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RED HEART® "Soft Baby®", Art. E705, (7 ounce/575 yard solid color; 6 ounce/430 yard multi color skein): No. 7881 Powder Blue.
Jacket: 5 Ounces; Hat: 1 1/2 ounces.

Knitting Needles: 3.75mm [US 5].
Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6].
Cable needle, stitch markers, stitch holders; 2 buttons, sewing needle and thread.

sizes
 
Jacket and Hat fit size 6-12months.

gauges
 
GAUGE: 24 sts = 4"; 32 rows = 4" in St
CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.

abbreviations
 
beg : beginning
CA, CB : Color A, Color B
dec : decrease
inc : increase
K : knit
lp(s) : loop(s)
mm : millimeters
P : purl
pat : pattern
rem : remain
rep : repeat
st(s) : stitch(es)
* : repeat whatever follows the * as indicated

SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS

K1B : Knit in the back of a stitch. MB (make bobble) = (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1B) all in next stitch, pass 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th stitches over the first st.

instructions
 
Cable Pat A (Worked over 12 sts):

Rows 1, 5, 7 (RS): P2, K8, P2.
Rows 2, 4, 6: K2, P8, K2. Row 3: P2, sl next 4 sts to cable needle, bring to front of work, K4, K4 from cable needle, P2.
Row 8: Rep Row 2.
Rep Rows 1-8 for Cable Pat A.

Plume Pat B (Worked over 17 sts):

Row 1 (RS): P2, K13, P2. Row 2: K2, P13, K2.
Row 3: P2, K4tog, [yo, K1] 5 times, yo, K4tog, P2.
Row 4: Rep Row 2.
Rep Rows 1-4 for Plume Pat B.

JACKET

Cast on 134 sts. K 8 rows inc 20 sts evenly spaced on last row – 154 sts.

Place pats as follows:
Row 1 (RS): K5, pm, * pat A Row 1 over next 12 sts, pm, K4, pm, [pat B Row 1 over next 17 sts, pm, K4, pm] twice, pat A Row 1 over next 12 sts, pm, K4; rep from * once; K1.

Row 2: Slipping markers, K5, * pat A Row 2 over next 12 sts, K4, [pat B Row 2 over next 17 sts, K4] twice, pat A Row 2 over next 12 sts, K4; rep from * once; K1.

Rows 1 and 2 establish pat placement and Garter st between pats and at edges. Work as established, working appropriate rows of pats A and B until 7" from beg, end pat A Row 8.

Divide-Left Front: Keeping continuity of pats, work across 40 sts and place on holder; work next 74 sts and place on holder; work rem 40 sts.
Work even until 7 1/2" from beg, end WS row.

Buttonhole Row: Work to last 5 sts, K2, yo, K2tog, K1. Work even for 15 rows; rep Buttonhole Row. Work 7 more rows, end RS row.

Shape Neck/Shoulder: Work across 17 sts at front edge and place on holder; dec 1 st at neck edge every other row 3 times – 20 sts. Work even until 5" above division. Bind off.

Back: With WS facing, join yarn to 74 sts on holder. Work even until back measures same as Left Front to shoulder. Bind off.

Right Front: With WS facing, join yarn to 40 sts. Work as for Left Front, reversing shaping and omitting buttonholes.

SLEEVES: Cast on 36 sts. K 8 rows, inc 7 sts evenly spaced on last row – 43 sts.

Row 1 (RS): K7, P2, pm, K4, pm, pat B Row 1 across next 17 sts, pm, K4, pm, P2, K7.
Row 2: P7, K2, K4, pat B Row 1 across next 17 sts, K4, K2, P7.

Rows 1 and 2 establish pat placement (Note that first and last 9 sts are part of pat A) and Garter st between pats. Work as established, working appropriate rows of pats, shaping sides by inc 1 st each end of next row, then every 4th row until there are 61 sts, working added sts into pat A when appropriate, then into Garter st. Work even until 7" from beg. Bind off.

COLLAR: Sew shoulder seams. K17 from Right Front holder, pick up and K5 sts to shoulder, 28 sts across Back, 5 sts down left front, K17 from Left Front holder – 72 sts. K 14 rows. Bind off.

FINISHING: Sew sleeve seams. Set in sleeves. Sew buttons to Right Front band.

HAT

Cast on 69 sts. K 8 rows, inc 14 sts evenly spaced on last row – 83 sts.

Row 1 (RS): K1, pm, [pat A Row 1 over next 12 sts, pm, K4, pm] twice, pat B Row 1 over next 17 sts, pm, [K4, pm, pat A Row 1 over next 12 sts, pm] twice, K1.
Row 2: Slipping markers, K1, [pat A Row 2 over next 12 sts, K4] twice, pat B Row 2 over next 17 sts, [K4, pat A Row 2 over next 12 sts] twice, K1.

Rows 1 and 2 establish pat placement and Garter st between pats and at edges. Work as established, working appropriate rows of pats until 4 1/4" from beg, end pat A Row 8.

Shape Crown: Keeping continuity of pats, bind off 29 sts at beg of next 2 rows – 25 sts. Work even until 9" from beg. Bind off.

FINISHING: Sew 29 bound-off sts to sides of center back piece, easing to fit.

Bottom Band: With RS facing, pick up and K22 sts along right edge, 15 sts along back, 22 sts along left edge – 59 sts.

Row 1 (Wrong Side): P1, *K1, P1; rep from * across.
Row 2: K1, * P1, K1; rep from * across.
Row 3-Eyelets: * P1, K1, P2tog, yo; rep from * to last 3 sts; P1, K1, P1. Row 4: Rep Row 2.
Row 5: Rep Row 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

Tie: With crochet hook, make a 24" ch; sl st in each ch across. Fasten off. Weave through Eyelets.

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