Free children's knitting patterns for sweaters or cardigans, knitpattern for kids clothes

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Children's cardigan or sweater pattern image for ; drop sleeve, round neck cardigan

Tips for my basic knitting patterns

1 First you knit your knitting swatch, if you want to knit in a fantasy pattern, knit your swatch in this stitch,
2 then determine your gauge, now you can choose a knitting pattern with the right gauge, this way it will always fit,
3 no need for special yarns or needles size, you decide which yarn you use and which gauge you use, so easy.

If you want to knit one of my stranded color knitting designs, check my Norwegian color chart pages,
or an intarsia knitting design, check my color chart pages, and select a nice design.

Then check the amount of stitches you need, to knit the design, for instance;
if your knit pattern gives 60 stitches for the front, ( and back ) your color pattern has to be between 40 - 50 stitches wide,
you must start with the color chart at least 5 stitches from each side of the front panel. Take care not to knit with too long floats.

your free knitting pattern in multiple sizes SCROLL DOWN FOR SIZES 51, 56 and 61

Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Drop shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
Round (crew) front neck and Shallow back neck with Single Band collar

Free pattern
Standard Child 51 cms chestsize or in inches; 20 (USA)
Always knit (or crochet) a tension swatch first

STITCH OR KNITTING GAUGE, AND TENSION: depends on the pattern of stitches in the fabric and the tension of the
individual knitter or crocheter ( or how tightly one knits or crochets, and thick or thin yarns produce different stitches ).
Gauge (Stocking Stitch over 4 in = 10 cm): 26,0 stitches by 34,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 55,0 Armhole: 26,0 Top Neck Opening: 13,0
Hem Width: 14,0 Front Neck Width: 7,0
Front Neck Depth: 5,0
Hem Width: 55,0 Sleeve Bottom: 16,0 Back Neck Width: 11,0
Sleeve Length: 20,0 Back Neck Depth: 1,0
Body Length: 32,0 Hem Length: 3,0 Collar Length: 2,0
Hem Length: 4,0
Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 6

BACK:
1. Cast on 73 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 14,7 cms (50 rows), excl. hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 12,4 cms (42 rows),
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 22 stitches. Slip the next 29 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 22 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row twice, until 20 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 13,5 cms (46 rows). Cast off 20 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 35 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 14,7 cms (50 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 8,2 cms (27 rows).
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 28 stitches. Slip last 7 stitches to holder. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge
(right end) every row 8 times, until 20 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 13,5 cms (46 rows). Cast off 20 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 38 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 cms. Inc 6 stitches evenly across the row to 44 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 11 times, then every 5th row twice to 70 stitches (54 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 17,0 cms (58 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew fronts to back along shoulder seams.

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 2 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 7 stitches from right front neck holder, 16 stitches from right front neck
edge, 3 stitches from right back neck edge, 29 stitches from back neck holder, 3 stitches from left back neck edge, 16 stitches from
left front neck edge, and 7 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 81 stitches.
2. knit 2,0 cms (8 rows) in K1P1 ribbing.
3. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 2 needles pick up and knit 90 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and top of collar band.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 8 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 6 buttons, the first one 0,9 cms above the band bottom, the last one 0,9 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 5,4 cms apart.
BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING: Sew sleeve top to armhole, sew any remaining seams. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
113,9 for body and sleeves
18,4 for ribbing and/or hems
11,8 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
144,1 Grams TOTAL
NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN

Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Drop shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
Round (crew) front neck and Shallow back neck with Single Band collar

Free pattern
Standard Child 56 cms chestsize or in inches; 22 (USA) Always knit (or crochet) a tension swatch first

STITCH OR KNITTING GAUGE, AND TENSION: depends on the pattern of stitches in the fabric and the tension of the
individual knitter or crocheter ( or how tightly one knits or crochets, and thick or thin yarns produce different stitches ).
Gauge (Stocking Stitch over 4 in = 10 cm): 26,0 stitches by 34,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 61,0 Armhole: 28,0 Top Neck Opening: 14,0
Hem Width: 15,0 Front Neck Width: 7,0
Front Neck Depth: 6,0
Hem Width: 60,0 Sleeve Bottom: 17,0 Back Neck Width: 12,0
Sleeve Length: 22,0 Back Neck Depth: 1,0
Body Length: 33,0 Hem Length: 3,0 Collar Length: 2,0
Hem Length: 4,0
Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 6

