“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.
Right Half Cast on 145sts. Row 1)(wrong side) S1, K51, DD, K53, DD, K34. Row 2) S1, K to end. Row 3) S1, K50, DD, K51, DD, K33. Row 4) S1, K to end. Row 5) S1, K49, DD, K49, DD, K32. Row 6) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 7) S1, K48, DD, K47, DD, K32. Row 8) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 9) S1, K47, DD, K45, DD, K32. Row 10) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 11) S1, K46, DD, K43, DD, K32. Row 12) S1, KFB, K to end.
Row 13) S1, K45, DD, K41, DD, K32. Row 14) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 15) S1, K44, DD, K39, DD, K32. Row 16) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 17) S1, K43, DD, K37, DD, K32. Row 18) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 19) S1, K42, DD, K35, DD, K32. Row 20) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 21) S1, K41, DD, K33, DD, K32 Row 22) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 23) S1, K40, DD, K31, DD, K32. Row 24) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 25) S1, K39, DD, K29, DD, K32. Row 26) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 27) S1, K38, DD, K27, DD, K32.
Row 28) S1, KFB, K to end. Row 29) S1, K37, DD, K25, DD, K32. Row 30) Cast on 6sts S1, K to end. Row 31) S1, K36, DD, K23, DD, K37.
Row 32) S1, K to end. Row 33) S1, K35, DD, K21, DD, K36. Row 34) S1, K to end. Row 35) S1, K34, DD, K19, DD, K35. Row 36) S1, K to end. Row 37) S1, K33, DD, K17, DD, K34. Row 38) S1, K to end. Row 39) S1, K32, DD, K15, DD, K33. Row 40) S1, K to end. Row 41) S1, K31, DD, K13, DD, K32. Row 42) S1, K to end. Row 43) S1, K30, DD, K11, DD, K31. Row 44) S1, K to end. Row 45) S1, K29, DD, K9, DD, K30. Row 46) S1, K to end. Row 47) S1, K28, DD, K7, DD, K29. Row 48) S1, K to end. Row 49) S1, K27, DD, K5, DD, K28. Row 50) S1, K to end. 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. Left Half Pick up 54sts along back section of right half. Cast on an additional 91sts. Row 1) S1, K33, DD, K53, DD, K52. Row 2) S1, K to end. Row 3) S1, K32, DD, K51, DD, K51.
Row 4) S1, K to end. Row 5) S1, K31, DD, K49, DD, K50. Row 6) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. 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 10) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 11) S1, K31, DD, K43, DD, K47. Row 12) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 13) S1, K31, DD, K41, DD, K46. Row 14) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 15) S1, K31, DD, K39, DD, K45. Row 16) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 17) S1, K31, DD, K37, DD, K44. Row 18) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 19) S1, K31, DD, K35, DD, K43. Row 20) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 21) S1, K31, DD, K33, DD, K42. Row 22) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 23) S1, K31, DD, K31, DD, K41. Row 24) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 25) S1, K31, DD, K29, DD, K40. Row 26) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 27) S1, K31, DD, K27, DD, K39. Row 28) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 29) S1, K31, DD, K25, DD, K38. Row 30) S1, K to last 2sts, KFB, K1. Row 31) Cast on 6sts, S1, K36, DD, K23, DD, K37. Row 32) S1, K to end. Row 33) S1, K35, DD, K21, DD, K36. Row 34) S1, K to end. Row 35) S1, K34, DD, K19, DD, K35. Row 36) S1, K to end. Row 37) S1, K33, DD, K17, DD, K34. Row 38) S1, K to end. Row 39) S1, K32, DD, K15, DD, K33. Row 40) S1, K to end. Row 41) S1, K31, DD, K13, DD, K32. Row 42) S1, K to end. Row 43) S1, K30, DD, K11, DD, K31. Row 44) S1, K to end. Row 45) S1, K29, DD, K9, DD, K30. Row 46) S1, K to end. Row 47) S1, K28, DD, K7, DD, K29. Row 48) S1, K to end. Row 49) S1, K27, DD, K5, DD, K28. Row 50) S1, K to end. 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.