Elijah’s Cardigan #4503
Finished
September 5, 2023
September 23, 2023

Elijah’s Cardigan #4503

Project info
Cabled Cardigan 4503 by Hayfield
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
Jenna’s Baby (born 7/23/23)
22” (1-2 years)
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in pattern
Hobby Lobby I Love This Yarn! Solids
25 yards in stash
1.07 skeins = 379.9 yards (347.4 meters), 213 grams
303653
Blue
Hobby Lobby in California
August 21, 2023
Notes

Elijah is 4 months old in the first two photos (12/1/23), 11 months old in the next three photos (6/16/24), and 15 months old in the sixth photo (10/20/24).

Gauge:

  • 18 sts x 24 rows = 4” in pattern
  • 42-stitch cable panel = 6.5” wide

My row gauge was larger than the pattern’s. I used the 1-2 year stitch counts and made some changes to the sleeve increases and raglan shaping.

I didn’t go down a needle size for the rib because I thought using such small needles with this yarn would be uncomfortable.

I had a hard time working the raglan shaping while maintaining the cable pattern on the front pieces. There was a lot of ripping out and re-knitting.

I worked the neck decreases one stitch in from the edge and worked the center front stitch in stockinette instead of reverse stockinette.

Sleeve Increases: increase on 5th row then every 4th row to 33 sts then every 6th row to 39 sts

Raglan Shaping: BO 4 sts x 2 instead of 3 sts x 2 - 28 rows instead of 30 rows

For the button bands I cast on an extra stitch at the bottom edge per this button band tutorial so the bottom edge of the button band would look neat.

I picked up 72 sts for the button bands (not including the extra cast on sts): 5 rib + 44 front (3 sts for every 4 rows) + 11 sleeve + 12 back. I followed the shawl collar shaping instructions for size 6-12 months.

I used YO buttonholes instead of bound off buttonholes: rib 3, k2tog, yo, rib 4, k2tog, yo…(doesn’t include extra cast on stitch).

I used five 3/4” buttons from Joann Fabrics.

-Back: 57g (102 yds)
-Fronts: 47g (84 yds)
-Sleeves: 74g (131 yds)
-Button Band and Collar: 33g (59 yds)
-Seaming: 2g (4 yds)

Measurements:

  • Chest: 22” (to fit 20”)
  • Length: 12”
  • Body Length: 6.5”
  • Raglan Length: 4.5”
  • Sleeve Length: 8”
  • Upper Arm: 8.25”
  • Lower Arm: 5.5”
  • Collar: 4”’wide

Total Cost: $6.82

  • Yarn: $3.84
  • Buttons: $2.98
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About this yarn
by Hobby Lobby
Aran
100% Acrylic
355 yards / 199 grams

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  • Originally queued: August 4, 2023
  • Project created: September 5, 2023
  • Finished: September 23, 2023
  • Updated: October 20, 2024
  • Progress updates: 7 updates