Maxine comes with a choice of three lengths ~
Mini ......(a short shrug style) to wear over dresses
Midi ...... (a mid length)
and Maxi (a longer style for extra warmth in cooler seasons) .
Maxine
Mini Maxine 6 - 9 months
Size:
Width: 20"
Length: 6”
Tension:
22sts =
4" (10cm)
Requires:
Around 50g of DK (8ply)
yarn
4mm needles
4 buttons
Using DK yarn
and 4mm needles ~
Cast on 74sts
Row 1 Knit
Row
2 Knit
Row
3 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Row 4 Knit
Row
5 K10, * kfb,
k12, repeat from * to last 12sts, kfb,
k11 (79sts)
Row
6 Knit
Row 7 K15,
yrn, k2, yrn, k8, yrn, k2, yrn, k25, yrn, k2, yrn, k8, yrn, k2, yrn, k15
Row 8 K5, purl
to last 5sts, k5
Row
9 K16, yrn,
k2, yrn, k10, yrn, k2, yrn, k27, yrn, k2, yrn, k10, yrn, k2, yrn, k16
Row 10 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
11 K17, yrn, k2, yrn, k12,
yrn, k2, yrn, k29, yrn, k2, yrn, k12, yrn, k2, yrn, k17
Row 12 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
13 K18, yrn, k2, yrn, k14,
yrn, k2, yrn, k31, yrn, k2, yrn, k14, yrn, k2, yrn, k18
Row 14 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
15 K19, yrn, k2, yrn, k16,
yrn, k2, yrn, k33, yrn, k2, yrn, k16, yrn, k2, yrn, k19
Row 16 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
17 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k16, yrn, k2, yrn, k18, yrn, k2, yrn, k35, yrn,
k2, yrn, k18, yrn, k2, yrn, k20
Row 18 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
19 K21, yrn, k2, yrn, k20,
yrn, k2, yrn, k37, yrn, k2, yrn, k20, yrn, k2, yrn, k21
Row 20 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
21 K22, yrn, k2, yrn, k22,
yrn, k2, yrn, k39, yrn, k2, yrn, k22, yrn, k2, yrn, k22
Row 22 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
23 K23, yrn, k2, yrn, k24,
yrn, k2, yrn, k41, yrn, k2, yrn, k24, yrn, k2, yrn, k23
Row 24 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
25 K24, yrn, k2, yrn, k26,
yrn, k2, yrn, k43, yrn, k2, yrn, k26, yrn, k2, yrn, k24
Row 26 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
27 K25, yrn, k2, yrn, k28,
yrn, k2, yrn, k45, yrn, k2, yrn, k28, yrn, k2, yrn, k25
Row 28 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
29 K26, yrn, k2, yrn, k30,
yrn, k2, yrn, k47, yrn, k2, yrn, k30, yrn, k2, yrn, k26
Row
30 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
31 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k23, yrn, k2, yrn, k32, yrn, k2, yrn, k49, yrn,
k2, yrn, k32, yrn, k2, yrn,
k27
Row
32 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
33 K28, yrn, k2, yrn, k34,
yrn, k2, yrn, k51, yrn, k2, yrn, k34, yrn, k2, yrn, k28
Row
34 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
35 K30, slip next 38sts
onto a stitch holder, k55, slip next 38sts onto a stitch holder,
k30
Row 36 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5 (115sts)
Row
37 Knit
Row
38 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row 39 K5,
* s1, k1, psso, yrn, k1, rep from * to last 5sts, k5
Row 40 K5,
purl to last 5sts, k5
Knit 4 rows
Row 45 K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes
a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Row
46 Knit
Row
47 Knit
Cast
off
Midi Maxine 6 - 9 months
Size:
Width: 20"
Length: 8"
Tension:
22sts = 4"
(10cm)
Requires:
Around 60g of DK (8ply)
yarn
4mm needles
5 buttons
Using DK yarn
and 4mm needles ~
Cast on 74sts
Row
1 Knit
Row
2 Knit
Row
3 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Row 4 Knit
Row 5 K10,
* kfb, k12, repeat from * to last 12sts, kfb,
k11 (79sts)
Row
6 Knit
Row
7 K15, yrn,
k2, yrn, k8, yrn, k2, yrn, k25, yrn, k2, yrn, k8, yrn, k2, yrn, k15
Row 8 K5, purl
to last 5sts, k5
Row
9 K16, yrn,
k2, yrn, k10, yrn, k2, yrn, k27, yrn, k2, yrn, k10, yrn, k2, yrn, k16
Row 10 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
11 K17, yrn, k2, yrn, k12,
yrn, k2, yrn, k29, yrn, k2, yrn, k12, yrn, k2, yrn, k17
Row 12 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
