JOSEPHINE & VINCENT Baby Cardigans by Charlotte Kirkholt

JOSEPHINE & VINCENT Baby Cardigans

Knitting
July 2011
Fiddlesticks Knitting Zephyr Laceweight Wool-Silk
Lace ?
36 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitches
US 2 - 2.75 mm
1 month, 1-3 months, 3-6 months
Danish English
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The pattern for the cardigan and helmet is in 3 sizes. The smallest cardigan will also fit the newborn baby dolls if one wanted to knit it for a baby doll.

The pattern is available in Danish or English here on ravelry.

Featured on the main photo are a pink and baby blue cardigan which was presented to the Royal House of Denmark as a present to HRH Crown Prince Frederik and HRH Princess Mary to congratulate them with the birth of their newborn twins: Josephine and Vincent earlier this spring. An alternate color version is grey with blue edging; both color options are available as kits in our etsy and amio stores.

Finished sizes: 1 month: 15.5 in/40 cm (1-3 months: 19 in/48 cm ) 3-6 months: 20.5 in/52 cm (approximate measurements)

Yarn: 2 oz Zephyr Wool-Silk 2/18 Lace Weight for the two small sizes, 3 oz for the largest size,
Needles: US#2/2.5 mm and dpn US#2/2.5 mm
You will also need 6 small buttons and 1 yard silk ribbon

Level: Intermediate, if you can read a pattern, are comfortable knitting and purling on two straight needles this pattern is for you. A feather and fan lace pattern forms the lower part of the cardigan while the top is knitted in garter stitch. With the exception of arms and a few rows forming armholes the cardigan is knitted in one piece.

Gauge:K sts only: 36 sts x 28 rows = 4 in x 4 in/10 cm x 10 cm