Baby Aosta Cardigan
The Baby Aosta Cardigan is an Andalusian stitch top-down raglan cardigan. It is worked back and forth in rows to form the yoke. Once the yoke is finished, you will leave the sleeves to rest and work the body in rows to your desired length. You will then pick up the stitches for the sleeves and work them in the round with some gentle decreases to create a slight taper. I recommend that you finish the body and sleeves with tubular cast-offs, but you can use your preferred method. Finally, you will pick up and knit stitches to form the 1x1 rib button band.
This pattern is also available in German.
Please note that this is a digital pdf and not a physical knitting pattern.
Materials & Fit
Notions: 3 mm (I would recommend an 80- or 100-cm cord as this will be used for the button band) and 4 mm (I would recommend a 40- and 60-cm cord and either a 80- or 100-cm cord to be used with the Magic Loop method and perhaps, if you find them comfortable, a 25-cm cord for the sleeves, but this is by no means necessary) circular needles.
You will need 8 stitch markers, one of which should be in a contrasting colour to indicate the beginning of the round, a darning needle, and some spare needles/scrap yarn/stitch holders where the stitches of the sleeves will rest.
To finish the sweater off, you will also need 2-4 15 mm buttons and 3-4 clip-on markers to place the buttonholes. Additionally, I would recommend having a tape measure at the ready to get the best buttonhole placement possible. A clip-on marker may be helpful for the tubular bind-offs and for measuring sleeve length.
Yarn: Approximately 2 (2) 3 (4) 4 (4) 4 skeins of Sandnes Garn Double Sunday (100% merino wool; 108 m/50 g). The sample garment was made in the colour Almond 2511.
Yarn alternatives: Any thick DK/sport-weight yarn with good stitch definition will be a good option here. A good synthetic alternative might be Phildar Phil Charly (100% acrylic; 114 m/50 g), whilst a good superwash option might be Sirdar Snuggly Cashmere Merino Silk DK (75% superwash merino wool, 20% silk, 5% cashmere; 116 m/50 g).
Tension: 22 sts x 34 rounds in Andalusian stitch on 4 mm needles. Make sure to wash and block your swatch for the most accurate results. Please note that I have tighter-than-average row gauge, but this isn’t too important in this pattern. You may wish to go up or down a needle size, working in 0.25/0.5 mm increments as needed to meet gauge.
Sizing and ease: The Baby Aosta Cardigan has about 4-5 cm ease around the waist. It is designed to have a bit more ease around the chest to make the garment as comfortable as possible for babies and toddlers.
Size: A (B) C (D) E (F) G
To fit (approx. age): Newborn (3 months) 6 months (9 months) 12 months (18 months) 24 months
To fit (chest measurement, cm): 39.25 (41.25) 45.75 (47) 48.25 (50.25) 52
To fit (chest measurement, in): 15.5 (16.25) 18 (18.5) 19 (19.75) 20.5
To fit (waist measurement, cm): 40.75 (44.5) 47 (48.25) 49.5 (51.5) 53.25
To fit (waist measurement, in): 16 (17.5) 18.5 (19) 19.5 (20.25) 21
Actual circumference of garment (cm): 46 (49.5) 52 (53) 54 (57) 58.5
Actual circumference of garment (cm): 18 (19.5) 20.5 (20.75) 21.25 (22.5) 23
Actual length of garment (from collar to hem at the mid-back, cm): 23 (26) 28 (30) 32 (34) 36
Actual length of garment (from collar to hem at the mid-back, in): 9 (10.25) 11 (11.75) 12.5 (13.25) 14.25
Please note that all measurements given in inches are rounded to the nearest quarter inch.
All techniques are explained within the pattern pdf.
