Leaf jacket

Exclusive design by Mariposa Tricotosa

MATERIALS

2 or 3 balls of Lanas Rubí Sweet Merino wool (1 ball 50g, 150m)
3.5 mm knitting needles
buttons
tapestry needle
stitch markers

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GAUGE

10x10 cm with 3.5mm needles in stockinette stitch after blocking: 22 stitches and 35 rows.

FINAL RESULT

ABBREVIATIONS

p: stitch
vta: row
p rev: purl stitch
p der: knit stitch
M: marker
kfb: increase, knit 2 stitches into the same stitch. Knit one stitch and then knit another stitch through the back loop.
yo: increase, yarn over.
K2tog: decrease. Knit 2 stitches together.
K3tog: decrease. Knit 3 stitches together.
sk2po: decrease. Slip one stitch from the left needle to the right without knitting, knit the next two stitches together, and then pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.

STITCHES USED

Stockinette stitch: on right-side rows, knit all stitches; on wrong-side rows, purl all stitches.
1x1 Rib stitch: on right-side rows, knit one stitch, purl one stitch; on wrong-side rows, knit the knits and purl the purls as they appear.

CHART A

Row 1 – 2p purl, yo, 1p knit, yo, sk2po, 6p knit, 1p purl
Row 2 – 1p knit, 10p purl, 2p knit
Row 3 – 2p purl, 1p knit, yo, 1p knit, yo, 1p knit, sk2po, 4p knit, 1p purl
Row 4 – 1p knit, 10p purl, 2p knit
Row 5 – 2p purl, 2p knit, yo, 1p knit, yo, 2p knit, sk2po, 2p knit, 1p purl
Row 6 – 1p knit, 10p purl, 2p knit
Row 7 – 2p purl, 3p knit, yo, 1p knit, yo, 3p knit, sk2po, 1p purl
Row 8 – 1p knit, 10p purl, 2p knit
Row 9 – 2p purl, 10p knit, 1p purl
Row 10 – 1p knit, 10p purl, 2p knit

CHART B

Row 1 – 1p purl, 6p knit, k3tog, yo, 1p knit, yo, 2p purl
Row 2 – 2p knit, 10p purl, 1p knit
Row 3 – 1p purl, 4p knit, k3tog, 1p knit, yo, 1p knit, yo, 1p knit, 2p purl
Row 4 – 2p knit, 10p purl, 1p knit
Row 5 – 1p purl, 2p knit, k3tog, 2p knit, yo, 1p knit, yo, 2p knit, 2p purl
Row 6 – 2p knit, 10p purl, 1p knit
Row 7 – 1p purl, k3tog, 3p knit, yo, 1p knit, yo, 3p knit, 2p purl
Row 8 – 2p knit, 10p purl, 1p knit
Row 9 – 1p purl, 10p knit, 2p purl
Row 10 – 2p knit, 10p purl, 1p knit

CONSTRUCTION

Sizes 6 and 12 months.

I recommend reading the entire pattern before you start knitting.

This cardigan is knitted in one piece. It starts at the neckline, and increases are made at the armholes to create raglan sleeves. It only has seams on the sleeves.

With 3.5mm knitting needles, cast on 72 stitches. Knit 6 rows in 1x1 rib stitch.

On the next right-side row, begin knitting in stockinette stitch and place markers as follows: 14 stitches, M, 8 stitches, M, 28 stitches, M, 8 stitches; M, 14 stitches.

On the next right-side row, we will begin making increases to form the armholes. We will make increases before and after each marker. At the same time, we will knit charts A and B at the beginning and end of each row.

We will make 17 increases for the 6-month size and 19 increases for the 12-month size. This will result in 208 stitches (6-month size) and 224 stitches (12-month size).

Below is a table with the right-side rows (increases) and wrong-side rows to make it clearer. For the 6-month size, we will knit up to row 34 of the table, and for the 12-month size, up to row 38.

