Product Description
Milky Way is a beautiful cardigan with simple construction. This cardigan has been knitted in one piece bottom-up to the armhole level, shoulders are joined using 3 needle bind off method, set in sleeves have been worked using short rows.
Bottom-up construction, easy pattern, crochet edging will make your knitting process easy and enjoyable.
Sizes are set up as follows: 12 m, 18 - 24 m (3 years, 4 years, 5 years) (6-7 years, 8-9 years, 9-10 years).
Needles and Materials: - Mondial Alpaca (100% alpaca; 50g - 120 m); - Needles size US 6 - 4.0 mm or size to obtain gauge. - Hook size №3; - 3, 3 (3, 4, 4) (5, 5, 5) buttons of 0.4"/1 cm; - stitch markers;
Gauge: 22 sts and 27 rows = 10х10cm, over St. st. with needles US 6 - 4.0 mm, after blocking.
Milky Way Cardigan by knitforsweet
What is Being Made
The Milky Way is a children's cardigan designed by Natalie Pelykh, available in multiple sizes ranging from 12 months through 9-10 years old. This downloadable knitting pattern provides instructions for creating a fitted cardigan suitable for young children, with sizing based on actual chest measurements from 19.7 inches (50 cm) for the smallest size up to 27 inches (70 cm) for the largest size.
Knitting Techniques Used
This intermediate-level knitting project employs several fundamental and intermediate techniques to construct the cardigan. The pattern utilizes garter stitch, a foundational technique created by knitting every row on both the right side and wrong side, producing a textured, reversible fabric with horizontal ridges. Shaping is achieved through strategic increases and decreases worked throughout the garment pieces.
The pattern incorporates M1L (left leaning increase), where the left needle picks up the bar between stitches from the front and the stitch is knitted through the back of the loop to create a left-leaning directional increase. The complementary M1R (right leaning increase) technique picks up the bar between stitches from behind before knitting through, producing a right-leaning increase. These paired increases allow for symmetrical shaping across the cardigan body.
Stitches and Abbreviations
- CO = cast on (foundation stitches)
- BO = bind off (securing final stitches)
- k = knit stitch
- k2tog = knit two stitches together as one, reducing stitch count by one
- M1L = left leaning increase
- M1R = right leaning increase
- est. = established
- beg = beginning
Materials and Yarn Specifications
The Milky Way cardigan is designed to be worked in Mondial Alpaca, a luxurious yarn composed of 100% alpaca fiber. This natural fiber choice provides softness and warmth suitable for children's garments. The yarn is worked at a worsted weight with a yardage of 120 meters per 50-gram ball.
Yarn requirements vary by size: the 12-month size requires 170 grams (approximately 408 meters), increasing to 400 grams (approximately 960 meters) for the largest 9-10 year size. This graduated yarn requirement ensures proper fabric drape and fit across the full range of children's sizes.
Needles Required
The pattern calls for two needle sizes to create proper gauge and fabric structure:
- US 6 (4.0 mm) needles for the main body of the cardigan
- US 2½ (3.0 mm) needles for ribbing and edge work
Knitters should obtain gauge on the larger needles (US 6) before beginning the project to ensure the finished cardigan matches the intended measurements for the selected size.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Yarn Weight: | Worsted |
| Pages: | 25 |
| Designer: | knitforsweet |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English, Russian |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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