Clara’s Cardigan

Design by Wendi Cusins

FINISHED SIZES

Instructions given fit child’s size small; changes for medium and large are in [ ]. FINISHED MEASUREMENTS Chest: 27 inches (small) [291/4 inches (medium), 311/2 inches (large)]

MATERIALS

• Premier Yarns Deborah Norville Everyday Baby light (DK) weight acrylic yarn (4 oz/ 308 yds/100g per skein): 2 skeins #101-03 pink 1 skein #101-01 white • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • 1/2-inch buttons: 4 • Stitch markers

GAUGE

[Shell] 7 times = 4 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain 2 at beginning of row does not count as first half double crochet. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 loops along armhole edges are for attaching sleeves. Sleeve decreases alternate on either side of center joining. Use stitch markers to mark decrease stitch as a reminder to skip that stitch on the following round.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Shell: (Sc, ch 3, sc) in indicated st or sp. Corner decrease (corner dec): Insert hook in sc before next marked st, draw up lp, sk marked st, insert hook in sc after marked st, draw up a lp (3 lps on

hook), yo, draw through all lps on hook. Move stitch marker to decreased st made. Single crochet join (sc join): Place slip knot (see illustration on page 26) on hook, insert hook in indicated st or sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook.

CARDIGAN LOWER BODY

Foundation Eyelet Row: With white, [ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hook] 45 [49, 53] times. (45 [49, 53] eyelets) Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (see Pattern

Notes), working over dc posts in Eyelet, (hdc, sc, ch 3, sc) in first Eyelet, shell (see Special

Stitches) over each dc post in Eyelet to last dc, (sc, ch 3, sc, hdc) over last dc post, turn. (45 [49, 53 shells, 2 hdc) Row 2: Ch 2, hdc in first hdc, shell in ch-3 sp of each shell across, hdc in last hdc, turn. (45 [49, 53] shells, 2 hdc) Rows 3 & 4: Rep row 2. At the end of row 4 change color (see Stitch Guide) to pink, fasten off white. Rows 5–22 [5–26, 5–30]: With pink, rep row 2. (45 [49, 53] shells, 2 hdc)

RIGHT FRONT

Row 23 [27, 31]: Ch 2, hdc in first hdc, shell in ch-3 sp of each of next 10 [11, 12] shells, leaving rem sts unworked, turn. (10 [11, 12] shells, 1 hdc) Row 24 [28, 32]: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), shell in each ch-3

sp across, ending with hdc in last hdc. (10 [11, 12] shells, ch-4 lp, 1 hdc)

Row 25 [29, 33]: Ch 2, hdc in first hdc, shell in each ch-3 sp across, do not work in ch-4 sp, turn. (10 [11, 12] shells, 1 hdc) Rows 26 & 27 [30 & 31, 34 & 35]: Rep rows 24 and 25 [28 and 29, 32 and 33]. Row 28 [32, 36]: Rep row 24 [28, 32], do not fasten off. (10 [11, 12] shells, ch-4 lp, 1 hdc)

Neck Shaping

Row 29 [33, 37]: Ch 2, hdc in first hdc, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 1, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp] 4 times, hdc in next sc (of same

shell), shell in each of next 5 [6, 7] ch-3 sps of shell, turn. (5[6, 7] shells, 10 sc, 4 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc)

Row 30 [34, 38]: Ch 4, shell in each of next 5 [6, 7] ch-3 sps, hdc in next hdc, leaving rem sts unworked, turn. (5[6, 7] shells, 1 hdc, ch-4 lp) Row 31 [35, 39]: Ch 2, hdc in first hdc, shell in each ch-3 sp across, turn. (5[6, 7] shells, 1 hdc) Row 32 [36, 40]: Ch 4, shell in each ch-3 sp across, ending with hdc in last hdc, turn. (5[6, 7] shells, 1 hdc, ch-4 lp) Rows 33–36 [37–42, 41–48]: Rep rows 31 and 32 [35 and 36, 39 and 40] 2 [3, 4 times].

Row 37 [43, 49]: Ch 2, hdc in first hdc, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 1, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp] across, ending with ch 4, turn, sl st in

front lp (see Stitch Guide) of first sc forming last ch-4 sp, leaving 18-inch length, fasten off. (10 [12, 14] sc, 4 [5, 6] ch-1 sps, ch-4 lp, 1 sl st, 1 hdc) Note: At the end of row 37 [43, 49] there are 8 [9, 10] ch-4 lps along Armhole edge.

