Baby Sundial Cardigan

Deadline: 24th November 2024 (release 29th November)

Sizes: A (B, C, D, E) (F, G)

Newborn (3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months) (18 months, 24 months)

Actual garment waist sizes: 18” (19.5”, 20.5”, 21”, 21.5”) (22.25”, 23”) / 46cm (50cm, 52cm, 53cm, 55cm) (57cm, 58cm)

Yarn: Sample knitted in Rauma Garn Babygarn (175m / 50g). Any yarn that meets the gauge may be used.

Yardage: 90 (95, 100, 105, 110) (115, 120) grams / 230 (310, 330, 350, 360) (380, 400) meters / 325 (340, 360, 380, 400) (415, 430) yards.

Yardage is for suggested body and arm length, if these are lengthened you will need additional yarn.

Needles: 2.5 mm & 3 mm circular needles and/or DPNs. Needle sizes are recommended, choose a size needed to achieve gauge, the smaller needle should be 0.5 mm smaller than the larger needle.

Gauge: 26 stitches & 38 rows per 4” / 10 cm in stockinette on larger needles after blocking.

Notions: 2 spare cables or waste yarn to hold sleeves, at least one removable stitch marker (if you choose to use the optional markers you will need 24 sliding markers).

Difficulty: Confident beginner. The cardigan is knitted top down with the sleeves knit in the round, techniques required are: knitting in the round, folded hem, basic knitwise increases, casting on with the back loop and picking up stitches.

Construction: The cardigan is knitted top down with increases spaced out along the yoke, the sleeves are then separated while the body is knit. Sleeve stitches are then picked up and the sleeves knitted in the round. Stitches are picked up to make the button band. Length of the body and sleeve can easily be modified.

Practicalities: The test knit will be run via google docs and discord. There will not be an instagram chat (it's just super impractical sorry!). All feedback should be given via the google doc so please make sure you are comfortable using docs, in addition questions can also be shared on discord.

Apply here!