13 K18, yrn, k2, yrn, k14,
yrn, k2, yrn, k31, yrn, k2, yrn, k14, yrn, k2, yrn, k18
Row 14 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
15 K19, yrn, k2, yrn, k16,
yrn, k2, yrn, k33, yrn, k2, yrn, k16, yrn, k2, yrn, k19
Row 16 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
17 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k16, yrn, k2, yrn, k18, yrn, k2, yrn, k35, yrn,
k2, yrn, k18, yrn, k2, yrn, k20
Row 18 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
19 K21, yrn, k2, yrn, k20,
yrn, k2, yrn, k37, yrn, k2, yrn, k20, yrn, k2, yrn, k21
Row 20 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
21 K22, yrn, k2, yrn, k22,
yrn, k2, yrn, k39, yrn, k2, yrn, k22, yrn, k2, yrn, k22
Row 22 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
23 K23, yrn, k2, yrn, k24,
yrn, k2, yrn, k41, yrn, k2, yrn, k24, yrn, k2, yrn, k23
Row 24 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
25 K24, yrn, k2, yrn, k26,
yrn, k2, yrn, k43, yrn, k2, yrn, k26, yrn, k2, yrn, k24
Row 26 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row 27 K25,
yrn, k2, yrn, k28, yrn, k2, yrn, k45, yrn, k2, yrn, k28, yrn, k2, yrn, k25
Row 28 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
29 K26, yrn, k2, yrn, k30,
yrn, k2, yrn, k47, yrn, k2, yrn, k30, yrn, k2, yrn, k26
Row
30 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
31 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k23, yrn, k2, yrn, k32, yrn, k2, yrn, k49, yrn,
k2, yrn, k32, yrn, k2, yrn,
k27
Row
32 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
33 K28, yrn, k2, yrn, k34,
yrn, k2, yrn, k51, yrn, k2, yrn, k34, yrn, k2, yrn, k28
Row
34 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
35 K30, slip next 38sts
onto a stitch holder, k55, slip next 38sts onto a stitch holder,
k30
Row 36 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5 (115sts)
Row 37 Knit
Row
38 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Repeat last
two rows 3 times more
Row
45 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Row
46 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
47 Knit
Row
48 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Repeat
last two rows twice more
Row 53 K5,
* s1, k1, psso, yrn, k1, rep from * to last 5sts, k5
Row 54 K5,
purl to last 5sts, k5
Knit 4 rows
Row 59 K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes
a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Row
60 Knit
Row
61 Knit
Cast
off
Work short or long sleeves ~ instructions below
Maxi Maxine 6 - 9 months
Size:
Width: 20"
Length: 10"
Tension:
22sts =
4" (10cm)
Requires:
Around 70g of DK (8ply)
yarn
4mm needles
6 buttons
Using DK yarn
and 4mm needles ~
Cast on 74sts
Row
1 Knit
Row 2 Knit
Row
3 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Row 4 Knit
Row
5 K10, * kfb,
k12, repeat from * to last 12sts, kfb,
k11 (79sts)
Row
6 Knit
Row
7 K15, yrn,
k2, yrn, k8, yrn, k2, yrn, k25, yrn, k2, yrn, k8, yrn, k2, yrn, k15
Row 8 K5, purl
to last 5sts, k5
Row
9 K16, yrn,
k2, yrn, k10, yrn, k2, yrn, k27, yrn, k2, yrn, k10, yrn, k2, yrn, k16
Row 10 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
11 K17, yrn, k2, yrn, k12,
yrn, k2, yrn, k29, yrn, k2, yrn, k12, yrn, k2, yrn, k17
Row 12 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
13 K18, yrn, k2, yrn, k14,
yrn, k2, yrn, k31, yrn, k2, yrn, k14, yrn, k2, yrn, k18
Row 14 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
15 K19, yrn, k2, yrn, k16,
yrn, k2, yrn, k33, yrn, k2, yrn, k16, yrn, k2, yrn, k19
Row 16 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
17 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k16, yrn, k2, yrn, k18, yrn, k2, yrn, k35, yrn,
k2, yrn, k18, yrn, k2, yrn, k20
Row 18 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
19 K21, yrn, k2, yrn, k20,
yrn, k2, yrn, k37, yrn, k2, yrn, k20, yrn, k2, yrn, k21
Row 20 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
21 K22, yrn, k2, yrn, k22,
