A cotton cardigan for your little captain! This cardigan is great for breezy spring weather and will look fantastic on sailors and landlubbers alike! Included is a chart and yarn choices for a PIRATE variation, which has a pirate’s skull and crossbones to appeal to even the most fearsome little pirate!

Size:
12-24 months (3, 4 years) Shown in size 4 years.  
Finished Measurements:
Chest: 20 (22, 24) in.
Length: Center Back 12 (13, 14) in. , Sleeve (neck to cuff) 12 (13, 14) in.

Materials:
Suggested Yarns:
O Sailor: : Lily Sugar’n’ Cream (100% Cotton, 120yd per 70g ball) in (MC) White,
2 (3, 4) balls and (CC) Indigo 1 (1, 1) ball, or
Knit Picks Dishie (100% Cotton, 190 yd per 100g skein) in (MC) Swan, 1 (2, 2) skeins and
(CC) Blue 1 (1, 1) skein, or
any worsted weight cotton or cotton-blend yarn of your choosing.
Pirate: : Lily Sugar’n’ Cream (100% Cotton, 120yd per 70g ball) in (MC) Black,
2 (3, 4) balls and (CC) White 1 (1, 1) ball, or
any worsted weight cotton or cotton-blend yarn of your choosing.

Recommended Needle Size:
US #7/4.5mm 24” or longer circular needles
1 set US #7/4.5mm double-point needles

Notions:
4 stitch markers
3 (4, 4) buttons, approx ½ in. diameter
Yarn needle
2 stitch holders or scrap yarn

Gauge:
13 stitches/19 rows = 3 inches in stockinette

Pattern Notes:
Sweater is worked top-down from neck. Raglan sleeves and front are increased from cast-on
edge, then are divided by placing the sleeve stitches on holders and working the remainder of
the body. The deep-V shape of the neck is accomplished with increases. Decreases on the last
two body rows create a rounded bottom edge. The sleeves are then worked in the round. The
patch pocket is worked separately, incorporating an intarsia design, and is sewn on after. To
finish, the I-cord edging is worked onto sleeve edges and the cast-on, selvage, and bind-off
edges of the cardigan.