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Home : Patterns : Boy's Striped Cardigan
 

Free Knitting Pattern
Boy's Striped Cardigan

Lion Brand® Vanna's Choice®
Pattern #: 60779A

SKILL LEVEL:  Easy

SIZE: 12 mos, 18 mos, 24 months (2 yrs), Child 4
Finished Chest 23 (25, 27, 29) in. (58.5 (63.5, 68.5, 73.5) cm)
Finished Length
12 (12½, 13, 13½) in. (30.5 (32, 33, 34.5) cm)
Note: Pattern is written for smallest size with changes for larger sizes in parentheses. When only one number is given, it applies to all sizes. To follow pattern more easily, circle all numbers pertaining to your size before beginning.

CORRECTIONS: None
 

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Color (A)
Vanna's Choice®

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Color (B)
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Color (C)
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Color (D)
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Color (E)
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Color (F)
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To change colors, simply select color name from the drop-down above or else click the swatch you want to change and then click a color below
Vanna's Choice®
Linen White Pink Silver Blue Sapphire Dusty Colonial Blue Navy
Scarlet Beige Toffee Taupe Chocolate Espresso Honey Brick
Terracotta Rust Dusty Rose Wild Berry Rose Antique Rose Magenta Eggplant
Dusty Purple Purple Burgundy Silver Grey Charcoal Grey Black Mustard Pea Green
Fern Kelly Green Dusty Green Olive Cranberry Mountain Print Woods Print Purple Print
Autumn Print Charcoal Print Denim Mist Rose Mist Taupe Mist Purple Mist Seaspray Pearl Mist
Tangerine Mist
*Vanna's Choice® (Article #860) is a 4-ply worsted-weight 100% acrylic yarn. • Solids in 3.5 oz/100g (170 yd/156 m) balls • Prints in 3 oz/85 g (145 yd/133 m) balls 100% acrylic

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MATERIALS QUANTITY PRICE ALT QTY  
•  860-125 Vanna's Choice® Yarn: Taupe 3 balls $11.97 (3,4,4) 
Note: (A)
•  860-108 Vanna's Choice® Yarn: Dusty 1 ball $3.99  
Note: (B)
•  860-173 Vanna's Choice® Yarn: Dusty Green 1 ball $3.99  
Note: (C)
•  860-143 Vanna's Choice® Yarn: Antique Rose 1 ball $3.99  
Note: (D)
•  860-130 Vanna's Choice® Yarn: Honey 1 ball $3.99  
Note: (E)
•  860-105 Vanna's Choice® Yarn: Silver Blue 1 ball $3.99  
Note: (F)
Lion Brand Knitting Needles- Size 9 [5.5 mm] 1 $4.95  
Lion Brand Knitting Needles - Size 10.5 [6.5 mm] 1 $4.95  
Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6) 1 $3.59  
Additional Materials
7 buttons, 3/8 in. (9 mm) diameter
 
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Boy's Striped Cardigan

Lion Brand® Vanna's Choice®

GAUGE:

14 sts + 26 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in Stripe pattern with larger needles. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you less stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.

STITCH EXPLANATION:

PATTERN STITCH

K1, p1 Rib
Row 1 (WS):
P1, *k1, p1; rep from *.
Row 2: K the k sts and p the p sts.
Rep Row 2 for k1, p1 Rib.

Stripe Pattern
Rows 1 and 3 (RS):
With A, knit.
Rows 2 and 4: With A, purl.
Row 5: With B, purl.
Row 6: With B, knit.
Rep Rows 1-6 for Stripe pattern, working Rows 5 and 6 in color sequence as follows: *C, D, E, F, B; rep from *.


BACK
With smaller needles and A, cast on 39 (43, 47, 51) sts. Work in k1, p1 Rib until piece measures 1½ in. (4 cm) from beg, end with a WS row. Change to larger needles and, starting with Row 3 of Stripe pattern, work until piece measures 12 (12½, 13, 13½) in. (30.5 (32, 33, 34.5) cm) from beg. Bind off.


