Reverse Cable Rib Bady Jacket

Reverse Cable Rib Baby Jacket

(This is a modified version of Debbie Bliss Ribbed Baby Jacket)

Size- 12-24 months

Materials

2 Balls of Lion Brand Cotton-ease (3 balls if your are making the matching hat)

207yards per ball

Size 8 circular needle 24” long, 5mm

Size 7 circular needle 24” long, 4 ½ mm

2 shorter size 7 circular needles for sleeve edging

Cable needle

button

Gauge 17sts = 4” or 10cm

Abbreviations:

K – knit

P – purl

PU&K – pick up and knit

CN – cable needle

DPN – double pointed needle

ST ST – stockinette stitch

PM – place marker

LC – left cross

RC – right cross

Reverse cable rib stitch pattern

Row 1. (RS)*P3, K8* rep from * across, end P3

Row 2. (WS)*K3, P8 * rep from * across, end K3

Row 3. Repeat row 1

Row 4. Repeat row 2

Row 5. (RS)*P3,(4st-RC) slip 2 sts to CN, hold in back, K next 2 sts. K2 sts from CN,(4st-LC) slip 2 sts to CN, hold in front, K next 2 sts, K2 sts from CN

Row 6. Repeat row 2.

Back, Front and sleeves (worked in one piece)

With size 8 needle cast on 60 sts. Beg with a knit row, work 44 rows in st st.

Shape sleeves

Cast on 5 sts at the beg. of each of the next 8 rows. (100sts)

Cont. for 26 more rows.

Divide for fronts

Knit 40sts and leave these sts at end of needle or on a spare needle for later. Cast off the next 20 sts. Knit to end. Cont on 40sts of left front only. Work 26 more rows.

Shape sleeve

Cast off 5 sts at beg of next and 3 following alt rows. 20sts.

Work 44 rows in st st. Bind off.

With WS facing, rejoin yarn to remaining unworked sts for right front, purl to end. Work 27 more rows. End at sleeve edge.

Shape sleeve

Cast off 5 sts at beg of next and 3 following alt rows. Work 44 rows in st st. Bind off.

Edging

Change to size 7 needle.

RS facing PU&K 146 sts evenly along edge of sweater. (multiple of 11+3)

(62 sts on right front edge, 22sts on back of neck, 62 sts on left front edge)

Pattern foundation row(this row is worked only once to get to right side of work) - (WS)*K3, P8 * rep from * across, end K3

Work Reverse cable rib pattern

Continue and repeat reverse cable rib pattern a total of 4 times.

Work 2 more rows in pattern

Bind off in rib pattern

Sew up side seams.

Weave in ends.

Sleeve edging.

(I used 2 size 7 circular needles for this. It can be done on dpn also)

PU&K 44sts. Place 22 sts on each needle PM.

Start with row 1 of reverse cable rib pattern and work pattern for a total of 3 repeats.

Work 3 more rows of pattern.

Bind off in rib pattern.

Complete other sleeve edge.

(optional) I added one row of sc evenly spaced along bottom of sweater (RS facing)