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 ; hooded 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

Flat (Bottom-Up) 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 Simple Hood

Designed : 27-1-2011
Pattern File Name: children's knitting patterns
Size: Standard Child 51 cms chestsize for * size 86

KNIT 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): 22,0 stitches by 30,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3.5 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 Hood Length: 21,0
Hood Depth: 18,0
Hem Length: 4,0
Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 6

Note: Read ALL these instructions thoroughly BEFORE starting to knit. There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (such as necklines or waist shaping).

BACK:
1. Cast on 63 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 14,7 cms (44 rows), excluding hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 12,0 cms (36 rows).
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 20 stitches. With a second ball of yarn, cast off the next 23 stitches. knit remaining 20 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 17 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 13,3 cms (40 rows). Cast off 17 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 30 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 14,7 cms (44 rows), excluding hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 8,0 cms (24 rows).
4. Shape neck. Right side of knit facing. Cast off next 6 stitches. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 7 times, until 17 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 13,3 cms (40 rows). Cast off 17 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 33 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 cms. Inc 4 stitches evenly across the row to 37 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 7 times, then every 5th row 4 times to 59 stitches (48 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 17,0 cms (52 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

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

SIMPLE HOOD:
1. Use an open (looped) cast on with 119 stitches on size 3.5 needles.
2. Folded front band. knit even for 12 rows, with lace holes for drawstring near the ends of row 3 (or row 9 for lace holes on outside of band). To complete the band, graft the cast-on stitches to the last row knitted.
3. Change to size 4.5 needles with Stocking Stitchand knit 4 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of next row, then every following 3rd row 13 times, until 91 stitches remain. knit even until piece measures 16,1 cms ( 48 rows), excluding front band. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 70 stitches (approximately 6 stitches for each 7 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and bottom of hood.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 7 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 5,0 cms apart.

BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions. Check your knitting reference book for techniques.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING:
1. Sew sleeve top to armhole, easing to fit. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew back seam(s) of hood. Placing hood bands at center front, sew bottom of hood (including bands) to neckline. Thread a drawstring if required.
2. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

AMOUNT OF YARN REQUIRED TO MAKE GARMENT:
--- THIS IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE ONLY. Measure a sample piece for a more accurate calculation.
Amount needed:
120,8 for body and sleeves
19,3 for ribbing and/or hems
57,9 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
198,0 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Pattern designed by: Jessica Tromp

Flat (Bottom-Up) 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 Simple Hood

Designed : 27-1-2011
Pattern File Name: children's knitting patterns
Size: Standard Child 56 cms chestsize for * size 98

KNIT 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): 22,0 stitches by 30,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3.5 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: 61,0 Sleeve Bottom: 17,0 Back Neck Width: 12,0
Sleeve Length: 22,0 Back Neck Depth: 1,0
Body Length: 34,0 Hem Length: 3,0 Hood Length: 22,0
Hood Depth: 18,0
Hem Length: 4,0
Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 6

Note: Read ALL these instructions thoroughly BEFORE starting to knit. There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (such as necklines or waist shaping).

BACK:
1. Cast on 69 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 16,0 cms (48 rows), excluding hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 12,7 cms (38 rows).
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 22 stitches. With a second ball of yarn, cast off the next 25 stitches. knit remaining 22 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 19 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 14,0 cms (42 rows). Cast off 19 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 33 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 16,0 cms (48 rows), excluding hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 8,0 cms (24 rows).
4. Shape neck. Right side of knit facing. Cast off next 6 stitches. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 8 times, until 19 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 14,0 cms (42 rows). Cast off 19 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 35 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 cms. Inc 4 stitches evenly across the row to 39 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 4th row 6 times, then every 5th row 6 times to 63 stitches (54 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 19,0 cms (58 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

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

SIMPLE HOOD:
1. Use an open (looped) cast on with 128 stitches on size 3.5 needles.
2. Folded front band. knit even for 12 rows, with lace holes for drawstring near the ends of row 3 (or row 9 for lace holes on outside of band). To complete the band, graft the cast-on stitches to the last row knitted.
3. Change to size 4.5 needles with Stocking Stitchand knit 8 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of next row, then every following 2nd row 15 times, until 96 stitches remain. knit even until piece measures 16,1 cms ( 48 rows), excluding front band. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 73 stitches (approximately 6 stitches for each 7 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and bottom of hood.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 7 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 5,2 cms apart.

BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions. Check your knitting reference book for techniques.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING:
1. Sew sleeve top to armhole, easing to fit. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew back seam(s) of hood. Placing hood bands at center front, sew bottom of hood (including bands) to neckline. Thread a drawstring if required.
2. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

AMOUNT OF YARN REQUIRED TO MAKE GARMENT:
--- THIS IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE ONLY. Measure a sample piece for a more accurate calculation.
Amount needed:
142,3 for body and sleeves
20,9 for ribbing and/or hems
61,6 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
224,8 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Pattern designed by: Jessica Tromp

Flat (Bottom-Up) 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 Simple Hood

Designed : 27-1-2011
Pattern File Name: children's knitting patterns
Size: Standard Child 61 cms chestsize for * size 116

KNIT 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): 22,0 stitches by 30,0 rows.
Body knit by hand on 4.5 mm needles
Ribbing knit by hand on 3.5 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: 65,0 Sleeve Bottom: 18,0 Back Neck Width: 12,0
Sleeve Length: 27,0 Back Neck Depth: 1,0
Body Length: 38,0 Hem Length: 3,0 Hood Length: 22,0
Hood Depth: 18,0
Hem Length: 4,0
Front Band Width 2,0 Number of buttons: 6

Note: Read ALL these instructions thoroughly BEFORE starting to knit. There may be sections where there are two shapings to knit at the same time (such as necklines or waist shaping).

BACK:
1. Cast on 74 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms. Inc 1 stitches evenly across the row to 75 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 18,7 cms (56 rows), excluding hem.
3. Mark this row at both ends for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 14,0 cms (42 rows).
4. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 25 stitches. With a second ball of yarn, cast off the next 25 stitches. knit remaining 25 stitches. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row 3 times, until 22 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 15,3 cms (46 rows). Cast off 22 shoulder stitches loosely.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 36 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 18,7 cms (56 rows), excluding hem.
3. Armhole. Mark this row at left end for armhole. Continue until armhole measures 9,3 cms (28 rows).
4. Shape neck. Right side of knit facing. Cast off next 6 stitches. Next row. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 8 times, until 22 stitches remain.
5. knit even until armhole measures 15,3 cms (46 rows). Cast off 22 shoulder stitches loosely.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 37 stitches on size 3.5 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 cms. Inc 5 stitches evenly across the row to 42 stitches total.
2. Change to size 4.5 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 5th row 11 times, then every 6th row twice to 68 stitches (67 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 24,0 cms (72 rows), excluding hem.
5. Cast off loosely.

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

SIMPLE HOOD:
1. Use an open (looped) cast on with 128 stitches on size 3.5 needles.
2. Folded front band. knit even for 12 rows, with lace holes for drawstring near the ends of row 3 (or row 9 for lace holes on outside of band). To complete the band, graft the cast-on stitches to the last row knitted.
3. Change to size 4.5 needles with Stocking Stitchand knit 8 rows. Dec 1 st at each end of next row, then every following 2nd row 15 times, until 96 stitches remain. knit even until piece measures 16,1 cms ( 48 rows), excluding front band. Cast off loosely.

BUTTON BAND:
1. Start with left front for girls/women, right front for boys/men. Using size 3.5 needles pick up and knit 84 stitches (approximately 6 stitches for each 7 rows along cardigan front) between bottom of hem and bottom of hood.
2. knit in 1x1 ribbing for 7 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 6,0 cms apart.

BUTTONHOLE BAND:
1. knit buttonhole band as for button band, knitting buttonholes at the marked positions. Check your knitting reference book for techniques.
2. Sew buttons at marked positions on the button band, being careful to align buttons with buttonholes.

FINISHING:
1. Sew sleeve top to armhole, easing to fit. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew back seam(s) of hood. Placing hood bands at center front, sew bottom of hood (including bands) to neckline. Thread a drawstring if required.
2. Darn/weave/sew in all loose ends.

AMOUNT OF YARN REQUIRED TO MAKE GARMENT:
--- THIS IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE ONLY. Measure a sample piece for a more accurate calculation.
Amount needed:
181,2 for body and sleeves
22,4 for ribbing and/or hems
62,8 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
266,4 Grams TOTAL

NOTES:

Pattern designed by: Jessica Tromp