Snap

Knitting
June 2008
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
240 - 360 yards (219 - 329 m)
small
English
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Snap is a fun little knit that is quick and seamless. It is knitted sideways using short rows to create the A-line shape and finished off with a big snap or button (with a hidden snap underneath).

Sizes
S: 3–6 months (M: 6–12 months, L: 18 months, 1X: 24 months)

Finished Measurements

Chest: 16 (18, 20, 22)” / 41 (46, 51, 56) cm
Length at center back: 10 (11, 12.5, 13.5)” / 25 (28, 32, 34) cm

Materials
Yarn
250 (285, 350, 450) yds / 229 (260, 320, 412) m any dk weight yarn that gets gauge.

Keep in mind that you can tweak the garment size by using a bigger or smaller gauge to get a bigger or smaller cardigan.

Shown in:

Big Bad Wool Weepaca - 50% fine washable merino / 50% baby alpaca; 95 yds per 50 g skein
3 (3, 4, 5) skeins in Koi

Suggested Yarn

Be Sweet Bambino - hand dyed 70% organic cotton, 30% bamboo; 95 yds per 50g skein
3 (3, 4, 5) skeins

Needles
US 6 / 4 mm circ 29” long (or size needed to obtain gauge; straight needles will also work)
US 6 / 4 mm or smaller to use as st holders

Notions
Large metal or sew-on snap
Large button to conceal snap (optional)
Tapestry needle for Kitchener st

Gauge
20 sts and 28 rows = 4” / 10 cm in St st