June's Baby Hoodie

June’s Hooded Baby Jacket

Sizes: directions for 6 months, changes for sizes 1 and 2 are in parenthesis.

Body Chest Size: 19” (20” – 21”)

Finished Chest Size (closed): 26 ½ ” (27 ½ ” -28 ½ ”)

Materials: Sayelle 2 4oz skeins. 14”knitting needles No. 6 and 9 (English size 7 and 4, US7 & 10)4.5mm 6mm, crochet hook size G. five stitch holders. Three buttons. Large eyed needle for finishing.

Gauge: 4 sts = 1” ; 8 rows = 1”

Pattern: (multiple of 2 sts): Note: to k1 in row below next st, insert needle from front to back through hole below next st on needle, yarn around needle, draw through st; slip st above off left hand needle. St will open up and lie across working strand.

            Row 1: *P1, k1 in row below next st (see note above), repeat from * across, end p2. repeat this row for pattern.

            Body: beg at lower edge of fronts and back, with no.9 needles, cast on 102 (106-110) sts. Work in ribbing of p1, k1 for 1 row. Work in pat. For 6” (6 ½ -7”)

Divide work: Next row (mark this row as right side of work.) Work first 24 (25 -26) sts. Put these sts on a holder for right front. Bind off next 3 sts for right underarm. Work next 48 (50 -52) sts, put these sts on a holder for back, bind of 3 sts for left underarm, work last 24 (25 - 26) sts for left front.

Left front: Shape Armhole: keeping to pat, dec 1 st at arm side every other row 3 times. End wrong side – 21 (22 - 23) sts. Put these sts on a holder.

Back: Shape armholes: Sl sts from holder to no.9 needles. From wrong side, join yarn at left back underarm. Keeping to pat, dec 1 st each side every other row 3 times, end wrong side – 42 (44 – 46) sts. Put these sts on a holder.

Right front: Shape armholes: Sl sts from holder to no.9 needles. From wrong side, join yarn at right front underarm. Work as for left front.

Sleeves (make 2): Beg at lower edge, with no.6 needles, cast on 32 (34 -36) sts. Work in ribbing of p1, k1 for 2”. Change to no.9 needles. Work in pat until piece measures 6” (6 ½” - 7”) from start.

Shape armholes: Keeping to pat, dec 1 st each side every other row 4 times. End wrong side – 24 (26 -28) sts. Put these sts on a holder.

Yoke: from wrong side, sl sts on no.9 needles as follows: left front, one sleeve, back, 2^nd sleeve, right front – 132 (140 – 148) sts.

Rows 1 and 2: Knit

Row 3: (right side) K 2 (1-0), (k2tog, k3) 25 (27 – 29) times, end k2tog, k3 (2 - 1) – 106 (112 – 118) sts

Row 4: Purl

Rows 5-7: Knit

Rows 8-12: Work in pat for 5 rows.

Row 13: (right side) K 2 (1 - 0), (k2tog, k2) 25 (27 - 29) times, end k2tog, k2 (1 – 0) – 80 (84 – 88)sts.

Rows 14 and 15: Knit

Row 16: Purl

Rows 17 – 19: knit

Rows 20 – 24: Work in pat for 5 rows.

Row 25: (right side) K2 (1 - 0), (K2tog, k1) 25 (27 -28) times, end k2tog, k1 (0-k2tog) – 54 (56 – 58) sts.

Rows 26 – 31: Repeat rows 14 – 19. Bind off.

Buttonhole note: Buttonholes are made on left center border for boy’s jacket; on right center border for girl’s jacket. With pins mark position of 3 button holes on center border: first one at start of yoke, last one ½ “ before neck edge.

Buttonholes: *K to within 1 st of marker, bind off next 2 sts, repeat from* twice, finish row. Next row: cast on 2sts over bound off sts.

Center Borders: From right side with no.6 needles, pick up and k55 (57 - 59) sts on left front edge for girl’s jacket; on right for boy’s jacket. Work in garter st (k each row) for 8 rows. Bind off in k.

Work same border on other front edge, forming buttonholes (see buttonholes) on 4^th and 5^th rows.

Hood: Beg at front edge with no.9 needles, cast on 60 (62 - 64) sts. Work in p1, k1 ribbing for 1 row, then work as follows:

Rows 1-5: work in pat.

Rows 6-8: knit

Row 9: purl

Rows 10-12: Knit. Repeat rows 1-12 once, then work in pat til piece measure 7” (7 ½ “ – 8”) from start. Bind off.

Finishing: Fold hood in half, bound off edge meeting; weave back seam. Turn 1” at front edge of hood to right side for brim; sew in place. Sew sleeve and underarm seams. Sew hood to neck edge. With double strand of yarn, make chain 20” long. Weave chain around neck edge of hood. Trim ends of chain with pompons, if desired. Sew on buttons.