LEFT FRONT
With smaller needles and A, cast on 23 (25, 27, 29) sts. Work in k1, p1 Rib for 3 rows.
Buttonhole Row (RS): Work in k1, p1 Rib to last 4 sts, yo, k2tog, p1, k1.
Continue in k1, p1 Rib until piece measures 1½ in. (4 cm) from beg, end with a WS row. Change to larger needles and, starting with Row 3 of Stripe pattern, work 3 rows of Stripe pattern.
Buttonhole Row (RS): K to last 4 sts, yo, k2tog, k2.
Continue in Stripe pattern, working a buttonhole every other Row 6 of Stripe pattern until Left Front measures 10 (10½, 11, 11½) in. (25.5 (26.5, 28, 29) cm) from beg, end with a RS row.

Neck Shaping
Next Row (WS):
Bind off 8 (9, 9, 10) sts, work to end of row – 15 (16, 18, 19) sts.
Working in pattern as established, dec 1 st at Neck edge every other row 4 times – 11 (12, 14, 15) sts. Work even until Left Front measures 12 (12½, 13, 13½) in. (30.5 (32, 33, 34.5) cm) from beg. Bind off.

RIGHT FRONT
With smaller needles and A, cast on 23 (25, 27, 29) sts. Work in k1, p1 Rib until piece measures 1½ in. (4 cm) from beg, end with a WS row. Change to larger needles and, starting with Row 3 of Stripe pattern, work until piece measures 10 (10½, 11, 11½) in. (25.5 (26.5, 28, 29) cm) from beg, end with a WS row.

Neck Shaping
Next Row (RS):
Bind off 8 (9, 9, 10) sts, work to end of row – 15 (16, 18, 19) sts.
Working in pattern as established, dec 1 st at Neck edge every other row 4 times – 11 (12, 14, 15) sts. Work even until Right Front measures 12 (12½, 13, 13½) in. (30.5 (32, 33, 34.5) cm) from beg. Bind off.


SLEEVE (make 2)

With smaller needles and A, cast on 19 (21, 23, 25) sts. Work in k1, p1 Rib until piece measures 1½ in. (4 cm) from beg. Change to larger needles and, starting with Row 3, continue in Stripe pattern AND AT THE SAME TIME, increase 1 st each edge every 3rd (3rd, 4th, 4th) row 9 (9, 10, 10) times – 37 (39, 43, 45) sts. Work even in Stripe pattern until Sleeve measures 7 (8, 9½, 11) in. (18 (20.5, 24, 28) cm) from beg. Bind off.


FINISHING
Sew shoulder seams.

Collar
From RS with smaller needles and A, pick up and k 19 (19, 20, 21) sts along Right Front neck edge, 21 (23, 23, 25) sts across Back neck, and 19 (19, 20, 21) along Left Front neck edge – 59 (61, 63, 67) sts. Work Row 1 of k1, p1 Rib.

Buttonhole Row (RS): Work in k1, p1 Rib to last 4 sts, yo, k2tog, p1, k1.
Continue in k1, p1 Rib until Collar measures 2½ in. (6.5 cm) from beg, end with a WS row. Rep Buttonhole Row. Work 2 rows in k1, p1 Rib. Bind off in rib.

Front Edging
From RS with smaller needles and A, pick up and k 53 (55, 57, 59) sts along Left Front edge. Bind off. Rep for Right Front edge.
Sew Sleeves to body. Sew side and Sleeve seams. Sew buttons opposite buttonholes. Weave in ends.


 
ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
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beg = begin(s)(ning) dec = decreas(e)(s)(ing)
k = knit k2tog = knit 2 together
p = purl RS = right side
st(s) = stitch(es) WS = wrong side
yo = yarn over  


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Ratings and Reviews
Pattern Average Rating: ***** (based on 1 review)
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Boy's Striped Cardigan Reviewed by Anne Taylor-Allen on 2008-04-13 *****
I love this pattern made up and so does everyone who sees it. It has become my new "Baby Shower Gift" -- I just change the buttonhole sides for the sex of the baby.

Only one problem -- the button holes are too far in. I recommend starting them at the last THREE stitches.

Kudos for whoever designed it; it's a definite five star pattern!

"AnnieB"
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