I have really enjoyed making these sweet little preemie baby cardigans - they are so quick to knit !
Cacey Baby Cardigan Jacket Small
Premature Baby
Requirements:
26 - 28g DK yarn 4mm
needles 4 small buttons
Measurements:
Width: 12” (30.5cm)
Length:
5¾” (14.5cm)
Sleeve length: 3” (7.5cm)
Instructions:
Begin with the Sleeves (work 2)
Cast on 23sts
Knit 4 rows
5th Row:
Knit
6th Row:
S1, purl to last st, k1
Repeat the last 2 rows 8 times more, or until the
sleeve measures about 3”
Next Row: Cast off
2sts, knit to last 2sts, cast off 2sts
(19sts)
Leave these 19 stitches on a spare needle, or
stitch holder
Work the Main Part
Cast on 66sts
Knit 2 rows
3rd Row: S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a
buttonhole), knit to end
Knit
3 rows
7th Row: S1, knit to end
8th
Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
9th
Row: S1,
knit to end
10th Row: S1, knit to end
11th Row: S1, knit to end
12th Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
13th
Row: S1,
knit to end
14th Row: S1, knit to end
15th
Row: S1, knit to end
16th
Row: S1,
knit to end
17th
Row: S1, k2tog,
yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end
18th
Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
19th Row:
S1, knit to end
20th
Row: S1,
knit to end
21st Row: S1, knit to end
22nd Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
23rd Row: S1,
knit to end
24th Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
25th
Row: S1, knit 15sts, cast off
4sts, knit 25sts, cast off 4sts, k15sts
26th Row: S1, k3, p12, purl across
19sts from the first sleeve, purl 26sts from the back, purl 19sts from the
second sleeve, purl 12sts from left front, k4
(96sts)
Work the Yoke
1st Row:
S1, knit to end
2nd Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
3rd Row:
S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), k10,
k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k15, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k22, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k15, k2tog,
s1, k1, psso,
k14
(88sts)
4th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
5th Row:
S1, k12, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k13, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k20, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k13, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k13
(80sts)
6th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
7th Row:
S1, k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k18, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k12
(72sts)
8th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
9th Row:
S1, k10, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k9, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k16, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k9, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k11 (64sts)
10th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
11th Row:
S1, k9, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k7, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k14, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k7, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k10 (56sts)
12th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
13th Row:
S1, k8, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k12, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k5, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k9
(48sts)
14th Row:
S1, knit to end
15th Row: S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end
Knit 2 rows
Cast off knitwise
Sew up the sleeve seams. Darn away ends.
Add 4 little buttons
Cacey Baby Cardigan Jacket Medium
Premature Baby
Requirements:
30 - 32g DK yarn 4mm
needles 4 small buttons
Measurements:
Width: 13”
(33cm)
Length: 6½” (16.5cm)
Sleeve length: 3½”
(9cm)
Instructions:
Begin with the Sleeves (work 2)
Cast on 23sts
Knit 4 rows
5th Row Kfb,
knit to last 2sts, kfb, k1 (25sts)
6th Row S1,
purl to last st, k1
7th Row S1, knit across row
8th Row S1,
purl to last st, k1
Repeat the last 2 rows 9 times more, or until the sleeve measures about
3½”
Next Row: Cast off 2sts, knit to
last 2sts, cast off 2sts (21sts)
Leave these 21 stitches on a spare needle, or stitch holder
Work the Main Part
Cast on 73sts
Knit 2 rows
3rd Row: S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a
buttonhole), knit to end
Knit
3 rows
7th Row: S1, knit to end
8th
Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
9th
Row: S1,
knit to end
10th Row: S1, knit to end
11th Row: S1, knit to end
12th Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
13th
Row: S1,
knit to end
14th Row: S1, knit to end
15th Row:
S1, knit to end
16th
Row: S1,
knit to end
17th
Row: S1, k2tog,
yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end
18th
Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
19th Row:
S1, knit to end
20th
Row: S1,
knit to end
21st Row: S1, knit to end
22nd Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
23rd Row: S1,
knit to end
24th Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
25th Row: S1,
knit to end
26th Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
27th
Row: S1, knit 17sts, cast off 4sts, knit 28sts, cast off 4sts, k17sts
28th Row: S1, k3, p14, purl across 21sts from the
first sleeve, purl 29sts from the back, purl 21sts from the second sleeve, purl
14sts from left front, k4 (107sts)
Work the Yoke
1st Row: S1, knit
to end
2nd Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
3rd Row: S1, k2tog, yrn,
k1, (makes a buttonhole), k12, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k17,
k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k25, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k17, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k16 (99sts)
4th Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
5th Row: S1,
k14, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k15, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k23, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k15, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k15 (91sts)
6th Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
7th Row: S1,
k13, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k13, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k21, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k13, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k14 (83sts)
8th Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
9th Row: S1,
k12, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k19, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k13 (75sts)
10th Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
11th Row: S1,
k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k9, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k17, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k9, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k12 (67sts)
12th Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
13th Row: S1,
k10, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k7, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k15, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k7, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k11 (59sts)
14th Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
15th Row: S1,
k9, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k13, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k5,
k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k10 (51sts)
16th Row: S1, knit
to end
17th Row: S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes
a buttonhole), knit to end
Knit 2rows
Cast off knitwise
Sew up the sleeve and
underarm seams
Darn away ends
Add small buttons, to correspond with
the buttonholes
Cacey Baby Cardigan Jacket Large
Premature Baby
Requirements:
42 - 45g DK
yarn
4mm
needles
5 small buttons
Tension:
22sts = 4” (10cm)
Measurements:
Width:
14½” (37cm)
Length:
7½”
(19cm)
Sleeve length:
4” (10cm)
Instructions:
Begin with the Sleeves (work 2)
Using 4mm needles, cast on 24sts
Knit 6 rows
Work in stocking stitch (one row knit, one row
purl), increasing one stitch at each end of 5th, 11th and
17th rows, until the sleeve measures about 4”
(30sts)
Next Row: Cast off 3sts, work to last 3sts,
cast off 3sts
(24sts)
Leave these 24 stitches on a spare needle
Work the Main Part
Cast on 81sts
Knit 2 rows
3rd Row: S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a
buttonhole), knit to end
Knit
3 rows
