Seed stitch No.2
Finished
May 2, 2013
May 5, 2013

Seed stitch No.2

Project info
garter yoke baby cardi by Jennifer Hoel
Knitting
SweaterCardigan
Sebastian
6-12 month
Needles & yarn
US 6 - 4.0 mm
SMC Select Extra Soft Merino
241 yards in stash
2.3 skeins = 326.6 yards (298.6 meters), 115 grams
3514
Blue
Liberty in London, Greater London
December 28, 2012
Notes

Seed stitch cardi knit as one piece. - like the previous one.
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Knit notes
CO 76sts (60sts + 8sts for each button band)
Row 1-9: knit seed stitch
Place 8 markers: 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 18.

Raglan & buttonholes
Knit raglan and at the same time added buttonholes in row 1, 13 and 25 of raglan.
Buttonhole: knit row 1 to last 5sts, now -> ssk, yo, knit in seed st to end of row.

row 1 (RS): “knit seed st to M, mk1R, sl M, k2, sl M, mk1L”, repeat “-” another 3 times, knit seed st to end of row.
row 2(WS): “knit seed st to M, p2, sl M”, repeat “-” another 3times, knit seed st to end of row.
repeat both rows total of 16times. (32rows, 188sts)

Body
Main: Knit button bands (8sts at beginning & end) in seed stitch & all other stitches in stocking stitch until piece measures 22cm (8.5”) (~ 34rows).
Bottom Border: 4cm (1.5”) seed stitch (~14rows).
BO in pattern on right side.

Sleeves - 8cm (3”) stocking stitch (~28rnds), 4cm (1.5”) seed stitch (~14rnds). BO


Gauge 10cm (4”) after blocking

  • stocking stitch 21/32
  • seed stitch 21/36

Dimensions: final (before blocking)
Chest width- 27cm (26cm)
Chest height (Neck to end of seed) - 10 cm (10.5cm)
Back (Neck to bottom edge) - 25cm (25cm)
Neck opening - 13.5cm (13cm)
Sleeves - 12.5cm(12cm)

Yardage
Total 107gr ~2.2 balls
(body 90gr, sleeves 17gr, 8gr vanished)

Time ~14h
knitting 11h + extra time for preparation (~3h)

…buttons - sharpworks.

Thank you Jennifer, I really love this pattern!

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  • Originally queued: May 2, 2013
  • Project created: May 2, 2013
  • Finished: May 5, 2013
  • Updated: December 9, 2015
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