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Meet Baby Coco! Version A is a debonair little grandpa cardigan, with stockinette body, front pockets and shawl collar. Version B has a sweet, simple lace panel below the yoke.

Whichever version you choose, this pint-size pattern is a great way to learn the Cocoknits Method without committing to the time and yardage of a full adult sweater.

It features Cocoknits Method shoulders and uses the Cocoknits Sweater Worksheet. Included are instructions for picking up the button band, for working short rows to create the shawl collar and for pockets! We’ve included sizing from 12 months to 6 years old so it should be a solid, reliable pattern to return to over and over.

You also have choices as you knit Baby Coco: Version A is stockinette and can be knit with or without pockets. Version B has a lace panel below the yoke. For both versions, you can finish with a shawl collar or a basic button band.

BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PATTERN
This sweater is worked using the Cocoknits Method, a commonsense system for knitting seamless, tailored sweaters from the top down. The Cocoknits Method is explained in detail in Cocoknits Sweater Workshop by Julie Weisenberger, in her On Demand Classes, and in tutorials on cocoknits.com.

All of the page numbers in this pattern refer to pages in Cocoknits Sweater Workshop, where the techniques are explained in detail. Some knitters find that they can learn the new-to-them techniques with our free knit tutorials, while others are more comfortable purchasing an On Demand Class, or the Cocoknits Sweater Workshop book, available on our website and at many local yarn stores.
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Videos
Available for separate purchase: Baby Coco On Demand Class

KLL (Knit through Left Loop)
KRL (Knit through Right Loop)
How to Increase with PLL (Purl through Left Loop)
How to Increase with PRL (Purl through Right Loop)
BLCO: Backwards Loop Cast-On
How to Seam an Underarm (with No Gaps!)

Sizes
1 (2, 4, 6) year(s)

Finished Measurements
Finished Chest Circumference: 22.5 (24.5, 26.25, 28.25)” / 57.5 (62, 67, 71.5)
Finished Length: 11 (12, 15, 17)” / 28 (30.5, 38.5, 43.5) cm

Materials
Yarn
300 (390, 485, 580) yds / 275 (355, 440, 530) m of worsted - aran weight yarn that gets gauge

Shown in:

Bread & Butter Everyday
100% Merino Wool; 200 yds / 183 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein in Ballpoint (blue, size 1), Lantana (orange, size 2) and Wild Raspberry (pink, size 3)

Needles
US 8 / 5 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge) circular needle, 32” / 80 cm or longer for body and sleeves (see page 19 for information on needle length). Needle should be long enough to do Magic Loop on Sleeves (or use dpns)
US 6-7 / 4-4.5 mm (depending on how tight you prefer your ribbing) circular needle, long enough to do Magic Loop on Sleeve ribbing (or use dpns)
US 4 / 3.5 mm needle for working bind-off
US 0-2 / 2-2.75 mm dpn or any length circular needle (for picking up stitches)

Notions
Cocoknits Sweater Worksheet (found at end of pattern)
6 markers in different colors
4 (4, 4, 5) opening markers (to mark where buttons will be sewn)
Stitch holders or scrap yarn to hold sleeve and pocket lining stitches Row counter (optional)
4 (4, 4, 5) buttons; diameter: 5⁄8” / 1.5 cm

Gauge
17 sts and  rows / rnds = 4” / 10 cm square in St st on largest needles