Baby Sweater & Hat

By Spotlight

A perfect pattern for a knitter at Intermediate level.

Final Result

Materials

YARN bee little grins #147
• 8 (8-9-10) x 50g balls
• A pair 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Knitting Needles or size that gives correct tension/gauge.
• A Cable Needle
• A Yarn Needle
• 5 Stitch Holders
• 1 Button for Sweater

Step 1

TENSION/GAUGE
26 sts and 27 rows to 10 cms/4 ins over rib (see Back of Sweater), using 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Knitting Needles.
**Note - Correct tension/gauge is essential for a successful handknit.

CREATE - Sweater

Back
Using 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Needles, cast on 70 (76-82-88) sts.

Beg rib - 1st row (RS) - K1, * P2, K1, rep from * to end.
2nd row - P1, * K2, P1, rep from * to end.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows twice = 6 rows rib in total.

Beg patt - 1st row (RS) - K1, (P2, K1) 7 (8-9-10) times, P2, (K4, P2) 4 times, (K1, P2) 7 (8-9-10) times, K1.
2nd row - P1, (K2, P1) 7 (8-9-10) times, K2, (P4, K2) 4 times, (P1, K2) 7(8-9-10) times, P1.
3rd row - K1, (P2, K1) 7 (8-9-10) times, P2, (C4L, P2) 4 times, (K1, P2) 7 (8-9-10) times, K1.
4th row - As 2nd row.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows once.
Last 6 rows form patt.
Cont in patt until work measures 16 (18-19-23) cms/6½ (7-7½- 9) ins from beg, working last row on WS.

Shape raglan armholes - Keeping patt correct, cast/bind off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows = 66 (72-78-84) sts. **
Dec one st at each end of next row, then in every foll alt row until 46 (48-50-54) sts rem.
Work 1 row patt.

Divide for back opening - Next row - Patt 2tog, patt 21 (22-23-25), turn.
Cont on these 22 (23-24-26) sts and dec one st at raglan edge in every foll alt row until 18 (18-20-23) sts rem, then in every row until 13 (15-15-16) sts rem.
Leave rem sts on a stitch holder.
With RS facing, join yarn to rem sts and patt to last 2 sts, patt 2tog.
Complete to correspond with other side.

Step 2

Front
Work as for Back to **.
Dec one st at each end of next row, then in every foll alt row until 46 (50-52-58) sts rem.
Work 1 row patt.

Shape neck - Next row - Patt 2tog, patt 14 (16-17-20), turn.
*** Cont on these 15 (17-18-21) sts.
Dec one st at raglan edge in every foll alt row 4 (6-5-5) times, then in every row 5 (3-5-7) times, at the same time dec one st at neck edge in every foll alt row 4 (6-6-7) times = 2 sts.

Next row - Patt 2tog. Fasten off. ***
Slip next 14 sts onto a stitch holder and leave.
With RS facing, join yarn to rem sts and patt to last 2 sts, patt 2tog.
Rep from *** to ***.

Step 3

Sleeve (make 2)
Using 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Needles, cast on 40 (40-40-46) sts.

Beg rib - Work 6 rows rib as for lower band of Back.
Beg patt - 1st row (RS) - K1, (P2, K1) 4 (4-4-5) times, P2, (K4, P2) twice, (K1, P2) 4 (4-4-5) times, K1.
2nd row - P1, (K2, P1) 4 (4-4-5) times, K2, (P4, K2) twice, (P1,K2) 4 (4-4-5) times, P1.
3rd row - K1, (P2, K1) 4 (4-4-5) times, P2, (C4L, P2) twice, (K1,P2) 4 (4-4-5) times, K1.
4th row - As 2nd row.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows once.
Last 6 rows form patt (noting that sts will be inc).
Cont in patt and working extra sts into rib, inc one st at each end of next row, then in every foll 4th row until there are 52 (56-58-66) sts.
Cont in patt without shaping until work measures 16 (19-21-23) cms (6½7½-8½-9) ins from beg, working last row on WS.

