Milky Way by Natalie Pelykh

Milky Way

Knitting
May 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 27 rows = 4 inches
in St.st. needles US 6- 4.0 mm, after blocking.
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
3.0 mm
446 - 1050 yards (408 - 960 m)
12 m, 18 - 24 m (3 years, 4 years, 5 years) (6-7 years, 8-9 years, 9-10 years)
English Russian
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Milky Way is a beautiful cardigan with simple construction. This cardigan has been knitted in one piece bottom-up to the armhole level, shoulders are joined using 3 needle bind off method, set in sleeves have been worked using short rows.

Bottom-up construction, easy pattern, crochet edging will make your knitting process easy and enjoyable.

Sizes are set up as follows:
12 m, 18 - 24 m (3 years, 4 years, 5 years) (6-7 years, 8-9 years, 9-10 years).

Size Chest /circum-ference cm / in
12 mos / 50 / 20.0
18 – 24 mos / 52 / 20.5
3 yrs / 56 / 22.0
4 yrs / 58 / 23.0
5 yrs / 61 / 24.0
6 – 7 yrs / 64 / 25.2
8 – 9 yrs / 66 / 26.0
10 – 12 yrs / 72 / 28.3

Needles and Materials:

  • Mondial Alpaca (100% alpaca; 50g - 120 m);
  • Needles size US 6 - 4.0 mm or size to obtain gauge.
  • Hook size №3;
  • 3, 3 (3, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5) buttons of 0.4”/1 cm;
  • stitch markers;

Gauge:
22 sts and 27 rows = 10х10cm, over St.st. with needles US 6 - 4.0 mm, after blocking.