Knit :: Lazy Daisy Sweater

http://www.pickles.no/lazy-daisy-baby-jacket/

We love the daisy stitch, and have finally knitted up the Lazy Daisy cradigan in our own yarn. We added a feminin baby-turban to complete the cardigan. Pretty neat?

Sizes
3-6 m (1 y) 2 y
3-6 m free below. The other sizes can be bought in the shop.

Yarn
Pickles Cashmerino or Pickles Extra Fine Merino, main colour, 100 (150) 200 g
2 pattern colours, 50 g of each

Needles
Long circular needles and DP needles, US 5

Gauge
20 s= 4”

Chest measurements
Ca 9.8 (12.2) 12.6 cm


The jacket is knitted back and forth and has next to none assembly;)

The body piece
Cast on 97 stitches in the main colour, using circular needles.
Knit 8 rows.

Row 1
Change colours. Knit.

Row 2
Knit a daisy like this:
Purl the 3 first stitches on the left needles together. DON´T slip the stitches of the needles. Yarn over, and purl the same 3 stitches together once more. You will now have 3 new stitches. Slip them of the needle.

*K1, K1Daisy (as above)*.
Repeat from * to * until 1 stitch remain. K1.

Row 3
Change colours. Knit.

Row 4
You will now move the daisies a bit. Knit like this:
K3. *K1, K1Daisy (as above)*.
Repeat from * to * until 2 stitches remain. K2.

Repeat these 4 rows until you have 20 stripes with daisies.

Seperate the work into front and back pieces. Use the main colour and knit like this:
K 21, cast off 4, K 47, cast off 4, K 21.
Put the work aside.

Sleeves
Cast on 28 stitches on DP needles US 5.
Knit back and forth.
Increase 1 stitch in each side every 1.2” 4 times in total = 36 stitches. Cast off 2 stitches in each side when the sleeve is about 6.7”. Put the work aside. Knit another sleeve.

Joining the pieces
Put the sleeves and the body piece on to the same needles like this:
Knit the first front piece, while decreaseing 3 stitches evenly.
Knit the first sleeve (make sure it´s from the right side!)
Knit the back piece while decreaseing 6 stitches evenly.
Knit the other sleeve.
Knit the other front piece, while decreaseing 3 stitches evenly.
Continue to knit back and forth. K1 row.

Raglan decrease
On every row from the right side, you´ll decrease like this:
Knit until 2 stitches remain on the front piece, SSK, K2tog.
Knit until 2 stitches remain on the first sleeve SSK, K2tog.
Knit untilk 2 stitches remain on the back piece, SSK, K2tog.
Knit until 2 stitches remain on the other sleeve SSK, K2tog.
Place markers to make it easier;)

Decrease like this 14 times in total. The last time you´re decreasing, you´ll also knit the first 2 and the last 2 stitches on the row together.

Front bands
Pick up 42 stitches along each side of the jacket using the same circular needles you still have stitches on.
You will knit the front bands and the neckline in one.
You should assemble the jacket as far as you can before starting out on this.
Knit 4 rows back and forth.
On the 5th row, you´ll make button holes on one side.

Knit like this:
*K 3, K2tog, YO*.
Repeat from * to * until you have 5 button holes.
When you have knitted 7 rows in total, you´ll cast off all stitches along the front band until the daisies end. Knit around the neck line, and cast off the all stitches from the daisies starts again.
Cut the yarn.

Continue knitting the collar.
Cast off 2 stitches on the beginning of every row 5 times on each side.
Cast off loosely.