This little cardigan is an ingenious design made from one skein of heayweight (that's DK) sock yarn. There's no sewing up as the project is seamless and knitted from the cardy yoke. Begun with the Channel Island method for casting on stitches, you'll find an Interweave video for this pretty technique to the left of this article. The buttonholes are worked with a combo of crochet and knit i-cord after the sweater main body is completed (see slideshow). The layette sacque finished size is infant to 12 months. The pattern is a free download and print out for your safe-keeping.
Jen Hurley explains her darling Baby Brioche knitting pattern:
"Baby Brioche is a seamless baby cardigan knit in brioche stitch. The brioche stitch creates a lofty fabric that is squeezably soft and incredibly stretchy, good qualities for a garment made for a growing babe. The body is worked top-down and flat while the sleeves are worked circularly.
Pattern features include a Channel Island cast on which rolls over into the brioche stitch ribs beautifully; a front opening with finished edges worked along with the body; and a combination of crocheted and I-cord button loops worked after the garment is finished, allowing button placement where wanted. Body increases are strategically placed and mirror-imaged, giving a sense of balance to the whole."
Jen used Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks That Rock heavyweight for the sweater pictured here.
You can also use DK sock yarn at Cherry Tree Hill in Vermont. There's usually about 360 yards in the one skein, so there's adequate yardage for this baby cardigan sweater.
Baby and toddler patterns:
Get Ready for Baby knit and crochet patterns (hats, bonnets, blankets, booties, and Moms, too)
Monster face longie pants pattern.
Vintage Princess Grace top-down baby sweater pattern.
You'll find the Baby Brioche pattern as a free download and print out at Jen's site: rainydayknits. There are more patterns for sale on rainydayknits, please have a look.
Thank you to Jen Hurley for the use of these Baby Brioche photographs.
Copyright 2011, Sharon Watterson
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Comments
I love this. It is beautiful and one of my friends is expecting.
I love this one - the color are fantastic and the stitch is close enough. A great gift for little ones so they will keep warm this winter.
Cute...the idea of no sewing is very interesting. This whole article is fantastic, the pattern, links, slide show and video. Nice package.
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