LION BRAND® COTTON-EASE® Knitted One-Stitch Baby Sweater

® ® LION BRAND COTTON-EASE Knitted One-Stitch Baby Sweater Set As seen in Knit It! magazine

Baby Hats shown in: Jiffy®, Babysoft® and Polarspun® Yarns

Page 1 Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn Page 2

Skill Level: Beginner SIZE 9 months (18 months, 3 years) Finished chest 24 (26, 28)"

MATERIALS • LION BRAND Cotton-Ease 2 (3, 4) balls #157 Banana Cream or #144 Sugarplum or #106 Ice Blue or color of your choice • Size 9 (5.5 mm) knitting needles OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE • Four ¾" (19 mm) buttons • Stitch holder • Large-eyed, blunt needle

GAUGE 15 sts = 4" (10 cm) in garter st (k every row). BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

STITCH EXPLANATION ssk (slip, slip, knit) Slip the next 2 sts as if to knit, one at a time, to the right needle; insert the left needle into the fronts of these 2 sts and k them tog to dec 1 st.

SWEATER (worked in one piece from Back hem edge) Cast on 45 (49, 53) sts. Work in garter st until piece measures 4 (4 1/2, 5)".

Beg Sleeve Shaping Inc 1 st at each end of every RS row 18 (20, 22) times – 81 (89, 97) sts. Note Piece should measure approximately 9 (10, 11)" from beg. Cuffs Cast on 8 (8, 10) sts (by knitting into last st, return new st to left needle and so on) at end of next 2 rows – 97 (105, 117) sts. Work even in garter st for 3 (3 1/2, 4)". Note Piece should measure 12 (13 1/2, 15)" from beg.

Shape Back neck Next row K 40 (44, 49) sts and slip

onto a holder for Right Front, bind off next 17 (17, 19) sts, k rem 40 (44, 49) sts for Left Front.

Left Front Continue even on Left Front sts for 4 rows. Inc 1 st at neck edge on every RS row 3 (3, 4) times – 43 (47, 53) sts. Next row Cast on 2 sts at neck edge – 45 (49, 55) sts. Work even for one row. Next row Cast on 6 sts at neck edge – 51 (55, 61) sts. Work even until cuff measures 6 (7, 8)". Bind off 8 (8, 10) cuff sts – 43 (47, 51) sts. Dec 1 st (k2tog on Left Front; ssk on Right Front) at side edge every RS row 18 (20, 22) times – 25 (27, 29) sts. Work even until Left Front is same length as Back. Bind off all sts. Count ridges on Left Front and place 4 buttons evenly spaced between ridges on Left Front opening edge. Right Front Attach yarn to Right Front sts at neck edge. Work to correspond to Left Front, rev shaping and working buttonholes (opposite markers) as foll: Work to 4 sts from end of row, (k2tog, yo) for buttonholes, k 2 (Front opening edge).

FINISHING Sew side seams with flat seam. Fold cuff back. Sew on buttons. Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS beg = begin(ning) rem = remain(s)(ing) ch = chain rep = repeat(s)(ing) cont = continu(e)(s)(ing) rev = revers(e)(ing) dc = double crochet rnd(s) = round(s) dec = decreas(e)(s)(ing) RS = right side foll = follow(s)(ing) sc = single crochet inc = increase(e)(s)(ing) ssk = k = knit st(s) = stitch(es) k2tog = knit 2 together St st = stockinette stitch MC = main color tog = together p = purl WS = wrong side psso = pass slipped st overyo = yarn over

Cotton-Ease (Article #700) comes in 3.5 oz/ 207 yd

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