This beautiful little baby cardigan is knit in thick garter stitch to keep your baby toasty. The best part, it is knit in one piece! Based on a classic French baby cardigan, the pattern was created by a knitwear designer from Lyon, France.

You will need to know how to cast on stitches, knit stitches, knit two stitches together, knit in the front and back of a stitch to make another stitch, yarn over, cast off, seam work, and knit in ends of the finished work - skill level beginner/intermediate. A cardigan, for an average skilled knitter, should take approximately sixteen hours to complete.

Materials: Two skeins soft worsted weight size 4 yarn (for size 6 months, three skeins soft worsted to bulky weight size 4 to 5 yarn) Pair of size 4 1/2 mm (US 7) needles (for size 6 months, pair of size 6 mm (US 10) needles) 4 baby buttons Darning needle Scissors Thread matching yarn Standard sewing needle.