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Crochet baby cardigan

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Yarn - Bernat Softee Baby (color – soft red) / light 3/ Net Weight – 5 oz (140 g) / 362 yds (331 m) / less than 1 ball needed
Hooks - I/9 - 5.5 mm or other size hook needed for the gauge
Cardigan Size - 0 – 3 months
Gauge - About 14 dc sts go into 4 inches (10 cm)
Complexity - Beginner friendly stitch

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Cardigan jacket with buttons for a baby girl
Step-by-step crochet instructions
Part 1 video tutorial
Step 1
Begin crocheting the cardigan from the top to bottom.
Make a foundation chain of 55 chains
Step 2
Increase
1st row (right side) – h3ch, dc6, Vst1, (dc12, Vst1) x 3, dc6 + RC1
2nd row (wrong side) – h2ch, fl sc7, Vst1 into Vst of prev.row, (fl sc14, Vst1 into Vst of prev.row) x 3, fl sc6, sc1 +RC2
3rd row – h3ch, dc8, Vst1 into Vst of prev.row, (dc16, Vst1 into Vst of prev.row) x 3, dc8 + RC1
4th row – h2ch, fl sc9, Vst1 into Vst of prev.row, (fl sc18, Vst1 into Vst of prev.row) x 3, fl sc8, sc1 +RC2
5th row – h3ch, dc10, Vst1 into Vst of prev.row, (dc20, Vst1 into Vst of prev.row) x 3, dc10 + RC1
6th row – h2ch, fl sc11, Vst1 into Vst of prev.row, (fl sc22, Vst1 into Vst of prev.row) x 3, fl sc10, sc1 +RC2
If you need to adjust the pattern to a bigger size, continue alternating 1st and 2nd rows increasing chains until the two front and back parts will be wide enough to the child’s chest circumference (leaving about 1 inch for growth).
Step 3
Join front and back parts together
7th row – h3ch, dc12, dc1 into Vst of prev.row, sk 1st shoulder part, dc1 into Vst of prev.row, dc24, dc1 into Vst of prev.row, sk 2nd shoulder part, dc1 into Vst of prev.row, dc12 + RC1
8th row – h2ch, fl sc to last 1ch; sc1 + RC2

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Part 2 video tutorial
Step 4
Bottom pattern
Use a smaller size crochet hook.
9th row – h6ch, [flower1, sk3] to last 1ch; dc1 + RC2
10th row – flower1 into Vst of prev.row to end; sk last picot and work dc1 + RC2
11th and all other rows = 10th row (use a larger size crochet hook to widen the garment)
Step 5
Sleeves
Attach the yarn underarms.
1st round – ch3, dc to end + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
2nd round = 1st round
Use a smaller size crochet hook
3rd and 4th rounds = 1st round
Decrease
5th round – ch3, dc12, dec1, dc12 + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
6th round = 1st round
7th round – ch3, dc12, dec1, dc11 + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
8th round = 1st round
9th round – ch4, (dc1, picot1, dc2) into sm.ch, sk4, [flower 1, sk4] to end; (dc2, picot1) into 1ch + sl.st.1 into 3rd ch
Step 6
Finish up
Edge – sc to end
Sew up 3 buttons
Button holes
1st row (right side) – sc2, (ch2, sk1, sc3) x 2, ch2, sk1, sc2 + sl.st.1
2nd row (wrong side) – h2ch, sl.st. backwards to end
Cut the yarn and secure it.

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Abbreviations
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
dec – decrease – work 2 unfinished double crochets, and then draw the yarn through remaining 3 loops on your hook
flower – (dc2, picot1, Vst1, picot1, dc2) into 1ch
fl sc – front loop single crochet
h#ch – insert a hook into the # chain from the hook
picot – ch2, and work sc1 into the 1st ch of those 2chs
prev. – previous
sc – single crochet
sk – skip
sl.st. – slip stitch
sm.ch. – the same base chain
Vst – V stitch – (dc1, ch1, dc1) into 1ch

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Jacket cardigan for a baby girl - two parts video tutorial

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Comments

Hi, I am from Kolkata, india

Hi, I am from Kolkata, india.unfortubately here I don't get proper yarns always.and the quality is also not that good.the shopkeepers do not understand technical terms like the thickness of yarn. But I think the yarn you have used is available here. But I want to make this for a 4 year old girl.how many should be the foundation chains!? And how should I proceed? Please help because the design is very beautiful. Thank you.

Hi NABANITA,

Hi NABANITA,
For a 4 year old girl, I would add 8 chs - one chain for each front part and 2 chs for each shoulder and back part. Make a foundation chain of about 63 chs, and then work the first row as follows:
1st R - h3ch, dc7, Vst1, (dc14, Vst1) x 3, dc7 + RC1
Crochet more rows until your front and back parts will be wide enough to her chest circumference accordingly. Happy crochet!

I tried but find hard to

I tried but find hard to crochet cardigan with sleeves. This is for my friend's one year old daughter. Thank you so much for teaching such a lovely cardigan.

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Hi sanyogita,

Hi sanyogita,
I love your work. It looks very beautiful. Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your work with us. I appreciate it. Happy crochet!

Hi Sana,

Hi Sana,
Thanks for the lovely pattern.
I would like to make it for a 3-6 months baby girl. Can I just increase the number of rows at the end of step 2 or do I need to change the initial number of chains? Please suggest

Hi Sherly2443,

Hi Sherly2443,
Yes, you may just increase the number of rows before joining front and back parts together. Happy crochet!

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