Monday 24 August 2020

Maxine ~ 6 - 9 months

 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) .


Mini Maxine


Midi Maxine


Maxi Maxine


All these great little cardigans were test knitted by members of my facebook group!  


A huge 'Thank You' to ...... 
Karen Coles, Isobelle Paul, Marian Peacock Dodd, Christine Whitehead, 
Diane D Louw and Lynne Donaldson .......
thank you so much for test knitting this pattern for me !   

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

Work short or long sleeves ~ instructions below 

 

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



I am happy for you to use my patterns for your own use or for charity donations.  
In addition:  You can gift or sell any finished items you make from my patterns.    

However, please do not copy my patterns

This pattern (the information and photos) may not be copied or reproduced
or republished on another webpage or website. 

Copyright © 2020 ‘made by marianna’  All Rights Reserved

5 comments:

  1. It's beautiful Marianna it makes me wish I had a little granddaughter. x

    ReplyDelete
  2. Another lovely pattern Marianna. Thank-You for sharing so freely x

    ReplyDelete
  3. Charming cardi. Thank you for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Lovely pattern first time knitting upside down so to speak. Thank you going to try the Roma cardi next x

    ReplyDelete
  5. Just about to start this for my great granddaughter.
    I have knitted other garments from you, so precise and so well laid out, thank you for sharing your talent,

    ReplyDelete