7th Row: S1, knit to end
8th
Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
9th
Row: S1,
knit to end
10th Row: S1, knit to end
11th Row: S1, knit to end
12th Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
13th
Row: S1,
knit to end
14th Row: S1, knit to end
15th
Row: S1, k2tog,
yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end
16th
Row: S1,
knit to end
17th
Row: S1,
knit to end
18th
Row: S1,
k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
19th Row:
S1, knit to end
20th
Row: S1,
knit to end
21st Row: S1, knit to end
22nd Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
23rd Row: S1,
knit to end
24th Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
25th Row: S1,
knit to end
26th Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
27th
Row: S1, k2tog,
yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end
28th Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
29th Row: S1,
knit to end
30th Row: S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
31st Row
S1, knit 17sts, cast off 6sts, knit 32sts, cast off 6sts, k17sts
32nd Row:
S1, k3, p14, purl across 24sts from the first
sleeve, purl 33sts from the back, purl 24sts from the second sleeve, purl 14sts
from left front, k4
(117sts)
Work the Yoke
1st Row:
S1, knit to end
2nd Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
3rd Row:
S1, k15, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k20, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k29, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k20, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k16
(109sts)
4th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
5th Row:
S1, k14, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k18, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k27, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k18, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k15
(101sts)
6th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
7th Row:
S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), k10, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k16, k2tog,
s1, k1, psso, k25, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k16, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k14
(93sts)
8th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
9th Row:
S1, k12, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k14, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k23, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k14, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k13
(85sts)
10th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
11th Row:
S1, k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k12, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k21, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k12, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k12
(77sts)
12th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
13th Row:
S1, k10, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k10, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k19, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k10, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k11
(69sts)
14th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
15th Row:
S1, k9, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k8, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k17, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k8, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k10
(61sts)
16th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
17th Row:
S1, k8, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k6, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k15, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k6, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k9
(53sts)
18th Row:
S1, knit to end
19th Row:
S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end
Knit 2 rows
Cast off
knitwise
Sew up the sleeve and underarm seams
Darn away
ends
Add small buttons, to correspond with the buttonholes
Cacey Baby Cardigan Jacket Newborn
Baby
Requirements:
50g – 52g DK
yarn
4mm
needles
5 small buttons
Tension:
22sts = 4” (10cm)
Measurements:
Width:
16”
(41cm)
Length:
8 ½”
(21.5cm)
Sleeve length:
4½” (11.5cm)
Instructions:
Begin with the Sleeves (work 2)
Using 4mm needles, cast on 25sts
Knit 6 rows
Work in stocking stitch (one row knit, one row
purl), increasing one stitch at each end of 5th, 11th and
17th rows, until the sleeve measures about 4½”
(31sts)
Next Row: Cast off 3sts, work to last 3sts,
cast off 3sts
(25sts)
Leave these 25 stitches on a spare needle
Work the Main Part
Cast on 89sts
Knit 2 rows
3rd Row:
S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end
Knit 4 rows
8th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
Knit 3 rows
12th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
Knit 4 rows
17th Row: S1,
k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end
18th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
Knit 3 rows
22nd Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
Knit 5 rows
28th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
Knit 2 rows
31st Row: S1,
k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end
32nd Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
33rd Row:
S1, knit across row
34th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts,
k4
35th Row
S1, knit 19sts, cast off 6sts, knit 36sts, cast off 6sts, k19sts
36th Row:
S1, k3, p16, purl across 25sts from the
first sleeve, purl 37sts from the back, purl 25sts from the second sleeve, purl
16sts from left front, k4
(127sts)
Work the Yoke
1st Row:
S1, knit to end
2nd Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
3rd Row:
S1, k17, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k21, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k33, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k21, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k18
(119sts)
4th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
5th Row:
S1, k16, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k19, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k31, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k19, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k17
(111sts)
6th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
7th Row:
S1, k15, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k17, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k29, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k17, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k16
(103sts)
8th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
9th Row:
S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k15, k2tog,
s1, k1, psso, k27, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k15, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k15
(95sts)
10th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
11th Row:
S1, k13, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k13, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k25, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k13, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k14
(87sts)
12th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
13th Row:
S1, k12, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k23, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k13
(79sts)
14th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
15th Row:
S1, k11, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k9, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k21, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k9, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k12
(71sts)
16th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
17th Row:
S1, k10, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k7, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k19, k2tog, s1, k1,
psso, k7, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k11
(63sts)
18th Row:
S1, k3, purl to last 4sts, k4
19th Row:
S1, k9, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog, s1, k1, psso, k17, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k5, k2tog, s1, k1, psso,
k10
(55sts)
Knit 3 rows
23rd Row:
S1, k2tog, yrn, k1, (makes a buttonhole), knit to end
Knit 2 rows
Cast off
knitwise
Sew up the sleeve and underarm seams
Darn away
ends
Add small buttons, to correspond with the buttonholes
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