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Children's cardigan or sweater pattern image for ; raglan shoulder, 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 , 61

Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Raglan shoulder with Full length Narrow 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): 24,0 stitches by 32,0 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
Sleeve Top: 17,0 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 68 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 15,0 cms (48 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 3 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows.
4. Raglan shaping. Dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 3rd row 12 times, then dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every
2nd row twice. Continue until armhole measures 11,9 cms (38 rows), with 38 stitches remaining. Then shape
neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
5. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 6 stitches. Slip the next 26 stitches to a holder.
Now attach another ball of yarn and continue across second half of stitches, and
knit remaining 6 stitches. Continue armhole shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row twice, until 2 stitches
remain.
6. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 33 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 15,0 cms (48 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 8,1 cms (25 rows), with 22 stitches remaining. Then shape neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 15 stitches. Slip last 7 stitches to holder. Next row. Continue armhole
shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 7 times, until 5 stitches remain.
5. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 36 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 cms. Inc 4 stitches evenly across the row to 40 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 28th row once to 42 stitches (28 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 17,0 cms (56 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 3 stitches at beg of next two rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every 3rd row 6 times, then dec 1 st at
each end of every 2nd row 11 times. Cast off remaining 2 stitches loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew sleeves to fronts and back, along raglan armhole 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, 15 stitches from right front neck
edge, 3 stitches from right back neck edge, 26 stitches from back neck holder, 3 stitches from left back neck edge, 15 stitches from
left front neck edge, and 7 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 76 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 83 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 5,5 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. ):
106,9 for body and sleeves
19,8 for ribbing and/or hems
12,6 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
139,3 Grams TOTAL
NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN

Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Raglan shoulder with Full length Narrow 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): 24,0 stitches by 32,0 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
Sleeve Top: 19,0 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 74 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms. Inc 1 stitches evenly across the row to 75 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 15,0 cms (48 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 4 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows.
4. Raglan shaping. Dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 3rd row 14 times, then dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every
2nd row once. Continue until armhole measures 13,1 cms (42 rows), with 41 stitches remaining. Then shape
neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
5. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 6 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 6 stitches. Continue armhole shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row twice, until 2 stitches
remain.
6. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 36 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 15,0 cms (48 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 8,1 cms (25 rows), with 24 stitches remaining. Then shape neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 17 stitches. Slip last 7 stitches to holder. Next row. Continue armhole
shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 8 times, until 6 stitches remain.
5. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.
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 5 stitches evenly across the row to 43 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 21st row twice to 47 stitches (42 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 19,0 cms (62 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 4 stitches at beg of next two rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every 3rd row 8 times, then dec 1 st at
each end of every 2nd row 10 times. Cast off remaining 3 stitches loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew sleeves to fronts and back, along raglan armhole 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, 18 stitches from right front neck
edge, 1 stitches from right sleeve, 3 stitches from right back neck edge, 29 stitches from back neck holder, 3 stitches from left back
neck edge, 1 stitches from left sleeve, 18 stitches from left front neck edge, and 7 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 87 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 83 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 5,5 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. ):
124,6 for body and sleeves
21,4 for ribbing and/or hems
13,2 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
159,2 Grams TOTAL
NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN

Regular length Straight Cardigan with Ribbing and Horizontal Rib front bands
Raglan shoulder with Full length Narrow 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): 24,0 stitches by 32,0 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
Sleeve Top: 20,0 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 79 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms. Inc 2 stitches evenly across the row to 81 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 18,1 cms (58 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole shaping. Cast off 4 stitches at beginning of next 2 rows.
4. Raglan shaping. Dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every 3rd row 10 times, then dec 1 st at armhole end(s) of every
2nd row 8 times. Continue until armhole measures 13,8 cms (44 rows), with 41 stitches remaining. Then shape
neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
5. Shape neck. knit both sides at the same time. knit 6 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 6 stitches. Continue armhole shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge every row twice, until 2 stitches
remain.
6. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.

FRONT: Cardigan right side knitted first.
1. Cast on 38 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 4,0 cms. Inc 1 stitches evenly across the row to 39 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch. knit even until piece measures 18,1 cms (58 rows), excl. hem.
3. Armhole. Dec for armhole at left end, as for back. Continue until armhole measures 8,8 cms (27 rows), with 27 stitches remaining. Then shape neckline as follows, continuing raglan shaping AT THE SAME TIME.
4. Shape neck. Wrong side of knit facing. knit 20 stitches. Slip last 7 stitches to holder. Next row. Continue armhole
shaping. Dec 1 st at neck edge (right end) every row 8 times, until 7 stitches remain.
5. knit even at neck edge, continuing armhole decreases to last 2 stitches. Cast off.
6. Left cardigan front. knit as for right side, reversing shapings.

SLEEVES:
1. Cast on 40 stitches on size 2 needles. knit in K1P1 ribbing for 3,0 cms. Inc 5 stitches evenly across the row to 45 stitches
total.
2. Change to size 3 needles and Stocking Stitch.
3. Inc 1 st at each end of every 26th row twice to 49 stitches (52 rows total, excluding hem).
4. knit even until sleeve measures 24,0 cms (78 rows), excluding hem.
5. Shape cap. Cast off 4 stitches at beg of next two rows. Dec 1 st at each end of every 3rd row 8 times, then dec 1 st at
each end of every 2nd row 11 times. Cast off remaining 3 stitches loosely.

SHOULDER SEAMS:
1. Sew sleeves to fronts and back, along raglan armhole 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, 18 stitches from right front neck
edge, 1 stitches from right sleeve, 3 stitches from right back neck edge, 29 stitches from back neck holder, 3 stitches from left back
neck edge, 1 stitches from left sleeve, 18 stitches from left front neck edge, and 7 stitches from left front neck holder. Total 87 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 94 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. ):
154,8 for body and sleeves
22,7 for ribbing and/or hems
14,3 for collar/hood (includes cardigan front bands)
191,8 Grams TOTAL
NOTES:

Free Pattern © Jessica Tromp with KNITWARE DESIGN