CORD CAST-OFF and cast off from the right side. The jacket measures approx. 24-28-30-33 (36-40) cm from the shoulder down.

SLEEVES:
Place the 36-42-44-48 (50-56) stitches from the thread on one side on circular needle size 3 mm.
Work garter stitch back and forth, on the first 2 rows cast on 4 stitches at the end of each row = 44-50-52-56 (58-64) stitches.
When the sleeve measures 2 cm decrease 1 stitch on each side - read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 8th-8th-6th-6th (8th-8th) row a total of 4-7-8-9 (8-10) times = 36-36-36-38 (42-44) stitches. Work until the sleeve measures 13-15-17-19 (23-27) cm. Cast off with I-CORD CAST-OFF from the right side. Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the sleeve seams in the outermost loop of the outermost stitch, so the seam is flat. Sew the openings under the sleeves.
Sew the buttons onto the left band.

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