BACK

Row 23 [27, 31]: With RS facing, working in row 22 [26, 30], sk next 2 shells, join (see Pattern Notes) pink to first sc of next shell, ch 4, shell in ch-3 sp of same shell, shell in each of next 20 [22, 24] ch-3 sps, leaving rem sts unworked, turn. (21 [23, 25] shells, ch-4 lp) Rows 24–32 [28–38, 32–44]: Ch 4, shell in each ch-3 sp across, turn. (21 [23, 25] shells, ch-4 lp)

Row 33 [39, 45]: Ch 4, *shell in each of next 5 [6, 7] ch-3 sps*, hdc in next sc of same shell, 2 sc in next ch-3 lp, [ch 1, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp] 10 times, hdc in next sc of same shell, rep from * to * once, do not fasten off. (10 [12, 14] shells, 22 sc, 10 ch-1 sp, 2 hdc, ch-4 lp)

Left Shoulder Shaping

Row 34 [40, 46]: Ch 4, shell in each of next 5 [6, 7] ch-3 sps, hdc in next hdc, leaving rem sts unworked, turn. (5[6, 7] shells, 1 hdc, ch-4 lp) Rows 35 & 36 [41 & 42, 47 & 48]: Rep Right Front Neck Shaping rows 31 and 32 [35 and 36, 39 and 40]. Row 37 [43, 49]: Rep Neck Shaping of Right Front row 37 [43, 49], leaving 18-inch length, fasten off. (10 [12, 14] sc, 4 [5, 6] ch-1 sps, ch-4 lp, 1 sl st, 1 hdc)

Right Shoulder Shaping

Row 34 [40, 46]: With WS facing, working in row 33 [39, 45] sk next 32 sts, join pink to next hdc, ch 1, hdc in same st as joining, shell in each ch-3 sp across, turn. (5[6, 7] shells, 1 hdc) Row 35 [41, 47]: Rep Right Front Neck Shaping row 32 [36, 40]. Row 36 [42, 48]: Rep Right Front Neck Shaping row 31 [35, 39]. Row 37 [43, 49]: Ch 4, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 1, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp] across, ending with hdc

in last hdc. Fasten off. (10 [12, 14] sc, 4 [5, 6] ch-1 sps, ch-4 lp, 1 hdc)

LEFT FRONT

Row 23 [27, 31]: With RS facing, working in row 22 [26, 30], sk next 2 shells, join pink to first sc of next shell, ch 4, shell in ch-3 sp of same shell, shell in each ch-3 sp across, ending with hdc in last hdc, turn. (10 [11, 12] shells, 1 hdc, ch-4 lp) Row 24 [28, 32]: Ch 2, hdc in first hdc, shell in each ch-3 sp

across, turn. (10 [11, 12] shells, 1 hdc)

Row 25 [29, 33]: Ch 4, shell in each ch-3 sp across, ending with hdc in last hdc, turn. (10 [11, 12] shells, 1 hdc, ch-4 sp) Rows 26 & 27 [30 & 31, 34 & 35]: Rep rows 24 and 25 [28 and 29, 32 and 33]. Row 28 [32, 36]: Rep row 24 [28, 32], do not fasten off. (10 [11, 12 shells, 1 hdc)

Neck Shaping

Row 29 [33, 37]: Ch 4, shell in each of next 5 [6, 7] ch-3 lps, hdc in next sc (of same shell), 2 sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 1, 2 sc in next ch-3 sp] across, ending with hdc in last hdc. Fasten off. (5[6, 7] shells, 10 sc, 4 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc, ch-4 sp) Row 30 [34, 38]: With WS facing, working in previous row, sk first 15 sts, join pink to next hdc, ch 1, hdc in same st as joining, shell in each ch-3 sp across, turn. (5[6, 7] shells, 1 hdc) Row 31 [35, 39]: Ch 4, shell in each ch-3 sp across, ending with hdc in last hdc, turn. (5[6, 7] shells, 1 hdc, ch-4 lp) Row 32 [36, 40]: Ch 2, hdc in first hdc, shell in each ch-3 sp across, turn. (5[6, 7] shells, 1 hdc) Rows 33–36 [37–42, 41–48]: Rep rows 31 and 32, [rows 35 and 36, 39 and 40] 2 [3, 4] times.

