Little Baby Sweater
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Little Baby Sweater
by Purl Soho
MATERIALS
Purl Soho’s Quartz, 65% merino wool and 35% suri alpaca. Each skein of this fingering-weight yarn is 420 yards/ 100 grams.
- Main Color (MC): 1 skein; approximately 215 yards required. We used the color Peony Pink.
- Contrast Color (CC): 1 skein; approximately 60 yards required. We used the color Autumn Oak.
You’ll also need…
- US 3 (3.25 mm), 16- or 24-inch circular knitting needles
- Four 3/8-inch buttons. We used our Small Corozo Buttons in Kiln Red.
NOTE: This is enough yarn to make two oppositely colored sweaters!
NOTE: An earlier version of this pattern used 5 skeins of Purl Soho’s Posy (no longer available). For more on this version, visit the original blog post!
GAUGE
28 stitches and 56 rows (28 ridges) = 4 inches in garter stitch
SIZE
Newborn-6 Months
- Finished Chest Circumference: 18¼ inches
- Finished Length From Bottom Hem To Top Shoulder: 9 inches
- Finished Length From Bottom Hem To Underarm: 5½ inches
Designed by Purl Soho designer, Whitney Van Nes.
For more information, see:
https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2025/04/10/little-ba...
About this pattern
by Purl Soho
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About this yarn
by Purl Soho
Fingering
75% Merino, 15% Cashmere goat, 10% Nylon
159 yards
/
50
grams
1020 projects
stashed
1245 times
rating
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160 votes
About this yarn
by Purl Soho
Fingering
65% Merino, 35% Suri
420 yards
/
100
grams
541 projects
stashed
852 times
rating
of
4.9
from
88 votes
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- First published: August 2011
- Page created: August 9, 2011
- Last updated: April 10, 2025 …
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