Table 1: Increases to form the raglans

Row 1 – Row 1 Chart A, kfb, M, kfb, 6p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 26p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 6p knit, kfb, M, kfb, row 1 chart B – 80p
Row 2 – Row 2 chart B, all stitches purl, row 2 chart A – 80p
Row 3 – Row 3 Chart A, 1p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 8p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 28p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 8p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 1p knit, row 3 chart B – 88p
Row 4 – Row 4 chart B, all stitches purl, row 4 chart A – 88p
Row 5 – Row 5 Chart A, 2p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 10p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 30p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 10p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 2p knit, row 3 chart B – 96p
Row 6 – Row 6 chart B, all stitches purl, row 6 chart A – 96p
Row 7 – Row 7 Chart A, 3p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 12p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 32p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 12p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 3p knit, row 3 chart B – 104p
Row 8 – Row 8 chart B, all stitches purl, row 8 chart A – 104p
Row 9 – Row 9 Chart A, 4p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 14p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 34p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 14p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 4p knit, row 3 chart B – 112p
Row 10 – Row 10 chart B, all stitches purl, row 10 chart A – 112p
Row 11 – Row 1 Chart A, 5p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 16p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 36p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 16p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 5p knit, row 1 chart B – 120p
Row 12 – Row 2 chart B, all stitches purl, row 2 chart A – 120p
Row 13 – Row 3 Chart A, 6p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 18p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 38p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 18p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 6p knit, row 3 chart B – 128p
Row 14 – Row 4 chart B, all stitches purl, row 4 chart A – 128p
Row 15 – Row 5 Chart A, 7p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 20p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 40p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 20p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 7p knit, row 5 chart B – 136p
Row 16 – Row 6 chart B, all stitches purl, row 6 chart A – 136p
Row 17 – Row 7 Chart A, 8p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 22p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 42p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 22p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 8p knit, row 7 chart B – 144p
Row 18 – Row 8 chart B, all stitches purl, row 8 chart A – 144p
Row 19 – Row 9 Chart A, 9p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 24p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 44p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 24p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 9p knit, row 9 chart B – 152p
Row 20 – Row 10 chart B, all stitches purl, row 10 chart A – 152p
Row 21 – Row 1 Chart A, 10p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 26p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 46p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 26p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 10p knit, row 1 chart B – 160p
Row 22 – Row 2 chart B, all stitches purl, row 2 chart A – 160p
Row 23 – Row 3 Chart A, 11p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 28p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 48p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 28p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 11p knit, row 3 chart B – 168p
Row 24 – Row 4 chart B, all stitches purl, row 4 chart A – 168p
Row 25 – Row 5 Chart A, 12p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 30p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 50p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 30p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 12p knit, row 5 chart B – 176p
Row 26 – Row 6 chart B, all stitches purl, row 6 chart A – 176p
Row 27 – Row 7 Chart A, 13p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 32p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 52p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 32p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 13p knit, row 7 chart B – 184p
Row 28 – Row 8 chart B, all stitches purl, row 8 chart A – 184p
Row 29 – Row 9 Chart A, 14p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 34p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 54p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 34p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 14p knit, row 9 chart B – 192p
Row 30 – Row 10 chart B, all stitches purl, row 10 chart A – 192p
Row 31 – Row 1 Chart A, 15p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 36p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 56p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 36p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 15p knit, row 1 chart B – 200p
Row 32 – Row 2 chart B, all stitches purl, row 2 chart A – 200p
Row 33 – Row 3 Chart A, 16p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 38p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 58p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 38p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 16p knit, row 3 chart B – 208p
Row 34 – Row 4 chart B, all stitches purl, row 4 chart A – 208p
Row 35 – Row 5 Chart A, 17p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 40p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 60p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 40p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 17p knit, row 5 chart B – 216p
Row 36 – Row 6 chart B, all stitches purl, row 6 chart A – 216p
Row 37 – Row 7 Chart A, 18p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 42p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 62p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 42p knit, kfb, M, kfb, 18p knit, row 7 chart B – 224p
Row 38 – Row 8 chart B, all stitches purl, row 8 chart A – 224p

On the next right-side row (row 35 for 6-month size, row 39 for 12-month size), we will knit the stitches for the first front and the first sleeve: 73p (6-month size) 79p (12-month size). Turn the work and knit only the stitches for the sleeve: 42p (6-month size) 46p (12-month size).

For the 6-month size, continue knitting only the sleeve stitches. At 12cm from the armhole, on a right-side row, make one decrease on each side as follows: knit 2 stitches, k2tog, continue knitting until 4 stitches remain, then k2tog, 2 stitches.

2cm after the first decrease, on the right side of the work, make two more decreases, one on each side in the same way. You will have 38 stitches left.

On the next wrong-side row, knit in 1x1 rib stitch for 2cm and bind off all stitches. To make the cuff elastic, knit the stitches as they appear and bind them off. The sleeve will measure 16cm.

For the 12-month size, continue knitting only the sleeve stitches. At 12cm from the armhole, on a right-side row, make one decrease on each side as follows: knit 2 stitches, k2tog, continue knitting until 4 stitches remain, then k2tog, 2 stitches.

2cm after the first decrease, on the right side of the work, make two more decreases, one on each side in the same way. And after another 2cm, make two more decreases on each side. You will have 40 stitches.

On the next wrong-side row, knit in 1x1 rib stitch for 2cm and bind off all stitches. To make the cuff elastic, knit the stitches as they appear and bind them off. The sleeve will measure 18cm.

Cut the yarn, add new yarn from the ball, and knit the back stitches plus the second sleeve stitches: 104p (6-month size) and 112p (12-month size). Turn the work and knit only the sleeve stitches: 42p (6-month size) 46p (12-month size).

Continue knitting the second sleeve in the same way as the first.

After binding off the second sleeve, cut the yarn and add new yarn from the ball, continue knitting the second front: 31p (6-month size) and 33p (12-month size) (remember to continue with the chart).

Turn the work and knit the second front, the back, and the first front together: 124p (6-month size) and 132p (12-month size).

Continue knitting in stockinette stitch with all stitches, while also knitting charts A and B.

When the body measures 14 cm (6-month size) and 16cm (12-month size) from the armholes, knit in 1x1 rib stitch for 2cm with ALL stitches (do not continue with the charts). Bind off all stitches, just like binding off the cuffs, and cut the yarn. The body will measure 16cm (6-month size) and 18cm (12-month size) from the armhole.

Finally, pick up all the stitches along each front, from the neckline to the bottom of the body, to knit the button bands and buttonholes. Knit the button bands in 1x1 rib stitch for 6 rows and bind off all stitches.

On the right-side button band, make the buttonholes on row 3. The first 2cm from the top edge, and the others spaced 3cm apart. Make them as follows: k2tog, yo.

Now, sew the sleeves, weave in ends, and sew on the buttons.