Rie cardigan by Valentina Consalvi

Rie cardigan

Knitting
November 2019
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in slipped stitch pattern
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
328 - 1039 yards (300 - 950 m)
3-6 (6-12, 12-18, 18-24) months (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) years
English
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Designed for a baby girl from whom it took its name, Rie.
This cardigan is an easy yet entertaining knit for the babies and children in your life!

Details
RIE cardigan is knitted seamlessly from the top down.
Body is knitted flat in one piece, using different textures: a slipped stitch pattern for fronts, garter stitch for back, stockinette stitch for sleeves.
Sleeves are knitted in the round from when you separate them from body, to cuff.
At last, stitches are picked up from fronts sides to knit the buttonbands.
Choose cute buttons to complete your work!

Sizes: see schematics from photos
1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Age
3-6 (6-12, 12-18, 18-24) months, (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) years
To fit chest
40.5 (43, 45.5, 48)(53, 58.5, 63.5, 67, 71) cm
16 (17, 18, 19)(21, 23, 25, 26.5, 28)”

The cardigan has around 5 cm / 2” of positive ease at bust and around 3.5 cm/1.5” of positive ease at upper arm to grow in.
Ease is built in, just pick the age size of your choice, for the ease stated.
Sample shown in size 1 (3-6 months)

Yarn
300 (350, 400, 450)(500, 600, 700, 830, 950) meters / 330 (385, 440, 495)(545, 655, 765, 910, 1040) yards of heavy Sport/light DK wool yarn

SnailYarn Peruvian (100% peruvian highland wool, 100 g - 350 m/385 yds) in colourway Winter sky 1 (1, 2, 2)(2, 2, 2, 3, 3) skeins

Gauge
22 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm / 4” in garter stitch
22 sts and 32 rows = 10 cm / 4” in stockinette stitch
24 sts and 40 rows = 10 cm / 4” in slipped stitch
On 3.75 mm / US 5 needles, worked flat and measured after blocking.

Notions
8 stitch markers, tapestry needle, tape measure, scissors, stitch holders or waste yarn, 5 (6, 6, 6)(7, 7, 8, 9, 10) buttons 19 mm wide.

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