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BABY BLISS STRIPE JUMPER
Level: Intermediate
What you'll need:
Bella Baby Baby Bliss Merino 8 ply 50g x 2 (2-3-3) balls 1st Colour (C1-pumpkin), 2 (2-3-3) balls 2nd Colour (C2-navy).
- 1 pair 4.00 mm knitting needles and 3.75mm circular needles (60cm), or sizes required to give correct tension
- 1 Stitch-holders & 1 safety pin
- Scissors, yarn needle, tape measure
Measurements
Months: 3 (6-12-18) months
To Fit Underarm: 40 (45-50-53) cm
Actual Size (approx): 49 (55-61-64) cm
Length: 26 (29-33-36) cm
Sleeve Length: 13 (16-19-21) cm
Tension
22 sts and 30 rows to 10 cm over stocking st, using 4mm needles.
Instructions
Back
Using 4 mm needles and C1, cast on 57 (65-71-75) sts.
Beg Rib - 1st row (RS) - K2, P1, K1, rep from to last st, K1.
2nd row - K1, P1, K1, rep from to end.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows until work measures 3cm from beg, ending with a 2nd row.
Beg Patt - Using C2, 1st row - Knit.
2nd row - Purl.
3rd row - K2 (1-1-2), P2, K1, rep from to last st, K1.
4th row - Purl.
Rep last 4 rows once more (= 8 rows).
Using C1, work last 4 rows twice (= 8 rows).
Using C2, work in stocking st for 3cm, ending with a purl row.
Using C1, Next row - Knit.
Next row - Purl.
Next row - K1, P1, K1, rep from to end.
Next row - Purl.
Rep last 4 rows once more (= 8 rows).
Using C2, work in stocking st for 3cm, ending with a purl row.
Using C1, work in stocking st for 3cm, ending with a purl row.
Rep from to throughout.
Cont in patt until work measures 26 (29-33-36) cm from beg, working last row on WS.
Shape Shoulders - Keeping patt correct, cast off 6 (7-8-9) sts at beg of next 4 rows, then 6 (7-8-8) sts at beg of foll 2 rows.
Leave rem 21 (23-23-23) sts on a stitch-holder.
Front
Work as for Back until there are 32 (34-38-40) rows less than Back to beg of shoulder shaping, working last row on WS.
Divide For V Neck - Next row (RS) - Patt 28 (32-35-37), turn.
Cont on these 28 (32-35-37) sts and dec one st at neck edge in every foll alt row until 21 (24-29-32) sts rem, then in every foll 4th row until 18 (21-24-26) sts rem.
Work 5 rows patt.
Shape Shoulder - Cast off 6 (7-8-9) sts at beg of next row and foll alt row.
Work 1 row. Cast off rem 6 (7-8-8) sts.
Slip next st (centre st) onto a safety pin and leave for Neckband.
With RS facing join yarn to rem sts and patt to end.
Rep from to , working 1 row more before shoulder shaping.
Sleeves
Using 4 mm needles and C1, cast on 33 (37-37-41) sts.
Beg Rib - Work 3 cm in rib as for lower band of Back, ending with a 2nd row.
Beg Patt - Work in patt as for Back (noting that sts will be inc), AT SAME TIME inc one st at each end of 3rd row, then in every foll alt row until there are 49 (53-57-61) sts.
Cont in patt without shaping until work measures 13 (16-19-21) cm from beg, working last row on WS. Cast off loosely.
Neckband
Using mattress st, join shoulder seams. With RS facing, using 3.75 mm circular needle and C2, knit up 32 (34-38-40) sts evenly along left side of neck, K1 (centre st) from safety pin, knit up 32 (34-38-40) sts evenly along right side of neck, then knit across sts from back stitch-holder ... 86 (92-100-104) sts.
1st round - K1, P1, rep from to end.
2nd round - Rib to within 2 sts of centre st, yarn back, sl 1 knitways, K1, psso, K1 (centre st), K2tog, rib to end.
3rd round - Rib to within 2 sts of centre st, P2tog tbl, K1, P2tog, rib to end.
Rep 2nd and 3rd rounds until neckband measures 3cm. Cast off loosely.
Finishing
DO NOT PRESS. Sew in sleeves placing centre of sleeves to shoulder seams. Join side and sleeve seams, matching stripes.