yrn, k2, yrn, k39, yrn, k2, yrn, k22, yrn, k2, yrn, k22
Row 22 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
23 K23, yrn, k2, yrn, k24,
yrn, k2, yrn, k41, yrn, k2, yrn, k24, yrn, k2, yrn, k23
Row 24 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
25 K24, yrn, k2, yrn, k26,
yrn, k2, yrn, k43, yrn, k2, yrn, k26, yrn, k2, yrn, k24
Row 26 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
27 K25, yrn, k2, yrn, k28,
yrn, k2, yrn, k45, yrn, k2, yrn, k28, yrn, k2, yrn, k25
Row 28 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5
Row
29 K26, yrn, k2, yrn, k30,
yrn, k2, yrn, k47, yrn, k2, yrn, k30, yrn, k2, yrn, k26
Row
30 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
31 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k23, yrn, k2, yrn, k32, yrn, k2, yrn, k49, yrn,
k2, yrn, k32, yrn, k2, yrn,
k27
Row
32 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
33 K28, yrn, k2, yrn, k34,
yrn, k2, yrn, k51, yrn, k2, yrn, k34, yrn, k2, yrn, k28
Row
34 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
35 K30, slip next 38sts
onto a stitch holder, k55, slip next 38sts onto a stitch holder,
k30
Row 36 K5, purl to last
5sts, k5 (115sts)
Row
37 Knit
Row
38 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Repeat last
two rows 3 times more
Row
45 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Row
46 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
47 Knit
Row
48 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Repeat last
two rows 5 times more
Row
59 K2, yrn,
k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Row
60 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Row
61 Knit
Row
62 K5, purl to last 5sts,
k5
Repeat last
two rows twice more
Row 67 K5,
* s1, k1, psso, yrn, k1, rep from * to last 5sts, k5
Row 68 K4,
purl to last 4sts, k4
Knit 4 rows
Row 73 K2, yrn, k2tog, (makes
a buttonhole), knit to end of row
Row
74 Knit
Row
75 Knit
Cast
off
Work short or long sleeves ~ instructions below
Short Sleeves ~ Both Alike
Put the
38sts, left on a stitch holder, back on to a knitting needle. Rejoin yarn
With right
side facing –
Row
1 Knit into
front & back of first st, knit to last st, knit into front & back
of last st
Row
2 S1, purl to
last st, k1
Row
3 S1, knit to
end of row
Row
4 S1, purl to
last st, k1
Row
5 K1, *s1, k1,
psso, yon, k1, repeat from * to end
Row
6 S1, purl to
last st, k1
Knit 7 rows
Cast off
Make the
second sleeve in the same way
Long Sleeves ~ Both Alike
Put the 38sts, left on a stitch holder, back on to a knitting needle.
Rejoin yarn
With right
side facing –
Row
1 Knit
into front & back of first st, knit to last st, knit into front &
back of last st (40sts)
Row
2 S1,
purl to last st, k1
Row
3 S1,
knit to end of row
Row
4 S1,
purl to last st, k1
Row
5 S1,
knit to end of row
Row 6 S1,
purl to last st, k1
Row
7 S1,
k2tog, knit to last 3sts, k2tog,
k1 (38sts)
Row
8 S1,
purl to last st, k1
Row
9 S1,
knit to end of row
Row
10 S1,
purl to last st, k1
Row
11 S1,
knit to end of row
Row
12 S1,
purl to last st, k1
Repeat the
last 6 rows 5 times
more (28sts)
Knit 7 rows
Cast off
Make the
second sleeve in the same way
Sew up sleeve
seams. Gather together underarms
Darn away
ends
Sew on buttons
You will find the instructions for my 0 - 3 months size here ~
https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/2014/07/maxine-baby-cardigan-mini-midi-maxi.html
It's beautiful Marianna it makes me wish I had a little granddaughter. x
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely pattern Marianna. Thank-You for sharing so freely x
ReplyDeleteCharming cardi. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLovely pattern first time knitting upside down so to speak. Thank you going to try the Roma cardi next x
ReplyDeleteJust about to start this for my great granddaughter.
ReplyDeleteI have knitted other garments from you, so precise and so well laid out, thank you for sharing your talent,