Daisy Cardigan (Kids) - Knitting for Olive

Daisy Cardigan has a raglan construction and is worked back and forth from the top down with 1 strand of Merino + 1 strand of Soft Silk Mohair held together throughout. The cardigan features sweet embroidered daisies and crochet buttons on a simple backdrop of plain stockinette.

You start with the ribbed neckband, shape the neckline with German short rows and work the yoke back and forth to the underarms where sleeve stitches are placed on hold to be worked after the body has been completed. The ribbed button bands are worked at the same time as the rest of the cardigan. You work the flower discs into the cardigan along the way, while the petals are embroidered on afterwards. Sleeves are worked in the round and finished with ribbed cuffs. Lastly, you crochet the buttons and sew them onto the button band.

Sizes:
1 (1.5, 2, 4, 6, 8) years

Finished measurements:
Chest circumference: approx. 59 (63, 67, 73, 77, 83) cm [23¼ (24¾, 26½, 28¾, 30¼, 32¾)]”; Length from shoulder to edge: approx. 28 (30, 32, 35, 40, 45) cm [11 (11¾, 12½, 13¾, 15¾, 17¾)]”; Sleeve length from underarm to edge: approx. 19 (21, 23, 26, 30, 34) cm [7½ (8¼, 9, 10¼, 11¾, 13½)]”

Yarn:
MC: 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Merino (250 m [273 yd] / 50 g [1.8 oz]), fingering-weight yarn, 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 4) balls + 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (225 m [246 yd] / 25 g [0.9 oz]), lace-weight yarn, 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 4) balls. CC 1 and CC 2: A very small quantity of either Knitting for Olive Merino or Pure Silk.

Sample is in Merino + Soft Silk Mohair in Rose Clay colorway (MC) and Pure Silk in Cream (CC 1) and Sunflower (CC 2) colorways

Needles:
3.5 mm / US4 and 4.5 mm / US7 circular needles in 80 cm [32”] cable length, 3 mm / US2.5, 3.5 mm / US4 and 4.5 mm / US7 double-pointed needles, or in size to obtain gauge

Gauge (after blocking):
20 sts and 29 rows = 10 cm [4”] in st st with 4.5 mm / US7 needles

Notions:
Stitch markers, waste yarn or stitch holders, tapestry needle, 3 mm or USC/2 crochet hook, 5 (5, 5, 5, 6, 6) crochet buttons (technique explained in pattern)