Row 37 [43, 49]: Rep Right Shoulder row 37 [42, 49]. Fasten off. (10 [12, 14] sc, 4 [5, 6] ch-1 sps, 1 hdc, ch-4 lp) Note: At the end of row 37 [43, 49] there are 8 [9, 10] ch-4 lps along Armhole edge. FINISHING SHOULDER SEAMS Leave ch-4 lps open and available. Use long ends and tapestry needle, holding Front and Back Shoulders tog with RS facing, matching sts, whipstitch

edges through back lps (see illustration). Rep sewing on 2nd Shoulder.

SLEEVE

Make 2. Rnd 1: With RS facing, using

pink sc join (see Special

Stitches) to 2nd sk ch-3 sp at underarm, ch 3, sc in same lp (first shell made), shell in each ch-4 lp around, ending with shell in last ch-3 lp at underarm, join in first sc, turn. (18 [20, 22] shells) Rnd 2: Ch 1, shell in each ch-3 sp around, join in first sc, turn. (18 [20, 22] shells) Rnd 3: Ch 1, shell in first ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp (shell dec), shell in each rem ch-3 sp around, join in first sc, turn. (17 [19, 21] shells, 1 sc) Rnd 4: Ch 1, shell in each ch-3 sp around, sk sc st, join in first sc, turn. (17 [19, 21] shells) Rnds 5–7: Rep rnd 2. (17 [19, 21] shells) Rnds 8 & 9: Rep rnds 3 and 4. (16 [18, 20] shells) Rnd(s) 10 [10–12, 10–14]: Rep rnd 2. (16 [18, 20] shells) At the end of rnd 10 [12, 14] change color to white in last st before joining, turn. Fasten off pink. Rnds 11–13 [13–15, 15–17]: With white, ch 1, shell in each ch-3 sp around, join in first sc. (16 [18, 20] shells) At the end of rnd 13 [15, 17], fasten off.

BORDER

Row 1: With RS facing, join white with sc join to last dc made on foundation row, working in sides of rows, *2 sc in next row, sc in next row*; rep from * to * 13 [15, 17] times, working in row 29 [33, 37], (sc, ch 2, sc) in first hdc (corner), sc in each of next 12 sts, sc dec (using last 2 sc, mark st) (see Stitch Guide), working in sides of rows, rep from * to *4 [5, 6] times, sc in shoulder seam, rep from * to * twice, working across Back, sc dec (using first 2 sc, mark st), sc in each of next 28 sc, sc dec (using last 2 sc, mark st), rep from * to * twice, sc in shoulder seam, rep from * to *4 [5, 6] times, working in row 29 [33, 37], sc dec (using first 2 sc, mark

st), sc in each of next 12 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in last hdc (corner), rep from * to * 14 [16, 18] times, ending with sc in first ch of foundation (same ch as first dc), turn. (184 [202, 220] sc, 2 corner ch-2 sps)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across to corner, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in each of next 12 sc, corner dec (see Special Stitches), *sc in each sc across to st before next marker, corner dec, rep from * twice more, sc in each of next 12 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in each sc across, turn. (180 [198, 216] sc, 2 ch-2 sps)

Row 3 (Buttonholes): Ch 1, sc in each of first 2 sc, {ch 2, sk next 2 sc, sc in each of next 12 [14, 16] sc} 3 times, ch 3, sk last sc, sc in ch-2 sp, sc in each of next 12 sc, corner dec, *sc in each sc across to st before next marker, corner dec; rep from * twice, sc in each of next 12 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in each sc across, turn. (168 [186, 204] sc, 3 ch-2 sps, 1 ch-3 sp) Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each sc across to corner, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in each of next 12 sc, corner dec, *sc in each sc across to st before next marker, corner dec; rep from * twice more, sc in each of next 12 sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch (of ch-3 sp), {sc in each of

next 2 chs, sc in each of next 12 [14, 16] sc} across, ending with sc in each of next 2 chs, sc in each of last 2 sc, turn. (172 [190, 208] sc, 2 ch-2 sps)

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each sc across to corner, 2 sc in ch-2 sp, sc in each of next 12 sc, sc dec, *sc in each of next 18 [20, 22] sc, sc dec*, sc in each sc across to st before next marker, corner dec; rep from * to *, sc in each of next 12 sc, 2 sc in ch-2 sp, sc in each sc across. Fasten off. (168 [186, 204] sc)

FINISHING

Lightly wet-block cardigan. Sew buttons to front Border opposite buttonholes.