Topaz - Premature Baby Top

This little premature baby top is so simple ...... but so sweet!

Knitted top-down ~ and only two tiny sleeve seams to sew up.

Small, medium and large premature baby sizes.

Topaz Premature Baby Cardigan Jacket

With contrasting colour borders - the choices are endless .......

Topaz ~ Small Premature Baby Top   

Size:
Width:         11½" -  12"

Length:       6"

Tension: 

22sts = 4" (10cm)

Requires:

Around 22g of DK (8ply) yarn

2 buttons

Using contrast colour yarn and 4mm needles ~

Cast on 51sts

Rows 1 & 2   Knit
Row 3          K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Rows 4        Knit

Change to main colour ~

Row 5          Knit
Row 6          K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 7          K8, kfb, k1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1, kfb, k12, kfb, k1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1, kfb, k9

Row 8          K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 9          K9, kfb, k1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1, kfb, k14, kfb, k1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1, kfb, k10

Row 10        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 11        K10, kfb, k1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k16, kfb, k1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k11

Row 12        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 13        K11, kfb, k1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k18, kfb, k1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k12

Row 14        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 15        K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), K8, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k20, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k13

Row 16        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 17        K13, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k22, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k14

Row 18        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 19        K14, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k24, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k15

Row 20        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 21        K17, slip next 22sts onto a stitch holder, k29, slip next 22sts onto a stitch holder, k17

Row 22        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4                                (63sts) 

Row 23        Knit

Row 24        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Repeat last 2 rows seven times more

Change to contrast colour  ~

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

Short Sleeves ~ Both Alike

Put the 22sts, left on a stitch holder, back on to a knitting needle.

Using contrast colour yarn  ~

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

Make the second sleeve in the same way

Sew up sleeve border seams

Gather together underarms, using a length of main colour yarn

Darn away ends

Sew on buttons

Topaz ~ Medium Premature Baby Top

Size:
Width:         13"

Length:       6½"

Tension: 

22sts = 4" (10cm)

Requires:

Around 28g of DK (8ply) yarn

2 buttons

Using contrast colour yarn and 4mm needles ~

Cast on 55sts

Rows 1 & 2   Knit
Row 3          K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Rows 4        Knit

Change to main colour ~

Row 5          Knit
Row 6          K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 7          K9, kfb, k1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1, kfb, k14, kfb, k1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1, kfb, k10

Row 8          K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 9          K10, kfb, k1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1, kfb, k16, kfb, k1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1, kfb, k11

Row 10        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 11        K11, kfb, k1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k18, kfb, k1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k12

Row 12        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 13        K12, kfb, k1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k20, kfb, k1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k13

Row 14        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 15        K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), K9, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k22, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k14

Row 16        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 17        K14, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k24, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k15

Row 18        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 19        K15, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k26, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k16

Row 20        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 21        K16, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k28, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k17

Row 22        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 23        K19, slip next 24sts onto a stitch holder, k33, slip next 24sts onto a stitch holder, k19

Row 24        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4                                (71sts) 

Row 25        Knit

Row 26        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Repeat last 2 rows nine more

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

Short Sleeves ~ Both Alike

Put the 24sts, left on a stitch holder, back on to a knitting needle.

Rejoin main colour yarn

Row 1          S1, knit to end     

Row 2          S1, purl to last st, k1

Using contrast colour yarn  ~

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

Make the second sleeve in the same way

Sew up sleeve border seams

Gather together underarms, using a length of main colour yarn

Darn away ends

Sew on buttons

Topaz ~ Large Premature Baby Top

Size:
Width:         15"

Length:       7½ "

Tension: 

22sts = 4" (10cm)

Requires:

Around 30g of DK (8ply) yarn

3 buttons

Using contrast colour yarn and 4mm needles ~

Cast on 59sts

Rows 1 & 2   Knit
Row 3          K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Rows 4        Knit

Change to main colour ~

Row 5          Knit
Row 6          K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 7          K10, kfb, k1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1, kfb, k16, kfb, k1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1, kfb, k11

Row 8          K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 9          K11, kfb, k1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1, kfb, k18, kfb, k1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1, kfb, k12

Row 10        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 11        K12, kfb, k1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k20, kfb, k1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k13

Row 12        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 13        K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k9, kfb, k1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k22, kfb, k1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1, kfb, k14

Row 14        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4 

Row 15        K14, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k24, kfb, k1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1, kfb, k15

Row 16        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 17        K15, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k26, kfb, k1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1, kfb, k16

Row 18        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 19        K16, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k28, kfb, k1, kfb, k17, kfb, k1, kfb, k17

Row 20        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 21        K17, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k30, kfb, k1, kfb, k19, kfb, k1, kfb, k18

Row 22        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 23        K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k14, kfb, k1, kfb, k21, kfb, k1, kfb, k32, kfb, k1, kfb, k21, kfb, k1, kfb, k19

Row 24        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 25        K21, slip next 26sts onto a stitch holder, k37, slip next 26sts onto a stitch holder, k21                       (79sts)

Row 26        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Row 27        S1, knit to end

Row 28        K4, purl to last 4sts, k4

Repeat last 2 rows eleven times more

Change to contrast colour  ~

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

Short Sleeves ~ Both Alike

Put the 26sts, left on a stitch holder, back on to a knitting needle.

Rejoin main colour yarn

Row 1          S1, knit to end     

Row 2          S1, purl to last st, k1

Row 3          S1, knit to end     

Row 4          S1, purl to last st, k1

Using contrast colour yarn  ~

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

Make the second sleeve in the same way

Sew up sleeve border seams

Gather together underarms, using a length of main colour yarn

Darn away ends

Sew on buttons

You will find the matching hats at ~

https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/2015/07/topaz-premature-baby-hats.html

And if you would like a long-sleeved button-front cardigan version ~ 

https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/2019/08/tiny-topaz-premature-baby-cardigan.html

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