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The cutest little preemie baby jacket

I love Facebook because there is so much inspiration and lots of beautiful free patterns to be found like this little baby cardi.

This pattern is so simple, it's knitted in one piece the only sewing being the shoulder and little sleeve seam. 

I took it along to show the ladies in the Day Unit where I work and they fell in love with it and wanted to  knit some too so between us this is what we have made so far.

I think there will be lots more before very long.

These are going into my Preemie box to be sent to a local preemie baby group who distribute preemie items to neonatal units throughout England.

A big thank you to Teresa Roberts for designing this pattern and sharing it with us, it comes in a newborn size too, because the link to the pattern doesn't work Teresa has given me permission to print it here on my blog.

Small Baby Cardi by Theresa Roberts.

By Theresa Roberts on Tuesday, 3 March 2015 at 19:27

Knitted in DK yarn on no.8 /4mm needles.Garter stitch(all rows knit).Takes approx 25 grams of yarn and about two hours to knit. Tension or finished measurements is not crucial.
Worked from the bottom up,in one piece up to arm holes.

Larger size in brackets..Measures 16/17ins chest..7ins back length..takes about 60 grams of yarn.

Cast on 40 sts (60 sts) Knit 2 rows.
Increase row.knit 2 sts.inc in next st. knit to last 3 sts,inc in next st. knit 2.
Repeat this row until you have 60 sts (90 sts).
knit straight until 26 rows (40 rows) have been knitted from the cast on.

Buttonhole row. knit 2 sts..yarn forward,knit 2tog..knit to end.
Divide for back and fronts...
knit to last 16 sts (23 sts ) put these sts onto a sts holder.
Cast on 5 sts (24 sts) at beg of next row,(for sleeve )knit these 5 sts (24 sts) and continue across row until last 16 sts (23 sts)
put these 16 sts (23 sts) onto a st holder.)cast on 5 sts (24 sts) at beg of next row,( for sleeve ) knit these 5 sts (24 sts ) and rest of row..This is the back.knit 20 rows (30 rows ) on these sts. Cast off loose....

Work fronts**Put 16 sts (23 sts ) back onto needles.Join yarn...cast on 5 sts (24 sts ) knit these sts and rest of row..

front edge decrease row...knit 2 sts.knit 2tog.. knit to end of row..
knit 1 row.
repeat these 2 rows,until 12 sts (38 sts ) left..knit straight until front measures same as back..cast off shoulder sts.**

repeat from** for the other front..
join shoulder and under arm seam..sew on button. you're done.

Note this pattern as written,gives the small size ,little cap sleeves,and the larger size long sleeves.

Hope this makes sense.
Please enjoy this pattern,you may gift or sell the cardies.Please DO NOT try to sell this pattern,or alter it to call it your own....many thanks.

Find a similar crochet version here.



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