Baby Cardigan

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MATERIALS:
Needle size 3.0 and 3.25 cm.
295 tex yarns. Here I used a brazilian cotton yarn.
Scissor.
Tapestry needle.
3 buttons.
Sewing yarn.

FINAL MEASURES and SIZE: 
0-3 months.

STITCHES USED:
k, p, yo, ssk, s1-k2tog-psso, bind off, kfb, k2tog, rice stitch, 1/1 and 2/2 rib.


NECK:
Cast on 63 sts on size 3 needle.
Row  1: k row.
Row  2: k row.
Row  3: k2, yo, k2tog, k all the rest of the row.
Row  4: k row.
Row  5: k row.
Row  6: change the color, and k the row.
Row  7: k11 (inc, k1, inc) k5 (inc, k1, inc) k18 (inc, k1, inc) k5 (inc, k1, inc) k12.
Row  8: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  9: k12 (inc, k1, inc) k7 (inc, k1, inc) k20 (inc, k1, inc) k7 (inc, k1, inc) k13.
Row  10: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  11: k13 (inc, k1, inc) k9 (inc, k1, inc) k22 (inc, k1, inc) k9 (inc, k1, inc) k14.
Row  12: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  13: k14 (inc, k1, inc) k11 (inc, k1, inc) k24 (inc, k1, inc) k11 (inc, k1, inc) k15.
Row  14: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  15: k15 (inc, k1, inc) k13 (inc, k1, inc) k26 (inc, k1, inc) k13 (inc, k1, inc) k16.
Row  16: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  17: k16 (inc, k1, inc) k15 (inc, k1, inc) k28 (inc, k1, inc) k15 (inc, k1, inc) k17.
Row  18: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  19: k2, yo, k2tog, k13 (inc, k1, inc) k17 (inc, k1, inc) k30 (inc, k1, inc) k17 (inc, k1, inc) k18.
Row  20: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  21: k18 (inc, k1, inc) k19 (inc, k1, inc) k32 (inc, k1, inc) k19 (inc, k1, inc) k19.
Row  22: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  23: k19 (inc, k1, inc) k21 (inc, k1, inc) k34 (inc, k1, inc) k21 (inc, k1, inc) k20.
Row  24: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  25: k20 (inc, k1, inc) k23 (inc, k1, inc) k36 (inc, k1, inc) k23 (inc, k1, inc) k21.
Row  26: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  27: k21 (inc, k1, inc) k25 (inc, k1, inc) k38 (inc, k1, inc) k25 (inc, k1, inc) k22.
Row  28: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  29: k22 (inc, k1, inc) k27 (inc, k1, inc) k40 (inc, k1, inc) k27 (inc, k1, inc) k23.
Row  30: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  31: k23 (inc, k1, inc) k29 (inc, k1, inc)k 42 (inc, k1, inc) k29 (inc, k1, inc) k24.
Row  32: k4, p the row until the last 4 sts, k4.
Row  33: mude o fio knit one row.
Row  34: k2, yo, k2tog, knit.
Row  35: Division: 26 - 34 - 47 - 34 - 26 (=167 sts on your needle). Knit the fisrt sts on the row and save them on a needle, on the next 34 sts you'll start the sleeve.

SLEEVE:Row 0 (wrong side): knit the row...add 1 inc = 35 sts. Change your work to size 3.25 needle.
Row 1: rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 2: rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 3:  rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 4: rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 5:  rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 6: rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 7:  rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 8: rice stitch. . (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 9: k1, *k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo* k1, k1.
Row 10: p.
Row 11: k1 *k2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1 * k1, k1.
Row 12: p.
Row 13: k1 *k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2 * k1, k1.
Row 14: p.

Rep rows (1 to 14) 3 x,  than rep rows (1 to 8) once. Now knit a 1/1 rib for 8 rows and bind off. Knit the next 47 sts, save them on a needle, knit the next 34 sts to form the second sleeve. After the second sleeve is done knit the next 26 sts.

BODY:Join the sts so you have on your needle 26 + 47 + 26  = 99 sts. On the next row (wrong side) change the needle to size 3.25 adding 16 inc on the row. Now let's start the ajur stitch:
Row 1: rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 2: rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 3:  rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 4: rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 5:  rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 6: rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 7:  rice stitch. (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 8: rice stitch. . (k1, *p1, k1* k1)
Row 9: k1, *k1, yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo* k1, k1.
Row 10: p.
Row 11: k1 *k2, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k1 * k1, k1.
Row 12: p.
Row 13: k1 *k3, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2 * k1, k1.
Row 14: p.

Rep rows (1 to 14) 3x. Than knit a 2/2 rib with 1 dec on the first row. Rep the 2/2 rib for 8 rows and bind off.