Size: 6-9 months
You will need:
- 10×100 g of blue Cotton Soft yarn (100% cotton, 180 m/50 g) for the cardigan and overalls;
- 3 mm needles;
- a cable needle;
- 4 buttons each for the cardigan and overalls.
Double rib: with a contrast yarn, cast on half of the required number of sts. Row 1: with working yarn, *k1, yo*, repeat from * to *. Row 2: *knit the yo, slip 1 st as if to purl without working it, yarn in front*, repeat from * to *. Row 3 and following rows: *k1, slip 1 st as if to purl, yarn in front*, repeat from * to *. Once the piece is finished, pull out the contrast yarn.
1×1 rib: alternate k1, p1.
Stockinette stitch: knit row – knit sts, purl row – purl sts.
Small cable: Rows 1 and 3: p1, k6, p1. Row 2 and all even rows: work as established. Row 5: p1, cross 6 sts to the right (hold 3 sts on cable needle behind work, k3, then knit the sts from the cable needle), p1. Work rows 1-6 once, then repeat rows 3-6.
Large cable:
Gauge, stockinette stitch: 24 sts and 34 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Knitting and Assembling the Cardigan
Back: Cast on 74 sts and work 4 rows in double rib, then continue in small cables, working 1 purl selvage st on each side. After 3 cm, switch to stockinette stitch, decreasing 8 sts evenly in row 1. After 14 cm, for the armhole shaping, bind off 4 sts once on each side, then decrease 1 st after the first 2 sts and before the last 2 sts every 2nd row, 3 times. After 24 cm, bind off all remaining sts.
Right front: Cast on 37 sts and work 4 rows in double rib. Then work as follows: k2, p1, 32 sts in small cables, p2. After 3 cm, work k2, p2, 6 sts in large cable, p2, and k21, decreasing 4 sts evenly in row 1. After 14 cm, for the armhole shaping, bind off 2 sts on the left side, then decrease 1 st before the last 2 sts every 2nd row, 3 times. At the same time, after 14 cm, for the neckline shaping, decrease on the right side after the first 12 sts every 2nd row, 1 st, 17 times. After 24 cm, bind off the remaining 16 sts for the shoulder.
Left front: work to match, reversing shaping.
Sleeve: Cast on 42 sts and work 4 rows in double rib, then continue in small cables, working 1 purl selvage st on each side. After 3 cm, switch to stockinette stitch, increasing 1 st on each side every 6th row, 6 times. After 13 cm, for the sleeve cap shaping, bind off 3 sts once on each side, then decrease 1 st after the first 2 sts and before the last 2 sts every 2nd row, 4 times. After 16 cm, bind off all remaining sts.
Finishing: Sew the shoulder seams and set in the sleeves, sew the sleeve and side seams. For the button band, pick up 183 sts along the center edge of the right front, the neckline, and the center edge of the left front; work 6 rows in 1×1 rib and 2 rows in double rib, then bind off all sts using kitchener stitch. In row 3 of the band on the left front, make 4 evenly spaced buttonholes; sew on the buttons.
Knitting and Assembling the Overalls
Back: for the right half, cast on 35 sts and work 10 rows in double rib, then continue in the main pattern, increasing 1 st on the right side every 6th row, 4 times; after 10 cm, place all sts on hold. Work the left half to match. Place the held 39 sts of the right half on one needle, cast on 13 new sts, then place the held 39 sts of the left half, and work in the main pattern. To shape the gusset triangle, decrease 2 sts every 2nd row (the first and last of the middle 13 sts), 5 times. At the same time, decrease 1 st on both sides of the overalls every 7 cm, 2 times. After 30 cm, for the armhole shaping, bind off 4 sts once on each side, then decrease 1 st every row, 4 times, and 1 st every 2nd row, 3 times. After 37 cm, for the neckline, bind off the center 15 sts and continue each side separately, decreasing 2 sts at the neck edge every 2nd row, 3 times. After 39 cm, place the remaining sts for each shoulder on hold.
Front: work as for the back, but after 35 cm from the cast-on edge, for the neckline, bind off the center 11 sts and continue each side separately, decreasing 2 sts at the neck edge every 2nd row, 3 times, then 1 st, 2 times. After 39 cm, place the remaining sts for each shoulder on hold.
Front armhole and neckline band: pick up 151 sts, starting from the left armhole, along the left shoulder, front neckline, right shoulder and right armhole; work 4 rows in 1×1 rib, 2 rows in double rib, and bind off all sts using kitchener stitch. On each shoulder, make 2 buttonholes (k2tog, yo).
Back armhole and neckline band: pick up 141 sts, starting from the left armhole, along the left shoulder, back neckline, right shoulder and right armhole; work 4 rows in 1×1 rib, 2 rows in double rib, and bind off all sts using kitchener stitch.
Finishing: sew the side and inner leg seams of the pants. Sew the buttons to the back shoulders.