Shape raglan - Keeping patt correct, cast/bind off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows = 48 (52-54-62) sts.
Dec one st at each end of next row, then in every foll alt row until 16 (16-12-24) sts rem, then in every row until 10 sts rem.
Leave rem 10 sts on a stitch holder.

Step 4

Neckband
Using yarn needle and mattress st seam, join raglan seams, noting that tops of sleeves form part of neckline.

With right side facing and using 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Needles, patt across sts from left back stitch holder thus - P1, (K1, P2) 4 (4-4-5) times, (K2tog) 0 (1-1-0) time/s, patt across sts from left sleeve stitch holder thus - P2tog, P1) 0 (1-1-0) time/s, K1, (P2,K1) 3 (2-2-3) times, knit up 12 (12-12-15) sts evenly along left side of neck, patt across sts from front stitch holder thus - P2, (K1, P2) 4 times, knit up 12 (12-12-15) sts evenly along right side of neck, patt across sts from right sleeve stitch holder thus - K1,P2,K1) 3 (2-2-3) times, (P1, P2tog) 0 (1-1-0) time/s, then patt across sts from right back stitch holder thus - (K2tog) 0 (1-1-0) time/s, (P2,K1) 4 (4-4-5) times, P1 = 84 (84-84-96) sts.

1st row (WS) - K1, P1, * K2, P1, rep from * to last st, K1.
2nd row - P1, K1, * P2, K1, rep from * to last st, P1.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows once, then 1st row once = 5 rows rib in total.
Cast/bind off loosely in rib.

Step 5

CREATE - Hat

Using 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Needles, cast on 104 (110-116-116) sts.

1st row (RS) - P2, * K1, P2, rep from * to end.
2nd row - K2, * P1, K2, rep from * to end.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows twice = 6 rows rib in total.

Beg patt - 1st row (RS) - P2, * K4, P2, rep from * to end.
2nd row - K2, * P4, K2, rep from * to end.
3rd row - P2, * C4L, P2, rep from * to end.
4th row - As 2nd row.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows once.
Last 6 rows form patt.
Cont in patt until work measures approx 12 (12-15-15) cms/5 (5-6-6) ins from beg, ending with a 4th patt row.

Shape crown - Next row - P2tog, * K4, P2tog, rep from * to end = 86 (91-96- 96) sts.
Next row - K1, * P4, K1, rep from * to end.
Next row - P1, * K1, K2tog, K1, P1, rep from * to end = 69(73-77-77) sts.
Next row - K1, * P3, K1, rep from * to end.
Next row - P1, * K3tog, P1, rep from * to end = 35 (37-39-39) sts.
Next row - P1, * P2tog rep from * to end = 18 (19-20-20) sts.
Break off yarn leaving a long end.
Run end through rem sts, draw up tightly and fasten off securely.

Step 6

FINISHING

DO NOT PRESS.
Using yarn needle, darn in ends.

Sweater -
Using yarn needle and mattress st seam, join side and sleeve seams.
With RS facing and using 4.50mm (US 7), (UK 7) Needles, knit up 20 sts evenly around back opening.

Next row - K3, yfwd, K2tog, knit to end.
Cast/bind off loosely knitways.
Sew on button to correspond withbuttonhole.

Hat -
Using yarn needle and mattress st seam, join side edges together to form centre back seam.
Make a pom pom and attach to top of hat as pictured.

Abbreviation

St/s - stitch/es
K - Knit
P - Purl
RS - right side
WS - wrong side
stocking st - 1 row K, 1 row P
beg - begin/ning
patt - pattern,
rep - repeat
cont - continue
dec - decrease
foll - follow/ing
alt - alternate
tog - together
rem - remain/ing
inc - increase
K2tog - knit 2 sts together
P2tog - purl 2 sts together
K3tog - knit 3 sts together
yfwd - yarn forward to make a stitch.

SPECIAL ABBREVIATION
C4L - slip next st onto cable needle and leave at front of work, K3, then K1 from cable needle.