Old Shale Lace Baby Top and Cardigan

 

Sweet and pretty !  A lovely little top for a newborn baby.  

Old Shale Lace Baby Top

Old Shale Lace Baby Top                Newborn Baby         

        

Size ~

Width:             16”   (41cm)

Length:            8½”   (21.5cm)

 

Requirements ~

Yarn  –  any DK  I used 46g of acrylic DK     

Needles  – 4mm throughout 

3 small buttons

 

Tension –

22sts over 4” / 10cm   

 

Worked from the top down

Cast on 49sts

Rows 1 & 2     Knit

Row 3              K2, yon, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k to end of row

Rows 4 & 5     Knit

Row 6              K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 7              K5, *k1, kfb, repeat from * to the last 6sts, k6                                    68sts

Row 8              K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 9              Knit

Row 10            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 11            K6, *k2, kfb, repeat from * to the last 8sts, k8                                    86sts

Row 12            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 13            Knit

Row 14            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 15            K3, *k3, kfb, repeat from * to the last 7sts, k7                                    105sts

Row 16            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 17            K2, yon, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k to end of row

Row 18            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 19            K3, *k4, kfb, repeat from * to the last 7sts, k7                                    124sts

Row 20            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 21            Knit

Row 22            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 23            K5, *k5, kfb, repeat from* to the last 11sts, k11                                      142sts

Row 24            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 25            Knit

Row 26            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 27            K1, *k6, kfb, repeat from * to the last 8sts, k8                                    161sts

Row 28            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Knit 2 rows

Row 31            K2, yon, k2tog, (makes a buttonhole), k to end of row

Knit 2 rows

Row 34            K26, cast off 31sts for the cap sleeve, k46, cast off 31sts for the cap sleeve, k25 

 

(You will now have 26sts for the front, 47sts for the back and 26sts for the front on the needle – work across all 99sts as follows) ~

 

Row 35            Knit

Row 36            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 37            * (K8, kfb), repeat from * to last 9sts, k9                    109sts

Row 38           K5, purl to last 5sts, k5

 

Row 39           K5, *k2tog, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, repeat from * to last 5sts, k5

Row 40           S1, knit to end

Row 41           S1, knit to end

Row 42            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

The last 4 rows form the pattern

 

Repeat last 4 rows six times more 

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

 

Darn away ends

Add 2 small buttons

If you wish to make a long-sleeved cardigan  

Old Shale Lace Baby Cardigan

Work as above until row 33 has been completed, and complete as follows ~

Row 34            K26, slip next 31sts onto a stitch holder, k47, slip next 31sts onto a stitch holder, k26 

(You will now have 26sts for the front, 47sts for the back and 26sts for the front on the needle – work across all 99sts as follows) ~

Row 35            Knit

Row 36            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

Row 37            * (K8, kfb), repeat from * to last 9sts, k9                    109sts

Row 38           K5, purl to last 5sts, k5

Row 39           K5, *k2tog, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2tog, repeat from * to last 5sts, k5

Row 40           S1, knit to end

Row 41           S1, knit to end

Row 42            K5, purl to the last 5sts, k5

The last 4 rows form the pattern

 

Repeat last 4 rows six times more 

Knit 5 rows

Cast off

 

Long Sleeves ~ Both Alike

Put the 31sts, left on a stitch holder, back on to a knitting needle. Rejoin yarn

With wrong side facing – Starting with a purl row, stocking stitch 7 rows

Row 8:      K2tog, knit to last 2sts, k2tog                  (29sts)

Starting with a purl row, stocking stitch 7 rows

Repeat the last 8 rows twice more                           (25sts)

(It is easy to adjust the sleeve length at this point if you wish)

Knit 7 rows

Cast off knitwise

 

Darn away ends

Add 3 small buttons

You will find my matching baby hat here ~ 

https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/2016/10/old-shale-lace-baby-hat.html

Old Shale Lace Baby Hat

And my matching baby blanket here ~ 

https://mariannaslazydaisydays.blogspot.com/2021/03/oldshale-lace-baby-blanket-old-shale-is.html

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