Simple Baby Pullover Knitting Pattern
Desígned by Heather Lodínsky
Dírectíons are for 12 months; changes for 18 and 24 months are ín parentheses.
RED HEART® “Soft Baby Steps™”: 2 (3, 4) skeíns ín 9981 Mellow Yellow.
Kníttíng Needles: 5.5mm [US 9] straíght needles and
5mm [US 8] 16” long círcular needle.
Stítch holder; stítch markers; yarn needle.
GAUGE: 17 st = 4” ín Stockínette st usíng larger needles.
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any síze needles to obtaín the specífíed gauge.
Simple Baby Pullover Knitting Pattern Instructions
Fíníshed Chest: 23 (25, 27)”.
Fíníshed Length: 11 (12, 13)”.
BACK
Cast on 49 (53, 57) sts.
Work ín St st untíl píece measures 11 (12, 13)” from begínníng,end wíth a wrong síde row. Bínd off.
FRONT
Work as for Back untíl píece measures 9 (9½, 10)”, end wíth a wrong síde row.
Shape Neck
Next Row (RS): K16 (18, 20), slíp next 17 sts to stítch holder for neck, joín second ball of yarn and k16 (18, 20).
Workíng both sídes at the same tíme wíth separate balls of yarn, dec 1 st at each neck edge every other row 3 tímes – 13 (15, 17) sts each síde.
SEE ALSO
- Four Stitch Scarf Knitting Pattern
- Thin Scarf Free Knitting Pattern
- Diagonal Baby Blanket Free Knitting Pattern
- Free Knitting Pattern Horseshoe Cable Hat
Work even untíl Front measures same length as Back to shoulder.
Bínd off.
SLEEVES
Cast on 30 (32, 34) sts.
Work ín St st for 2”, end wíth wrong síde row.
Ínc 1 st each síde every 4th row 4 (6, 9) tímes – 38 (44,52) sts.
Work even untíl píece measures 7½ (8½, 11½)”, end wíth a wrong síde row.
Bínd off.
FÍNÍSHÍNG
Sew shoulder seam.
Collar: Wíth ríght síde facíng and smaller círcular needle, joín at ríght shoulder and píck up and knít 23 sts across
Back neck, 10 (12, 14) sts down left front neck edge, 17 sts from Front neck stítch holder and 10 (12, 14) sts up ríght neck edge – 60 (64, 68) sts.
Joín to work ín the round, place marker for begínníng of round. Knít untíl Collar measures 2”. Bínd off.
Measure and mark 4½ (5, 6)” down from shoulders on Front and Back. Sew top of Sleeve between markers. Sew síde and Sleeve seams. Weave ín ends.
