The ‘Ruffles Cardigan’ is a classic raglan-sleeved cardigan with ruffled hem and cuffs. The cardigan is designed for double-knitting yarn and has a single button-fastening with an ‘i-cord’ button loop. Instructions are included for baby sizes: 0-6, 6-12 and 12-18 months and child sizes: 18 months - 2 years, 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8 years.

It is knit using the traditional ‘bottom up’ method on straight needles, rather than ‘in the round’ on circular needles, with the back, front and sleeve pieces knit and then the raglan seams sewn.

Materials
2-5 50g balls of Cygnet Pure wool superwash DK (100% wool, 208 m/ 227 yrds per 100g)
A pair of 4 mm (UK 8, US 6) knitting needles
A tapestry needle
One large button or three smaller buttons

Techniques
Casting on, casting off – Russian bind off method, knit and purl stitches, increasing and decreasing, fully-fashioned seams, button loops using the I-cord technique