Baby Cardigan (6-12 monts)

The Starburst baby cardigan is worked by combining 18 pieces of Starburst granny squares. As soon as we finished making all the starburst granny squares and combined them into the desired shape, we will crochet the border. To finish off we will apply the buttons.

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Materials:

• Crochet Yarn (milk yarn 4ply: 1x white, 1x brown, 1x beige, 1x mustard)

• crochet hook 4mm

• scissors

• darning needle

• stitch marker

Terms and Abbreviations:

• CH = CHAIN

• SC = SINGLE CROCHET

• DC = DOUBLE CROCHET

• TR = TRIPLE CROCHET

• PUFF ST = PUFF STITCH

• CL ST = CLUSTER STICH

• FP DC = FRONT POST DOUBLE CROCHET

• BP DC = BACK POST DOUBLE CROCHET

• CH SP = CHAIN SPACE

How to make the Baby Cardigan (6-12 months)

STARBURST GRANNY SQUARE

• ROUND 0:
  CH 5,
  SLIP STITCH INTO FIRST CH (FORMS A RING)

• ROUND 1:
  CH 3,
  15 DC INTO RING,
  SLIP STITCH INTO FIRST DC

• ROUND 2:
  CH 3,
  1 PUFF STITCH INTO SAME ST,
  CH 1,
  1 PUFF STITCH INTO NEXT ST,
  CH 1,
  REPEAT UNTIL END OF THE ROUND, SLIP STITCH INTO FIRST DC

• ROUND 3:
  CH 3
  1 CLUSTER STITCH INTO SAME ST, CH 2,
  1 CLUSTER STITCH INTO NEXT ST, CH 2,
  REPEAT UNTIL END OF THE ROUND, SLIP STITCH INTO FIRST DC

• ROUND 4:
  CH 4,
  2 TR INTO CH SP,
  3 DC INTO NEXT CH SP,
  3 HDC INTO NEXT CH SP,
  3 DC INTO NEXT CH SP,
  3 TR INTO NEXT CH SP,
  CH 2,
  3 TR INTO SAME CH SP,
  REPEAT UNTIL END OF THE ROUND, SLIP STITCH INTO FIRST TC

COMBINE GRANNY SQARES

• TO COMBINE THE GRANNY SQUARES WE ARE GOING TO TAKE TWO SQUARES AND PUT THEM TOGETHER SO THAT THE FRONT PART WILL BE ON THE OUTSIDE FOR BOTH OF THEM.

• THEN WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THE CROCHET HOOK AND CROCHET SLST AROUND THE TWO BORDERS. WE WILL INSERT THE HOOK TO THE BACK LOOP ONLY FOR THE FIRST SQUARE AND THE FRONT LOOP ONLY FOR THE SECOND SQUARE. (YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING BY USING A NEEDLE INSTEAD OF A CROCHET HOOK)

ARM BORDERS

INSERT THE HOOK WHERE WE ARE GOING TO START MAKING THE BORDERS FOR THE ARMS

• ROW 1:
  CH2, DC UNTIL THE END OF THE ROW, FINISH OFF WITH SLST INTO FIRST DC

• ROW 2:
  CH2, DC, *2 FP DC , 2 BP DC* ...
  REPEAT FROM * UNTIL THE END OF THE ROW, FINISH OFF WITH SLST INTO FIRST DC

• ROW 3:
  CH2, DC, *2 BP DC, 2 FP DC* ... REPEAT FROM * UNTIL THE END OF THE ROW, FINISH OFF WITH SLST INTO FIRST DC

• ROW 4:
  CH 1 (USE STITCH MARKER), SC UNTIL THE END OF THE ROW AND CONNECT WITH SLST INTO FIRST SC (STITCH MARKER).

PULL THROUGH THE YARN AND CUT OFF.

REPEAT THE SAME THING FOR THE SECOND ARM.

BUTTON BORDERS

INSERT THE HOOK WHERE WE ARE GOING TO START MAKING THE BORDERS FOR THE BUTTONS (THE PART WHERE YOU WANT TO APPLY THE BUTTONS AND NOT THE PART YOU WANT TO APPLY THE BUTTON HOLES)

• ROW 0:
  FIRST, CH2 AND DC UNTIL YOU REACH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CARDIGAN.

• ROW 1 (CREATE BUTTON HOLES): CH2, TURN YOUR WORK, DC,
  2 FP DC , 2 BP DC,
  2 FP DC , 2 BP DC,

  CH 2 AND SK-2,
  2 FP DC , 2 BP DC, 2 FP DC,
  CH 2 AND SK-2,
  2 FP DC , 2 BP DC, 2 FP DC,
  CH 2 AND SK-2, 2FPDC,2BPDC, 2 FP DC, DC

• ROW 2:
  CH, TURN YOUR WORK, DC,
  2 BP DC, 2 FP DC, 2 BP DC,
  2DC INTO CH-SP,
  2 BP DC, 2 FP DC, 2 BP DC,
  2DC INTO CH-SP,
  2 BP DC, 2 FP DC, 2 BP DC,
  2DC INTO CH-SP,
  2 BP DC, 2 FP DC, 2 BP DC, 2FP DC, DC

• ROW 3:
  CH1, TURN YOUR WORK,
  SC UNTIL THE END OF THE ROW

PULL THROUGH THE YARN AND CUT OFF.

REPEAT THE SAME THING FOR THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THERE ARE NO BUTTON HOLES NEEDED, SO SIMPLY ALTERNATE 2 FP DC AND 2BP DC FOR ROW 1 AND ROW 2.

BOTTOM BORDER

REPEAT THE SAME THING YOU DID FOR THE OTHER BORDERS:

• ROW 1:
  CH2, DC UNTIL THE END OF THE ROW

• ROW 2:
  CH2, TURN YOUR WORK, DC, *2 FP DC , 2 BP DC* ... REPEAT FROM * UNTIL THE END OF THE ROW

• ROW 3:
  CH2, TURN YOUR WORK, DC, *2 BP DC, 2 FP DC* ... REPEAT FROM * UNTIL THE END OF THE ROW

• ROW 4:
  CH 1, TURN YOUR WORK, SC UNTIL THE END OF THE ROW

PULL THROUGH THE YARN AND CUT OFF.

NOW WE FINISHED OUR STARBURST BABY CARDIGAN. THE ONLY THING LEFT IS THE LEFTOVER YARNS.

YOU CAN HIDE THEM BY SIMPLY WEAVING THEM IN WITH THE DARNING NEEDLE.

AND HERE YOU GO. THE FINISHED BABY CARDIGAN!

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