Swiss Miss Baby Jacket

Materials:

• Sheep(ish) by Vickie Howell (85 g/ 3 oz, 153 m/167 yds) 00012 Yellow(ish) - 4 balls
• Size 5 mm (U.S. H or 8) knitting needle or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Size 4 mm (U.S. G or 6) crochet hook.
• Large eye blunt tip needle.
• 2 buttons ½” [13 mm] diameter.

Gauge:

18 sts and 24 rows = 4” [10 cm] in stockinette st.

Measurements:

Chest: 21¾ (23, 26½, 29¾, 34)” [55 (58.5, 67.5, 75.5, 86.5) cm]
Length: 11¼ (11¾, 13½, 14½, 15½)” [28.5 (30, 34.5, 37, 40.5) cm]

Abbreviations:

Beg: Beginning
BO: Bind Off
CO: Cast On
Cont: Continue
Dec: Decrease
LH: Left Hand
K: Knit
K2tog: Knit 2 sts together.
P: Purl
RH: Right Hand
RS: Right Side
Smock 6: Insert RH needle from front between 6th and 7th sts on LH needle and draw loop through to front; keeping loop fairly snug, place it on LH needle and knit it together with first st on LH needle.
SSK: Slip 2 stitches onto RH needle, then knit together.
St st: Stockinette Stitch. Knit on RS, purl on WS.
St(s): Stitch(es)
WS: Wrong Side

Instructions:

Smocked Pattern: (multiple of 4 sts + 2)
Rows 1, 3, 5, and 7 (WS): K2, *p2, k2; rep from * to end.
Rows 2 and 6: Knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts as they face you.
Row 4: P2, *Smock 6, k1, p2, k2, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 8: P2, k2, p2, *Smock 6, k1, p2, k2, p2; rep from * to last 4 sts, k2, p2.
Rep Rows 1-8 for Smocked Pattern.

BACK
CO 96 (104, 116, 132, 152) sts.
Knit 4 rows.

Work in St st until piece measures 5½ (6, 7, 7½, 8)” [14 (15, 18, 19, 20.5) cm] from beg, ending with a WS row.
Next Row (RS):
*K2tog; rep from * to end—48 (52, 58, 66, 76) sts.
Purl 1 row.

Shape Armholes (RS): BO 2 (2, 3, 7, 10) sts at beg of next 2 rows—44 (48, 52, 52, 56) sts.
Next Row (RS): K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1—42 (46, 50, 50, 54) sts.

Work in Smocked Pattern for 16 (16, 16, 16, 24) rows.
Work in St st until armhole measures 5 (5, 5¾, 6¼, 7¼)” [12.5 (12.5, 14.5, 16, 18.5) cm] from beg of shaping, ending with a WS row.

Shape Right Shoulder (RS):
K10 (12, 12, 12, 14), turn, purl to end.
BO 10 (12, 12, 12, 14) sts. Cut yarn.

Shape Neck and Left Shoulder (RS):
Join yarn at neck edge, BO next 22 (22, 26, 26, 26) sts, knit to end.
Purl 1 row.
BO remaining 10 (12, 12, 12, 14) sts.

LEFT FRONT
CO 48 (52, 58, 66, 76) sts.
Knit 4 rows.

Work in St st until piece measures 5½ (6, 7, 7½, 8)” [14 (15, 18, 19, 20.5) cm] from beg, ending with a WS row.
Next Row (RS): K1 (0, 1, 1, 0) st(s), *k2tog; rep from * to last 1 (0, 1, 1, 0) st(s), k1 (0, 1, 1, 0)—25 (26, 30, 34, 38) sts.
Purl 1 row.

Shape Armhole (RS):
BO 2 (2, 3, 7, 10) sts, work to end—23 (23, 27, 27, 27) sts.
Purl 1 row.
Next Row (RS): K1, ssk, knit to end—22 (22, 26, 26, 26) sts.

Work in Smocked Pattern for 16 (16, 16, 16, 24) rows.
Work in St st until armhole measures 4½ (4½, 5, 5½, 6½)” [11.5 (11.5, 12.5, 14, 16.5) cm] from beg of shaping, ending with a RS row.

Shape Neck (WS):
BO 12 (10, 14, 14, 12) sts, purl to end—10 (12, 12, 12, 14) sts.
Work in St st until armhole measures same as Back to shoulder, ending with a WS row.
BO all sts.
 

RIGHT FRONT
Work as for Left Front, reversing all shaping, and working armhole dec as follows: (RS) Knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1.

SLEEVES
CO 26 (28, 32, 34, 36) sts.
Knit 7 rows.
Purl 1 row.

Shape Sleeve (RS):
Cont in St st, inc 1 st each side every 4 rows 10 (9, 11, 12, 14) times—46 (46, 54, 58, 64) sts.
Work even until piece measures 9 (9¼, 9¾, 10½, 12)” [23 (23.5, 25, 26.5, 30.5) cm] from beg, ending with a WS row.

Shape Cap (RS):
BO 2 (2, 3, 7, 10) sts at beg of next 2 rows—42 (42, 48, 44, 44) sts.
Next Row (RS): K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1—40 (40, 46, 42, 42) sts.

Work even until cap measures 2½ (2½, 3, 3, 3)” [7 (7, 7.5, 7.5, 7.5) cm] from beg, ending with a WS row.
BO all sts.

FINISHING
Block pieces to measurements. Sew shoulder seams. Set in sleeves; sew side and sleeve seams.

Neckband
With RS facing, beg at Right Front neck edge, pick up and knit 44 (42, 52, 52, 50) sts around neck shaping.
Knit 5 rows.
BO all sts knitwise.
Sew buttons to Right Front, one at top of Smocked Pattern, and one 1” [2.5 cm] below.

Button Loops
With RS facing and crochet hook, join yarn to Left Front edge, opposite top button, *work crochet chain long enough to wrap around button, slip st edge to join*, sc to opposite next button, rep from * to *, fasten off.
Using yarn needle, weave in ends.