Pamper your little one's delicate baby skin with this comfortable Hoooked Eucalyps baby sweater! This sweater is incredibly soft and breathable because it’s made with Hoooked Eucalyps natural yarn Knits. So it’s perfect for making baby clothes! You won’t be exposing your little one to harmful substances because this yarn is made from eucalyptus—100% plant-based! The colors of Hoooked Eucalyptus are sweet and soft, the sweater is playful and comfortable, and the Knitting Pattern is suitable for intermediate knitters… What more could you ask for? Oh, right—the Free Knitting Pattern! Read on to learn more about this yarn and the Free Knitting Pattern.
Hoooked Eucalyps Baby Sweater - The pattern for this Hoooked Eucalyps baby sweater consists of the simple stockinette stitch and a pretty openwork pattern that creates dots. It’s a varied pattern suitable for knitters who have mastered the basic stitches.
Get your Knitting Needles out of the closet (or call your mom or grandma to do it for you) and knit this baby sweater using Hoooked Eucalyps natural yarn. This plant-based yarn has a subtle sheen, a smooth texture, is incredibly soft, and highly absorbent. Choose from the beautiful color palette of Hoooked Eucalyps. You can choose from pastel shades like baby blue (the color of the sweater in the picture), soft orange/pink, and Mint Green, as well as bright and vibrant colors like pink, green, and yellow. Pick the color that best suits your little one and knit this cozy baby sweater!
Tools & Supplies
Yarns:
Hoooked Eucalyps in the color celeste (color number: 09)
The number of balls depends on the size
The sizes are A) 62, B) 68, C) 74, D) 80, E) 86
A) = 1 ball, B) = 2 balls, C) = 2 balls, D) = 2 balls, and E) = 2 balls.
Other tools & supplies:
2 Knitting
Needles, 3–3.5 mm
Stopping needle
Crochet Hook 3–3.5 mm (for the edge along the neckline)
Free Knitting Pattern: Hoooked Eucalyps Baby Sweater
Gauge 10x10: 23 sts x 30 needles
Structure of the Sweater
This baby sweater consists of 4 separate pieces: a back panel, a front panel, and 2 sleeves. You knit these individually and then sew them together at the end.
Stitches used:
Stockinette stitch: 1 row purl, 1 row knit
Ribbing: 1 purl stitch, 1 knit stitch.
Dot Pattern: The pattern knitted into the fabric consists of a multiple of 4 + 2 edge stitches. Knit the dot pattern as follows:
2nd and all even lines: all s. av.
Row 1: *3 knit stitches, 1 purl stitch*
Row 2: purl all stitches
Row 3: knit all stitches
Row 4: purl all stitches
Row 5: K1, *P1, 3 stitches*, P1, 3 stitches
Row 6: purl all stitches
Row 7: knit all stitches
Row 8: purl all stitches
Back
Panel: Use 3 mm Knitting Needles.
Cast on A) 60 stitches, B) 64 stitches, C) 68 stitches, D) 72 stitches, E) 76 stitches, and knit 10 rows of ribbing. Now switch to 3.5 mm Knitting Needles.
Knit the polka-dot pattern as shown above until the back piece measures a total length of A) 23 cm, B) 26 cm, C) 29 cm, D) 32 cm, or E) 35 cm.
Bind off the center section: A) 16 stitches, B) 16 stitches, C) 18 stitches, D) 18 stitches, E) 20 stitches, and continue to knit each section separately.
Bind off 1x3 stitches on each side of the neck.
Right side: work toward A) 24 cm, B) 27 cm, C) 30 cm, D) 33 cm, E) 36 cm; on the right side, bind off the remaining A) 19 stitches, B) 21 stitches, C) 22 stitches, D) 24 stitches, E) 25 stitches.
Left side: Change to 3 mm needles and knit 8 more rows of ribbing on the left side.
Bind off all stitches loosely.
Front
Knit the back piece until it measures A) 21 cm, B) 24 cm, C) 27 cm, D) 30 cm, E) 33 cm.
Bind off the center section: A) 6 stitches, B) 6 stitches, C) 8 stitches, D) 8 stitches, E) 10 stitches, and knit each section separately.
On both sides of the neck, bind off 1x3 stitches, 2x2 stitches, and 1x1 stitch every other row. When the total height reaches A) 24 cm, B) 27 cm, C) 30 cm, D) 33 cm, or E) 36 cm, bind off the remaining A) 19 stitches, B) 21 stitches, C) 22 stitches, D) 24 stitches, or E) 25 stitches on the left side.
Right side: Use 3 mm needles. Knit 8 more rows in ribbing, and create 2 buttonholes in this row as follows: yarn over, followed by knitting 2 stitches together.
Sleeves
: Use 3mm needles.
Cast on A) 34 stitches, B) 36 stitches, C) 40 stitches, D) 42 stitches, E) 44 stitches.
Rows 1–9: Work in ribbing.
Row 10: Increase 6 stitches evenly across the row.
Switch to 3.5 mm needles.
Continue knitting with 3.5 mm needles in stockinette stitch, starting with the first row of the polka-dot pattern.
Increase on both sides of every 4the nld:
A) Size 62: Knit 8 x 1 stitch until the piece measures 15 cm
B) Size 68: Knit 10 x 1 stitch until the piece measures 17 cm
C) Size 74: Knit 11 x 1 stitch until the piece measures 19 cm
D) Size 80: Knit 12 x 1 stitch until the piece measures 21 cm
E) Size 86: Knit 13 x 1 stitch until the piece measures 23 cm
Tip: When increasing, keep the dot pattern in mind; it continues on the increased stitches as well.
Finishing
: Sew all the pieces together and crochet a row of single crochets along the neckline. Sew on the buttons.
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