Sweetums is a cabled cardi for boys and girls who like to get fancy. A cozy classic - this little number can go straight from the playground to a party and beyond.   If this is your first foray into cable knitting - hooray! Start with a sleeve -  you’ll be a pro by the time you’re finished!

Sweetums is knit flat and seamed. Stitches for the button bands and collar are picked up and worked at the end.

Please note the stitch patterns used in this cardigan are worked from charts.

This pattern is part of the 10 TINY KNITS collection. It is available to purchase as a single pattern or as an ebook.

PATTERN SPECS & MATERIALS
to fit ages
3-6 m (6-12m, 12-24m, 3y, 4y)

finished chest measurements
20 (21, 24, 25, 26)” / 51 (53.5, 61, 63.5, 66) cm

yarn
2 (3, 3, 3, 4) skeins Knit Picks Modish Merino DK  100g (256 yards/234m) was used for sample | photographed in Nasturtium to fit size 6-12m (updated 2026)

gauge
34 sts and 35 rows = 4”/10cm over front 36- stitch cable pattern using larger needles

needles
1 pair US3 / 3.25mm needles and 1 pair US4 / 3.5mm needles or size needed to obtain gauge

notions
cable needle, 6 buttons, blunt tapestry needle, scrap yarn in contrasting color

skill level
intermediate

skills required
cables, working from chart, increasing, decreasing, picking up stitches, seaming