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Introducing “Back in the Saddle,” a sophisticated yet playful knitting pattern for a boy’s jacket. This one-piece, top-down cardigan features a unique construction method that sets it apart. The yoke is skillfully crafted using contiguous increases, creating a saddle shoulder from the top. To add a tailored touch, the shoulder caps are shaped using short rows, ensuring a perfect fit. The contiguous set-in sleeves are then worked down to the underarms, completing the jacket’s seamless design. The yoke ribbing adds a touch of “spiffness,” giving the jacket a polished look. For the finishing touches, the button bands or zippered edges are picked up after the body is completed and finished with an i-cord bind off. Experience the joy of creating this stylish and well-crafted jacket with the “Back in the Saddle” knitting pattern.

SIZES
Infant 3mo. (6mo., 9mo.) / Child 1 (2, 3, 4, 5)(6, 8, 10, 12)
Measured Chest Circumference 16 (17, 18) / 20 (21, 22, 23, 24)(25, 27, 28, 30) inches
40.5 (43, 46) / 51 (53, 56, 58.5, 61)(63.5, 68.5, 71, 76) cm

MATERIALS
Yarn: Malabrigo Rios, a 4-ply superwash, 100% merino hand dyed yarn by Malabrigo Yarn - 210 yards / 192 meters per 100 g skein.
Estimated requirements: Main Color Infant Sizes: 250 (300, 325) yards / 230 (260, 290) meters, Child Sizes: 375 (425, 450, 525, 575)(625, 725, 825, 925) yards / 330 (375, 415, 475, 515)(570, 660, 750, 850) meters.
Contrast Color requirements: Approximately 50 to 100 yards

GAUGE
20 stitches and 28 rows to 4 inches (10 cm) in garter stitch on US 7 (4.5 mm) needles.

NEEDLES
US size 7 (4.5 mm) circular needles, cable needle, tapestry needle.

DIFFICULTY
Intermediate: This pattern is knit from the top-down, beginning with the collar. There are some difficult increases that are worked into the rib pattern on both the right side and wrong side of the work (m1R, m1L, m1pR, m1pL). There is also a detail introduction to the “shadow wrap” short row method, which I highly recommend. You must also know how to pick up stitches from a finished edge along the underarms when working the sleeves.