BACK:
1. Cast on 80 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms. Inc 1 stitches evenly across the row to 81 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 15,3 cms (52 rows), excl. hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 12,9 cms (44 rows),
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 25 stitches. Slip the next 31 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 25 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row twice, until 23 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 14,1 cms (48 rows). Cast off 23 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 39 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 15,3 cms (52 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 7,6 cms (25 rows).
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 32 stitches. Slip last 7 stitches to holder. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge
(right end) every row 9 times, until 23 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 14,1 cms (48 rows). Cast off 23 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 41 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 cms. Inc 5 stitches evenly across the row to 46 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 8 times, then every 5th row 6 times to 74 stitches (62 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 19,0 cms (66 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew fronts to back along shoulder seams.

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 2 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 7 stitches from right front neck holder, 19 stitches from right front neck
edge, 3 stitches from right back neck edge, 31 stitches from back neck holder, 3 stitches from left back neck edge, 19 stitches from
left front neck edge, and 7 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 89 stitches.
2. knit 2,0 cms (8 rows) in K1P1 ribbing.
3. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 2 needles pick up and knit 90 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and top of collar band.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 8 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 6 buttons, the first one 0,9 cms above the band bottom, the last one 0,9 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 5,4 cms apart.
BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING: Sew sleeve top to armhole, sew any remaining seams. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
133,1 for body and sleeves
20,0 for ribbing and/or hems
12,2 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
165,3 Grams TOTAL
NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN

Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Drop shoulder with Full length Moderate Taper sleeves with Ribbing
Round (crew) front neck and Shallow back neck with Single Band collar

Free pattern
Standard Child 61 cms chestsize or in inches; 24 (USA)
Always knit (or crochet) a tension swatch first

STITCH OR KNITTING GAUGE, AND TENSION: depends on the pattern of stitches in the fabric and the tension of the
individual knitter or crocheter ( or how tightly one knits or crochets, and thick or thin yarns produce different stitches ).
Gauge (Stocking Stitch over 4 in = 10 cm): 26,0 stitches by 34,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 3 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 2 mm needles

FINISHED DIMENSIONS: (cms): ... with Moderate fit.
Chest: 66,0 Armhole: 30,0 Top Neck Opening: 14,0
Hem Width: 16,0 Front Neck Width: 7,0
Front Neck Depth: 6,0
Hem Width: 64,0 Sleeve Bottom: 18,0 Back Neck Width: 12,0
Sleeve Length: 27,0 Back Neck Depth: 1,0
Body Length: 37,0 Hem Length: 3,0 Collar Length: 2,0
Hem Length: 4,0
Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 6

BACK:
1. Cast on 85 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms. Inc 3 stitches evenly across the row to 88 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 18,2 cms (62 rows), excl. hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 14,1 cms (48 rows),
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 29 stitches. Slip the next 30 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 29 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 26 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 15,3 cms (52 rows). Cast off 26 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 41 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms. Inc 2 stitches evenly across the row to 43 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 18,2 cms (62 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 8,8 cms (29 rows).
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 35 stitches. Slip last 8 stitches to holder. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge
(right end) every row 9 times, until 26 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 15,3 cms (52 rows). Cast off 26 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 44 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 cms. Inc 5 stitches evenly across the row to 49 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 5th row 13 times, then every 6th row twice to 79 stitches (77 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 24,0 cms (82 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew fronts to back along shoulder seams.

ROUND (CREW) FRONT NECK SINGLE BAND COLLAR:
--- by hand on size 2 needles.
1. With right side of knit facing, pick up and knit 8 stitches from right front neck holder, 19 stitches from right front neck
edge, 3 stitches from right back neck edge, 30 stitches from back neck holder, 3 stitches from left back neck edge, 19 stitches from
left front neck edge, and 8 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 90 stitches.
2. knit 2,0 cms (8 rows) in K1P1 ribbing.
3. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 2 needles pick up and knit 103 stitches
(approximately 9 stitches for each 10 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and top of collar band.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 8 rows. Cast off loosely.
3. Mark positions for 6 buttons, the first one 1,0 cms above the band bottom, the last one 1,0 cms below the band top.
The rest should be evenly spaced between these two, approximately 6,2 cms apart.
BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING: Sew sleeve top to armhole, sew any remaining seams. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

REQUIRED AMOUNT OF YARN: ( APPROX. ):
169,4 for body and sleeves
21,4 for ribbing and/or hems
13,4 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
204,2 Grams TOTAL
NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN