This seamless baby sweater is made top down with integrated neck and button bands, and when the knitting is finished all we have to do is weave in the ends and sew on the buttons.

A simple combination of stocking and garter stitch gives us a clever looking (but really easy) pattern, and depending on your yarn colour and button choices it will be suitable for a baby girl or boy.

Like all minimal knits | DESIGNED baby clothes, MK#44 provides plenty of room to grow and the sleeves are designed to be rolled up when baby is at the younger end of the range.

The pictured sweater was made with Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply Luxury machine washable wool, in the colour Boysenberry.

Skill Level Beginner… even though it might include a technique you haven’t used before, the pattern contains simple, straightforward instructions and notes on where to look for more information.

Sizing 0-3 months (3-6, 6-12, 12-18, 18-24) months

Measurements:
Chest approx. 48 (51, 54.5, 58, 62) cm – 19 (20, 21½, 23, 24½) inches, including 8 (9, 11, 11, 13) cm – 3½ (3½, 4, 4½, 5) inches of positive ease
Length from centre back neck edge to hem: approximately 27 (29, 31, 33, 35) cm – 10⅝ (11⅜, 12¼, 13, 13¾) inches
Sleeves: 15.5 (16.5, 19, 20.5, 21.5) cm – 6 (6½, 7½, 8, 8½) inches from underarm

Materials:
261 (296, 342, 388, 436) metres – 285 (323, 374, 425, 477) yards of DK/8 ply yarn
3.5 mm / US 4 needles for the neck
3.5 mm / US 4 DPNs or circular needles for the hem and the sleeve cuffs
4 mm / US 6 needles for the yoke until it’s joined up at the base of the button bands
4 mm / US 6 DPNs or circular needles for rest of the body and the sleeves
2 cute buttons with diameter 15-18mm / ⅝ - ¾ inch
5 stitch markers

Gauge: 22 stitches in stocking stitch = 10 cm – 4 inches