Dream Plan Cardigan

Knitted jacket for baby in DROPS Merino Extra Fine. The piece is worked top down with raglan, garter stitch and stocking stitch. Sizes 0 - 4 years.

DROPS Baby 45-1
DROPS Design: Pattern me-084-by
Yarn group B
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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)

YARN:
DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
150-150-200-200 (200-250) g colour 47, sage green

BUTTONS:
DROPS BUTTONS NO 521: 5-6-6-6-(6-6) items.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 4 MM: Length 80 cm.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 80 cm.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 4 MM.
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED NEEDLES SIZE 3 MM.
The technique MAGIC LOOP can be used – you then only need circular needle of 80 cm in each size.

KNITTING TENSION:
21 stitches in width and 28 rows in height with stocking stitch/42 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.

DECREASE TIP (sleeves):
Decrease 1 stitch on either side of the marker-thread as follows: Work until there are 3 stitches left before the marker-thread, knit 2 together, knit 2 (marker-thread sits between these 2 stitches), slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.

BUTTONHOLES:
Work buttonholes on the right band (when the garment is worn). Work from the right side when there are 3 stitches left on the row as follows: Make 1 yarn over, knit 2 together and knit 1. On the next row knit the yarn over to leave a hole.
The first buttonhole is worked when the rib on the neck measures approx. 1½-2 cm. Then work the other 4-5-5-5 (5-5) buttonholes with approx. 4-4-4½-5 (5½-6½) cm between each one.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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JACKET – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE.
The neck and yoke are worked back and forth with circular needle. The yoke is divided for the body and sleeves and the body continued back and forth. The sleeves are worked in the round with double pointed needles.

NECK:
Cast on 65-73-73-79 (83-85) stitches with circular needle size 3 mm and DROPS Merino Extra Fine. Purl 1 row from the wrong side with 5 band stitches in GARTER STITCH – read description above, on each side. Work rib, starting from the right side as follows: 5 band stitches in garter stitch, * knit 1, purl 1 *, work from *-* until there are 6 stitches left, knit 1 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch. Remember the BUTTONHOLES – read description above.
Work rib for 2 cm and the next row is from the right side. Insert 1 marker-thread after the band at the beginning of the row; the yoke is measured from here!

YOKE:
Change to circular needle size 4 mm and work from the right side as follows:
5 stitches in garter stitch, 1 stocking stitch (band), 7-9-9-11 (11-11) stitches in garter stitch (front piece), 1 yarn over, 1 stocking stitch and insert a marker in this stitch, 1 yarn over, 9-9-9-9 (11-11) stitches in stocking stitch (sleeve), 1 yarn over, 1 stocking stitch and insert a marker in this stitch, 1 yarn over, 17-21-21-23 (23-25) stitches in garter stitch (back piece), 1 yarn over, 1 stocking stitch and insert a marker in this stitch, 1 yarn over, 9-9-9-9 (11-11) stitches in stocking stitch (sleeve), 1 yarn over, 1 stocking stitch and insert a marker in this stitch, 1 yarn over, 7-9-9-11 (11-11) stitches in garter stitch (front piece), 1 stitch in stocking stitch and 5 stitches in garter stitch (band).
There are 4 markers in the piece and you have increased 1 stitch on each side of all marker-stitches for raglan (8 stitches increased).
Continue this pattern; work the yarn overs in garter stitch on the front and back pieces and in stocking stitch on the sleeves – the yarn overs are not worked twisted, they should make hole.
Increase on both sides of the marker-stitches every 2nd row (each row from the right side) a total of 4-6-6-6 (8-9) times, then every 4th row (every 2nd row from the right side) 7-7-8-9 (9-9) times.
You have increased a total of 11-13-14-15 (17-18) times and there are 153-177-185-199 (219-229) stitches on the needle. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Continue the pattern until the yoke measures 9-10-11-12 (13-14) cm from the marker-thread on the neck.
Divide for the body and sleeves, working as follows: 5 stitches in garter stitch and 1 stocking stitch (band), 19-23-24-27 (29-30) stitches in garter stitch, place the next 31-35-37-39 (45-47) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, without working them, cast on 6-6-8-8 (6-6) stitches under the sleeve, work 41-49-51-55 (59-63) stitches in garter stitch, place the next 31-35-37-39 (45-47) stitches on a thread for the sleeve, without working them, cast on 6-6-8-8 (6-6) stitches under the sleeve, work 19-23-24-27 (29-30) stitches in garter stitch, 1 stocking stitch and 5 stitches in garter stitch (band).

BODY:
= 103-119-127-137 (141-147) stitches.
Continue the pattern back and forth (the cast-on stitches under the sleeve are worked in garter stitch).
When the body measures 11-13-14-16 (18-21) cm from the division, increase 8-6-12-10 (16-20) stitches evenly on the next row from the right side (do not increase over the bands) = 111-125-139-147 (157-167) stitches.
Change to circular needle size 3 mm. Work rib, starting from the wrong side, as follows:
5 band stitches in garter stitch, * purl 1, knit 1 *, work from *-* until there are 6 stitches left, purl 1 and 5 band stitches in garter stitch. Continue this rib for 2-3-3-3 (3-3) cm.
Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl.
The jacket measures approx. 24-28-30-33 (36-40) cm from the shoulder.

SLEEVES:
Place the 31-35-37-39 (45-47) stitches from the thread on one side of the piece on double pointed needles size 4 mm and knit up 1 stitch in each of the new stitches cast on under the sleeve = 37-41-45-47 (51-53) stitches. Insert a marker thread in the middle of the new stitches under the sleeve = start of the round.
Work stocking stitch in the round
When the sleeve measures 2 cm decrease 1 stitch on each side of the marker-thread – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every 3-3-2-2½ (3-4) cm a total of 2-3-5-5 (5-5) times = 33-35-35-37 (41-43) stitches.
When the sleeve measures 9-11-12-14 (18-22) cm from the division increase 5-5-5-5 (3-5) stitches evenly spaced = 38-40-40-42 (44-48) stitches. Change to double pointed needles size 3 mm and work rib (knit 1, purl 1) for 2-2-3-3 (3-3) cm. Cast off with knit over knit and purl over purl. The sleeve measures approx. 11-13-15-17 (21-25) cm from the division.
Work the other sleeve in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the buttons onto the left band.

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