Brother and Sister Baby Cardigans
If your babies are anything like I used to be, they'll throw a fit if their brother or sister gets something and they don't. Why not make them both one of these Brother and Sister Baby Cardigans? These free knitting patterns are each a little bit different, with the girl's version featuring a lacy detailing, and the boy's version featuring cables. The sweet purple color is also lovely for a little girl, and the cerulean suits a boy perfectly. These baby sweater patterns are just the thing for twins or close-in-age siblings.
Knitting Needle Size3 or 3.25 mm, 5 or 3.75 mm, Double-Pointed Knitting Needles (DPNs)
Yarn Weight(3) Light/DK (21-24 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge1 stitches, 2 rows, 3 inches. stockinette stitch
Materials:
- Willow Yarns™ Gosling Sport (50% superwash merino/25% bamboo/25% nylon; 50g/137yd)
- 733404-0020 Fairy Princess [3 (3, 3, 4) balls]: Lace Version
- 733404-0022 Kiddie Pool [3 (3, 3, 4) balls]: Cable Version
- US size 5 (3.75mm) straight needles or size needed to obtain gauge
- US size 5 (3.75mm) dpn or size needed to obtain gauge
- US size 3 (3.25mm) straight needles
- US size 3 (3.25mm) dpn
- Stitch markers
- Cable needle
- Waste yarn
- Yarn needle
- One 3/4" (1.9cm) button: Lace Version
- Seven 5/8" (1.6cm) buttons: Cable Version
Measurements:
3-6 (6-12, 12-18, 18-24) mos
Chest: 18 (20, 22, 24)" [46 (51, 56, 61)cm]
Length: 9¾ (11, 12, 13½)" [24.8 (28, 30, 34)cm]
Abbreviations:
beg: beginning
BO: bind off
cn: cable needle
CO: cast on
dec, dec’d: decrease, decreased
dpn: double pointed needles
inc ’d: increased
k: knit
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
kfb: knit in the front and back of next stitch—1 stitch increased
m: marker
p: purl
pat: pattern
pm: place marker
rem: remain/remaining
rep: repeat/repeats
rnd/rnds: round/rounds
RS: right side
sl: slip
ssk: slip, slip, knit these 2 stitches together—a decrease is made
st/sts: stitch/stitches
St st: Stockinette stitch
WS: wrong side
yo: yarn over
Gauge: 24 sts x 30 rows = 4" (10.2cm) in St st with size 5 needle. Save time, check your gauge.
Stitch Guide:
Left lace panel: (8 sts)
Row 1 (RS): P1, (k1, k2tog, yo) twice, p1.
Rows 2, 4, and 6 (WS): K1, p6, k1.
Row 3: P1, (k2tog, yo, k1) twice, p1.
Row 5: P1, k2, k2tog, yo, k2, p1.
Rep Rows 1-6 for pat.
Right lace panel: (8 sts)
Row 1 (RS): P1, (yo, ssk, k1) twice, p1.
Rows 2, 4, and 6 (WS): K1, p6, k1.
Row 3: P1, (k1, yo, ssk) twice, p1.
Row 5: P1, k2, yo, ssk, k2, p1.
Rep Rows 1-6 for pat.
Cable panel: (8 sts)
Row 1 (RS): P1, sl 2 sts onto cn and hold to front, k2, k2 from cn, k2, p1.
Rows 2 and 4: K1, p6, k1.
Row 3: P1, k2, sl 2 sts onto cn and hold to back, k2, k2 from cn, p1.
Rep Rows 1-4 for pat.
Pattern Note:
Sweater is worked from the top down.
Instructions
Collar
With size 3 straight needle, CO 62 (68, 68, 72) sts. K 4 rows.
Next Row (WS): K11 (11, 11, 12) for right front, pm, k9 (11, 11, 12) for sleeve, pm, k22 (24, 24, 24) for back, pm, k9 (11, 11, 12) for sleeve, pm, k11 (11, 11, 12) for left front.
Change to size 5 straight needles.
Setup Yoke
Lace Version:
Row 1 (RS): K1, work left lace panel over next 8 sts, *k to 2 before m, kfb, k1, sl m, kfb; rep from * 3 more times, k to last 9 sts, work right lace panel over next 8 sts, k1—8 sts inc’d.
Row 2 (WS): P1, work right lace panel over next 8 sts, p to last 9 sts, work left lace panel over next 8 sts, p1.
Cable Version:
Row 1 (RS): K1, work cable panel over next 8 sts, *k to 2 before m, kfb, k1, sl m, kfb; rep from * 3 more times, k to last 9 sts, work cable panel over next 8 sts, k1—8 sts inc’d.
Row 2 (WS): P1, work cable panel over next 8 sts, p to last 9 sts, work cable panel over next 8 sts, p1.
Both Versions: Rep last 2 rows 15 (17, 20, 23) more times—54 (60, 66, 72) sts for back, 190 (212, 236, 264) sts total.
Divide Sleeves
Work in pat as established to m, remove m, sl next 41 (47, 53, 60) sts onto waste yarn, remove m, CO 3 sts, k to next m, remove m, sl next 41 (47, 53, 60) sts onto waste yarn, remove m, CO 3 sts, work to end of row as established—114 (124, 136, 150) sts.
Work in St st and lace/cable panels as established for 5 (5½, 6, 6½)" [12.7 (14, 15.2, 16.5)cm], ending with a WS row.
Change to size 3 straight needles.
K 6 rows.
BO all sts loosely.
Sleeves
Place 41 (47, 53, 60) sleeve sts from holder onto size 5 dpn. Pick up and k3 from CO edge at underarm, pm after second st for beg of rnd—44 (50, 56, 63) sts. Join to work in the rnd.
K every rnd for 1" (2.5cm).
Dec Rnd: K1, ssk, k to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1—2 sts dec’d.
Rep Dec Rnd every 5 (6, 6, 8) rnds 5 more times—32 (38, 44, 51) sts rem.
K every rnd until sleeve measures 4 (5, 6, 7)" [10.2 (12.7, 15.2, 17.8)cm].
Change to size 3 dpn.
(P1 rnd, k1 rnd) twice.
P1 rnd.
BO all sts loosely.
Button Band—Lace (Cable) Version
With size 3 straight needles, pick up and k1 in each garter ridge and 3 sts per 4 rows in St st section along left (right) front edge.
K 3 (7) rows.
BO all sts.
Buttonhole Band
Lace Version:
With size 3 straight needles, pick up and k1 in each garter ridge and 3 sts per 4 rows in St st section along right front edge.
Next Row (WS): K6, BO 2 sts, k to end.
Next Row (RS): K to last 6 sts, CO 2 sts, k to end.
K 1 row.
BO all sts.
Cable Version:
With size 3 straight needles, pick up and k1 in each garter ridge and 3 sts per 4 rows in St st section along left front edge. Place 7 m evenly across band, starting and ending 6 sts from either end.
K 3 rows.
Next Row (RS): *K to m, k2tog, yo; rep from * 6 more times, k to end.
K 3 rows.
BO all sts.
Finishing
Sew button(s) to button band opposite button holes.
Weave in ends. Block.