learn something new and make a sweet gift for the newest baby in your life. The Taytem baby sweater is a gender neutral sweater that can easily be made with either short or long sleeves. You can style it with just one button or buttons all the way down. Either look is unique and will be greatly loved by whomever you gift it to!

A free version of this pattern along with a complete video tutorial is available on my blog. Feel free to check it out before you purchase: http://www.tealandfinch.com/2019/08/15/tunisian-crochet-b...
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General Instructions: Create a fun and useful gift for a new baby with Tunisian crochet! This gender neutral cardigan has several options: short or long sleeve, one button or three, color blocking or all one color…it’s up to you! We’ll begin with a circular yoke and body worked in one piece from the top down. Easy increases create the circular yoke, followed by a sleeve separation and the body worked even. The sleeves are rectangles worked separately and then joined to the body in the last step.

Supplies: Size K/10.5 (6.5mm) flexible Tunisian crochet hook (or size needed to obtain gauge), I/9 (5.5 mm) standard crochet hook, yarn needle, ruler, sewing needle and thread to match button. Note: 21” long flexible Tunisian hook is needed to accommodate yoke sts.

Materials: Any #4/Medium (cotton yarn); Knit Picks Comfy Worsted in Flamingo (75% pima cotton, 25% acrylic) shown; 250 yards. One (1”) button or 3 (3/4”) buttons.

Gauge: 4” = 13 sts and 16 rows in pattern, blocked
To check gauge, ch 13 with Tunisian hook. Work first 3 rows of yoke. Repeat rows 2 and 3 for a total of 16 rows. Blocked gauge swatch should measure 4”x4” square. If swatch is too big, switch to a smaller hook. If block is too small, switch to a larger hook.

Finished Measurements:
Chest circumference: 18 (19, 20.5, 21.5)”
Sweater length: 9.5 (10.5, 11, 11.5)”.

Sizing:
Ease: 2”
Suggested sizing: 3 (6, 12, 18) months
To find the right size, measure child’s chest and add 2”. Make the size with the finished circumference closest to this number.

Abbreviations:
ch: chain
fwd: forward pass
lp: loop
rep: repeat
rtn: return pass
sk: skip
sp(s): space(s)
st(s): stitch(es)
yo: yarn over
Tunisian Crochet Stitches:
Tfs: Tunisian Full Stitch
M1BB (Make 1 Back Bump